Darren Sammy: The new wicket has a lot of grass than last year. We knew whoever wins the toss will bowl first but we are prepared to bat too. Plenty of grass but hopefully it's a true wicket and it encourages shot play. fun88 Betting Tips I am hoping our two openers will assess the conditions and let us know whether it's a 175-plus total. Free fun88 Betting Tips All in all hope we have a good game and come out victorious.
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Shoaib Malik: We are going to bowl first. Since this is the first game and with a grass on it we would like to bowl first. It takes time to understand franchise cricket. Match Betting Tips We got Sanga, Pollard, Tahir and one very quick bowler from South Africa, really difficult to pronounce his name.

Multan Sultans have won the toss and have opted to field

So the opening ceremony is done and dusted, it's now time to get back to the cricketing bit of it. Toss and teams coming up in a while. Stay tuned in.

Coming back to the opening contest, if Peshawar Zalmi have the fiery pace duo of Hasan Ali and Wahab Riaz in their ranks, Sultans have Junaid Khan and Pakistan's very own 'Burj Khalifa' - none other than Mohammad Irfan to give it back. fun88 Tips In short, both teams are equally balanced with some world class all-rounders and foreign talent. So, this must turn out to be one promising contest.

Shoaib Malik (Multan Sultans) - "Being a Pakistani I am very proud to be part of this tournament. We have a lot of experience in the team. Everyone is here to lift the trophy and we are here for the same. Just like other teams, even we have a good team combination. Cbtf fun88 Tips I would like to wish luck to all skippers and hope we have a cracking tournament."

Misbah-ul-Haq (Islamabad United) - "The audience that has come to the stadium is fantastic. Would like to thank them all. Betting Tips We have some good batsmen and bowlers in our team so looking forward to have a good season."

Sarfraz Ahmed (Quetta Gladiators) - "I am really happy and excited to lead the side. Our team combination and bonding makes us stand out from rest of the teams."

Imad Wasim (Karachi Kings) - "Really honored to lead the team at such a young age and glad that a super star like Shahid Afridi is in our team. I think I'll learn a lot from him."

Brendon McCullum (Lahore Qalandars) - "It is a fabulous tournament and I am happy to be a part of it. All the teams are very good, hence we'll have to play some good cricket right throughout the season."

Ramiz Raza had a word with the skippers at the opening ceremony and this is what they had to say before the tournament gets going...
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Hello folks! A warm welcome to our coverage of the one of most anticipated T20 tournaments of the year - Pakistan Super League 2018. Free fun88 Betting Tips Defending champions Peshawar Zalmi will take on debutants Multan Sultans in the opening encounter at Dubai tonight. The 'Sultans' of Multan being the new comers, the third edition of PSL becomes a lot more exhilarating with an additional dose of drama and entertainment. fun88 Betting Tips And as the knockouts of the tournament will be played back home, Pakistani fans would be over the moon.
Teams:
Multan Sultans (From): Ahmed Shehzad, Shan Masood, Darren Bravo, Kumar Sangakkara(w), Shoaib Malik(c), Thisara Perera, Sohail Tanvir, Imran Tahir, Junaid Khan, Mohammad Abbas, Nicholas Pooran, Hardus Viljoen, Ross Whiteley, Umar Siddiq, Umar Gul, Mohammad Irfan, Sohaib Maqsood, Saif Badar, Kashif Bhatti, Abdullah Shafique
Peshawar Zalmi (From): Kamran Akmal(w), Tamim Iqbal, Mohammad Hafeez, Khushdil Shah, Andre Fletcher, Riki Wessels, Darren Sammy(c), Chris Jordan, Hasan Ali, Wahab Riaz, Mohammad Asghar, Dwayne Bravo, Hammad Azam, Haris Sohail, Sameen Gul, Umaid Asif, Saad Nasim, Sabbir Rahman, Liam Dawson

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