PSL 2020: Multan Sultans crush Lahore Qalandars by 5 wickets
Multan Sultans have opted to bowl first against Qalandars.
LAHORE (Dunya News) - Multan Sultans beat Lahore Qalandars by five wickets in the third match of the fifth edition of Pakistan Super League (PSL) at Qaddafi Stadium in Lahore on Friday.
Multan Sultans captain won the toss and decided to bowl. Batting first, Lahore Qalandars could only score 138 runs for the loss of 8 wickets in their allotted 20 overs.
Fakhar Zaman (19), Chris Lynn (39), Mohammad Hafeez (14), Dane Vilas (19) and Sohail Akhtar (34) were the main run-getters for Lahore Qalandars. Imran Tahir, Moeen Ali, Muhammad Ilyas grabbed two wickets each while Sohail Tanvir claimed one wicket.
Chasing a small target of 139 to win, Multan Sultans consumed 16.1 overs to reach the target. Shan Masood(38), James Vince (18), Moeen Ali (11), Rilee Rossouw (32) and Shahid Afridi (21) batted well to guide their side to a comfortable victory. Shaheen Shah Afridi, Harif Rauf and David Wises of Lahore Qalandars got one wicket each.
Imran Tahir of Multan Sultans was declared man of the match.
Our Playing XI against Qalandars!#LQvMS #JanoobKiPehchaan #LetsPlaySaeen pic.twitter.com/7WHKGkQfSA
— Multan Sultans (@MultanSultans) February 21, 2020
SQUADS
Lahore Qalandars: Chris Lynn, Fakhar Zaman, Sohail Akhtar, Dane Vilas, Ben Dunk, Mohammad Hafeez, David Wises, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Usman Shinwari, Harif Rauf and Dilbar Hussain
Multan Sultans: Shan Masood, James Vince, Rilee Rossouw, Moeen Ali, Imran Tahir, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Irfan, Shahid Afridi, Sohail Tanvir and Zeeshan Ashraf
