After Lahore Qalandars' management handed over the captaincy to Shaheen Shah Afridi last year, their team's fortune took a surprising turn.
Since the last season, Qalandars, who were often criticised for their performances in Pakistan Super League (PSL), have remained the top team throughout.
After winning last year's PSL, which was their maiden title, Qalandars have now become the first-ever team to qualify for playoffs in the ongoing season.
Afridi-led Qalandars, having the likes of Haris Rauf, Fakhar Zaman and Rashid Khan, beat Multan Sultans by 21 runs on Saturday to qualify for the knockout stage.
The table-toppers are yet to play three more matches in the tournament which will decide their position on the points table.
Following another convincing performance and qualification to the playoffs, Qalandars were highly praised on the internet.
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Lahore beat Multan by 21 runs
While chasing the 181-run target, Multan Sultans got off to a decent start with Mohammad Rizwan and Shan Masood getting through the powerplay unscathed while also scoring 44 runs in the process.
However, Masood fell in the seventh over of the innings after a brilliant catch by Shaheen Shah Afridi on the bowling of Zaman Khan. The left-hander scored 19 runs in 20 balls.
Sikandar Raza bagged the prized scalp of Mohammad Rizwan, who scored 30 runs in 27 balls, after a successful review. The on-field umpire turned down the LBW appeal but replay showed three reds.
In a surprising call, Usama Mir was promoted up the batting order to score some quick runs but the experiment only yielded 17 runs in 11 balls. Mir, who came in to bat at number three, was cleaned up by Rashid Khan. The Afghanistan leg-spinner also dismissed David Miller (1), after another successful review by the Qalandars, in the same over.
Rashid Khan, who finished with figures of 3-15 in four overs, also sent Rilee Rossouw back to the hut.
Kieron Pollard scored 39 runs in 28 balls but that was not enough to get Multan over the line.
Zaman Khan, Haris Rauf, Sikandar Raza and Hussain Talat claimed one wicket each.
Multan were restricted to 159-7 in 20 overs.