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    "excerpt": "Feb.23 (CRICKETNMORE) - Multan Sultans made a dream debut in the Pakistan Super League as they beat the defending champions Peshawar Zalmi by seven wickets in the opening game of the tournament at Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai on Thursday.  While batting first, Peshawar",
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    "editor1": "<p><span style=\"color:#2980b9\">Feb.23&nbsp;(CRICKETNMORE) - Multan Sultans made a dream debut in the&nbsp;Pakistan Super League&nbsp;as they beat the defending champions Peshawar Zalmi by seven wickets in the opening game of the tournament at&nbsp;Dubai International Cricket Stadium in&nbsp;Dubai on Thursday.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>While batting first, Peshawar Zalmi scored 151\/6 in 20 overs with Hafeez 59 off 52 balls and&nbsp; Sammy&#39;s 29 off 11 balls,&nbsp;whereas Multan Sultans comfortably achieved the target in 19.1 overs as Kumar Sangakkara smashed 57 off 51 balls and Shoaib Malik scored&nbsp;unbeaten 42 off 34 balls to a thumping victory of Sultans over Zalmi.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Brief Scores<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Peshawar Zalmi - 151\/6 in 20 Overs (M Hafeez - 59, D Sammy - 29, M Irfan - 2\/19)<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Multan Sultans - 152\/3 in 19.1 Overs (K Sangakkara - 57, S Malik - 42*, Wahab Riaz - 2\/19)<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Man of the Match - Kumar Sangakkara (Multan Sultans)<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/cricket-livescore\/full-scorecard\/2535\/1st-match-peshawar-v-multan-1\">SCORECARD<\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The brilliance of Majestic Malik and Sensational Sangakkara earned <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MultanSultans?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@multansultans<\/a> win the the league opener <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HBLPSL?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#HBLPSL<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DilSeJaanLagaDe?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#DilSeJaanLagaDe<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6VboLlt65z\">pic.twitter.com\/6VboLlt65z<\/a><\/p>\r\n&mdash; PakistanSuperLeague (@thePSLt20) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/thePSLt20\/status\/966791850173583361?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 22, 2018<\/a><\/blockquote>\r\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n<p>Sahir<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Image - Twitter\/PSL<\/p>\r\n",
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