Multan Sultans set Quetta Gladiators 200-run target

Multan Sultans has set Quetta Gladiators a target of 200 runs in 20 overs in a Pakistan Super League (PSL) match being played at the Multan Cricket Stadium on Saturday.

Batting first after winning the toss, Multan Sultans captain Shan Masood and Rilee Rossouw displayed power play as they shared over a 100 runs stand with Rossouw remained unbeaten on 100 off 44 deliveries studded with six sixes and ten fours while Masood got out after scoring 46 runs with the help of six fours.

They finished at 199 runs losing only five wickets.

Sitting on top of the points table, the Multan Sultans have stunned everyone this year after winning the wooden spoon for the last two years in PSL. The Gladiators, on the other hand, are comfortably sitting on the second spot with six points from four games.

The Sultans started the tournament on the right foot, winning their first game of the tournament by five wickets against Lahore Qalandars. However, they lost their next game to two-time winners Islamabad United by eight wickets, before winning their next two games — one by six wickets against Peshawar Zalmi and other by 52 runs against Karachi Kings.

Quetta also started on a high note, winning their first match by three wickets against Islamabad United, but lost their second match by six wickets against Peshawar Zalmi. They then turned things around, winning their next two games by five wickets each against Karachi Kings and Islamabad United, respectively.

Squads:

Multan Sultans: Shan Masood (captain), Shahid Afridi, Mohammad Irfan, James Vince, Junaid Khan, Moeen Ali, Rilee Rossouw, Zeeshan Ashraf, Ravi Bopara, Sohail Tanvir, Ali Shafiq, Khushdil Shah, Usman Qadir, Fabian Allen, Mohammad Ilyas, Rohail Nazir, Imran Tahir, Bilawal Bhatti, Wayne Madsen

Quetta Gladiators: Sarfaraz Ahmed (captain), Mohammad Nawaz, Shane Watson, Ahmed Shehzad, Mohammad Hasnain, Ahsan Ali, Naseem Shah, Jason Roy, Ben Cutting, Fawad Ahmed, Sohail Khan, Tymal Mills, Abdul Nasir, Arish Ali Khan, Azam Khan, Keemo Paul, Khurram Manzoor, Zahid Mehmood