Peshawar Zalmi defeated Multan by 4 runs after an interesting match. In HBL Pakistan Super League (PSL) 9, Peshawar Zalmi defeated Multan Sultans by 4 runs after an interesting match.
Chasing Peshawar Zalmi’s target of 205 runs, the Multan Sultans team scored 200 runs for 5 wickets in the allotted 20 overs.
In the match played in Rawalpindi, Peshawar Zalmi captain Babar Azam won the toss and elected to bat first against Multan Sultans.
Peshawar Zalmi’s innings
Peshawar Zalmi scored 204 runs for the loss of 5 wickets in the allotted 20 overs, captain Babar Azam scored 64 runs.
Apart from this, Saeem Ayub scored 46 runs, Haseebullah scored 31 runs and Asif Ali scored 11 runs. Romain Paul scored 23 runs and Aamir Jamal scored 12 runs not out.
Osama Mir took 3 wickets and Chris Jordan took 2 wickets for Multan Sultans.
Multan Sultans innings
Chasing the target of 205 runs, the Multan Sultans team scored 200 runs for 5 wickets, Mohammad Rizwan scored 32 runs, Reza Hendricks scored 5 runs, and David Mullan got out by scoring 19 runs.
Tayyab Tahir scored 26 runs, and Khushdal Shah scored 11 runs. However, Iftikhar Ahmed and Chris Jordan played an aggressive innings but could not give their team success in the thrilling match.
Iftikhar Ahmed scored 60 runs off 27 balls and Chris Jordan scored 30 runs off 12 balls.
On behalf of Peshawar Zalmi, Aamir Jamal took 2 wickets, and Naveen ul Haq and Mehran Mumtaz took one wicket each.
It should be noted that Multan Sultans is in the top position with 12 points and the play-off stage.
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It should be noted that Multan Sultans is at the top position with 12 points and has qualified for the play-off stage.
Quetta Gladiators and Peshawar Zalmi are second and third with 9 and 9 points respectively, Islamabad is fourth with 7 points, Karachi Kings is fifth and Lahore Qalandars is last.
