PSL 8: Sultans Ihsanullah, Rossouw wrap up comfortable victory over Gladiators
MULTAN: Ihsanullah’s five-wicket haul and Rilee Rossouw’s blistering 42-ball 78 stormed the Multan Sultans to nine-wicket victory over the Quetta Gladiators in the third match of the eighth edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) at Multan Cricket Stadium on Wednesday.
The Sultans’ decision to send the Gladiators batting proved correct, as the Gladiators’ batters were rarely looked comfortable and bundled out for 110.
Jason Roy had a start, but he saw his partners making their way to the pavilion, so he was undone by Ihsanullah on 18-ball 27 and smashed three boundaries and a sixer. It was tail-ender Mohammad Hasnain, who looked good for his 20-ball 22, studded with two boundaries and a sixer.
Mohammad Hafeez also showed some resistance, but he arrived on the wicket too late. He departed on 15-ball 18, clobbered a boundary and a six.
Mohammad Nawaz and Umar Akmal scored 14 (18) and 11 (17), respectively.
Martin Guptill was removed by Sameen Gul on 6-ball 7. Abbas Afridi got better of Abdul Bangalzai, who scored merely 1-ball 6.
Skipper Sarfaraz Ahmed was bowled by Ihsanullah on 7-ball 2.
The Sultans’ bowling attack was inspired by Ihsanullah (5-12), who gave no room to the Gladiators’ batters and bagged five wickets. He also bowled a tidy spell with an economy rate of 3.00.
Ihsanullah was ably supported by Sameen Gul (2-20), Abbas Afridi (2-27), and Usama Mir (1-19).
Earlier, Multan Sultans won the toss and elected to field first against Quetta Gladiators in the third match of the eighth edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) at Multan Cricket Stadium on Wednesday.
Multan Sultans XI: Mohammad Rizwan(c & wk), Shan Masood, Rilee Rossouw, David Miller, Kieron Pollard, Khushdil Shah, Akeal Hosein, Usama Mir, Sameen Gul, Abbas Afridi, Ihsanullah
Quetta Gladiators XI: Sarfaraz Ahmed (c & wk), Jason Roy, Wahid Bagulzai, Martin Guptill, Iftikhar Ahmed, Mohammad Hafeez, Umar Akmal, Mohammad Nawaz, Naseem Shah, Mohammad Hasnain, Nuwan Thushara