Peshawar Zalmi (179/8) defeat Multan Sultans (174/10) by 5 runs to register their first win of PSL 9

[Rana]

With Rizwan as captain, Pakistan will be fielding with 4 fielders max outside of the boundary from the 18th over

He genuinely believes you have 50 overs time to complete 20 overs

 

[oatmeal]

Hope we have a close game today.

 

[Rana]

Yup, looks like Salman Agha could be our middle order hitter from now on instad, maybe he will be our rightful captain someday too haha

Babar
Rizwan
Shan
Haseeb
Salman
Iftikhar

Absolute fire top 6

 

[FearlessRoar]

It's a highly competitive total. Multan Sultans have a strong and deep batting lineup.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1761056581888737392

 

[Asad T]

Babar
Rizwan
Shan
Haseeb
Salman
Iftikhar

Absolute fire top 6

Please make space for Abdullah. he is showing his worth in PSL at #4

 

[Nasty Naz]

Peshawar weakness has been their bowling. Pretty sure they couldn't even defend 240 last season so this will be a tough test. They have enough on the board to defend but their bowling attack is very suspect.

 

[CerebralPatriot]

Tata bye bye Rizwan, thanks for nothing

 

[Rana]

Absolute coward Rizwan

Was hiding from the left arm seamer by putting the newbie Yasir Khan to face him. Allowed so much pressure to build and then deserts his side with the required rate climbs to close to 10

Deserves this humiliation

 

[Rana]

@hitthestump what happened here?

 

[Rana]

Rizwan is scared to face left arm seamers

 

[FearlessRoar]

Need heroics from Iftimania again today.

 

[CerebralPatriot]

Yasir Khan learning from his idol

 

[FearlessRoar]

Asif Ali should be the captain of PZ, if not Aamer Jamal

Asif Ali should open the innings for PZ.

 

[Rana]

Where have you gone @hitthestump ?

Not bouncing up and down for Rizwan anymore?

 

[The Bald Eagle]

Powell's huge six earlier.

 

[iPakistani]

Rizwan out early and the Multan team is in disarray. 27/1 after 5 overs. They're not chasing this.

 

[Rana]

Should have been out for 0 against IU too

 

[Rana]

Rizwan out early and the Multan team is in disarray. 27/1 after 5 overs. They're not chasing this.

Who’s fault is that? Who asked Rizwan to hide against Luke Wood first over?

 

[Asad T]

average captaincy from babar so far
Naveen beat Yasir 3 times outside off stump in the first over. He should have kept a slip or third man for him after that

 

[Asad T]

Do you think they should donate to Gaza when there are a lot of issues at home? I mean Gaza is a noble cause but isnt there a lot of poverty at home to look at first?

 

[lazy cricketer]

finally a pakistani spinner who can spin it a little

 

[CerebralPatriot]

Despite going for a duck it still feels like Rizwan is batting with Yasir at the crease

 

[oatmeal]

Yasir Khan gone.

 

[Rana]

Random guy opening the innings and playing a Babar/Rizwan type innings

What does that tell you?

 

[oatmeal]

Its 9th over and Yasir has scored 43 out of 52 runs

 

[Rana]

Imagine losing to PZ with Babar as captain

 

[CerebralPatriot]

Random guy opening the innings and playing a Babar/Rizwan type innings

What does that tell you?

Yasir on the Saya payroll too?

 

[Asad T]

PSL attracting very average talent like Paul Walter this season

 

[Asad T]

Even the comms are dissing Babar's captaincy for resting Naveen and Yabook after the both bowled great first overs haha

 

[FearlessRoar]

Strange captaincy from Babar Azam. I guess Powell can bowl better than Walter.

 

[FearlessRoar]

Dawid Malan is a liability for Multan Sultans. His strike rate is too low.

 

[Asif321]

Zalmi should have their first win today

 

[The Bald Eagle]

RRR 11.3 now. Getting out of MS reach

 

[Asad T]

Another drop hahaha from Haseebullah this time. Fielding this tournament has been truly pathetic

 

[Rana]

What a weird decision

Looked not out on real time

 

[Rana]

We are in Babar captaincy time

Clueless

 

[oatmeal]

Haseebullah dropped the match

 

[Cricket Warrior]

1 big over multan needs here.

 

[adi_62941]

Babar is a softy not only in batting but also in captaincy. He is a weak learner and very weak in game awareness

 

[Rana]

Hendricks is not T20 standard for South Africa

 

[Rana]

Multan have got this

Would be surprised if they lose from here

 

[Rana]

Malan 41 off 19 so far

 

[Cover Drive Six]

Zalmi should have their first win today

I don't think so. Babar failed to capitalize on the situation after the fall of two wickets, and his bowling rotation is poor.

 

[Rana]

Darren Sammy out now captaining PZ

 

[Rana]

50 off 22 balls

Class

 

[Cover Drive Six]

All of Multan's top 4 batsmen are openers.

 

[Asif321]

Peshawar has the worst bowling line up combine it with worst captain of PSL . Babar captaining Pakistan for 4 years was a tragedy .

 

[Asad T]

All of Multan's top 4 batsmen are openers.

Tbh its the same with Zalmi

 

[Asif321]

I don't think so. Babar failed to capitalize on the situation after the fall of two wickets, and his bowling rotation is poor.

Expected he couldn’t even win games with shaheen , Naseem let alone with this bowing

 

[Asad T]

Hendricks is not T20 standard for South Africa

Maybe not, but all he has to do is to feed strike to the aggressor as the RRR is under control (for now)

 

[Rana]

Proper useless innings so far by Hendricks

 

[Asad T]

Now that Malan is out, it will be interesting to see if Hendricks steps it up

 

[Nasty Naz]

Failing to understand why Babar didn't bring in Yaqoob to face Khushdil. You know he can't play spin.

 

[Rana]

Failing to understand why Babar didn't bring in Yaqoob to face Khushdil. You know he can't play spin.

Short boundary for the leftie

 

[Rana]

Now that Malan is out, it will be interesting to see if Hendricks steps it up

He’s struggling to hit anything

 

[Cricket Warrior]

Khushdil is in now, great chance for Peshawar to hike up the run rate.

 

[Nasty Naz]

Wow, heck of a yorker from Salman there.

 

[Asif321]

Crappy innings by reeza

 

[Rana]

Horrendous innings

 

[oatmeal]

Big test for Khushdil Shah now

 

[Asad T]

Multan can still do it with Ifti and Khushy. Just need 1 good over

 

[Nasty Naz]

Khushdil out vs a spinner. lol easy money right there.

 

[Asad T]

And Yakoob finally gets one

 

[oatmeal]

Khushdil Shah gone. What's new

 

[oatmeal]

66666666

 

[Asad T]

Mir telling Yakoob "you cannot take my place in the national team" by hitting these 6's

 

[Nasty Naz]

What an over. Two sixes back to back and then gets out. Thrilling see-saw stuff right now.

 

[oatmeal]

Back to back sixes. Multan Sultans right back in it

 

[AAli98]

Psl should put a ban on Masood Asif Ifty Kushdil safraz who have a zero international future on even thinking about entering.

Put in some hungry youngsters you never know a star may be born.

 

[Nasty Naz]

OMG what a catch if he's actually pulled that over. What a wild over.

 

[oatmeal]

36 off 19 is doable. Chacha needs to see it through

 

[Nasty Naz]

I think his foot is slight off the the grass as soon as ball touched his hand. But that is so very close.

 

[Rana]

I think that’s 6

 

[Asad T]

looks like 6

 

[Cover Drive Six]

Superb effort from Mousley, looks like a 6 for me.

 

[Rana]

Poor decision

 

[Nasty Naz]

Given out. That is some fantastic fielding.

 

[Asad T]

benifit to the fielding team?
should be to the batting team

 

[Savak]

Strange decision, the benefit of the doubt usually goes to the batsman, his foot was marginally touching the ground when he came in contact with the ball.

 

[Cover Drive Six]

Umpire should have checked the foot landing with zoom.