KARACHI: Multan Sultans on Friday ended the unbeaten run of Lahore Qalandars after chasing the 158-run target set by the Qalandars with seven wickets to spare at the National Stadium Karachi.
Captain Mohammad Rizwan once again came up big for Multan Sultans, leading his side from the front and scoring 76 runs in his team’s successful run chase of the modest 158-run target set by Lahore Qalandars.
A dominant win for @MultanSultans as they crushed @lahoreqalandars.#HBLPSL6 | #MatchDikhao | #MSvLQ pic.twitter.com/yRNBkI3bSc
— PakistanSuperLeague (@thePSLt20) February 26, 2021
Even though the target set wasn’t big, the Sultans were in trouble, having lost former Qalandar Chris Lynn in the opening over and being wobbled again at 30-2.
Rizwan (76) and Sohaib Maqsood then stabilized the ship, with the former in particular doing most of the damage and continuing the fine form that has now seen him score in double figures in six straight matches for franchise and country.
If @iMRizwanPak is the question, does anyone have an answer? Another match-winning knock from the Multan skipper. #HBLPSL6 | #MatchDikhao | #MSvLQ pic.twitter.com/8CHWwljvzR
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Earlier, Lahore Qalandars during their innings had set a target of 158 for the Multan Sultans courtesy Mohammad Hafeez’s 60 off 30 balls.
The Qalandars had a wobbly start to their innings with the team losing their openers early after some pressure was created by the Multan bowlers.
However, Hafeez and Joe Denly rescued their side but once the two lost their wickets the runs were hard to come by and Lahore ended up with 157/6.
For Multan, Shahnawaz Dahani and Carlos Brathwaite picked up two wickets each and leg spinner Usman Qadir also got a wicket.
