Multan Sultans defeated Lahore Qalandars by 5 wickets

In the seventh match of HBL Pakistan Super League 9, Multan Sultans defeated Lahore Qalandars by 5 wickets and achieved their third consecutive victory in the event.

Multan Sultans achieved the target of 167 runs once morest Lahore Qalandars for the loss of 5 wickets in 19 overs.

Captain Mohammad Rizwan was prominent by scoring 82 runs while Iftikhar Ahmed played an unbeaten innings of 34 runs off 11 balls to bring success to the team.

In the match played in Multan, Lahore Qalandars captain Shaheen Afridi won the toss and decided to bat first.

Lahore Qalandars innings

Lahore Qalandars scored 166 runs for the loss of 5 wickets in the scheduled 20 overs, van der Dusen was outstanding by scoring 54 runs.

Apart from this, Fakhar Zaman scored 41 runs, Sikandar Raza scored 23 runs, Jahandad Khan scored 16 runs, while Sahibzada Farhan was out by scoring 2 runs. Abdullah Shafiq scored 6 runs and Braithwaite remained unbeaten by scoring 15 runs.

For Multan, Muhammad Ali took 2 wickets, Abbas Afridi and Usama Mir took one wicket each.

Multan Sultans innings

Chasing the target of 167 runs, Mohammad Rizwan played responsible batting for Multan and played an innings of 82 runs off 59 balls, his innings included 3 sixes and 9 fours.

Apart from this, David Valley scored 25 runs, Reza Hendricks scored 9 runs and Yasir Khan scored 8 runs.

However, in the final overs, Iftikhar Ahmed played a smoky innings of 34 runs off 11 balls to give the team their third consecutive victory. Multan Sultans achieved the target in 19 overs at the loss of 5 wickets.

For Qalandars, Shaheen Afridi and Zaman Khan dismissed 2 players each.

It should be noted that Lahore Qalandars have lost their three matches so far while Multan Sultans have won their three matches and are on the first position in the points table.

Earlier in the first match played on Wednesday, Karachi Kings defeated Peshawar Zalmi by 7 wickets thanks to Kieron Pollard’s smoky innings.