Multan Sultans (210/3) thrash Peshawar Zalmi (154 all out) by 56 runs in Match 5 of PSL8

[MenInG]

So, the two best buddies come face to face and I can understand if it would be difficult to choose sides for some!

But both sides are coming off some good wins and brimming with confidence.

Question on many minds is whether Ihsanullah produce another match-winning performance or not, and if TKC do another batting master class for Zalmi.

 

[MenInG]

The points table as it stands after Match 4:

 

[MenInG]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">PSL 8: Which side will win Match 5 between Multan Sultans and Peshawar Zalmi? <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MSvPZ?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MSvPZ</a></p>— PakPassion.net (@PakPassion) <a href="https://twitter.com/PakPassion/status/1626536353318969347?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 17, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

 

[Rana]

My favourite match

Anyone who loses, I will still be very happy

 

[MenInG]

PZ win the toss and elect to field

 

[ha5is12]

Would love to see Arafat Minhas at some stage for Khushdil Shah

 

[JibranAnsari]

good seam position by wahab

 

[JibranAnsari]

lovely delivery

 

[Sher Khan]

I feel sorry for Usman Khan. Pakistan needs an exciting aggressively batsman but his out of the xi because Rizwan cannot bat below the opening position.

 

[MenInG]

Good start from Riz - now needs to play a longer innings

 

[MenInG]

I feel sorry for Usman Khan. Pakistan needs an exciting aggressively batsman but his out of the xi because Rizwan cannot bat below the opening position.

I feel Shan will be dropped for the next game and Usman brought in

 

[Waleed93]

My favourite match

Anyone who loses, I will still be very happy

Good day for you then.

Fixer XI has already lost 2 in 2, you need some happy moments.

 

[Caved12]

What is Masood doing? playing a test match?

 

[ha5is12]

Good day for you then.

Fixer XI has already lost 2 in 2, you need some happy moments.

Looool

 

[imshally81]

Waiting for Babar vs Ihsanullah

 

[Ali Active]

test match going on

 

[Waleed93]

Masood needs to be exposed.

A hard worker, but just not good enough.

 

[Hextro]

Sr of 162 for Rizwan in the powerplay. Where did the fast start guy go?

 

[ha5is12]

Sr of 162 for Rizwan in the powerplay. Where did the fast start guy go?

When things go against their agendas they hide away bro

 

[Hextro]

Masood is really struggling. He's missed out on 3-4 bad balls so far.

 

[MHN1293]

[MENTION=2016]Rana[/MENTION] I hope you don't criticize rizwan today if he ends up with a below par sr. Because like sharjeel last night he played at 170 in the power play.

 

[ha5is12]

Disastrous innings comes to an end thank god

 

[Hextro]

Extremely soft dismissal for Masood. Clearly out of form.

 

[Ali Active]

below par from masood he doesn’t deserve to be in PSL how he played in wc final is beyond me

 

[Rana]

Rizwan has been the same as masood

what he did better was cash in against a jobber like Khurram

 

[Hextro]

Multan by far has the most stacked middle-order this season. They have the ability to score 200 every game.

 

[Rana]

This guy Masood was preffered over Sharjeel and Saim in the Pakistan team

 

[Rana]

Rizwan should have been out for 0, but the umpires always have sympathy for him

 

[Nasty Naz]

lol @ that innings from Shan Masood.

Somehow playing all across the format for Pakistan despite being terrible in all 3. It truly is amazing.

 

[Rana]

Zalmi really have a terrible bowling line up

its absolutely attrocious!

 

[Caved12]

Wont be surprised if Rossouw or Rizwan score a century on this pitch

 

[imshally81]

How is muqeem?
Is he special?

 

[Rana]

Rizwan youve done your job

Now hit out or get out!

 

[Caved12]

Rizwan should have been out for 0, but the umpires always have sympathy for him

that was kind of weird, the ball should have gone over the stumps It was too high

 

[Rana]

that was kind of weird, the ball should have gone over the stumps It was too high

He was plumb out to the naked eye, the only concern was where the ball was pitching

 

[Hextro]

Senior players have been disastrous in the field this season. Shows a lack of seriousness from their end.

 

[Waleed93]

Sharjeel Khan yesterday : 34 off 26 at 130.

Mohammad Rizwan today : 37 off 25 at 148.

Guess who is supposed to replace who according to some newbies.&#55357;&#56834;

 

[Nasty Naz]

Shambolic caliber of fielding throughout the tournament. How many years & decades have we been saying this now?

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Rizwan destroying fans of the overrated, overweight, overaged fixer with all these impactful knocks

 

[Caved12]

He was plumb out to the naked eye, the only concern was where the ball was pitching

lol should have been all 3 red then It was not so not sure how you can say that it was plumb out

 

[Rana]

Wow this Khurram guy sucks

 

[ha5is12]

It's weird if the strike rate is low then he isn't good enough but when it's high its because he's batting against rubbish. Rizwan up against a double edged sword. Didn't hear anything about these lot being jobbers when imad hit however many runs he did a few days ago

 

[MenInG]

This may hurt but...

 

[Waleed93]

Lets see how the adulterous opener fares today

The fatty so far has flopped, Fixmir has flopped, the mentality monster got exposed with the ball and flopped with the bat.

Rizwan on his way to a 2nd impactful knock in 3 games.

Now waiting for the "AlDuTeRoUs OpEnEr" to flop once so that you can wipe your tears.

 

[Savak]

4560 unsold tickets for todays game. Maybe the PCB should experiment and try and reduce the prices by 50% for the remaining games in both Multan and KHI. Not a single game in this PSL has been fully sold out yet.

 

[Rana]

Leg side or edged for 4

 

[Hextro]

Every boundary Rizwan hits must feel like a punch in the gut for some.

 

[Waleed93]

A fifty of 33 balls.

Still not better than a golden duck according to some here.

 

[Rana]

Every boundary Rizwan hits must feel like a punch in the gut for some.

Nope

He is going to lose today

 

[Nasty Naz]

Really good batting by Rizwan and nice to see him be aggressive in the PP.

 

[ha5is12]

Too many claims not supported by evidence against Babar. Desperate times call for Desperate measures. Side not lovely little knock by Rizwan

 

[Caved12]

InshAllah Rizwan will score a century today

 

[Hextro]

95 with 9 overs to go... Multan must score 200.

 

[Rana]

tbf loving this beating Babar is taking

 

[Hextro]

Nope

He is going to lose today

Fun fact, Rizwan has scored more of runs today than Sharjeel has in his last 5 innings... 58.

 

[JibranAnsari]

multan needs to lose shan masood. They have the perfect batsmen for t20s.

Russow ,miller ,pollard , khushdil shah.

 

[Hextro]

Beautiful shot by Rizwan on the off-side.

 

[Rana]

Actually a pretty good innings

 

[Nasty Naz]

That shot over covers from Rizwan was absolutely spectacular.

 

[Caved12]

Nope

He is going to lose today

Meaning Babar will win then win win for Rizbar fans

 

[Darkrai]

Why are the matches starting at a different time?? Missed 12 overs....dumb pcb

 

[Hextro]

PZ is receiving an absolute beating. Even if they take wickets the power-hitting is likely to continue because of MS's stacked middle-order.

 

[MenInG]

Why are the matches starting at a different time?? Missed 12 overs....dumb pcb

Games in Multan start 6pm, Karachi ones 7pm (PST)

 

[Darkrai]

Games in Multan start 6pm, Karachi ones 7pm (PST)

Okay. Thank you.

 

[Waleed93]

Actually a pretty good innings

Different stages of grief :

First you refuse to admit the reality.

Then, you start finding excuses to downgrade the reality.

Finally, you accept and move on.

 

[imshally81]

Muqeem got Rizwan

 

[Nasty Naz]

Excellent innings from Rizwan. Smart bowling by the leggie.

 

[Caved12]

Noooooo Rizwan gone

 

[MenInG]

Muqeem got Rizwan

Is he from PJL?

 

[Rana]

Meaning Babar will win then win win for Rizbar fans

But one will lose

So I win 50%

 

[Rana]

Doesn’t have it in him to score a hundred even on a road

But well batted tbf

 

[Nasty Naz]

Absolutely MASSIVE six from Rossouw. Hard to believe he hasn't played more international cricket.

 

[MenInG]

Guys - impressions of Muqeem? good? ordinary? usless?

 

[Waleed93]

Doesn’t have it in him to score a hundred even on a road

But well batted tbf

Some can't even score 35 runs on their best day, on the same roads.

 

[Caved12]

Doesn’t have it in him to score a hundred even on a road

But well batted tbf

Already has a century in this format and another is coming soon Mark my words

 

[imshally81]

Guys - impressions of Muqeem? good? ordinary? usless?

Useful

 

[Waleed93]

Rossouw is going to take the game away from PZ.

Babar and co. may have to chase 200+ runs here.

 

[imshally81]

Is he from PJL?

No..

 

[Champ_Pal]

Riley on rampage. He is too good for these bowlers.

 

[Hextro]

The "Hamaray Heroes" guy talking right now is doing great work promoting football in Pakistan's northern areas, props to PCB for giving people like him a little coverage.