PSL 2025
Multan, 5 May 2025: Peshawar Zalmi bowlers ran rebellion against Multan Sultans as they romped to a seven-wicket win to hold the playoffs hopes alive in the twenty fifth match of HBL PSL X here on the Multan Cricket Stadium in Multan on Monday night time.
Player of the in shape Ahmed Daniyal’s three-12 helped Zalmi skittle Sultans for a trifling 108 – their 0.33 lowest overall this season, which Babar Azam’s outfit chased with 42 balls to spare.
After triumphing the toss and batting first, Multan suffered two early setbacks as they misplaced both their establishing batters Yasir Khan (10) and skipper Mohammad Rizwan (17) inside the first powerplay. Yasir fell to Saim Ayub even as Luke Wood bagged Rizwan’s scalp.
Multan Sultans Batting
Tayyab Tahir (22, 18b, 2x4s, 1×6) and Shai Hope (23, 21b, 2x4s, 1×6) provided Sultans with some momentum as they stitched collectively a 26-run partnership earlier than Tayyab fell to Ahmed, leaving Sultans 60-three in 8.Five overs.
Peshawar Zalmi
Left-arm spinner Maaz Sadaqat further dented Sultans’ innings as he despatched Ashton Turner returned to the pavilion on a duck inside the 10th over and cleaned up Muhammad Amir Barki in the twelfth over.
Two deliveries later, pacer Ali Raza brushed off Shahid Aziz, leaving Sultans reeling on 66-6. Hope deposited multiple barriers and a most, earlier than he fell to his fellow countryman Alzarri Joseph inside the 15th over of the innings.
Ahmed and Luke Wood cleaned up the tail, bowling Sultans out for 108 in 19.1 overs. Other than Ahmed,Maaz (2-12) and Wood (2-18) shared 4 wickets for 30 runs between them.
In pursuit of the goal, Zalmi lost commencing batter Mitchell Owen in the first over. Saim Ayub regained his shape as he smashed 4 fours and 3 sixes in his 33-ball 49.
Shahid (3-0-17-2) eliminated skipper Babar Azam (eight) in the 7th over, and Saim within the 9th. Max Bryant prompt the ship as he took Zalmi domestic with an unbeaten 38 off balls including five fours and one six.
Peshawar Zalmi are ranked 5th on the desk with 8 points to their call and could require to win their ultimate games with a view to qualify for the playoffs.
