Multan Sultans defeated Karachi Kings by 7 wickets in the second round of the seventh edition of Pakistan Super League (PSL). Multan Sulta...
Multan Sultans defeated Karachi Kings by 7 wickets in the second round of the seventh edition of Pakistan Super League (PSL).
Multan Sultans achieved the target of 175 runs in the last over, Mohammad Rizwan remained prominent by scoring 76 runs.
It should be noted that this is the 8th consecutive defeat of Karachi Kings in the current event.
In the match played at Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore, Karachi Kings captain Babar Azam won the toss and elected to bat first.
Karachi Kings scored 174 runs for the loss of 6 wickets in the stipulated 20 overs, with Clarke scoring 40 runs.
Karachi Kings innings
Karachi's innings did not start well at all. Captain Babar Azam returned to the pavilion with only 2 runs. However, a partnership of 72 runs was formed between Sharjeel Khan and Joe Clarke but then Clarke was dismissed for 40 runs on a total score of 77 runs.
Karachi suffered its third loss in the form of Sharjeel Khan, who was dismissed for 36 off 34 balls.
However, in the final overs, Emad Wasim's aggressive 32 runs took the team's score to 174. He remained unbeaten on 32 off 16 balls.
From Multan, Shahnawaz Dhani took two wickets while Roman Raees, Imran Tahir, Khushdal Shah and Mazarbani took one wicket each.
Multan Sultans innings
The Sultans got off to a good start in pursuit of the 175-run target and a 100-run partnership was formed between the two openers Mohammad Rizwan and Shaun Masood, but Shaun was dismissed for 45 runs.
Multan suffered another loss in the form of captain Rizwan, who returned to the pavilion with 76 off 56 balls.
However, Multan Sultans beat Karachi in the final overs thanks to the aggressive batting of Khushdal Shah and Rousseau.
Khushdal Shah scored 21 off 9 balls while Rousseau remained unbeaten on 14 off 5 balls.
Speaking of points table, Multan Sultans team is at the first position with 14 points after winning 7 out of 8 matches while they have qualified for the knockout stage.
On the other hand, Karachi Kings are already out of the final race, the Kings have not won a single event so far.
Karachi is facing defeat in 8 consecutive matches.
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