SHARJAH – Multan Sultans thrashed Quetta Gladiators by nine wickets in the 13th match of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2018 Sharjah on Saturday.
Sent into bat first, Sarfraz Ahmed-led squad were bowled out for just 102 in the 16th over. In reply, Sultans chase down the target in the 17th over at the expense of just one wicket.
Imran Tahir of Sultans became the second bowler to bag a hat-trick this season (after Junaid Khan’s hat-trick earlier this season).
Tanvir, who got three crucial wickets, was declared man of the match.
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Second Innings:
For his spell of 3 for 14 @sohal is the Man of the Match #MSvQG#HBLPSL #DilSeJaanLagaDe pic.twitter.com/V6hmVgiT5N
— PakistanSuperLeague (@thePSLt20) March 3, 2018
.@MultanSultans outclassed @TeamQuetta with a win by 9 wickets #HBLPSL #MSvQG pic.twitter.com/BhxOxbfjYF
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Sohaib Maqsood scores the match-winning 6 for Multan Sultans !
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50 comes up for Multan Sultans
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Sarfraz Ahmad led Quetta lost their last five wickets for an addition of just one run.
From 101/5
to
102 all out! @TeamQuetta lose their last five wickets for an addition of one run. @MultanSultans run through Quetta lower-order. #DilSeJaanLagaDe #MSvQG pic.twitter.com/LULlSD3JSD— PakistanSuperLeague (@thePSLt20) March 3, 2018
Sultans strike back and took back-to-back three wickets as Umar Amin, Rameez Raja & Shane Watson went to the pavilion.
OUT! 6.2 Junaid Khan to Shane Watson
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OUT! 3.5 Sohail Tanvir to Tanvir to Umar Amin
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OUT! 4.1 Junaid Khan to Rameez Raja
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Gladiators off to flying start against Sultans in initial overs.
SIX! 1.5 Sohail Tanvir to Shane Watson
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Team Line-ups
Gladiators are taking on Sultans here at Sharjah today. Ramiz Raja Jr. & Mahmudullah in Quetta XI while KP and Asad Shafiq are resting today#HBLPSL #DilSeJaanLagaDe #MSvQG pic.twitter.com/uUwJKt1dN1
— PakistanSuperLeague (@thePSLt20) March 3, 2018
The 2nd match will be played between Lahore Qalandars and Peshawar Zalmi at 9:00pm (PST).
The cricket fans can also view the match online on the PSL-T20 Official website. For the live score, updates, and analysis, you can follow dailypakistan.com.pk.
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On Friday, Multan Sultans match against Karachi was abandoned due to rain. They beat Peshawar Zalmi in the opener and Lahore Qalandars in their second match. They lost their third match to Islamabad United.
Quetta Gladiators lost their first match to Karachi Kings but got back on the winning track by beating Lahore Qalandars. They defeated Islamabad United but lost to Peshawar Zalmi.
Points Table:
Match Prediction:
Multan 60%
Quetta 40%
Weather Report:
Mostly sunny. No chances of rain
TEAMS
Quetta Gladiators: Sarfraz Ahmed (captain), Rilee Rossouw, Jason Roy, Kevin Pietersen, Rameez Raja, Asad Shafiq, Shane Watson, Umar Amin, Mohammad Nawaz, Mahmudullah, Jofra Archer, Saad Ali, Saud Shakeel, Rashid Khan, Anwar Ali, Hassan Khan Mohammad, Mir Hamza, Rahat Ali and Hasan Khan.
Multan Sultans: Shoaib Malik (captain), Ahmed Shehzad, Darren Bravo, Abdullah Shafique, Saif Badar, Nicholas Pooran, Kumar Sangakkara, Sohaib Maqsood, Kashif Bhatti, Shan Masood, Thisara Perera, Mohammad Abbas, Umar Siddiq, Ross Whiteley, Imran Tahir, Junaid Khan, Mohammad Irfan, Sohail Tanvir, Umar Gul, Hardus Viljoen and Kieron Pollard.