KARACHI, APR 12: With Mohammad Rizwan’s ton, Multan Sultans set a massive 235-run target against Karachi Kings in the third match of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) Season 10 being played at the National Bank Stadium, Karachi.
Put into bat first, the visitors registered 234/3 in their allotted 20 overs, courtesy of Rizwan’s masterful knock.
The visitors got off to a decent start to their innings as their opening pair yielded a brisk 55 runs in five overs.
Rizwan was the core aggressor of the opening stand, while Shai Hope (eight) focused on strike rotation until falling victim to Hasan Ali on the first delivery of the sixth over.
The skipper then shared a brief 27-run partnership for the second wicket with Usman Khan, who could score 19 off 15 deliveries.
Rizwan was then joined by Kamran Ghulam and together they strengthened Sultans’ command by putting together 63 runs amid their third-wicket partnership, which spanned six overs.
Ghulam fell victim to Abbas Afridi in the 15th over after scoring a swift 36 off 19 deliveries, laced with five fours and a six.
The skipper then found adequate support from the other end in the form of Michael Bracewell and the duo further bolstered Sultans’ total by putting together an unbeaten 89-run partnership in just 32 deliveries.
Rizwan remained the top-scorer with an unbeaten 105 off 63 deliveries, studded with nine fours and five sixes, while Bracewell made 44 not out from 17 deliveries, hitting five fours and three sixes.
For Kings, only Hasan Ali, Abbas Afridi and Khushdil Shah could pick up a wicket apiece.
PLAYING XIs
Karachi Kings: David Warner(c), James Vince, Shan Masood, Tim Seifert(w), Irfan Khan, Khushdil Shah, Adam Milne, Arafat Minhas, Hasan Ali, Fawad Ali, Abbas Afridi.
Multan Sultans: Mohammad Rizwan(w/c), Shai Hope, Usman Khan, Iftikhar Ahmed, Kamran Ghulam, Michael Bracewell, Shahid Aziz, David Willey, Chris Jordan, Usama Mir, Akif Javed.
