Multan Sultans. (Photo Source: FAROOQ NAEEM/AFP via Getty Images)
The eighth edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) was played at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore on Saturday, March 18. The PSL title was crowned by last year’s winners Lahore Qaladars, defeating Multan Sultans by one run. Earlier, the summit clash was set to take place on Sunday at the same venue but the date has been changed due to the threat of rain.
Multan Sultans reached the final after defeating defending champions Lahore Qalandars by 84 runs in Qualifier 1. However, the Shaheen Afridi-led side thrashed the winner of Eliminator 1, Peshawar Zalmi by four wickets to secure their place in the final. Notably, the summit clash was a repeat of last year’s final.
Having won seven matches and three losses from their 10 league matches, Lahore Qalandars are in first place in the PSL 2023 points table. Multan Sultans, on the other hand, are placed in the second position at the point chart with 6 victories and 4 losses.
Multan Sultans skipper Mohammad Rizwan created history during Qualifier 1, completing 500 runs in 11 innings. He has scored 500 runs in three consecutive editions of the PSL and has become the first player to achieve this feat.
Earlier, Multan Sultans’ batter Usman Khan made history by smashing the fastest century in PSL. He scored a hundred from just 36 balls against Quetta Gladiators. Sultans also made history by scoring 262 in the same game, which is the highest total in the history of PSL. They broke the record of the highest total held by Islamabad United, which had recorded 247/2 against Peshawar Zalmi in 2021.
PSL 2023 Winner Prize Money
Award
Winner
Prize Money
Winners
Lahore Qalandars
PKR 3 million (INR 12.74 lakh approx.)
Runners-up
Multan Sultans
PKR 3 million (INR 12.74 lakh approx.)
Batter of the tournament
Fakhar Zaman
PKR 3 million (INR 12.74 lakh approx.)
Bowler of the tournament
Shadab Khan
PKR 3 million (INR 12.74 lakh approx.)
Wicketkeeper of the tournament
Mohammad Rizwan
PKR 3 million (INR 12.74 lakh approx.)
Fielder of the tournament
Khushdil Shah
PKR 3 million (INR 12.74 lakh approx.)
All-rounder of the tournament
Khushdil Shah
PKR 3 million (INR 12.74 lakh approx.)
Spirit of cricket award
Mohammad Rizwan
PKR 3 million (INR 12.74 lakh approx.)
Emerging Player of the tournament
Zaman Khan
PKR 3 million (INR 12.74 lakh approx.)
Player of the Tournament
Mohammad Rizwan
PKR 3 million (INR 12.74 lakh approx.)
PSL Prize Money winners & runner-ups from 2016 to 2023:
Year
Winner
Runner Up
Venue
2023
Lahore Qalandars
Multan Sultans
Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
2022
Lahore Qalandars
Multan Sultans
Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
2021
Multan Sultans
Peshawar Zalmi
Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
2020
Karachi Kings
Lahore Qalandars
National Stadium, Karachi
2019
Quetta Gladiators
Peshawar Zalmi
National Stadium, Karachi
2018
Islamabad United
Peshawar Zalmi
National Stadium, Karachi
2017
Peshawar Zalmi
Quetta Gladiators
Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
2016
Islamabad United
Quetta Gladiators
Dubai International Stadium, Dubai
PSL 2023 Winner and Runner-Up:
Winners– Lahore Qalandars
Runners Up– Multan Sultans
PSL Player of the match prize money 2023:
Shaheen Afridi received the total prize money for the Player of the match was 500,000 PKR.
PSL Player of the series prize money 2023:
The total amount for the Player of the Tournament Ihsanullah was rewarded with 3,00,000 PKR.
List of Award Winners of PSL 2023 Final:
SL No.
Award
Winner
Team
1.
Player of the Tournament
Ihsanullah
Multan Sultans
2.
PSL 8 Best Batter
Mohammad Rizwan
Multan Sultans
3.
PSL 8 Best Fielder
Keiron Pollard
Multan Sultans
4.
PSL 8 Wicketkeeper
Mohammad Rizwan
Multan Sultans
5.
PSL 8 Best Emerging Player
Abbas Afridi
Multan Sultans
6.
PSL 8 All-Rounder
Imad Wasim
Karachi Kings
7.
PSL 8 Spirit of Cricket
Peshawar Zalmi
Peshawar Zalmi
8.
PSL 8 Umpire
Alex Wharf
NA
League wise top team money for winners
League
Total Prize Money
IPL
$2.9M approx.
PSL
$500,000 approx.
BBL
$600,000 approx.
CPL
$450,000 approx.
T20 Blast
£175,000 approx.
Check below some top stats from PSL 2023 final
Most Runs in PSL 2023:
Multan Sultans skipper Mohammad Rizwan is the highest-run scorer of the PSL 8. The wicket-keeper batter has scored 550 runs, including a hundred and four half-centuries. Babar Azam (533), followed by Rilee Rossouw (453), Fakhar Zaman (429), and Imad Wasim (404) are among the top five run-scorers.
Most wickets in PSL 2023:
Abbas Afridi (23) is the leading wicket-taker in PSL 2023. IHasnullah (22), Rashid Khan (20), Shaheen Afridi (19), Usama Mir (17), and Haris Rauf (17) are among the top five wicket-takers.
Most fifty-plus scores in PSL 2023:
Karachi Kings’ Babar Azam leads the table of most 50-plus scores in PSL 2023, scoring six times. Mohammed Rizwan and Saim Ayub scored 50-plus runs in five matches. Meanwhile, Rilee Rossouw and Imad Wasim scored four and three times respectively.
Most Centuries in PSL 2023:
There are five players who scored a century in the PSL 2023 season. The list consists of, Mohammad Rizwan, Babar Azam, Rilee Rossouw, Fakhar Zaman, and Martin GuptillMost sixes in PSL 2023:Fakhar Zaman scored the most number of sixes in PSL 2023- 27. Meanwhile, Rilee Rossouw (21), T Kohler-Cadmore (21), Colin Munro (20), and Kieron Pollard (18) were among the top five players who scored the most sixes.
Most 4s in PSL 2023:
Babar Azam scored the most number of boundaries in the PSL 2023. He was followed by Mohammad Rizwan (54), Rilee Rossouw (48), Imad Wasim (41), and Saim Ayub (36)
Most Maiden overs in PSL 2023:
Youngster Ihsanullah has bowled the most maiden overs in PSL 2023. He bowled two overs, while Hasan Ali, Shadab Khan, Wahab Riaz, and Imad Wasim bowled one each.
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