Multan Sultans vs Karachi Kings: Multan Sultans beat Karachi Kings by 3 runs in a thrilling encounter in Match No.11 of the Pakistan Super League at Multan. While chasing the target of 197 runs Karachi Kings only manage to score 193 runs inside 20 overs. Multan Sultans skipper Mohammad Rizwan score a top-class century in the match. He made 110 runs from 64 balls with the help of 10 fours and 4 sixes. Mohammad Rizwan received the Player of the Match Award for the 2nd PSL Century of his career. James Vince and Imad Wasim tried every possible thing till the last ball but fell short of 3 runs in the last over. James Vince scored 75 from 34 balls and Imad Wasim made 46 runs from 26 balls.
Karachi Kings won the toss and elected to field first
Multan Sultans vs Karachi Kings: Karachi Kings skipper Imad Wasim won the toss and decided to field first. After being invited to bat first, Multan Sultans made a very good start for the opening wicket. Opening batters Shan Masood and Mohammad Rizwan added 85 runs for the first wicket. Karachi Kings all-rounder Shoaib Malik broke the partnership by dismissing Shan Masood. Shan Masood made 51 runs from 33 balls with the help of 6 fours and 1 six.
Mohammad Rizwan and Rilee Rossouw made a partnership of 109 runs from just 50 balls for the 2nd wicket. Rilee Rossouw made 29 runs from 21 balls with the help of 4 fours. They both took the Multan Sultan to a total of 196 runs within 20 overs.
Multan Sultans vs Karachi Kings: Mohammad Rizwan scored his Maiden PSL Ton
Multan Sultans vs Karachi Kings: Multan Sultans skipper Mohammad Rizwan played brilliantly in the match and scored his Maiden Ton of the PSL Career. He made 110 runs from 64 balls with the help of 10 fours and 4 sixes. He provided unreal acceleration to his innings after the half-century. It is noticeable that he completed his half-century in 48 balls. In the next 18 balls, he scored another 50 runs. Mohammad Rizwan completed his century in 60 balls. In the last 4 balls of his innings, he made 10 runs. This was Mohammad Rizwan’s top-class century against his old franchise who once said “Rizwan can not hit sixes and he does not fit into the team”.
Multan Sultans vs Karachi Kings: Karachi Kings got the best possible start
Multan Sultans vs Karachi Kings: Karachi Kings got the best possible start by their openers. Both openers Matthew Wade and James Vince added 72 runs for the opening wicket partnership. At 6.1 overs, Multan Sultans spinner Usama Mir dismissed Matthew Wade on just 20 runs. James Vince and Haider Ali made a partnership of 37 runs from 22 balls. James Vince was unfortunate as he got run out by Usama Mir at the striker’s end. He made 75 runs from 34 balls with the help of 7 fours and 6 sixes. At the dismissal of James Vince the Karachi Kings’ score was 2/105 in 9.5 overs.
Multan Sultans vs Karachi Kings: Slow innings of Haider Ali and Malik costs Karachi
Multan Sultans vs Karachi Kings: The slow innings of Haider Ali and Shoaib Malik puts unnecessary pressure on the team. Both batsmen have been unable to match the required run rate and played extra balls per run. Haider Ali made 12 runs from 17 balls meanwhile Shoaib Malik made 13 runs from 19 balls. Even though these two batsmen have not been able to manage a single boundary in their innings.
Karachi Kings Skipper Imad Wasim fought till the end for Karachi but was unable to take his team over the line. He made 46 runs from 26 balls with the help of 5 sixes. He remained not out till the end with Irfan Khan.
Mohammad Rizwan received the POTM Award
Multan Sultans vs Karachi Kings: Multan Sultans skipper Mohammad Rizwan received the Player of the Match Award for his spectacular century. Rizwan made 110 runs from 64 balls with a strike rate of 171.87. He hits 10 fours and 4 sixes in his gold innings. He is the top scorer of the HBL PSL 8.
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