HBL PSL 2018 – 1st Match: Peshawar Zalmi vs Multan Sultans

Dubai February 22: Stalwarts Kumar Sangakkara and Shoaib Malik led from the front as newcomers Multan Sultans made a grand start to their HBL Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2018 campaign with a seven wicket win against defending champions Peshawar Zalmi.

Set a target of 152, the Sultans were well served by their senior duo Sangakkara and Malik after the early loss of Ahmed Shehzad and Sohaib Maqsood.

Sangakkara scored 57 before being dismssed by Wahab Riaz, Malik ensured that the chase was completed with his 42 run innings.

The captain of the Sultans who won the toss and opted to field first was unbeaten when the match finished in 19.1 overs with a win for Multans, Malik was joined by Kieron Pollard as the game was decided in Multan’s favour.

The Friday games of the HBL PSL include a match between Karachi Kings and Quetta Gladiators while in the second game of the day the Sultans’ take on Lahore Qalandars.

Earlier, Mohammad Hafeez’s half-century and an 11 ball 29 run cameo by Daren Sammy spurred Zalmi to a 151 run total.

The start for the Peshawar side was a disastrous one as the highest run getter of the last HBL PSL season Kamran Akmal perished for a duck; the right-hander was dismissed by Mohammad Irfan.

Irfan also sent Tamim Iqbal packing for 11; the left-hander was brilliantly caught by Junaid Khan at the fine leg boundary.

Dwayne Smith scored 24 off 23 balls he was dismissed by Imran Tahir; Haris Sohail scored 14 off 15 balls.

Zalmi were struggling to get momentum in their innings and it was only an enterprising innings by Sammy that propelled them past the 150 mark, the captain hit three sixes and two fours in his short stay at the wicket.

Mohammad Irfan took two wickets while Sohail Tanvir, Junaid Khan, Imran Tahir and Hardus Viljoen claimed a wicket each.

1st Match: Peshawar Zalmi vs Multan Sultans | Multan Sultans won by 7 wickets

Match Details

Toss	Multan Sultans, who chose to field	Tournament	HBL Pakistan Super League 2018
Umpires	Ahmed Shahab and RT Robinson	Match Date	22 Feb 2018
Match Referee	RS Mahanama	Ground	Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
TV Umpire	REJ Martinesz
Player of Match	Kumar Sangakkara (Multan Sultans)

Peshawar Zalmi Innings			R	M	B	4s	6s
1	Tamim Iqbal	c Junaid Khan b Mohammad Irfan	11	0	11	2	0
2	Kamran Akmal †	c Hardus Viljoen b Mohammad Irfan	0	0	4	0	0
3	Dwayne Smith	c Kieron Pollard b Imran Tahir	24	0	23	3	1
4	Mohammad Hafeez	c Sohaib Maqsood b Junaid Khan	59	0	52	6	1
5	Haris Sohail	c Sohail Tanvir b Hardus Viljoen	14	0	15	0	1
6	Darren Sammy *	c Kumar Sangakkara b Sohail Tanvir	29	0	11	2	3
7	Hammad Azam	not out	3	0	3	0	0
8	Chris Jordan	not out	1	0	1	0	0
9	Ibtisam Sheikh	Did not bat
10	Wahab Riaz	Did not bat
11	Mohammad Asghar	Did not bat
Extra		lb 5, w 5	10
Total		6 wickets; 20.0 overs;	151	7.55 runs per over

Fall of wickets

1-4 ( Kamran Akmal, 1.5 ) ;

2-22 ( Tamim Iqbal, 3.3 ) ;

3-57 ( Dwayne Smith, 9.5 ) ;

4-101 ( Haris Sohail, 15.4 ) ;

5-132 ( Mohammad Hafeez, 18.2 ) ;

6-150 ( Darren Sammy, 19.5 ) ;

Bowling	Overs	Runs	Wickets	Wides
Sohail Tanvir	4.0	36	1	1
Mohammad Irfan	4.0	19	2	3
Junaid Khan	4.0	30	1	0
Imran Tahir	4.0	37	1	0
Hardus Viljoen	4.0	24	1	1

Multan Sultans Innings			R	M	B	4s	6s
1	Kumar Sangakkara †	c Kamran Akmal b Wahab Riaz	57	0	51	3	2
2	Ahmed Shehzad	c Hammad Azam b Wahab Riaz	0	0	6	0	0
3	Sohaib Maqsood	c Chris Jordan b Mohammad Asghar	21	0	16	3	1
4	Shoaib Malik *	not out	42	0	30	2	2
5	Kieron Pollard	not out	21	0	13	4	0
6	Imran Tahir	Did not bat
7	Saif Badar	Did not bat
8	Junaid Khan	Did not bat
9	Hardus Viljoen	Did not bat
10	Sohail Tanvir	Did not bat
11	Mohammad Irfan	Did not bat
Extra		lb 8, w 2, nb 1	11
Total		3 wickets; 19.1 overs; 0 mins	152	7.93 runs per over

Fall of wickets

1-7 ( Ahmed Shehzad, 1.5 ) ;

2-54 ( Sohaib Maqsood, 8.1 ) ;

3-106 ( Kumar Sangakkara, 14.5 ) ;

Bowling	Overs	Runs	Wickets	Wides	No balls
Chris Jordan	4.0	31	0	1	0
Wahab Riaz	4.0	19	2	1	1
Mohammad Asghar	4.0	18	1	0	0
Hammad Azam	3.1	33	0	0	0
Ibtisam Sheikh	3.0	31	0	0	0
Darren Sammy *	1.0	12	0	0	0

Match Notes

Peshawar Zalmi Inning

Peshawar Zalmi : 50 runs in 8.5 overs (53 balls), Extras 7
4th Wicket : 50 runs in 26 balls
(Mohammad Hafeez 24
, Haris Sohail 13

, Ex 3)
Peshawar Zalmi : 100 runs in 15.0 overs (90 balls), Extras 10
Mohammad Hafeez : 50 off 48 balls
(
4 x 4 1 x 6 )
Peshawar Zalmi : 150 runs in 19.4 overs (118 balls), Extras 10
Innings Break : Peshawar Zalmi – 151/6 in 20.0 overs
(Hammad Azam 3
, Chris Jordan 1)

Multan Sultans Inning

Multan Sultans : 50 runs in 7.2 overs (44 balls), Extras 8
3rd Wicket : 50 runs in 24 balls
(Shoaib Malik 19
, Kumar Sangakkara 6

, Ex 0)
Multan Sultans : 100 runs in 13.5 overs (83 balls), Extras 8
Kumar Sangakkara : 50 off 46 balls
(
3 x 4 2 x 6 )
Multan Sultans : 150 runs in 19.1 overs (115 balls), Extras 11