LAHORE: Multan Sultans fast bowler Ihsanullah, who was selected in the emerging category, has been declared the player of PSL 8 by an independent panel headed by Mr. Haroon Rasheed (Chairman of PSL 8 Technical Committee) and respected commentator Bazid Khan. Were. , Darren Ganga, Nick Knight and Sana Mir as members.
Congratulations to @ihsanullahPaki1 who is named the best bowler of @thePSLt20
— Multan Sultans (@MultanSultans) March 18, 2023
#SultanAaGayya#HBLPSL8 pic.twitter.com/IlBxEa9Qng
Ihsanullah is the first player from the Emerging category to beat more experienced and established stars in a cut-throat competition for the prestigious award. The previous seven winners of this award are: Ravi Bopara (2016, Karachi Kings), Kamran Akmal (2017, Peshawar Zalmi), Luke Ronchi (2018, Islamabad United), Shane Watson (2019, Quetta Gladiators), Babar Azam (2020). , Karachi Kings, Sohaib Maqsood (2021, Multan Sultans) and Mohammad Rizwan (2022, Multan Sultans).
Congratulations to @iMRizwanPak who won the Hanif Mohammad Cap for best batsman and also won the award for best wicket keeper of @thePSLt20 #SultanAaGayya pic.twitter.com/0AdE7wfIfN
— Multan Sultans (@MultanSultans) March 18, 2023
Ihsanullah has two for 37, five for 12, three for 24, two for 19, none for 17, two for 22, two for 33, two for 35, two for 35, The figures were two for 58, one for 18 and one. 37 in 12 matches. He finished the series with 22 wickets at an economy rate of 7.59.
Congratulations to @iAbbasAfridi55 for being the emerging player of @thePSLt20 #SultanAaGayya pic.twitter.com/7INZIxeU8F
— Multan Sultans (@MultanSultans) March 18, 2023
The fast bowler was also adjudged PSL 8 Bowler of the Year due to his consistent performances which earned him his maiden call-up to Pakistan for the Afghanistan T20Is. The previous winners of this award are: Andre Russell (2016), Sohail Khan (2017), Faheem Ashraf (2018), Hasan Ali (2019), Shaheen Shah Afridi (2020), Shahnawaz Durman (2021) and Shadab Khan (2022).
.@KieronPollard55 is @thePSLt20 fielder of the tournament!#SultanAaGayya pic.twitter.com/q3P2kaPyl3
— Multan Sultans (@MultanSultans) March 18, 2023
Multan Sultans captain Muhammad Rizwan was named the PSL 8 Batsman of the Year when he bagged the highest scoring batsman of the Hanif Muhammad Cap tournament. Rizwan finished the match scoring 550 runs at a strike rate of 142.85 with a century and four fifties. Previous winners of this award are: Umar Akmal (2016), Kamran Akmal (2017 and 2018), Shane Watson (2019), Babar Azam (2020), Sohaib Maqsood (2021) and Fakhar Zaman (2022).
Rizwan also made PSL 8 wicket keeper. He accounted for 14 batsmen (13 catches and one stump).
Another good news for Multan Sultans came when 21-year-old Abbas Afridi won the Emerging Player of the PSL 8 award and Kieron Pollard the Best Fielder of the PSL 8 award.
Abbas remained the top wicket-taker with 23 wickets at an economy rate of 9.45 with two fours and a hat-trick. The category was introduced in 2019 and the previous four winners are Umar Khan (2019), Hyder Ali (2020), Shahnawaz Durman (2021) and Zaman Khan (2022).
Alex Wharf was named the umpire of PSL 8 while Karachi Kings captain Imad Wasim was named the all-rounder of PSL 8.
The left-handed batsman scored 404 runs at a strike rate of over 170 and also took nine wickets at an economy rate of 7.93. Emad led the Kings’ campaign but received little support from his teammates, resulting in the 2020 champions failing to qualify for the play-offs. Nevertheless, his impressive performance helped him regain his place in the national team for the three T20I series against Afghanistan in Sharjah.
Complete list of award winners:
PSL 8 Player of the Tournament – Ihsanullah (Multan Sultans) (22 wickets, economy rate 7.59)
PSL 8 Batsman – Mohammad Rizwan (Multan Sultans) (550 runs, 142.5 strike rate)
Bowler of PSL 8 – Ihsanullah (Multan Sultans) (22 wickets, economy rate 7.59)
PSL 8 Fielder – Kieron Pollard (Multan Sultans) (11 catches)
PSL 8 Wicketkeeper – Mohammad Rizwan (Multan Sultans) (14 outs)
Rising Player of PSL 8 – Abbas Afridi (Multan Sultans) (23 wickets, economy rate 9.45)
All-rounder of PSL 8 – Imad Wasim (Karachi Kings) (404 runs and nine wickets)
Spirit of Cricket – Peshawar Zalmi
PSL 8 Umpire – Alex Wharf
