Defending champions Lahore Qalandars have been defeated in the sixth match in a row in Pakistan Super League 9, while Multan Sultans have started with a win in Lahore as well.
Shaheen Shah Afridi’s Lahore Qalandars failed to get their first win of the tournament in the last match of the season played at the Gaddafi Stadium where they were defeated by 60 runs thanks to Osama Mir’s brilliant bowling.
The entire team of Lahore Qalandars could only score 154 runs in response to Multan Sultans’ 214 runs. Multan Sultans who entered the field without big players in this match, but Usama Mir did not let the captain realize it and managed to take six wickets alone.
Sahibzada Farhan from Qalandar’s side scored 31 runs and van der Dusen was the outstanding batsman by scoring 30 runs, while young Faisal Akram from Multan Sultans’ side was the other bowler who gave away only 25 runs in four overs while giving only 25 runs in four overs. What did
Speaking after the match, Shaheen Afridi said that some players in his squad are injured due to which they are facing difficulties. However, he also said that he ‘will not give up so easily but will fight till the last match.’
Earlier, Multan Sultans won the toss and decided to bat first, so the captain Muhammad Rizwan returned to the pavilion soon, but the other young batsmen of Multan Sultans, who entered the field with changes, grabbed the opportunity with both hands and scored a big target score. Put it on the board.
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Reza Hendricks, who opened against Lahore Qalandars, capitalized on his form and played an innings of 40 runs while Usman Khan was the hero for Multan Sultans with a 55-ball 96 that included two sixes and 11 fours.
Apart from Usman Khan, Iftikhar Ahmed once again showed his aggressive batting in this tournament and played an unbeaten innings of 40 runs off 18 balls with the help of three sixes and two fours.
On the other hand, the bowlers of Lahore Qalandars, who are facing constant difficulties, could not perform well in this match. Shaheen Afridi once again took a wicket in the first over but could not get any help from the second end.
For Lahore Qalandars, Shaheen Afridi took two wickets while Braithwaite and Sikandar Raza took one wicket each.
In this way, Lahore Qalandars ended the series of matches played at their home ground with a loss, after which Lahore Qalandars are at the bottom of the points table while Multan Sultans are at the top.
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2024-07-25 04:27:27
