Multan Sultans beat Quetta Gladiators by 79 runs in match 30 of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) Season 9 at Karachi’s National Stadium on Tuesday.
Earlier, Quetta Gladiators won the toss and invited Multan Sultans to bat first. Multan Sultans set a 186-run target for Quetta Gladiators in 20 overs at the loss of four wickets. Chasing the target, the entire squad of Quetta Gladiators collapsed at 106 runs in 15.5 overs.
The group stage of the PSL concluded with today’s match between Quetta and Multan, which started at 9pm Pakistan time.
Quetta have five wins from their 10 matches played this season, while Multan have seven wins from their 10 games. Both teams are separated by two points on the table.
“Both will have their eyes on crucial top 2 finish which will give them an extra chance of making it to the final,” read a post on the PSL website.
Quetta started off strongly with three wins on the bounce, before losing to Multan in their fourth game. They come into this match on the back of a win against Lahore Qalandars.
Multan also started their campaign with three wins on the trot, but they will be playing today’s match after a couple of losses. The Mohammad Rizwan-led side looked unbeatable at one point, but now they might not even finish in top two if they lose today’s match against Quetta.
Their last game against Islamabad United wherein Multan scored a mammoth 228 runs is seen as the best game of the season. However, Multan bowlers could not defend the total and they lost the match off the last ball.
