Pakistan Super League: Now Australia’s Steve Smith’s name has also been added to the big foreign names who debuted in Pakistan Super League. Steve Smith made his debut on 28 March in the match played between Islamabad United and Multan Sultans. In this match, Smith was a part of Multan Sultans, which defeated Islamabad United by 5 wickets. Apart from the debut of Steve Smith, this match also witnessed the clash between two real brothers. The all-rounder was playing with Multan Sultans along with elder brother Steve Smith. The younger brother played the role of opener for Islamabad United in the match.
Smith hit most sixes on PSL debut
Steve Smith definitely made his debut in the PSL match between Islamabad United and Multan Sultans. But seeing him playing, it did not seem at all that he had any problem or problem. In his very first match of PSL, he became the batsman who hit the most sixes. In this match, a total of 13 sixes were hit by both the teams together.
Islamabad United scored 171 runs
Islamabad United, batting first, scored 171 runs for 8 wickets in 20 overs with 6 sixes. Mark Chapman was the most successful batsman for Islamabad United, who scored 40 runs in 21 balls with 2 sixes. Opener Sameer Minhas, who scored 28 runs on 21 balls, was the second successful batsman of the team. For Multan Sultans, Momin Qamar was the most successful bowler of the team by taking 3 wickets.
Multan Sultans chased the target, Smith hit the most sixes
Multan Sultans got the target of 172 runs, which they chased in just 18.4 overs. Josh Phillips scored the highest score for Multan Sultans, 55 runs in 35 balls. But the maximum number of sixes came from the bat of Steve Smith. A total of 7 sixes were hit in the innings of Multan Sultans, out of which Steve Smith hit 3 sixes. In his debut innings played in PSL, he scored 31 runs in 21 balls with 3 sixes.
Minhas Brothers face off, who won?
The Minhas brothers were seen face to face for the first time in PSL 2026 in the debut match of Steve Smith. Younger brother Sameer Minhas, playing for Islamabad United, scored 28 runs on 21 balls. Whereas his elder brother Arafat Minhas was a part of Multan Sultans, who scored 25 runs in just 11 balls at a strike rate of more than 227. It was thanks to this innings of Arafat Minhas, who played at number six, that Multan Sultans won over Islamabad United.