5 players who impressed during the 2018 PSL

#1. Luke Ronchi

Ronchi set the record for the most number of runs in a single season of the PSL

The 36-year old Kiwi batsman had a disastrous start to the PSL as he scored 3 and 0 for Islamabad United in his first two matches respectively. However, he came back well in his third game with a 26-ball 43 which unfortunately came in a losing cause.

Ronchi scored his second duck of the tournament in his fourth match before scoring a match-winning knock of 71 from 37 deliveries against Karachi Kings. He followed this with a 41-ball 77 against Lahore Qalandars. The former Trans-Tasman international continued to impress throughout the league stage as Islamabad United topped the table.

In the first qualifier against Karachi Kings, Ronchi smashed 94 from just 39 deliveries to take Islamabad United to the final. In the final against Peshawar Zalmi, Ronchi smashed a 26-ball 52 to give his team a flying start in the run-chase of 149. Islamabad United eventually won the match and Ronchi was adjudged the Man of the Match.

The 36-year old was also adjudged the Man of the Tournament thus becoming the first player to be adjudged the Man of the Match in the final and the Man of the Tournament in a single season of the PSL. He was the top scorer of the tournament with 435 runs which is the most number of runs scored in a single season of the PSL. He averaged 43.50 which is also the highest average by a batsman in a single season of the PSL.

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