Multan Sultans (206/4) comprehensively defeat Peshawar Zalmi (159/9) by 47 runs in the PSL 6 final

[Firebat]

The big day of PSL 6 is here! Rizwan's Multan are in their first ever final, while Wahab's Peshawar will be competing in their 4th.

Haider Ali and Umaid Asif will be unavailable for the Zalmi due to breaches of the Covid-19 protocols.

Squads:

Peshawar Zalmi - Wahab Riaz (c), Shoaib Malik, David Miller, Kamran Akmal, Sherfane Rutherford, Amad Butt, Imam-ul-Haq, Mohammad Irfan, Abrar Ahmed, Mohammad Imran Randhawa, Mohammad Imran, Waqar Salamkheil, Bismillah Khan, Rovman Powell, Jonathan Wells, Sameen Gul, Khalid Usman, Hazratullah Zazai


Multan Sultans - Shan Masood, Rilee Rossouw, Sohail Tanvir, Imran Tahir, Khushdil Shah, Usman Qadir, Sohail Khan, Mohammad Rizwan (c), Sohaib Maqsood, Sohaibullah, Shahnawaz Dhani, Imran Khan, Mohammad Umar, Hammad Azam, Johnson Charles, Obed McCoy, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Shimron Hetmyer, Waseem Muhammad


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[Firebat]

Just 2 hours away from the toss.

 

[mon858]

Hope they won't play Irfan unless he has magically recovered to last 20 overs. Go with Sameen Gul and Abrar. They have enough right-handed batsman to play a leg spinner. Plus bit earlier start time less dew.

 

[Firebat]

Umaid will be a big loss for Peshawar, he's been very good for them. I imagine Sameen Gul would come back in alongside Imran, Irfan and Amad as the pace options.

 

[liam26]

No updates yet

 

[Firebat]

Peshawar Zalmi win the toss and opt to bowl first.

Multan are unchanged, while Peshawar bring in Sameen Gul.

 

[Justcrazy]

Multan Sultans:

Shan Masood, Mohammad Rizwan (capt & wk), Sohaib Maqsood, Rilee Roussouw, Johnson Charles, Khushdil Shah, Sohail Tanvir, Imran Tahir, Blessing Muzarabani, Imran Khan, Shahnawaz Dahani


Peshawar Zalmi:

Hazratullah Zazai, Kamran Akmal (wk), Jonathan Wells, Shoaib Malik, Rovman Powell, Sherfane Rutherford, Amad Butt, Wahab Riaz (capt), Sameen Gul, Mohammad Irfan, Mohammad Imran


Peshawar Zalmi have elected to bowl.

 

[Justcrazy]

There we go , Shaan and Rizwan to start !

 

[PakPremi]

Good teams for both PZ and MS except for Kamran Akmal and Sohail Tanvir.

 

[Rafa]

Hoping for a good contest

 

[PakPremi]

No broadcast on Sky yet.

 

[Yasir_ch]

Sameen has to bring one back on to his pads.

 

[Baigel]

Wow.

Sameen is bowing a a beautiful over.

Where was he the entire tournament?

 

[The cricket enthusiast]

Gosh masood

 

[Titan24]

No broadcast on Sky yet.

It should be on Sky sports mix.

 

[Yasir_ch]

Sameen bowled beautifully but he should have brought one back onto his pads.

 

[Titan24]

Wow.

Sameen is bowing a a beautiful over.

Where was he the entire tournament?

Played a match before as well and took 3 wickets but, in the next match went for plenty.

He is pretty good with new ball but not so much at death.

 

[Third Man]

Sameen bowled beautifully but he should have brought one back onto his pads.

He can't and that's the problem. Bowls a good swinging length but only swings it one way.

 

[Baigel]

Played a match before as well and took 3 wickets but, in the next match went for plenty.

He is pretty good with new ball but not so much at death.

Realistically though, his limitations at the death shouldn’t play a factor in him not playing.

There’s a player at CSK, can’t recall the name, but he’s only tasked with bowling his whole quota in the first 4.

I’m not overreacting at his first over, but any player should be played to their strengths

 

[Ahmed216]

Will rizwan step up today after a quiet last week or so

 

[PakPremi]

It should be on Sky sports mix.

Thanks it was but too close to start of the match.

 

[Omer2002]

Thanks it was but too close to start of the match.

Its on sky action

 

[The cricket enthusiast]

Mazaak raat chal raha hay kya?
Both playing test match

 

[Yasir_ch]

He can't and that's the problem. Bowls a good swinging length but only swings it one way.

Oh okay that's a big problem then.He should develop it. if he can do that he can be a very good option for test cricket.

 

[Firebat]

Masood and Rizwan are really struggling against Sameen.

 

[Faizan001]

Does sameen have outswing to RHB?

 

[sharmaji]

Excellent swing bowling by Sameen Gul. Get him into PCT.

 

[JibranAnsari]

Its a tragedy to see shan masood open in t20s

 

[Firebat]

They have to go after Irfan because they can't line Sameen up at all.

 

[Yasir_ch]

Sameen should bowl another over.

 

[mrtaim3]

Both of these doesn't work together. Should have been someone else opening with Rizwan. Shan putting all pressure on Rizwan.

 

[Titan24]

PTV sports coverage has improved in last year or so but, high time they update it to HD. They have done really well financially over the last few years if I am not wrong so it would be a worthy investment.

 

[Titan24]

Sameen should bowl another over.

He should ball his 4 overs in my opinion before 12-14 overs.

 

[Baigel]

Oh okay that's a big problem then.He should develop it. if he can do that he can be a very good option for test cricket.

No bowler in Pakistan can swing it both ways. So he’s as good as you’re gonna get

 

[Firebat]

Both openers ramping it up now, test for Sameen to recover.

 

[Titan24]

Excellent swing bowling by Sameen Gul. Get him into PCT.

Not in T20s but, should have been in the test squad in the last season or so but, doesnt seem to be hyped in Pak cricket circles like some others.

 

[Firebat]

Good recovery from these guys, 25 runs from the last 2 overs.

 

[sharmaji]

Yes, he is not perfect, goes for runs. But he has a beautiful swing and you're right, he could do well in tests, with the red ball.

Not in T20s but, should have been in the test squad in the last season or so but, doesnt seem to be hyped in Pak cricket circles like some others.

 

[mrtaim3]

1 four and his line is all over the place.

 

[GoUgandaCranes]

A good start to the match by both teams I feel.

 

[Ahmed216]

Not in T20s but, should have been in the test squad in the last season or so but, doesnt seem to be hyped in Pak cricket circles like some others.

Indeed he bowls a perfect test match length

 

[mrtaim3]

Good comeback by Multan

 

[Rana]

Look at how Zazai bats and compare it to Rizwan and Masood.

Our batsmen a are a joke when it comes to T20 opening!

 

[Ahmed216]

I find it difficult to understand why these professionals cant play lofted strokes with the field in

 

[Justcrazy]

Explosive start by Multan here

 

[SangasCoverDrive]

Ramiz has to be the biggest joker, hes saying on commentary that more people are watching this match than Pakistan vs India in WC

 

[Saj]

Sameen Gul bowling all over the place.

Singlehandedly launched MS innings.

 

[JibranAnsari]

No pace no passion from wahab

 

[Titan24]

The way Masood and Rizwan have had few 50 partnership and that too at a good rate definitely shows some so called hitters how to go about it with their skillset in a comparatively risk free manner.

 

[mrtaim3]

Look at how Zazai bats and compare it to Rizwan and Masood.

Our batsmen a are a joke when it comes to T20 opening!

That zazai will be found out sooner or later.

 

[Titan24]

PZ missed an opportunity to try a matchup here. Mohammad Imran got Rizwan out on one of their previous encounters on a slower ball so he could definitely have been deployed against him. He is yet to ball an over which is pretty surprising

 

[JibranAnsari]

Still better innings than babar azams last 5 innings.

 

[Titan24]

Beautifully delivered slower ball

 

[srh]

Peshawar Zalmi win the toss and opt to bowl first.

Multan are unchanged, while Peshawar bring in Sameen Gul.

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How the hell Imam-ul-Haq make any PSL team?

 

[Saj]

2 very good overs from Amad so far.

Really impressed with him to date in the matches he has played in PSL6 in UAE.

 

[Justcrazy]

Multan need to take a few calculated risks , its better to be 190 all out rather than 175 . 3

 

[JibranAnsari]

Terrible knock, you cant always wait for halwa bowling in t20s.

 

[Titan24]

PZ missed an opportunity to try a matchup here. Mohammad Imran got Rizwan out on one of their previous encounters on a slower ball so he could definitely have been deployed against him. He is yet to ball an over which is pretty surprising

And he gets Rizwan again.

 

[srh]

this is such a bad strategy: play slow, dont take advantage of PP and then try to get going later

 

[Titan24]

Rizwan should have carried on and increased the tempo now. Not the best knocks at the end after a decent start

 

[Ahmed216]

I think we can now conclude rizwan is out of form.
Imran is improving. Should have had 3 by now

 

[Justcrazy]

Peshawar has bowled pretty well , things are not out of control.

 

[Titan24]

this is such a bad strategy: play slow, dont take advantage of PP and then try to get going later

56-57 or so in 7 overs without a loss was pretty decent and almost all teams in the world would take that but yes they should have pushed and executed better in the next few overs

 

[Ahmed216]

this is such a bad strategy: play slow, dont take advantage of PP and then try to get going later

Indeed T20 demands more madness and less method

 

[Justcrazy]

Four

Zalmi need more of those

 

[Justcrazy]

100 up

46 balls remaining , they need to go after the bowling now and aim for another 80 runs

 

[Caved12]

Sohaib Maqsood 2.0

 

[Titan24]

Thats one extraordinary shot from Maqsood against such pace

 

[Firebat]

That flick/ramp from Maqsood was insane, against serious pace.

 

[Justcrazy]

Four

Good hit to end the over

 

[Justcrazy]

SIXXXX

Just what the doctor ordered

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Unreal from maqsood. Doesn’t look like a Pakistani batsman at all

 

[Firebat]

The openers bring the steady foundation, and the middle order bring the fireworks. Complete team.

 

[Justcrazy]

127 . 2

36 balls to go

 

[Ahmed216]

Unreal from maqsood. Doesn’t look like a Pakistani batsman at all

Certainly playing with a confidence that we are not used to seeing from Pak batsmen

 

[PakPremi]

The openers bring the steady foundation, and the middle order bring the fireworks. Complete team.

This is how it should be for Pakistan after Rizwan and Babar provide sound foundation and the rest to take advantage and up the ante later, but the Tika (Talat, Iftikhar, Khushdil, Asif) players in particular are unable to accelerate and lose their wickets when they try.

 

[Firebat]

The 50 partnership between Maqsood and Rossouw comes up in just 20 balls.

 

[salahuddin10]

Pak really needs to give sohaib 5-6 games at no 3

 

[hasanali]

Tahir is the key in this match. I’m expecting him to be decisive.

 

[salahuddin10]

Rilee took 11 balls to reach 30.rizwan took 30