Clinical Multan Sultans secure cushion of a top-two finish
They trounced Gladiators by 79 runs but both teams still have a shot at winning the PSL title
They trounced Gladiators by 79 runs but both teams still have a shot at winning the PSL title
Commentator: Rvel Zahid
That's all for today. We'll be back with playoffs action after a day's break. We hope you enjoyed our coverage. Until next time, it's goodbye and goodnight from me, Rvel Zahid
Multan Sultans are back to business as usual and have sent a loud and clear warning to the other three teams that they're hungry for another title. They finish at the top of the tree with 14 points. It was a resounding win as they outclassed Quetta Gladiators in all departments of the game. Multan Sultans and Peshawar Zalmi will lock horns in the Qualifier 1 while Quetta Gladiators will face Islamabad United in the Eliminator 1. David Willey triggered the slide in the powerplay and then Abbas Afridi and Usama Mir didn't allow them to get off the hook. We didn't get a nail-biter today, unlike the story of last week. It wasn't the highest quality of cricket from Quetta but they have some time to gather their thoughts and remap their strategy before the all-important playoffs. On a tricky surface, Mohammad Rizwan and Johnson Charles did the bulk of the scoring for a par score and then Iftikhar Ahmed put the cherry on top with an eight-ball 20-run cameo. In reply, Quetta were going nowhere with the chase and their progress was beset by frequent loss of wickets. The fate of the game was decided once the top guns were neutralized early in the piece
Here's the updates points table at the end of league stage:
Mohammad Wasim (1) b Usama Mir 11 (21m 13b 0x4 1x6) SR: 84.61
Taha: "@Motown Faheem Ashraf is another candidate. He's got plenty of experience"
They trounced Gladiators by 79 runs but both teams still have a shot at winning the PSL title