File image of Pakistan Cricket Board Najam Sethi© AFP
The eighth edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) ended as the winners of Lahore Qalandars on Saturday. shaheen afridiThe team led by K defeated Multan Sultans by 1 run in a thrilling summit clash. Qalandars batting first posted a mammoth score of 200/6 in 20 overs. Abdullah Shafiq Played an inning of 65 runs in 40 balls and Shaheen played a blistering inning of 44* runs in just 15 balls. Later, Sultans were restricted to 199/8 as Qalandars lifted their second PSL title. As Pakistan’s thrilling T20 league comes to an end, fans are gearing up for the 16th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL), which will begin on March 31.
Due to the massive fan-following and nail-biting action, IPL is considered to be the richest and most loved T20 league in the world. However, Pakistan Cricket Board chief Najam Sethi has now given a shocking opinion about both the leagues and said that PSL is a bigger success than IPL in terms of digital ratings.
“Let’s talk about digital. PSL was only half way through, so I asked about our digital ratings. The Najam Sethi show used to have 0.5 ratings on TV, whereas PSL is getting more than 11 ratings. So, it will be 18 or 20, when it’s done,” Sethi said at a press conference ahead of the PSL final.
He said, “More than 150 million people watched it digitally. This is not a small thing. At the same time, IPL had a digital rating of 130 million and PSL more than 150 million. So it is a big success for Pakistan “
Talking about IPL, the first match of the cash-rich league will be played between defending champions Gujarat Titans and Chennai Super Kings at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.
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