Dangles a legbreak turning away from off, rocks back and tries to pummel him over long-on but ends up giving a regulation catch to Tayyab Tahir at long-on as Multan consolidate their position at the top of the table with an emphatic win
Sultans vs Qalandars, 14th Match at Lahore, PSL, Feb 27 2024 - Match Result
Hope you enjoyed our coverage. We'll see you super soon for more cricket. For now, it's goodbye and goodnight from Rvel Zahid.
Multan Sultans were exceptional tonight; there was a stark contrast in both teams' bowling attacks. Usman Khan annihilated Shaheen Afridi and company and scored a marvelous 96-run innings that helped them post an impregnable score. Mohammad Rizwan has been leading the team superbly, showing his brilliant leadership abilities and tactical acumen.It looks like a well-gelled, happy team which enjoys each other's success. We saw how the young leggie Faisal Akram thrived in that conducive environment and picked two wickets on his PSL debut. Usama Mir then picked six wickets as Lahore Qalandars attempted to get closer to the target, and in the process, gave catches to the fielders. Lahore knew they had to press on the gas pedal right from the word go, but after losing both openers and then the introduction of spin, the contest turned into a one-way traffic. Qalandars' bowling attack lacked discipline as they gifted too many freebies and Multan showed their hunger to win and were absolutely clinical in all departments of the game. As a result of the win, Multan Sultans have tightened their grip at the top of the table with 10 points and Lahore Qalandars are yet to get off the mark after suffering their sixth loss on the bounce
Ryan: "if this the state of Shaheen Afridi's Lahore Qalandars then Pakistan need to be very very worried!!!!"
Pitched up wide of off, punched firmly but Faisal makes a superb diving stop at cover inside the ring
Malik Murad Ali: "Shaheen has to really sit with some expert and learn the captaincy skills. There are many obvious flaws which he has to overcome."
Saqib: "Hello @cricinfo, why is David Wiese not playing? Injured?" He has a calf injury
Tossed up a legbreak turning from off, lunges forward and hits it hard, Usama got his fingertips on it but could't hold on as the ball trickles away to wide long-off
Serves up a full-toss and tries to keep it away from the firing line, he skips down and mistimes it towards mid-on
Tremendous riposte from Usama Mir, sleight of hand befuddles him, it's a beautiful quicker one fuller outside off, loses his shape as he tries to hoist him for six, Rizwan gobbles it up gleefully at cover, tumbled but made sure it doesn't fluffs, fifer for Usama
That is a proper wallop! In his hitting arc, full at middle, down on the knee and clobbered with insolence way over deep midwicket, that left a dent!
Heat-seeking yorker tailing in from fifth stump line outside off, tries to jab it away in vain
Good length, skiddy, towards middle, bottom-hand shovel to deep midwicket
Ryan: "Carlos Brathwaite....hes the same guy right?!...."remember the name"?!!!"
Back of the hand slower one on short of a length at off, waits on the backfoot and unleashes a meaty blow way over long-on, stood tall and generated enormous power behind that shot
Searching for the yorker, not quite on target, he plays a delectable cover drive and beats Rizwan's despairing dive
Over the wicket, short of a length, beautiful seam presentation, seams in from outside off and beats his late cut
Round the wicket, back of a length, angling in and straightening down the line off, tucked to deep square
Bowls a decent legbreak on a length and was looking for an lbw, he leans forward and quickly bunts it away to deep midwicket
Castled! Zingers are alight Goes for a slog sweep and plays down the wrong line, going for a big hit without sizing up Usama at all and duly perishes. The dreadful rattle means he has to go back to the dressing room. He is on a hattrick!
Multan are hungry for wickets and want to finish this as early as possible. Tossed up a googly on a length wide of off, tries to cut and edges it to Usman Khan - the keeper. Geroge Linde's short stay at the crease comes to end. He was guessing which way the ball's going to spin. Vicious fist-pump and a very loud scream.
Rahat: "Qalandars performance is at par with Englands performance in 2023 CWCDefending champions with too much hype"
Hasnain : "Shaheen's decision making has really been questionable this season. Why would you send linde over Jahandad and Braithwaite. Same happened against Zalmi "
Zayaan: "@Rvel - There is nothing wrong in uploading comments man, It doesn't even cost a rupee"
Tosses up a legbreak outside off, flicked across the line to fine leg
FK: " (Faisal) Finally a wrist spinner for Pakistan who can bowl wrongums"
Zips it quicker on a length and it skids through the surface at middle stump line, Dussen yanks his front leg out of the way and pumps it in the air, Rizwan, in the outfield, at deep midwicket takes a fabulous catch, nice to see Rizwan showing his stellar fielding skills without the gloves tonight. Lahore should think about shaking hands already, they're going nowhere at the moment, succumbing under the scoreboard pressure and losing wickets like leaves falling off a tree in autumn
Beats Mohammad Ali's dive at deep fine leg. Throws it shortish at leg, nothing delivery, plants his front leg and unleashing his levers, crashed behind square on leg
Flighted another beautiful legbreak on fifth stump outside off, tapped down the pitch and that was a risky single, Faisal with a shy at the stumps at non-striker, would have been very close
Another tight legbreak from a length on middle, drags it down to long-on
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Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore | |
Toss | Multan Sultans, elected to bat first |
Series | |
Season | 2023/24 |
Player Of The Match | |
Hours of play (local time) | 19.00 start, First Session 19.00-20.30, Interval 20.30-20.50, Second Session 20.50-22.20 |
Match days | 27 February 2024 - night (20-over match) |
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Points | Multan Sultans 2, Lahore Qalandars 0 |
Over 17 • LQ 154/10