HBL PSL 2024
\n RAWALPINDI
\nHeavy rain marred the start of Rawalpindi leg of the HBL Pakistan Super League here on Saturday as both the matches were abandoned without a ball being bowled.
\nDefending champions Lahore Qalandars, led by Shaheen Shah Afridi, were scheduled to face Babar Azam-captained Peshawar Zalmi in the day game whi\u00adch was to be followed by a night clash between Shadab Khan\u2019s Islamabad United and Rilee Rossouw-skip\u00adpered Quetta Gladiators.
\nHowever, a heavy downpour which left the Pindi Cricket Stad\u00adium soggy made any action impossible resulting in both the games getting called off, and all the four teams were given a point each. Rain had prevented teams from holding any training session on Friday too.
\nMultan Sultans of Mohammad Rizwan lead the six-team league with 10 points (five wins and one loss). Just one point below them are the Gladiators (four wins, one loss and one no-result). Third-placed Zalmi have seven points from six games (three wins, two losses and one no-result) followed by the United who have earned five points in six matches (two wins, three losses, one no-result). Shan Masood-led Karachi Kings with four points in their bag from five outings are fifth (two wins, three losses) while winless Qalandars are placed at bottom with a solitary point which they got on Saturday.
\nThough there was a forecast of heavy rains on Saturday, still several fans had opted to witness the games. But unfortunately they could not see their favourite players in action.
\nRain continued throughout the day with intervals.
\nShahid Hussain, an enthusiastic fan who came all the way from Peshawar to support Zalmi and see Babar\u2019s willow work, was left disappointed.
\n\u201cI came here on Thursday to watch this match, but rain washed away my plan,\u201d he said, and added that he would now extend his stay in Rawalpindi for two days to watch the Zalmi-United clash on Monday.
\nOn Sunday, the Kings face the Sultans on Sunday at the National Bank Stad\u00adium in Karachi before the action returns to Rawa\u00adlpindi on Monday when United take on Zalmi.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
HBL PSL 2024 RAWALPINDI Heavy rain marred the start of Rawalpindi leg of the HBL Pakistan Super League here on Saturday as both the matches were abandoned without a ball being bowled. Defending champions Lahore Qalandars, led by Shaheen Shah Afridi, were scheduled to face Babar Azam-captained Peshawar Zalmi in the day game whi\u00adch was […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":391322,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-391309","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sports"},"yoast_head":"\n