PSL 10 Inaugural Match: Islamabad United vs. Lahore Qalandars

Following an impressive opening ceremony filled with stars, the tenth edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) began with Islamabad United winning the toss. In the opening match held at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on Friday, Islamabad United chose to have Lahore Qalandars bat first.

Throughout the league’s history, LQ and IU have competed against each other in 19 matches. Shadab Khan’s defending champions have won 10 of those games, while Shaheen Shah Afridi’s Qalandars have won the remaining matches.

Playing XI:

Islamabad United: Andries Gous, Sahibzada Farhan, Colin Munro, Salman Agha, Azam Khan (wk), Shadab Khan (captain), Jason Holder, Muhammad Shahzad, Imad Wasim, Naseem Shah, Riley Meredith.

Lahore Qalandars: Fakhar Zaman, Abdullah Shafique, Mohammad Naeem, Daryl Mitchell, Sam Billings (wk), Sikandar Raza, David Wiese, Shaheen Afridi (captain), Jahandad Khan, Haris Rauf, Asif Afridi.

This is a developing story and will be updated with further details as they emerge.

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