Vinay Kumar
In the 17th match of the latest season of Pakistan Super League-2022 (PSL 2022), Lahore Qalandars defeated Multan Sultans by 52 runs. This is the second biggest win by margin of runs this season. After this victory, the team led by Shaheen Shah Afridi moved to the second position in the points table of Lahore Qalandars PSL.
In this spectacular victory of Lahore Qalandars, its openers Fakhar Zaman, Kamran Ghulam, Mohammad Hafeez, England wicketkeeper-batsman Philip Salt and young bowler Zaman Khan (Jaman Khan) ) played a big role. Philippe Salt scored 26 runs in 13 balls at a strike rate of 200 and remained not out. His bat got 2 fours and 1 splendid six.
Fakhar Zaman’s bat was also very hot. His bat hit 6 fours and 2 superb sixes. In this match he scored 60 runs in 37 balls. Fakhar Zaman was adjudged the ‘Player of the Match’. Kamran Ghulam scored 42 runs off 38 balls with the help of 6 fours. Mohammad Hafeez scored 43 runs in 29 balls and was dismissed. His bat hit 1 four and 3 sixes.
In this PSL match played at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore, Multan Sultans won the toss and invited Lahore Qalandars to bat first. Batting first, Lahore Qalandars scored 182 runs for the loss of 4 wickets in 20 overs and set a target of 183 runs for Multan Sultans to win. But, chasing the target, Multan Sultans team got out on 130 runs in 19.3 overs with 3 balls to spare.
For Multan Sultans, Captain Mohammad Rizwan scored 20 runs, Shoaib Maqsood 29, Tim David 24, and Khushdil Shah scored 22 runs and none of the rest The player could not go into double digits.
Significantly, Multan Sultans had scored 58 runs in 8.3 overs and their only 1 wicket had fallen. After this, in the next 11 overs, other players of the team added 72 runs but in the meantime all the other 9 players were dismissed for 130 runs. For Lahore Qalandars, team captain and dangerous fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi (Shaheen Shah Afridi Captain) 26, Haris Rauf 20 and Rashid Khan (Rashid Khan) 2-2 for 33 runs. Took wickets. Zaman Khan spent only 21 runs in the bowling of 3.3 overs and walked 3 players.