MCC [184/4] beat Multan Sultans [112] by 72 runs in final match of Pakistan tour

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So the final game of the tour for Sanga and men - a memorable trip for many reasons.

Multan Sultans will be well advised to put in their young guys to test in this game but a win will do wonders for their confidence ahead of the PSL.

MCC squad to tour Pakistan:

Kumar Sangakkara (President/Captain)
Guy Lavender (Tour Manager)
John Stephenson (Assistant Manager)
Ajmal Shahzad (Head Coach)
Ravi Bopara (Sussex)
Michael Burgess (Warwickshire)
Oliver Hannon-Dalby (Warwickshire)
Fred Klaassen (Kent)
Michael Leask (Scotland)
Arron Lilley (Leicestershire)
Imran Qayyum (Kent)
Will Rhodes (Warwickshire)
Safyaan Sharif (Scotland)
Roelof van der Merwe (Somerset)
Ross Whiteley (Worcestershire)

The following three players, who will appear in the upcoming Pakistan Super League, will each represent MCC in one match on the tour:

Liam Dawson (Hampshire/Peshawar Zalmi)
Samit Patel (Nottinghamshire/Lahore Qalandars)
Phil Salt (Sussex/Islamabad United)

 

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MCC win toss and elect to bat

 

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[Imran_The Man!]

Are they streaming this game live as the did the 1st one from Aitchision?

 

[zain7077]

No.

 

[Thunderbolt14]

Interesting that Ravi Bopara is playing for MCC, not Multan Sultans in this match.

 

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[Imran_The Man!]

No.

Ok thanks.

 

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Kumara Sangakara out to Ilyas after making 52 runs

 

[Shafi]

Kumara Sangakara out to Ilyas after making 52 runs

where are you watching the match?

 

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Ravi Bopara top-scored with 70 whilst visiting captain Kumar Sangakkara made 52; 2 wickets for Ali Shafiq.

 

[shah_1]

M Ilyas is really a poor bowler

 

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[arehaan]

So both Psl teams got hammered by team of Veterans and Associates. This just shows the poor selection from these Psl franchises. MS loss is more embarrassing especially considering they played some of there foreign players as well.

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Van der Merwwe should have played in PSL

 

[Titan24]

So both Psl teams got hammered by team of Veterans and Associates. This just shows the poor selection from these Psl franchises. MS loss is more embarrassing especially considering they played some of there foreign players as well.

These are just exhibition/practice matches with PSL teams going in with experiments and weighting their bench strengths. We can clearly see the aim of the franchises by LQ trying 3 leggies in the powerplay against MCC, MS giving gloves to Zeeshan and experimenting with the team combinations.

 

[AMSS]

No amount of experiments could possibly excuse losing to a combined Dad and Rejects XI.

 

[Saj]

Not sure how serious this match was but awful batting performance from Multan.

Lots of work ahead for them although I'm not convinced they know they're strongest team.

 

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MCC TRIUMPHED IN THE FINAL MATCH OF THEIR TOUR OF PAKISTAN, DEFEATING MULTAN SULTANS OF THE PAKISTAN SUPER LEAGUE BY 72 RUNS IN A T20 FIXTURE AT AITCHISON COLLEGE, LAHORE.

Half-centuries from Ravi Bopara and Kumar Sangakkara helped MCC to a total of 184 for 4 before Imran Qayyum starred with the ball in dismissing the Sultans for 112 inside 18 overs.

Sussex’s Bopara – who will play for the Sultans in the upcoming PSL – top-scored for MCC, hitting an unbeaten 70 from only 37 balls, a knock that included four maximums and seven fours.

His partnership with Sangakkara for the fourth wicket yielded 89 before the Sri Lankan fell to Mohammad Ilyas for 52 from 35 deliveries having hit three fours and three sixes in his innings.

Looking to bounce back from Monday's defeat, openers Arron Lilley (19) and Michael Burgess (18) had earlier made useful contributions before they were dismissed by Junaid Khan and Ali Shafiq respectively.

Seamer Shafiq was the pick of the bowlers for Multan, with figures of 2 for 21 from three overs.

In response, MCC bowled out their opponents inside 18 overs to finish the tour in style. Kent spinner Imran Qayyum was the chief destroyer, claiming incredible figures of 4 for 9 from his four overs.

Samit Patel took 2 for 2 from only four balls to end the innings swiftly, whilst Fred Klaassen (2 for 41) and Oliver Hannon-Dalby (1 for 3) were the other wicket-takers in the comfortable victory.

A third-wicket partnership of 58 between Khushdil Shah (45) and Zeeshan Ashraf (20) was the highlight of the Multan innings, but they were the only two batsmen to make double-figures as the middle order failed to get to grips with the spin of Qayyum, with the Sultans limping to a total of 112.

After a four-wicket victory over fellow PSL team Lahore Qalandars in their opening match, MCC end the tour with two victories and two defeats – a 50-over reverse against Pakistan Shaheens – the nation’s A team – and a nine-run loss against domestic T20 champions Northern.

Multan Sultans included former Pakistan star Shahid Afridi in their line-up, along with overseas players Wayne Madsen and Rilee Rossouw – familiar names from the domestic county circuit with Derbyshire and Hampshire respectively.

The Sultans are preparing for the 2020 edition of the PSL which starts later this week, and will be in Lahore once again in two days’ time as they begin their campaign against the Lahore Qalandars at the Gaddafi Stadium.

 

[shamaan]

The batting line up for this match was weak no chance afridi to bat at 6 come on the psl

Zeeshan
Shan
Rohail
Khusdil
Bopara
Moen
Afridi
Bilawal
Tanvir
Qadir
Ali shafiq

 

[fawad_wellwisher]

Makes you wonder if these local player selections for PSL are on merit.

 

[ahmedzee]

Usman Qadir is just garbage...just proved my point from few months ago that the only reason he is in the team is because of Misbah and his late father's friendship.

 

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Makes you wonder if these local player selections for PSL are on merit.

Captain run out for 1! Poor showing.

 

[SensiblePakFan]

Sanga back with a bang, horrendous performance by the sultans team. Dont think ive ever seen a touring side do sonwell before.