Luke Ronchi owned the Karachi Kings in the qualifier of the PSL 2018 with a blistering unbeaten 94 off only 39 deliveries. He was a hit away from scoring only the second century of the just concluded season 3 of the PSL, but Samit Patel's unintentional edge to the third man boundary denied him that chance.

Ronchi followed up that brutal assault with another scintillating half century in the Final of the PSL against Peshawar Zalmis. His 52 came off only 26 deliveries and included 5 sixes.

Ronchi owned this PSL with a tally of 435 runs in 11 matches, making him the leading run scorer of PSL 2018. He also finished the league with the highest average of 43.5 among all batsmen and his strike rate of 182.0 was second only to Darren Sammy’s 182.75 (among all batsmen with at least 10 runs in PSL 3).

Ronchi hit 24 sixes in the PSL, behind only Akmal's 28. He also hit 51 fours, which was miles ahead of anyone else.

I don't think that anyone would have bet on Ronchi being the top scorer in this PSL. This new site, Premium Cricket, wrote some really good cricket betting tips during the PSL and you should definitely check them out during the upcoming IPL.

Ronchi pretty much single handedly took Islamabad United to the top of the table in the group stages and then to the PSL title making Islamabad the only team to win the PSL twice.

He batted like a dream throughout the tournament. 

He dominated all opposition and spared no one. He hit the ball better than he ever has in his career.

His 94* in the qualifier of PSL 3 was an epic innings with a brutal assault on the likes of Mohammad Aamir, Usman Khan Shinwari, and Shahid Afridi, all bowlers who have typically been tough to get away this season.

I don't think he has ever batted this well at any point in his career, and I am sure Ronchi will be itching to play in more league and come back to the PSL next year!

Captain: Brendon McCullum

Pakistani Stars: Fakhar Zaman, Umar Akmal, Yasir Shah, Aamer Yamin, Bilawal Bhatti
International Stars: Chris Lynn, Sunil Narine, Mustafizur Rahman, Dinesh Ramdin, Mitchell McClenaghan
Player to watch our for: Shaheen Afridi

Shaheen Shah Afridi

He is only 17 and is already making waves in the cricket world. Standing tall at 6'6 and hailing from the same region as Shahid Afridi, this Afridi bowls at 150kph+ and recently had the world notice him in the U19 World Cup where he picked up 11 wickets at an average of 14.

He has played only 2 first class matches and his his debut first class match for KRL he rocked Rawal Pindi with a haul of 8-39, which immediately brought him to the forefront of the emerging fast bowlers in Pakistan's domestic circuit.

The PSL is the perfect platform for Shaheen to showcase his talent with the ball to the world.



























ISLAMABAD UNITED
Captain: Misbah Ul Haq
Pakistani Stars: Shadab Khan, Rumman Raees, Faheem Ashraf
International Stars: Sam Billings, Samuel Badree, Luke Ronchi, JP Duminy, Andre Russell, Alex Hales
Player to watch our for: Sahibzada Farhan

Sahibzada Farhan

With one season of domestic cricket behind him, this 21 year old from the Northern Areas of Pakistan has rapidly made a reputation of being a hard hitting opening batsman.

In 17 List A games for Peshawar he has hit 831 runs at an average of 49 and a strike rate of 88. In 9 T20 matches he averages 46 and has a strike rate of 111, which makes him an ideal batsman for the PSL.

He could be key at the top of the order for Islamabad United and a decent run in the PSL may give him the chance to partner with Fakhar Zaman in international cricket.



























PESHAWAR ZALMI
Captain: Darren Sammy
Pakistani Stars: Mohammad Hafeez, Kamran Akmal, Haris Sohail, Hasan Ali, Wahab Riaz, Hammad Azam
International Stars: Tamim Iqbal, Dwayne Bravo, Chris Jordan, Shakib Al Hasan, Andre Fletcher, Evin Lewis
Player to watch our for: Sameen Gul

Sameen Gul
He is only 19 and this past year has been his breakthrough year in First Class cricket. In only 13 matches, he has picked up 62 wickets at an average of 15 and a strike rate of 30.

He was part of Pakistan's U19 squad for the World Cup in 2016, where he did not shine as expected; however since then he has developed rapidly and has been taking big strides in Pakistan's first class circuit.

MULTAN SULTANS

Captain: Shoaib Malik
Pakistani Stars: Ahmed Shehzad, Sohail Tanvir, Sohaib Maqsood, Junaid Khan, Umar Gul, Mohammad Irfan
International Stars: Kumar Sangakkara, Darren Bravo, Keiron Pollard, Imran Tahir, Thisara Perrera
Player to watch our for: Zahir Khan

Zahir Khan

This 19 year old left arm chinaman bowler from Afghanistan has been rocking it in the domestic circuit. Batsmen have been unable to pick him and he has been able to pick up a heap of wickets in all forms of the game.

He has a tally of 31 wickets in 6 first class matches, 12 wickets in 5 List A matches, and 15 wickets in 8 T20 matches.

He has a sub-20 average in all forms of the game and can prove to be a wildcard for the Multan Sultans.