LAHORE (Kashmir English): Multan Sultans have secured a commanding seven-wicket victory over Rawalpindiz (RAP vs MS) in the 14th match of the Pakistan Super League (PSL 11) at the Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore, on Monday.
Batting first, the Pindiz piled up a daunting total of 182/8 on the board in their 20 overs. Chasing the target, Multan Sultans reached 183 runs in the 17th over for the loss of 3 wickets.
Sahibzada Farhan and Josh Flippy were outstanding for the Sultans by scoring 68 and 56 runs respectively.
Opening batter Steven Smith scored 5 runs, while Shan Masood scored 27, and captain Ashton Turner returned to the pavilion not out by scoring 26 runs.
Multan Sultans seal a commanding seven-wicket victory as they surmount the 183-run target with 22 balls to spare. #HBLPSL11 | #NewEra | #MSvRP pic.twitter.com/S8YNQthkQ6
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Experienced pacer Mohammad Amir was the pick of the bowlers for the Pindiz, taking two wickets for 32 runs in his three overs, while youngster Mohammad Amir Khan could dismiss only one player.
Earlier, batting first, Rawalpindi scored 182 runs for the loss of 8 wickets in the stipulated overs. Sam Billings was outstanding for Rawalpindi by scoring 56 runs not out.
The seven-wicket victory marked Sultans’ fourth in five matches and consolidated their top spot in the PSL 11 standings, moving two points clear of Karachi Kings, who are second with six points in three games.
On the contrary, the defeat extended RawalPindiz’s losing streak to four matches and thus remained seventh in the standings due to a relatively superior net run rate than that of fellow debutants Hyderabad Kingsmen, placed at the bottom with three losses in as many fixtures.
Playing XIs
Multan Sultans: Steven Smith, Sahibzada Farhan, Josh Philippe (wk), Shan Masood, Ashton Turner (c), Arafat Minhas, Mohammad Nawaz, Peter Siddle, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Muhammad Ismail, and Faisal Akram.
RawalPindiz: Mohammad Rizwan (c/wk), Yasir Khan, Kamran Ghulam, Daryl Mitchell, Sam Billings, Abdullah Fazal, Dian Forrester, Rishad Hossain, Mohammad Amir, Mohammad Amir Khan, and Asif Afridi.
