Match 21, Rawalpindi, March 05, 2024, 07:30 PM
Peshawar Zalmi
204/5(20.0ov)
Multan Sultans
200/5(20.0ov)
Peshawar Zalmi beat Multan Sultans by 4 runs
Best Batsmen
R
B
4S
6S
SR
Best Bowler
O
R
W
Econ
Man of the Match
Babar Azam
Commentry
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Babar Azam wins the Player of the Match. He says it is not easy at all even if they score above 200 this season. Adds he does not matter if he is captain or not, he just tries to do best with the bat. Reckons there is a lot of talk about strike rates but he is not the guy who will hit sixes from the word go. Tells Mehran Mumtaz is a special player, he plays with passion. Shares they have to be consistent and keep winning, feels they could do better with the bat as welll.
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Maybe, if any one of the top order batters could have made most of the start or if Multan scored at a quicker rate earlier on, things could have been different. Still though, they’ll be happy they did not lose by a big margin.
Aamer Jamal was really good in the middle overs and he picked up crucial wickets too. Salman Irshad and Luke Wood though were really expensive and they were taken to the cleaners by Iftikar who scored a fine half ton. He somehow gave his side a chance, a narrow one but he kept them alive in the last over too. Irshad though held his nerve when it mattered and helped his side get over the line and bag crucial two points.
Another close finish in this year’s PSL and it is Peshawar Zalmi who have come out on top. They have done the double over Multan. The only reason though Multan came so close is Iftikhar Ahmed and Chris Jordan. Peshawar were in total control of this game throughout. They leaked runs in the first three overs or so but Mumtaz was excellent. He got the first wicket and since then, it was a struggle for all the batters who came in.
In over# 20
6
1
4
4
1
0
2wd
Salman Irshad 46/0(3)
19.6
6
SIX! A legal delivery and Peshawar Zalmi win it. Fuller and outside off, this is lofted over long off for a biggie. They win by 4 runs.
19.5
1
A legal delivery needed now. Too full and on middle, Jordon plays it to long on for one. The crowd erupts as well.
19.4
4
FOUR! What hitting this is. 12 runs needed in 2 balls. Two biggies needed. A length ball, outside off, Jordon smashes it wide of long off for a boundary.
19.3
4
FOUR! 16 runs needed now. A length ball, slanting on middle. Jordon whips it through square leg for a boundary.
19.2
1
This is full and outside off, Ahmed strokes it to covers for a single. Excellent so far.
19.1
.
DOT! A length ball, wide of off. Ahmed swings hard but toe ends it back to the bowler.
19.1
2wd
TWO WIDES! Spills it down the leg side and the keeper does well to get a hand on it. One run!
23 runs needed in 6 balls. Salman Irshad to bowl the over.
In over# 19
6
1
1
4
1
1
Naveen-ul-Haq 32/1(4)
18.6
6
SIX! MASSIVE! This one keeps them in the game. Too full and outside off. Ahmed hammers it over mid-wicket for a biggie. 50 up for Ahmed! What a finisher he is turning out to be.
18.5
1
JUST ONE! Length and on middle, this is played to long on for a single.
18.4
1
Length and on middle, this is pushed to long on for a single. Multan Sultans need the last two balls to go big.
