Peshawar Zalmi surmount 194-run goal to rout Multan Sultans by 6 wickets

Zalmi, who had been chasing a 194-run goal set by the Sultans — the very best up to now within the match this yr, completed the sport with six balls to spare after Ali and Malik scored 24 runs within the nineteenth over.

Kamran Akmal and Imamul Haq opened the Zalmi innings, making fast work and scoring 43 off 30 deliveries.

The productive partnership was damaged within the seventh over as Akmal was caught lbw by leg-spinner Usman Qadir

Earlier, Zalmi received the toss and selected to discipline first.

Mohammad Rizwan and Chris Lynn opened the innings for the Multan franchise however Lynn obtained caught out by Haider Ali off Mohammad Irfan’s ball in solely the second over. Vince, who changed Lynn on the pitch, hit a few fours, attempting to drive up the rating after a gradual begin.

Simply because the Rizwan-Vince partnership began to look harmful for Zalmi, Rizwan obtained out at 41, caught by Imamul Haq off Mohammad Imran’s ball firstly of the eleventh over.

The Multan captain had made 71 runs within the final match.

Wahab Riaz’s over proved pricey for Zalmi as Sohaib Maqsood hit three consecutive boundaries.

Vince consolidated his place on the pitch, scoring a half-century off 39 balls — his third fifty in PSL. Regardless of sensible batting, Vince was unable to achieve a century, caught out at 84 within the nineteenth over.

Maqsood misplaced his wicket within the seventeenth over, caught out by Mohammad Kamran off Saqib Mahmood.

Each groups entered the competition having misplaced their earlier matches.

The Sultans made two adjustments to their lineup with Usman Qadir coming in for Sohaibullah and Shahnawaz Dhani making his debut.

Squads:
Peshawar Zalmi: Kamran Akmal (wk), Imam Ul Haq, Haider Ali, Shoaib Malik, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Sherfane Rutherford, Wahab Riaz (capt), Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Saqib Mehmood, Mohammad Imran, Mohammad Irfan.

Multan Sultans: Mohammad Rizwan (capt/wk), Chris Lynn, James Vince, Rilee Rossouw, Sohaib Maqsood, Khushdil Shah, Shahid Afridi, Carlos Brathwaite, Sohail Tanvir, Usman Qadir, Shahnawaz Dhani.