Multan Sultans registered a sensational five-wicket win over Lahore Qalandars in the third match of the HBL Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2022 at National Stadium in Karachi on Saturday.
The match swung like a pendulum as Sultans required 16 off six balls when Khushdil Shah hit three fours and a six in the last over.
The groundwork had already been laid by skipper Mohammad Rizwan and Shan Masood as they smashed unbeaten half-centuries.
The match turned on its head in the 17th over when Rizwan, who scored 69 off 42 balls, fell to Shaheen Shah Afridi.
The Qalandars’ bowlers could not perform up to the mark in the early overs; however, they picked up pace in the last five overs, taking back-to-back wickets.
Qalandars’ innings:
Fakhar Zaman’s hard-hitting helped Qalandars put up an impressive score on the board.
Shaheen had been put to bat first after losing the toss, but the decision did bear fruit, and the Qalandars were able to make their highest ever score of 206 for the loss off four wickets.
Fakhar Zaman made 76 off 35 balls, with the help of 11 fours and two sixes, while Kamran Ghulam smashed 43 off 31 balls with the help of two fours and three sixes.
The fall of wickets began in the ninth over when Khushdil Shah picked up the first and crucial wicket of Abdullah Shafiq (24), who was on a roll with his opening partner Fakhar Zaman.
Later in the 12th over, Imran Tahir took the wicket of Fakhar (76), piling up pressure on the Qalandars.
Mohammad Hafeez was the third man to go for 16 of 12 balls and the man to dismiss him was Kushdil. Meanwhile, David Willey picked up the fourth wicket of Kamran Ghulam (43) in the 18th over.
Teams:
Multan Sultans: Shan Masood, Mohammad Rizwan (c), Sohaib Maqsood, Rilee Rossouw, Tim David, Khushdil Shah, David Willey, Imran Tahir, Imran Khan Sr, Shahnawaz Dahani, Ihsanullah.
Lahore Qalandars: Fakhar Zaman, Abdullah Shafique, Mohammad Hafeez, Kamran Ghulam, Ben Dunk, David Wiese, Samit Patel, Rashid Khan, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Haris Rauf, Zaman Khan.
