Lahore Qalandars vs Multan Sultans: Lahore Qalandars, bidding to head one higher than ultimate season’s runners-up spot, bid to stretch their triumphing begin to 3 consecutive suits after they tackle Multan Sultans withinside the 2021 Pakistan Super League. The fit takes vicinity at Karachi’s National Stadium on February 26 and the stay motion begins offevolved at 15:00 nearby time.
The Qalandars had been in great shape so far, as Shaheen Afridi’s fiery bowling helped them to overcome Peshawar Zalmi through 4 wickets first up earlier than a nine-wicket win in opposition to Quetta Gladiators ultimate day out. Fakhar Zaman hit 82* from fifty-two balls as they chased 179 in only 18.2 overs in a dominant performance.
It is in stark comparison to Multan Sultans who’ve now misplaced each suit they’ve performed to maintain a terrible run of shape that began out on the enterprise cease of ultimate season’s match. They Could now no longer protect 150/eight in opposition to Islamabad United and got here up brief in spite of posting 193/four in opposition to Peshawar Zalmi’s ultimate day out too.
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The tendency is to the area first, something Multan Sultans may be determined to do after misplaced tosses and misplaced suits so far.
Conditions in Karachi will live as they had been – heat and sunny throughout.
As the ultimate suits have reminded everyone, Karachi is a great batting wicket.
Haris Rauf again ultimate day out however Dilbar Hussain has been dominated out. Ahmed Daniyal bowled nicely in the vicinity of the latter ultimate day out and it can be an unchanged Qalandars tempo assault who tackle Multan Sultans. The spin branch should change, however, following Rashid Khan’s departure to play for Afghanistan.
After a slow beginning, Lahore Qalandars reached 143/6 to overcome Peshawar Zalmi withinside the first fit. There became not anything slow approximately their splendid chase to overcome Quetta Gladiators ultimate day out, however. Haris Rauf took 3-38 however a few overdue runs intended they had been set 179 to win. Fakhar Zaman (82*) and Mohammad Hafeez (73*) ensured they sealed a nine-wicket win with ten balls to spare.
Fakhar Zaman, Sohail Akhtar (c), Mohammad Hafeez, Joe Denly, Ben Dunk (wk), Samit Patel, David Wiese, Shaheen Afridi, Ahmed Daniyal, Haris Rauf
James Vince’s exceptional shape persisted ultimate day out and there’s without a doubt a case for selling him beforehand of Chris Lynn withinside the batting order. Shahnawaz Dhani and Usman Qadir got here into the group, and having taken 3 wickets among them they might hold their vicinity – Qadir in particular, as he saved matters tidy too.
Multan Sultans ended the ultimate match with 3 defeats – lacking out at the very last in spite of completing the pinnacle of the group – and that they have begun out this one with losses. In both instances, they had been nicely located however misplaced it overdue. Mohammad Rizwan hit seventy-one out of 150/eight in opposition to Islamabad United, however, an overdue onslaught noticed them lose through 3 wickets. Last day out, meanwhile, James Vince smashed eighty-four in a complete of 193/four in opposition to Peshawar Zalmi, however, Zalmi scored 37 runs from 12 balls on the cease to win through six wickets with an over to spare.
James Vince, Mohammad Rizwan (c, wk), Chris Lynn, Rilee Rossouw, Sohaib Maqsood, Khushdil Shah, Shahid Afridi, Carlos Brathwaite, Sohail Tanvir, Mohammad Umar, Usman Qadir