Mohammad Rizwan brought Multan Sultans to a new record with nine wins
Mohammad Rizwan brought Multan Sultans to a new record with nine wins
23 February 2022
Author 77baji
Multan Sultans, the defending champions, put up
another outstanding all-around effort to finish the double-league round-robin stage of the
Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2022 with nine wins out of ten matches. This result is the most wins
for any team in the group stage in an HBL PSL edition. On Sunday night (February 20), the
Sultans trounced Islamabad United by six wickets in front of a sold-out Gaddafi Stadium. United,
the 2016 and 2018 winners, confirmed their position in the play-offs regardless of their
defeat.
United won the toss and elected to bat first, but their players failed to live up to skipper Asif Ali's decision on a sloppy pitch. United had to put together a team that was primarily inexperienced due to a slew of recent injury struggles.
Mohammad Huraira (2) was the first to leave PSL early. With the total at 36, Liam Dawson hit 22 off 11 balls (five fours), but his exit precipitated a breakdown. The Sultans pressed the United middle and lower order, reducing them to 77/7 from 36 for one.
In the middle overs, the Sultans' spinning combination of Asif Afridi and Imran Tahir (player of the match) retained their dominance. Imran, a seasoned pitcher, threw an amazing and miserly 4-0-8-2 spell.
Musa Khan, a pacer, had the highest score thus far for United with 26 runs. He achieved 21 balls, two fours, and two sixes. The team's total of 105/7 is the lowest in the PSL 7.
The HBL PSL 2022 playoffs will feature the Multan Sultans, Quetta Qalandars, Peshawar Zalmi, and Islamabad United. On Wednesday, Sultans will face either Qalandars or Zalmi in the Qualifier (February 23). The Qalandars are the favourites to finish second, but a massive loss to Zalmi in their last group match on Monday (February 21) might drop them to third and push Zalmi to second. On Thursday, United will face Qalandars or Zalmi in Eliminator 1.
United won the toss and elected to bat first, but their players failed to live up to skipper Asif Ali's decision on a sloppy pitch. United had to put together a team that was primarily inexperienced due to a slew of recent injury struggles.
Mohammad Huraira (2) was the first to leave PSL early. With the total at 36, Liam Dawson hit 22 off 11 balls (five fours), but his exit precipitated a breakdown. The Sultans pressed the United middle and lower order, reducing them to 77/7 from 36 for one.
In the middle overs, the Sultans' spinning combination of Asif Afridi and Imran Tahir (player of the match) retained their dominance. Imran, a seasoned pitcher, threw an amazing and miserly 4-0-8-2 spell.
Musa Khan, a pacer, had the highest score thus far for United with 26 runs. He achieved 21 balls, two fours, and two sixes. The team's total of 105/7 is the lowest in the PSL 7.
The HBL PSL 2022 playoffs will feature the Multan Sultans, Quetta Qalandars, Peshawar Zalmi, and Islamabad United. On Wednesday, Sultans will face either Qalandars or Zalmi in the Qualifier (February 23). The Qalandars are the favourites to finish second, but a massive loss to Zalmi in their last group match on Monday (February 21) might drop them to third and push Zalmi to second. On Thursday, United will face Qalandars or Zalmi in Eliminator 1.