File picture of Pakistan Cricket Board Najam Sethi© AFP
The eighth version of the Pakistan Tremendous League (PSL) ended on Saturday with Lahore Qalandars rising because the winners. The Shaheen Afridi-led facet defeated Multan Sultans by 1 run in an exhilarating summit conflict. Opting to bat first, the Qalandars posted an enormous complete of 200/6 in 20 overs with Abdullah Shafique smashing 65 off 40 balls and Shaheen taking part in a fast knock of 44* off simply 15 balls. Later, the Sultans had been restricted at 199/8 because the Qalandars lifted their second PSL title. Because the thrilling T20 league of Pakistan is now over, the followers are gearing up for the sixteenth version of Indian Premier League (IPL), which is able to kick-start from March 31.
IPL is considered the richest and probably the most liked T20 league on the earth, attributable to it is large fan-following and nail-biting motion. Nonetheless, Pakistan Cricket Board Chief Najam Sethi has now provide you with a surprising opinion concerning the 2 leagues and acknowledged that PSL is an even bigger success than IPL by way of digital scores.
“Let’s speak about digital. PSL was solely on the half stage, so I requested about our digital ranking. Najam Sethi present used to have a 0.5 ranking on TV, whereas PSL is getting a ranking of greater than 11. So, it might be 18 or 20, when it completes,” Sethi said in a press conference ahead of the PSL final.
“Over 150 million folks watched it digitally. It isn’t a small factor. On the similar stage, IPL’s digital ranking was 130 million and PSL’s is greater than 150 million. So it is a nice success for Pakistan”, he added.
Speaking about IPL, the primary match of the cash-rich league can be performed between the defending champions Gujarat Titans and Chennai Tremendous Kings, on the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.
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