Shaheen Afridi makes triumphant return from injury for Lahore Qalandars in PSL

Fast bowler Shaheen Afridi made a stellar comeback from injury as he guided his Lahore Qalandars team to a one-run win in the opening game of PSL 2023 in Multan on Monday night.

The left-arm quick last played competitive cricket three months back during the final of the T20 World Cup in Australia, where he aggravated a knee injury during the game against England.

After an extensive rehab programme, Afridi returned to lead Lahore's PSL title defence and he played a key role in clinching a tense victory over last year's finalists in the opening game of the season.

Lahore posted 175-6 batting first, thanks to Fakhar Zaman's 66 off 42 balls that included five sixes and three fours.

In the chase, Multan were in complete control of the game with openers Mohammad Rizwan (75 off 50 balls) and Shan Masood (35 off 31) adding 100 inside 13 overs.

Rizwan and Masood looked set to take their team to victory before Masood fell to Hussain Talat and Afridi bowled Rizwan with a superb off-cutter yorker.

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