Peshawar Zalmi won the ninth match of PSL 9 by a close margin of 5 runs against the Multan Sultans at the Multan Cricket Stadium. Peshawar Zalmi scored 179 runs, and the Multan Sultans couldn’t catch up, falling short by 5 runs in their innings.
Peshawar Zalmi won the coin toss and chose to bat first, setting a target score of 180 runs. Despite a tough beginning when Saim Ayub was out after scoring just 7 runs, the team managed to progress. Babar Azam added 31 runs from 26 balls, while Haseebullah Khan contributed 37 more runs.
Furthermore, Mohammad Haris scored 19 runs from 19 balls. However, the team struggled as they lost wickets quickly, with few players staying in for more than 2 overs. Paul Walter scored 16 runs from 8 balls, Rovman Powell made 23 runs from 11 balls, and Asif Ali added 13 runs from 10 balls. Luke Wood scored 17 runs from exactly 2 overs of play. Additionally, Naveen-ul-Haq and Arif Yaqoob scored 6 and 1 run, respectively, for their team.
Highlights
Here are the highlights for PSL 9 Match 9 between Peshawar Zalmi vs Multan Sultans:
Squads
Here are today’s squads:
Peshawar Zalmi
Saim Ayub, Babar Azam (c), Haseebullah Khan, Mohammad Haris (wk), Paul Walter, Rovman Powell, Asif Ali, Luke Wood, Naveen-ul-Haq, Arif Yaqoob, Salman Irshad
Multan Sultans
Yasir Khan, Mohammad Rizwan (c) (wk), Reeza Hendricks, Dawid Malan, Iftikhar Ahmed, Khushdil Shah, David Willey, Usama Mir, Abbas Afridi, Mohammad Ali, Shahnawaz Dahani
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