People thronged Gaddafi Stadium to watch home team Lahore Qalandars first outing at home ground after some 118 matches of the event that entered into its fifth year.

Multan Sultans captain Shan Masood won the toss and opted to bowl first on a pitch he termed fresh one and wanted to see how it behave in the match.

Playing XI:

LAHORE QALANDARS: Chris Lynn, Fakhar Zaman, Sohail Akhtar (c), Dane Vilas, Ben Dunk, Mohammad Hafeez, David Wiese, Usman Shinwari, Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf, Dilbar Hussain

MULTAN SULTANS: Shan Masood, James Vince, Rilee Rossouw, Moeen Ali, Khushdil Shah, Shahid Afridi, Mohammad Ilyas, Mohammad Irfan, Sohail Tanvir, Zeeshan Ashraf, Imran Tahir

 

Our photographer SHERAZ AHMAD captured the enthusiasm of the crowd and security measures ahead of the match outside the Gaddafi Stadium and here are some glimpses

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