Pakistan and Lahore Qalandars speedster Haris Rauf celebrated Pakistan Day on Thursday with the Pakistan Super League trophy at the Wagah Border. Rauf was also accompanied by his Qalandars teammate Tahir Baig as they lifted and showed off the trophy during the celebrations going on at the Border.
Notably, Pakistan Day commemorates the adoption of the first constitution of the country and is a day of national importance with celebrations all across.
As far as the Qalandars teammates celebrating the day is concerned, the CEO of their franchise Atif Rana, COO Samin Rana and DCO Aqib Javed were all in attendance at the Wagah Border.
Lahore Qalandars Beat Multan Sultans By 1 Run In PSL 2023 Final
In a superb game of cricket it was the Lahore Qalandars that beat the Multan Sultans by 1 run in the PSL 2023 final at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore. Qalandars had posted 200 runs batting first with Abdullah Shafique top-scoring with 65 off 40 and captain Shaheen Afridi with a blistering cameo worth 44 off 15 balls.
That proved to be just about enough to edge Multan Sultans in the final over by a run. Afridi returned to finish with 4 for 51 with the ball but with the chasing team needing 13 to get off 6 balls, even Zaman Khan's (0/33) composure and performance just couldn't be ignored.
Rauf had an off day with the ball, going for 49 runs in his 4 overs without taking a wicket. In a crucial stage of the match, after Afridi had taken 3 wickets in the 18th over and it looked like Qalandars would seal an easy win, Rauf conceded 22 runs in the penultimate over to allow Multan Sultans a chance to stay in the match till the last ball.
In the end, Khushdil Shah was run out off the last ball as Qalandars won by a run to lift successive PSL titles.