Multan Sultans (214/4) defeat Lahore Qalandars (154/10) by 60 runs in match 14 of PSL 9

[Savak]

Sikander Raza is unreliable, he is only good for short cameos, he is not someone you can rely on to play long innings.

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Looks a tad difficult now for Lahore to get this

 

[Ahmed216]

Trapping Rassie twice is no mean achievement. Forced him to play defensive shot on the last ball with RRR close to 13

 

[Rana]

Usama Mir the new run Machine

 

[PakEngFan]

Why is it shocking? Is it Babar and Rizwan’s birth right to be the only ones who score soft runs in PSL?

Babar and rizwan are billion times the player Usman is. And Usman is billion times the player Imad is. PSL is servel levels below international cricket.

 

[Ahmed216]

Alex Hartley is lovely. Looks like a very positive person

 

[Rana]

While not a fan of RizBar opening pair, at least they are batsmen so it made sense...Shaheen is not an all rounder, no matter how much he believes that...plus he can't play spin to save his life!

The point is about the misuse of power

Everyone misuses it in Pakistan. Why should Shaheen miss out?

 

[Omer2002]

Faisal been awusum absolutely the way he he has been treated in his career

 

[Ahmed216]

Can't believe he's our captain now. Rizwan will be massive upgrade but even going back to babar won't look too bad

 

[NeVerMind]

The point is about the misuse of power

Everyone misuses it in Pakistan. Why should Shaheen miss out?

Because someone needs to break the mould...two wrongs don't make a right...no wonder Pakistan is a failed state! If previous leadership was corrupt, why not the next one?!

And with that, Shaheen departs to a useless spinner like Mir.

 

[AAli98]

Shahid & Shaheen Afridi are to Pak cricket what zardari & sharifs are to Pak.. mafias

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Tayyab Tahir needs to lose a few kgs

 

[RidiculousMan]

Promoting Shaheen and Linde ahead of Jahandad and Braithwaite when you need 12 rpo.

Qalandari stuff indeed.

 

[Rana]

Because someone needs to break the mould...two wrongs don't make a right...no wonder Pakistan is a failed state! If previous leadership was corrupt, why not the next one?!

And with that, Shaheen departs to a useless spinner like Mir.

You can’t break the mould with Saya corporation in power for Pakistan cricket im afraid

 

[Ahmed216]

Gorgeous delivery that. Great revs.
I would pick this guy straightaway

 

[PakEngFan]

Big heart rizwan allowing Usman to keep.

 

[Maliq_Mudasir]

Rizwan Superman

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Lovely catch Rizzy

RVD gone to Mir

 

[Omer2002]

Usama mir ia pretty pathetic ..surely faisal akram will be aheas of him

 

[Ahmed216]

Big heart rizwan allowing Usman to keep.

Because he moves so well in the field too. Look at that catch

 

[RidiculousMan]

Usama Mir has been the best spinner so far in this tournament

 

[Asad T]

Maybe he feels that he is a better fielder without gloves than Usman Khan

And that's why, what a catch in the deep by Riz

 

[Rana]

Regulation catch made to look like world class for PSL standards

 

[PakEngFan]

Because he moves so well in the field too. Look at that catch

Something which Azam Khan could only dream off.

 

[PakEngFan]

Regulation catch made to look like world class for PSL standards

This will be the greatest catch of all time if Imad or Azam Khan could catch.

 

[Ahmed216]

Usama Mir bowls much better under Rizwan

 

[Rana]

This will be the greatest catch of all time if Imad or Azam Khan could catch.

It’s a great catch considering his only contribution today is eating up 5 balls for 0 runs

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Usama Mir had some fun too

4 wickets

 

[sindhiboy]

Lahore getting annihilated. Meanwhile Dahani still playing for Multan despite being a run machine like Haris Rauf

 

[Savak]

Qalandars should have the services of Rashid Khan next season and that will make a big difference and mask Shaheen's weaknesses as captain.

However they need to look beyond Wiese, Brathwaide and look to add more wicket taking options to their line up.

 

[Ahmed216]

Abrar Ahmad and Faisal Akram two bright prospects for Pak. If only they are handled properly

 

[Maliq_Mudasir]

Rizwan demonstrates exceptional leadership skills by bringing out the best in average players. His ability to support and appreciate the efforts of bowlers and fielders today, even in challenging situations such as being hit for boundaries or dropping catches, showcases a commendable display of his patience.

 

[sindhiboy]

Rizwan demonstrates exceptional leadership skills by bringing out the best in average players. His ability to support and appreciate the efforts of bowlers and fielders today, even in challenging situations such as being hit for boundaries or dropping catches, showcases a commendable display of his patience.

should be pak's captain instead of shaheen

 

[ataullah]

Abrar Ahmad and Faisal Akram two bright prospects for Pak. If only they are handled properly

My top 2 pak spinners

 

[Maliq_Mudasir]

should be pak's captain instead of shaheen

Ideally yes, since we don't have any other genuine player with leadership skills. But at the same time, he is awful in handling press - his articulation would land him into lot of controversies.

 

[MenInG]

 

[DeadlyVenom]

Usama Mir got the worlds jammiest 6fer

 

[sindhiboy]

how has usama mir taken 6 fer?

 

[PakEngFan]

It’s a great catch considering his only contribution today is eating up 5 balls for 0 runs

At least he can contribute in the field unlike your heros.

 

[MenInG]

End game for LQ starting?

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Who gives the presentation to Marina to do

She can't even say the prize money correctly

 

[Cricket Warrior]

Aqib Javed spoke about Lahore Qalandars' troubles this season in a post match press conference:

"On a given day if you observe Multan's available players were very limited. Despite the challenges, one still needs to show fight on the ground. "

Unfortunately, we haven't managed to do that. In the previous five matches we came close but today's performance was really disappointing for us. "

"The reason which I can tell you is that the team relies on a combination of players and sometimes individual performances from 3 to 4 players can determine your position in any tournament. In our case the combination is not good enough. Looking at our bowling there is a lack of maturity and consistency. "

"Shaheen is fighting alone he starts the overs and comes in at the end too. When you don't get support from any other bowler even your quality bowlers become vulnerable."

 

[Cricket Warrior]

Multan Sultans cruised to a 60-run triumph against the home team Lahore Qalandars after a clinical performance with the bat and ball on Tuesday night at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore.

Sultans rode on the brilliant batting performance of Usman Khan, player of the match, and wizardry of Usama Mir who rewrote history books with his six-wicket haul to bag their fifth win. Qalandars have now lost six games on the trot in the HBL PSL 9.

Lahore Qalandars opening batters, Sahibzada Farhan and Fakhar Zaman, brought up 50 runs on the board in five overs before Fakhar’s (23, 16b, 3x4s) stumps were castled by pacer Aftab Ibrahim.

In the following over, Sahibzada departed for 31 off 21 balls courtesy of Khushdil Shah.. Wrist-spinner Faisal Akram, making his HBL PSL debut, was introduced into the attack and took no time to bag his maiden wicket as he outfoxed Kamran Ghulam (12, 9b, 2x4s) on the fifth ball of the 10th over.

Sikandar Raza then launched an assault on Usama’s first over, hitting two consecutive sixes and amassing 16 runs.

Faisal returned to put an end to Sikandar’s (17, 7b, 2x6s) cameo with Reeza Hendricks pouching the ball at deep midwicket. Shaheen, walking in to bat at six, smoked his third ball for a maximum only to be stumped two balls later for just nine off five balls with the scorecard reading 120-5.

Lahore Qalandars lost their last five wickets for a mere 34 runs as Usama wreaked havoc with the ball. The collapse began with Rassie van der Dussen (30, 22b, 1x6) holing out to Rizwan at deep midwicket where the Multan skipper took a brilliant catch.

A ball later Usama dismissed George Linde, who returned for five off seven balls, while Jahandad Khan copped a golden duck leaving Usama with a hat-trick chance. Carlos Brathwaite tried his best to bail out Lahore from crisis as he took 13 off the 16th over but Usama returned to dismiss Salman completing his maiden T20 five-wicket haul. Three balls later Usama wrapped up the Qalandars’ innings as he dismissed Zaman Khan for a solitary run leaving Brathwaite stranded on an unbeaten 14 off 7 balls.

Usama, with his haul of six for 40, reaped the best bowling figures for a spinner in HBL PSL history. He also became the only spinner in the tournament’s history to bag six wickets in an innings. Faisal returned with two wickets while Aftab and Khushdil bagged one each.

Earlier, Multan Sultans won the toss and opted to bat first. Shaheen Shah Afridi struck in his first over to remove Mohammad Rizwan, for a five-ball duck, with a magnificent delivery that came back to crash into stumps as the batter attempted a drive.

Usman Khan, playing his second HBL PSL 9 game, joined Hendricks on the crease and the duo started scoring fluently. By the end of the powerplay, Sultans had posted 53 runs on the board for the loss of one wicket.

The second-wicket partnership lasted for 46 balls in which Hendricks and Usman amassed 70 runs before Hendricks (40, 27b, 6x4s, 1x6) was dismissed by Sikandar Raza courtesy of a sharp catch behind the wickets by Sahibzada Farhan.

Despite the fall of the wicket, Usman kept the run flow intact, with 14 runs coming off the 10th over, as Sultans racked up 94-2 at the halfway mark. In the following over he brought up his second HBL PSL fifty off 31 balls.

Tayyab Tahir raced to a 14-ball 21 before falling to Brathwaite on the last ball of the 15th over, after stitching a 77-run third-wicket partnership with Usman. Iftikhar Ahmed walked in and went all guns blazing as his onslaught against Shaheen in the 18th over, which yielded 21 runs off the back of two sixes and one four.

Sultans crossed the 200-run mark with style as Iftikhar hit a huge six over deep midwicket against Jahandad on the fourth ball of the penultimate over. Usman was denied his second HBL PSL hundred by Shaheen as he fell for 55-ball 96 in the last over.

Iftikhar’s blitz with the bat yielding an unbeaten 40 off 18 balls meant that Sultans finished with a strong total of 214-4 in the allotted 20 overs.

Shaheen bagged two wickets while Brathwaite and Raza returned for one each.

Scores in brief:

Multan Sultans beat Lahore Qalandars by 60 runs

Multan Sultans 214-4, 20 overs (Usman Khan 96, Iftikhar Ahmed 40 not out, Reeza Hendricks 40; Shaheen Shah Afridi 2-39)

Lahore Qalandars 154 all out, 17 overs (Sahibzada Farhan 31, Rassie van der Dussen 30; Usama Mir 6-40, Faisal Akram 2-25)

Player of the match – Usman Khan (Multan Sultans)

 

[Cricket Warrior]

Who played a better knock in Multan Sultans victory?

My pick is Iftikhar Ahmed for his impactful cameo of 40 runs off just 18 deliveries

 

[Naveed34]

Yesterday Match.
Multan Sultans scored 214/4 in 20 overs
Lahore Qalandars scored 154 in 17 overs.
Multan Sultans won the match by 60 runs
Usman Khan was named the Player of the Match.