Match 7, Karachi, February 26, 2021, 03:30 PM
Lahore Qalandars
157/6(20.0ov)
Multan Sultans
159/3(16.2ov)
Multan Sultans beat Lahore Qalandars by 7 wickets
Best Batsmen
R
B
4S
6S
SR
Best Bowler
O
R
W
Econ
Man of the Match
Mohammad Rizwan
Commentry
That is it from the first of the double header. The action in PSL 6 continues as Peshawar Zalmi take on Quetta Gladiators in the second game of the day. That game begins at 2000 local (1500 GMT). Join us for that one. Till then goodbye!
Man of the Match and winning captain, Mohammad Rizwan says that It happens with the grace of almighty. He praises his bowlers. Further says that they worked on their death bowling and today they got the results. He mentions that they cannot relax with just one win but it was the death bowling which cost us the previous games and today it was achieved and then they showed it in the batting. He says that delivering as a team is important which they failed in the previous games but today they gave their best in all the departments to earn this win.
Lahore Qalandars skipper, Sohail Akthar feels they were 20 runs short and admits they fielded poorly. Tells they are looking for a spinner to replace Rashid as his departure has affected them. Tells the tried to use pace bowlers in a hope to get something off the deck.
Man of the moment Sohaib Maqsood is down for a chat. Maqsood says that the Powerplay was important as they scored enough runs in the first 6 overs. He mentions that Rizwan's shot making allowed him to settle in. He says that he does not know why teams have won chasing but mentions that chasing is easy. He ends by saying that with the scores of 197 being chased then the teams would rely on chasing.
It just was not Lahore Qalandars day as they lost the toss to begin with and barring Hafeez there was hardly anything right about them today as they could get only a paltry score of 157. Brathwaite was the star with the ball finishing with 2/20 from his 4 which also included a maiden.
For Lahore, Shaheen began well but that was it! They then bowled poorly, fielded even poorly. A few dropped chances and quite a few rash deliveries which let the Multan batters score freely. They were quite under par today in all three departments and have been outplayed.
An easy win for Multan in the end! To be honest 158 was never going to be a challenging total and the Sultans have made a mockery of the run chase. They did lose Vince and Lynn early but Rizwan and Maqsood joined association and with a 100-plus run stand took their side home. Yes, Rizwan was fortunate on a few occasions but take nothing away from his innings. A complete performance to be honest from Multan.
In over# 1
6
0
1wd
1wd
Haris Rauf 41/0(3.2)
16.2
6
SIX! That's launched! Maqsood finishes the game in style! Short of length ball on midlde, Maqsood stays on the back foot and then pulls it up and over deep square leg for a biggie. MULTAN SULTANS WIN BY 7 WICKETS!
16.1
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Length on middle, turned towards mid-wicket.
16.1
1wd
WIDE! Another short one on middle, Maqsood lets it be. Wide given. Just 5 needed now.
16.1
1wd
WIDE! Short and down leg, left alone. Wide called. Just 6 now needed.
In over# 1
0
1
1wd
2
0
1
1
Ahmed Daniyal 24/0(3)
15.6
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Slower length ball around off, Rilee looks to slap it to the leg side but the ball arrives late and he pulls out of his stroke. Ben Dunk takes it on a couple of bounces there.
15.5
1
Full on off, stroked to cover-point for a single.
15.5
1wd
WIDE! Short and wide outside off, Maqsood makes a leave. Wide called. 150 comes up for Multan. Just 8 runs needed for them now.
15.4
2
On a length and on the pads, Maqsood tucks it to mid-wicket for a couple.
15.3
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Play and a miss! Length ball around off, Maqsood looks to go over the leg side but fails to get anything behind that shot.
15.2
1
Full and around off, Rilee drives it to covers for a single.
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