WATCH: Shahnawaz Dahani’s faculty boy error leaves everybody in splits – PSL 2023

The Pakistan Tremendous League (PSL) 2023 obtained underway on Monday (February 13) in Multan as Lahore Qalandars confronted Multan Sultans within the opening match of the league’s eighth version. The sport turned out to be a last-ball thriller, with defending champions Lahore profitable the competition by one run.

Requested to bat first, Lahore posted a preventing complete of 175/6 of their 20 overs courtesy of Fakhar Zaman‘s blistering half-century. Zaman scored 66 runs off 42 balls, with Mirza Tahir Baig (32) and Hussain Talat (20) additionally contributing to the group’s complete.

In the meantime, Usama Mir and Ihsanullah scalped two wickets every for Multan. Nevertheless, a humorous incident additionally befell throughout the first innings when Shahnawaz Dahani missed a easy run-out of Talat.

On the primary ball of the sixteenth over, Sikandar Raza defended a straighter supply by Dahani, after which Talat on the non-striker’s finish charged up for a run following the defence. However Talat was despatched again by Raza from midway down the pitch.

Within the meantime, Dahani, who reached as much as the ball rapidly and had on a regular basis to dislodge the bails, executed a direct hit and missed a simple run-out. Whereas Dahani laughed after the failed try, Shan Masood appeared annoyed as he was seen telling the 24-year-old that he ought to have thrown the ball underarm as a substitute.

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Commentators couldn’t consider what they noticed and have been frank sufficient to specific their disappointment with Dahani.

“They’re each at one finish. He might have simply run. WHY? WHY? God,” stated Waqar Younis on-air.

In reply, Multan did not chase down the set goal by the barest of margins and misplaced the competition by only one run. Mohammed Rizwan performed an outstanding 75-run knock however couldn’t information his group to victory as Multan solely managed to attain 174/6 in 20 overs.

However, Shaheen Afridi and Haris Rauf took one wicket every for Lahore.