Multan Sultans chase 243 runs target, beat Peshawar Zalmi by 4 wickets
Rawalpindi: Multan Sultans on Friday chased 243 runs massive target against Peshawar Zalmi and beat it by 4 wickets in PSL 8 match played in Pindi stadium.
Sultans did not get off to a good start as Muhammad Rizwan and Shan Masood failed to reach double figures and their team lost two wickets for 28 runs.
But then Kieron Pollard and Rilee Rossouw’s show started and they added 99 runs off just 43 balls.
Pollard was dismissed after scoring 52 runs off just 25 balls with the help of five sixes and three fours.
Azmatullah Omarzai bowled Tim David for just two runs and brought Peshawar Zalmi back in the game.
But Rilee Rossouw did not stop and kept hitting shots all around the ground and helped Multan Sultans reach 166 in 14 overs, which meant they needed 77 off last 36 balls.
Rilee Rossouw completed his century off just 41 balls, to break his own record for the fastest century in PSL.
Rilee Rossouw was dismissed after scoring 121 runs off 51 balls but Anwar Ali and Usama Mir did enough to give Multan Sultans a place in the playoff round as they finished on the first ball of the last over.
