Peshawar Zalmi beat Multan Sultans by 5 runs

MULTAN: In a thrilling showdown at the Multan Cricket Ground, Peshawar Zalmi emerged victorious over Multan Sultans in a nail-biting encounter during Pakistan Super League (PSL) season 9 action.

The high-stakes match kept fans on the edge of their seats until the very last over, where Sultans’ power-hitter Iftikhar Ahmed faced off against Zalmi’s Naveen-ul-Haq.

Ultimately, it was Zalmi who clinched the win by a narrow margin of five runs, solidifying their position as formidable contenders in the PSL tournament.

Here is the translation to English and fine-tuning in news style:

Chasing a target of 180 runs set by Peshawar Zalmi, Multan Sultans were bowled out for 174 runs in the allotted 20 overs.

In the match played in Multan, Peshawar Zalmi’s captain Babar Azam won the toss and opted to bat first.

Today, Multan Sultans did not make any changes in their team, while Peshawar Zalmi made three changes in their playing eleven.

Zalmi’s team included Hasibullah, Paul Walter and Naveen-ul-Haq in place of Codemore, Aamer Jamal and Muhammad Zeeshan.

Peshawar Zalmi’s innings

Peshawar Zalmi scored 179 runs for the loss of 8 wickets in the allotted 20 overs, with Hasibullah scoring 37 and Babar Azam making 31 runs. Besides, Romaine Paul scored 23, Muhammad Haris 19, Paul Walter 1, Asif Ali 13, while Luke Wood remained unbeaten on 17 runs.

From Multan Sultans, David Wiese, Muhammad Ali and Osama Mir took 2 wickets each, while Shah Nawaz Dhani and Abbas Afridi claimed one wicket each.

Multan Sultans’ innings

In pursuit of 180 runs, Multan Sultans’ team was bowled out for 174 runs in 20 overs, with Dawid Malan scoring 52 and Yasir Khan 43 runs.

Riza Hendricks scored 28, Iftikhar Ahmed 16, Osama Mir 12, Abbas Afridi 11 and Khushdil Shah 5 runs, while captain Muhammad Rizwan, David Wiese, Shah Nawaz Dhani were out for zero.

From Zalmi’s side, Aarif Yaqoob took 3 wickets, while Luke Wood, Naveen-ul-Haq and Salman Arshad took 2 wickets each.

It may be noted that Multan Sultans played their fourth and Peshawar Zalmi their third match today.

This is Peshawar Zalmi’s first win in the current event, before that Zalmi had to face defeat in both their matches.

Multan Sultans had won 3 matches, while today they had to taste their first defeat.