Multan Sultans Dominant Over Lahore Qalandars in 14th PSL Season 9 Match
In the 14th match of Pakistan Super League Season 9 at Lahore’s Gaddafi Stadium, Multan Sultans emerged victorious over Lahore Qalandars by a significant margin of 60 runs.
Multan Sultans won the toss and elected to bat first. Mohammad Rizwan and Reeza Hendricks commenced the innings, facing the new ball delivered by Shaheen Shah Afridi. However, Rizwan departed for a duck in the first over. Hendricks capitalized on Shaheen’s second over, striking two boundaries. George Linde also faced the brunt, conceding 11 runs in the fifth over. The powerplay ended with Multan at 53-1, largely due to Hendricks’ contribution of 34 runs. Sikandar Raza claimed Hendricks’ wicket in the ninth over, but Usman Khan continued the onslaught with a quick 45 off 26 balls. Usman reached his fifty in the 12th over at an impressive strike rate of 161. Multan maintained a brisk run rate, finishing at 151-3 after 15 overs. The strategic timeout followed Tayyab Tahir’s dismissal for 21 in the 15th over. Despite a bouncer causing a scare to Iftikhar Ahmed, he bounced back to hit two sixes in the same over. Usman’s stellar innings concluded at 96 off Shaheen’s bowling in the last over, with Multan posting 214-4, aided by Iftikhar’s 18-ball 40. Shaheen was the standout bowler for Lahore, ending with figures of 4-0-39-2.
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Lahore Qalandars’ innings began positively with a boundary off the first ball from Khushdil Shah. Sahibzada Farhan continued his fine form, particularly punishing Shahnawaz Dahani in the 5th over. Fakhar Zaman departed for 23 in the final over of the powerplay, bowled by newcomer Aftab Ibrahim, with Lahore reaching 55-1. However, Farhan’s dismissal soon followed, and Faisal Akram claimed the crucial wicket of Kamran Ghulam, leaving Lahore at 91-3 after 10 overs. Akram picked up his second wicket in the 12th over, dismissing Sikandar Raza. Shaheen’s promotion up the order didn’t last long as he was stumped off Usama Mir’s delivery. Akram finished with impressive figures of 4-0-25-2. Rassie van der Dussen’s departure for 30 added to Lahore’s woes, with Usama Mir bagging two wickets in two balls in the 15th over. Mir completed a remarkable five-wicket haul, and his sixth wicket sealed Lahore’s innings at 154.
Usman Khan was named the Player of the Match for his outstanding batting display.
