PSL-9: Peshawar Zalmi set 180-run target for Multan Sultans

Multan: Peshawar Zalmi on Friday set a 180 runs target to Multan Sultans in the 9th match of Pakistan Super League (PSL) Season 9.

Haseebullah Khan remained the top scorer with 37 off 18 followed by Babar Azam with 31 runs off 26 balls. Rovman Powell contributed 23 runs. Saim Ayub returned to the pavilion after seven runs off 11 balls.  Zalmis continued to lose wicket after wicket. 

For Multan Sultans,  the bowlers performed well and they tried to restrict the Zalmis to the limited scores. David Willey, Mohammad Ali and Usama Mir took two wickets each while Shahnawaz Dahani and Abbas Afridi took one wicket each.

The 9th match of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) season 9 will be played between Peshawar Zalmi and Multan Sultans in Multan Cricket Stadium located in Multan on Friday (today).

According to the details, the match will start at 7:00pm.

In the series, Peshawar Zalmi has played two matches so far and lost both of them against Karachi Kings and Quetta Gladiators. While Multan Sultans participated in three matches and won all of them against Karachi Kings, Islamabad United and Lahore Qalandars.

Squads

Peshawar Zalmi

Asif Ali, Babar Azam (c), Saim Ayub, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Aamir Jamal, Dan Mousley, Paul Walter, Rovman Powell, Haseebullah Khan (wk), Mohammad Haris (wk), Aimal Khan, Arif Yaqoob, Arshad Iqbal, Gus Atkinson, Khurram Shahzad, Luke Wood, Lungi Ngidi, Mehran Mumtaz, Mohammad Zeeshan, Naveen-ul-Haq, Noor Ahmad, Salman Irshad, Shamar Joseph, Sufiyan Muqeem, Umair Afridi and Waqar Salamkhell

Multan Sultans

Dawid Malan, Muhammad Shehzad, Reeza Hendricks, Tayyab Tahir, Usman Khan, Yasir Khan, Aftab Ibrahim, Chris Jordan, Iftikhar Ahmed, Khushdil Shah, Johnson Charles (wk), Mohammad Rizwan (c), Abbas Arifi, David Willey, Faisal Akram, Ihsanullah, Mohammad Ali, Olly Stone, Shahnawaz Dahani and Usama Mir.

Remaining matches

24 Feb – Lahore Qalandars v Karachi Kings, Qaddafi Stadium Lahore

25 Feb – Multan Sultans v Quetta Gladiators, Multan Cricket Stadium; Lahore Qalanadars v Peshawar Zalmi, Qaddafi Stadium Lahore

26 Feb – Peshawar Zalmi v Islamabad United, Qaddafi Stadium Lahore

27 Feb - Lahore Qalandars v Multan Sultans, Pindi Cricket Stadium, Qaddafi Stadium Lahore

28 Feb - Karachi Kings v Islamabad United, National Stadium Karachi

29 Feb – Karachi Kings v Quetta Gladiators, National Stadium Karachi

2 Mar - Peshawar Zalmi v Lahore Qalandars, Pindi Cricket Stadium; Islamabad United v Quetta Gladiators, Pindi Cricket Stadium

3 Mar - Karachi Kings v Multan Sultans, National Stadium Karachi

4 Mar - Islamabad United v Peshawar Zalmi, Pindi Cricket Stadium

5 Mar - Peshawar Zalmi v Multan Sultans, Pindi Cricket Stadium, Pindi Cricket Stadium

6 Mar – Quetta Gladiators v Karachi Kings, Pindi Cricket Stadium; Islamabad United v Lahore Qalandars, Pindi Cricket Stadium

7 Mar - Islamabad United v Karachi Kings, Pindi Cricket Stadium

8 Mar - Peshawar Zalmi   v Quetta Gladiators, Pindi Cricket Stadium

9 Mar - Karachi Kings v Lahore Qalanadars, National Stadium Karachi

10 Mar - Islamabad United v Multan Sultans, Pindi Cricket Stadium; Quetta Gladiators v Lahore Qalanadars, National Stadium Karachi

11 Mar - Karachi Kings v Peshawar Zalmi, National Stadium Karachi  

12 Mar - Quetta Gladiators v Multan Sultans, National Stadium Karachi

14 Mar – TBD v TBD, National Stadium Karachi

15 Mar - TBD v TBD, National Stadium Karachi

16 Mar - TBD v TBD, National Stadium Karachi

18 Mar - TBD v TBD, National Stadium Karachi