From The Pavilion

The Pakistan Super League (PSL) returns for its 15th edition, with the draft now complete, teams have been allocated to their respective franchises, and the battle for glory begins. Below are the teams tasked with bringing the PSL title home to Lahore Qalandars.

Platinum (225-250k): Record Smashers (amdsach)
Diamond (200-225k): Gully Boys CC (amdsach affiliate)
Gold (175-200k): Halcyon (WhiteShadow)
Youth 1 (115-135k): Welsh Fire (MuslimDave affiliate)
Youth 2 (95-115k): Faisalabad Falcons (MuslimDave) Captain

Lahore Qalandars (3) vs (2) Rawalpindi Rapids - Round 1 (Week 5)

Platinum (225-250k): 05 Apr 25 - 09:00 - Slow/Hot
Record Smashers (amdsach) vs Rainworth Cricket Club (Snowy83)*
Rainworth Cricket Club won by 7 runs. Match awarded to Record Smashers due to Ratings Breach

Diamond (200-225k): 02 Apr 25 - 10:00 - Uneven/Overcast
Gully Boys CC (amdsach affiliate) vs Damaster (vietd)
Gully Boys CC win by 89 runs. Match awarded to Damaster due to Ratings Breach

Gold (175-200k): 28 Mar 25 - 22:00 - Green/Windy
Halcyon (WhiteShadow) vs Walkers Arms (lesleychow)
Halycon won by 74 runs

Youth 1 (115-135k): 02 Apr 25 - 05:00 - Uneven/Hot Welsh Fire (MuslimDave affiliate) vs Shahzaday11 (Shahzaday11)
Shahzaday11 won by 5 wickets

Youth 2 (95-115k): 02 Apr 25 - 05:00 - Uneven/Windy
Faisalabad Falcons (MuslimDave)* vs BENGALS TIGER (tinkari)
Faisalabad Falcons won by 125 runs

LQ gained the early advantage, taking a 1-0 lead over RR as we move into the first official week of PSL 15.

In the gold fixture, Halycon triumphed over Walkers Arms with a commanding 74 run victory.

A magnificent knock off 164* (120) from captain Shan Maqsood secured a 125 run victory in the Youth2 fixture.

The Youth1 game was decided in the final over, with 6 runs required. Shahzaday11 (RR) emerged victorious, securing a 5 wicket win.

As we speak, the Diamond fixture is underway, with the score currently standing at LQ 2-1 RR.

Gully Boys CC secured an 89 run win in the Diamond match but exceeded the Match Rating limit, resulting in the victory being awarded to Damastar (RR) and leveling the series at 2-2 heading into the weekend clash.

In a high stakes, winner takes all Platinum match, Captain Snowy83 (RR) led his team to a narrow 7 run win, but the result was overturned due to a ratings breach, awarding the win to LQ and giving them a 3-2 triumph in Round 1.

Lahore Qalandars (3) vs (2) Multan Sultans - Round 2 (Week 6)

Platinum (225-250k): 09 Apr 25 - 05.30 - Even/Sunny
Record Smashers (amdsach) vs Married Eleven (nadeemkhan)
Record Smashers won by 4 wickets

Diamond (200-225k): 09 Apr 25 - 10.00 - Sticky/Overcast
Gully Boys CC (amdsach affiliate) vs Time Travelling Circus (TDC)*
Time Travelling Circus won by 16 runs

Gold (175-200k): 09 Apr 25 - 05.30 - Green/Overcast
Halcyon (WhiteShadow) vs Pompei Cricket Club (babba1983)
Pompei Cricket club won by 78 runs

Youth 1 (115-135k): 09 Apr 25 - 02.00 - Hard/Sunny
Welsh Fire (MuslimDave affiliate) vs Baahubali Cricket Club (dwapar)
Welsh Fire won by 35 runs

Youth 2 (95-115k): 09 Apr 25 - 04.30 - Dry/Windy
Faisalabad Falcons (MuslimDave)* vs Bleed Green (Areeb)
Bleed Green won by 4 wickets - Match Awarded to Faisalabad Falcons (LQ) due to Ratings Breach

All the games for round 2 took place on Wednesday with Qalandars taking Platinum, Youth 1, and Youth 2 (after a ratings breach overturned Multan’s win). Sultans claimed Diamond and Gold, but LQ edged the round 3-2.

Peshawar Zalmi (0) vs (0) Lahore Qalandars - Round 3 (Week 7)

Platinum: 19 Apr 25 - 05.30 - Hard/Overcast
Raging Bulls (Riso) vs Record Smashers (amdsach)

Diamond: 19 Apr 25 - 10.00 - Dry/Sunny
Kamalia City (HajiAslam) vs Gully Boys CC (amdsach affiliate)

Gold: 16 Apr 25 - 05.00 - Slow/Humid
Al Khobar Falcons (MOD-wmchamps)* vs Halcyon (WhiteShadow)

Youth 1: Aqrabiyah Antlers (MOD-wmchamps affiliate) vs Welsh Fire (MuslimDave affiliate)

Youth 2: 16 Apr 25 - 05.00 - Green/Overcast
Safety Bay CC (Thad) vs Faisalabad Falcons (MuslimDave)*