PSL 8 Opening Pairs Of All 6 Teams 2023 [Players List]

A strong opening pair can make the difference between winning a match and losing early in the game. This article examines some of the most explosive opening pairs from the recent PSL season.

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The largest event of the Pakistan Super League is scheduled to commence on 13 February in Pakistan. All the matches will be played at four venues, Lahore, Karachi, Rawalpindi, and Multan.

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Best PSL Opening Pairs Of All Teams

 Opening pairs and opening spells are the most important to win matches in cricket. Pakistan Super League has a history of the best opening pairs who have forged a strong bond to score runs and set a healthy platform for the middle-order batsmen. 

1. Multan Sultans Best Opening Players

• Shan Masood 
• Mohammad Rizwan

Shan Masood 

Shan Masood was born on 14 October 1989 in Karachi, Pakistan, and currently plays for Derbyshire County Cricket Club & Multan Sultans. In addition to being a left-handed batter, he is also an occasional right-arm medium-fast bowler.

Shan Masood played 34 matches in the Pakistan Super League and scored 1082 runs in 33 innings. His highest score in the PSL is 88. He has a strike rate of 136.1.

Mohammad Rizwan

Currently ranked as the top T20 batsman in the world, Muhammad Rizwan was born on 1 June 1992. He has represented Pakistan in international cricket since 2015.  

In the PSL, he has played 47 matches and scored 900 runs. He has a batting average of 32.14 and a strike rate of 122.28, and his highest score is 82*.

2. Islamabad United Opening Players

• Paul Stirling
• Alex Hales

Paul Stirling

Paul Stirling is an Irish cricketer. Stirling is the opening batsman for the Ireland cricket team and is occasionally a right arm off break bowler. He is one of the top ten run scorers in the T20 internationals.

Paul Stirling played 8 PSL matches and scored 257 runs in 8 innings. His Highest Score in the PSL is 58. He has a strike rate of 173.6 with an average of 32.12 

Alex Hales

A right-handed opening batsman, Hales currently represents Nottinghamshire and the England cricket team in limited overs and white ball formats. He made his One Day International debut in August 2014 against India.  

The highest score of Alex Hales in PSL is 80, with a strike rate of 149.7 and an average of 38.44 in nine PSL games. 

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3. Lahore Qalandars Best Opening Players

• Fakhar Zaman 
• Abdullah Shafiq

Fakhar Zaman 

Pakistani cricketer Fakhar Zaman plays for the Pakistan national team and Lahore Qalandars in the Pakistan Super League. Fakhar Zaman played 63 PSL matches and scored 1939 runs in 63 innings, averaging 31.27. His Highest Score in the PSL is 106. He has a strike rate of 138.79

Abdullah Shafiq

Abdullah Shafiq is a talent that you should watch out for. His elegance on the field proves that he will not be anything less than what Babar is today if given enough chances and mentorship. Someone even tweeted for him once, saying:

“I don’t know what have we done to get both Babar and Abdullah at the same time”

He has scored about 38 T20 matches and is just short of 3 runs from scoring his 1000 runs in the T20 format. He averages 28 at a strike rate of 127. He even has a century and 5 50s. It is just the matter of who grooms him well and gives him enough chances in the team. He will grow big for sure.

4. Quetta Gladiator’s Best Opening Players

• Jason Roy
• Ahsan Ali

Jason Roy

Jason Roy is an English cricketer who plays for England in One Day Internationals (ODI) and Twenty20 Internationals (T20I). While playing in the PSL, Jason Roy scored 589 runs in 16 innings, averaging 36.81. His highest score in the PSL was 116. He has a strike rate of 140.2. 

Ahsan Ali

The Pakistani cricketer Ahsan Ali made his international debut in January 2020. He was born on 10 December 1993. In 19 PSL matches, Ahsan Ali scored 444 runs in 18 innings with an average of 23.36. His highest score in PSL is 73.  He has a strike rate of 132.5.

5. Peshawar Zalmi Best Opening Players

• Babar Azam
• Mohammad Haris

Babar Azam

Babar Azam, born on 15 October 1994, is the captain of Pakistan’s national cricket team in all formats. In addition to being regarded as one of the most outstanding batsmen in world cricket, he is the only batsman in the world to have been ranked in the top 3 across all formats simultaneously.  

With a strike rate of 121.8, Babar Azam has scored 2298 runs in 62 innings in 64 PSL matches. 

Mohammad Haris

In June 2022, Mohammad Haris made his international debut for the Pakistani cricket team. He played 5 PSL matches and scored 160 runs in 5 innings, averaging 32.00. His Highest Score in PSL is 70. He has a strike rate of 188.2.

6. Karachi King’s Best Opening Players

• Sharjeel Khan
• James Vince

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Sharjeel Khan

Sharjeel Khan was born on 14 August 1989 and played for Karachi Kings in the Pakistan Super League. Having been banned from playing for two and a half years for his involvement in spot-fixing in 2017, he could resume playing in August 2019.

He has played 10 PSL matches and scored 231 runs in 10 innings, averaging 23.10. His highest score in the PSL was 60. He has a strike rate of 130.5.

James Vince

James has a lot of experience when it comes to T20 cricket. If you look at his stats, he has scored more than 8500 runs, averaging 30 at a strike rate of 134. This is pretty great for a T20 opener. He has scored 4 centuries and 50 fifties, with the highest score of 129 not out. He will be crucial to Karachi Kings this season.

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