Highlights:
Lahore Qalandars beat Multan Sultans by 1 run in a thrilling match
Mohammad Rizwan’s best innings also could not avoid the team’s defeat
New Delhi. Pakistan Super League (PSL 2023) started on 13 February. The first match of the league was very exciting. Defending champions Lahore Qalandars beat Multan Sultans by 1 run. The PSL started on the day of the Women’s Premier League auction (WPL Auction). The bid on Indian women players in WPL is much more than the amount Pakistan’s star players get in PSL.
Multan Sultan’s captain Mohammad Rizwan won the toss and decided to field first. Fakhar Zaman and Tahir Baig gave a good start to Lahore Qalandars. Both added 61 runs in 7.2 overs for the first wicket. Fakhar scored 66 runs in 42 balls hitting 3 fours and 5 sixes. Tahir played an inning of 32 runs in 26 balls, which included 5 fours. In the last over, Zimbabwe’s all-rounder Sikandar Raza opened his/her hands and scored fast. he/she played an inning of 19 runs in 14 balls with one four and one six. Hussain Talat scored 20 runs in 12 balls. Lahore Qalandars scored 175 runs losing 6 wickets.
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Rizwan could not win
Mohammad Rizwan and Shan Masood gave Multan Sultan a great start. Both made 100 for the first wicket in 12.2 overs. At one time, the team seemed to be moving towards victory easily, but the bowlers of Lahore Qalandars returned to the match and sent Rizwan and Shaan to the pavilion within 31 runs. Mohammad Rizwan scored 75 runs in 50 balls with 8 fours and a six. At the same time, Shan Masood played an inning of 35 runs in 31 balls. David Miller also could not stay at the crease for long and returned to the pavilion after scoring 25 runs in 20 balls.
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Multan had to score 29 runs in the last 2 overs to win. In the 19th over, Haris Rauf hit a six and a four, Kieren Pollard scored 14 runs. 3 wickets fell in the last over, in which 2 batsmen including Pollard were run out. Pollard scored 20 runs in 12 balls. Multan Sultan could only manage 174 runs losing 6 wickets in 20 overs.
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Tags: Kieron Pollard, Muhammad Rizwan, P.S.L., Shaheen Afridi, Women’s Premier League
FIRST PUBLISHED : February 14, 2023, 09:04 IST