Multan Sultans defeated Peshawar Zalmi for the 6th straight win
Multan Sultans is the only team in the PSL-7 which is unbeaten so far
Chasing a
183-run target, the Zalmi never looked comfortable as both Kamran Akmal and
Liam Livingstone were sent back to the pavilion in the first six overs. Sultans
continued to strike on regular intervals as the Zalmi were clueless in crafting
the run-chase. Soon afterwards, the Wahab Riaz-led team looked in sheer
turmoil.
Experienced
all-rounder Shoaib Malik played a good knock of 44 runs and remained the highest
scorer for his team. Malik tried to bring Zalmi closer to the target by
smashing some boundaries, but the task for him was humongous against a
brilliant Sultans attack that restricted the Zalmi to 140 at the loss of 10
wickets.
In terms of
bowling, Khushdil Shah and Blessing Muzarabani were once again the stand-out
bowlers for their team as they took three wickets each, while Shahnawaz Dahani
dismissed two batters. Abbas Afridi and Imran Tahir picked one wicket each.
Sultans posted the total courtesy of Shan Masood’s terrific 68 runs and Tim David's sensational 34 runs off 18 balls. Their openers Shan Masood and Mohammad Rizwan provided them with a 98-run opening stand.
Rizwan
scored 34 runs, as he didn't look in the flow today, but Masood continued his
rich form by playing a 68-run inning of 49 balls with the help of eight fours
and one six which provided a solid foundation for other batters to launch an
onslaught against the Zalmi bowlers in the late overs.
For Zalmi,
experienced all-rounder Shoaib Malik was economical as he conceded only nine
runs in two overs.
Salman
Irshad, Wahab Riaz and Saqib Mahmood took two wickets each, but they were also
smashed badly.
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