00:00 When the two-time defending HBL PSL champion Lahore Calandres kicked off their season nine campaign under the Gaddafi Stadium's Saturday Night Lights,
00:12 their fans expected nothing less than a victory in their opening fixture against Islamabad United.
00:18 And at the halfway mark, they would have been more than satisfied thanks to fifties from Shahid Zardar Farhan and Rassi Vandadusen.
00:29 But uncharacteristic fumbles in the field, combined with some brutal batting from Shadab Khan and Agha Salman condemned the home team to defeat.
00:41 The following day, the Quetta Gladiators posted a similarly imposing total in their season opener against Peshawar Zalmi, thanks to a 150-plus opening stand.
00:56 But unlike the Calandres, the Gladiators were able to hold on to their catches to snuff out Zalmi's chase.
01:03 Tonight, Shahin Shah Afridi will be looking to right those wrongs, while Ryland Rousseau will be hoping to make it two wins out of two.
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