Today’s PSL 9 match between Lahore Qalandars and Multan Sultans took place at the Multan Cricket Stadium. The hosts, Multan Sultans, emerged victorious, securing a win by 5 wickets with 6 balls remaining.
Lahore won the coin toss and chose to bat first. They scored a total of 166 runs before being all out by Multan Sultans. Sahibzada Farhan was dismissed early, scoring only 2 runs. Fakhar Zaman and Rassie van der Dussen were the top scorers for Lahore, contributing 41 and 54 runs respectively. However, Multan Sultans bowled well, keeping Lahore’s run rate low.
Sikandar Mirza added 23 runs to Lahore’s total, while Jahandad Khan scored 16 runs. Abdullah Shafique and Carlos Brathwaite were the last batsmen on the pitch, scoring 6 and 15 runs respectively.
In the second innings, Multan Sultans faced an early setback when Dawid Malan was dismissed without scoring any runs. However, Mohammad Rizwan played a remarkable innings, scoring 82 runs off 59 balls to compensate for the early loss. He hit 12 boundaries, including 3 sixes and 9 fours.
Despite losing wickets early on, with Reeza Hendricks and Yaris Khan departing after scoring only 9 and 8 runs respectively, Multan Sultans found hope in David Willey and Iftikhar Ahmed. Willey contributed 25 runs, while Ahmed added 34 crucial runs to the team’s total.
Highlights
Here are the highlights for PSL 9 Match 7 between Peshawar Zalmi vs Karachi Kings:
Squads
Here are today’s squads:
Lahore Qalandars
Fakhar Zaman, Sahibzada Farhan (wk), Rassie van der Dussen, Abdullah Shafique, Sikandar Raza, George Linde, Carlos Brathwaite, Jahandad Khan, Shaheen Afridi (c), Haris Rauf, Zaman Khan
Multan Sultans
Mohammad Rizwan (c) (wk), Dawid Malan, Reeza Hendricks, Yasir Khan, Iftikhar Ahmed, Khushdil Shah, David Willey, Usama Mir, Abbas Afridi, Mohammad Ali, Shahnawaz Dahani
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