QG vs MS: Multan Sultans registered 9 run victory over Quetta Gladiators in the Match No. 28 of the Pakistan Super League at Rawalpindi. Multan Sultans posted the highest total in PSL history by making 262/3 in 20 overs. They beat Quetta Gladiators by 9 runs to make it to the HBL PSL Playoffs. Quetta Gladiators could only manage to score 253/8 in response to 262/3.
Multan Sultans batter Usman Khan hits the fastest century in the HBL PSL history. Usman Khan completes his century in 36 balls and surpassed his Multan Sultans teammate Rilee Rossouw. Multan Sultans pacer Abbas Afridi is awarded the Player of the Match Award for his hat trick and a fifer in QG vs MS contest.
QG vs MS: Usman Khan hits the fastest ton in the PSL history
QG vs MS: Multan Sultans opening batter Usman Khan hist the fastest ton of the HBL PSL history. He completed this landmark in his just 2nd match of the PSL. Usman Khan completes his ton in just 36 balls and surpassed his Multan Sultans teammate Rilee Rossouw.
The day before yesterday of this match, Rilee Rossouw also broke his previous record to register the fastest-ever PSL ton. On the very next day, Usman Khan breached that landmark at Rawalpindi cricket stadium. He hit 120 runs from 43 balls with the help of 12 fours and 9 sixes. He scored the run with a strike rate of 279.06 in the QG vs MS contest.
Multan Sultans skipper Mohammad Rizwan and Usman Khan added 157 runs for the opening wicket inside the 10 overs with a run rate of 15.7 per over.
QG vs MS: Multan Sultans records the highest run total in PSL history
QG vs MS: Multan Sultans record the highest run total of 262/3 at Rawalpindi in PSL history. The second-highest run total belongs to the Quetta Gladiators who scored in the same match while chasing 263. Quetta Gladiators only manage to score 253/8. The previous best highest total score was made by Islamabad United against Peshawar Zalmi in Abu Dhabi on 17 Jun 2021. Islamabad United posted 247/2 against Peshawar Zalmi with a run rate of 12.35.
Abbas Afridi took a hat trick and a fifer at the bowler’s grave pitch
QG vs MS: Multan Sultans pacer Abbas Afridi bowled brilliantly in this match against Quetta Gladiators. He took a hat trick and a fifer on the batting heaven pitch where no bowler would wish to bowl. Abbas Afridi dismissed Quetta Gladiators skipper Mohammad Nawaz and Umaid Asif on the ball of 16.5 and 16.6 over.
He came back to bowl in the 18th over and dismissed Umar Akmal on the very first ball of the 18.1 over. In this way, Abbas Afridi completes his hat trick of the match against Quetta Gladiators in the QG vs MS contest.
He also dismissed Mohammad Hafeez and Iftikhar Ahmed to claim his 5 wickets. He took 5 wickets for 47 runs from his 4-over quota. Abbas Afridi conceded the runs with an economy of 11.75
Qais Ahmed becomes the most expensive bowler in the PSL history
QG vs MS: Quetta Gladiators leg spinner bowler Qais Ahmed becomes the most expensive bowler in PSL history. He conceded 77 runs from his 4-over quota with an economy of 19.25 in QG vs MS contest. He also took 2 crucial wickets of Multan Sultans skipper Mohammad Rizwan and Rilee Rossouw.
Multan Sultans batters smashed 9 sixes and 4 fours against his bowling. He also conceded 4 dot balls in his 4-over quota. 70 runs came against him through fours and sixes and the rest 7 runs by doubles and singles.
Qais Ahmed surpassed the former Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi in terms of conceding the most runs in the quota of 4 overs of T20 history. Shahid Afridi conceded 67 runs against Islamabad United in Karachi on 03 Feb 2022.
QG vs MS: Peshawar Zalmi through to the Playoffs
QG vs MS: Peshawar Zalmi qualified for the HBL PSL Playoffs 2023. With the loss of Quetta Gladiators against Multan Sultans, Peshawar Zalmi is through to the playoffs now. Mohammad Rizwan does the favor to his best friend Babar Azam by defeating Quetta Gladiators with 9 runs in their last group match.
Lahore Qalandars, Islamabad United, Multan Sultans, and, Peshawar Zalmi are 4 teams who have entered the HBL PSL Playoffs 2023. Quetta Gladiators and Karachi King are out of the race of the playoffs.
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