The Lahore Qalandars clinched the Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2022 championship by 42 runs against the in-form Multan Sultans on February 27. The Qalandars won the pinnacle battle for the 2nd time despite losing to the Karachi Kings by 5 wickets in the 2020 season. The Sultans, who had won the event after losing only one of their 9 games this season, drew all the attention through the season and struggled to keep their championship. Here in this article, we have discussed Lahore Qalandars Beat Multan Sultans To Clinch PSL 2022.
Sultans did expect the in-form pair of team captain Mohammad Rizwan as well as Shan Masood to emerge and set the stage on fire after posting a tough number in the PSL 2022 knockout stage, and while both of them got initiates, they were fruitless in transforming them into effective strikes, but once the pair were eliminated, it cleared the way for Lahore.
Meanwhile, at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore, Lahore Qalandars captain Shaheen Afridi secured a significant toss and opted to bat first. They lost 3 wickets in rapid session and were dropped to 25/3 in the 5th over, so the strategy appeared to have failed. Eventually, experienced all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez took control with 69 off 46, while crucial contributions from Harry Brook with David Wiese towards the close of the innings powered the Qalandars to 180/5 off their 20 overs. Brook was undefeated on 41 runs from 22 deliveries, whereas Wiese was undisturbed on 28 runs from only 8 balls.
The opening stand with a 36-run, skipper Rizwan & Shan Masood put the title-holders in the chase. However, both were removed in quick order before the Powerplay overs were concluded. Masood’s run-out proved important in the game, as the Sultans barely returned and consistently lost wickets periodically as the intensity of the match increased to the next level.
Tim David with 27 runs and Khushdil Shah 32 runs attempted the unbelievable with a 51-run 6th-wicket partnership, however, the Lahore bowlers produced an incredible return to dismiss Multan Sultans for 138 with 3 balls to play. Shaheen Afridi, the captain, was the standout of the bowlers, posting statistics of 3/30 from 4 overs at an economy rate of 7.5.
Lahore Qalandars Beat Multan Sultans To Clinch – Twitteratis
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