Player of the Match
Player of the Match

That's all the action we have for you from the PSL today, folks. Thank you for tuning in. Be sure to join us again tomorrow as the Multan Sultans return to face off against the Rawalpindiz. Until then, this is Rashad Mahbub, signing off on behalf of Ranjith P and Harshith Gowda. Bye-bye!

Ashton Turner: "These were slightly different conditions than we've faced in the last two games, but we've been searching for a performance where we could put both facets of the game together. I feel like we actually did that with all three facets tonight, which was really satisfying. [Starting with two spinners] I was probably going to bowl the first one regardless, but we expected two left-handers at the top of the order. Fair play to them [Gladiators]; they changed their order up, but we saw early on that one or two balls gripped enough to keep us interested. We've probably underutilised our finger spin in the power play, so if the conditions suit, it's a great option for us. It's nice because we know we have fast bowlers who can operate in those first six, but having other options makes my life easier. [Australian reunion here] It's part of it, but at the base of it, we just have good people. We have great overseas players from Australia who have joined the squad, but we also have fantastic domestic players and local support staff. There's a great feel among the group at the moment, and you're seeing that reflected on the field. Guys are playing with smiles on their faces and playing good cricket. [Tomorrow's game] I might go find a blanket and a pillow and sleep here tonight because it is a pretty quick turnaround! But look, that's the professional game; we know the schedule is like this, and we're looking forward to another opportunity to play."

Player of the Match: Mohammad Nawaz

10:08 pm Smith set a blistering tempo for the chase right from the start, hitting a six and two fours off Joseph in the opening over. With 31 runs coming from the first two, Smith then hammered four consecutive boundaries against Tom Curran in the third over. The opening stand reached 71 runs, then Farhan, on 32 runs off 14 balls, miscued a slog stroke to short third man in the sixth over. Already a bowler short after Daniyal was stretchered off with a hamstring injury, the Gladiators found no relief as the powerplay onslaught left the men in purple struggling. By the end of the first six overs, the Sultans had raced to 83 runs, bringing the required rate down to just six runs per over. Smith reached his half-century off 29 balls and looked set to stay, though he was eventually dismissed for 53 by the part-timer Nawaz, thanks to a brilliant piece of teamwork on the boundary by Rossouw and substitute fielder Saqib. Shan Masood maintained his excellent form with the bat at the other end, striking several powerful blows to ensure his side reached the target comfortably. Masood finished unbeaten on 46 runs from 30 deliveries. Post-match coverage is coming up shortly; stay with us.

Multan Sultans won by 6 wickets

17.3
1
Joseph to Shan Masood, 1 run, The Multan Sultans secure their third victory of the season, climbing to the top of the table! Full on the pads, Masood clips it precisely off the front foot and connects the sweet part of the bat to deep midwicket, rotates the strike and completes the run.
17.2
0
Joseph to Shan Masood, no run, Hard length ball on the pads, tries to knock it to the leg-side, thuds the thigh pad outside leg
17.1
2
Joseph to Shan Masood, 2 runs, Pace off ball on the pads, glances it away through midwicket and completes the double. The scores are level now!

3 runs needed off 18 balls. Here's Joseph.

END OF OVER:
17 | 8 Runs | MS: 164/4 (3 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 9.64, RRR: 1.00)

  • Ashton Turner4 (3b)
  • Shan Masood43 (27b)
  • Tom Curran2-0-24-0
  • Hasan Nawaz2-0-17-2
16.6
2
Curran to Turner, 2 runs, full and straight on the money, works it away with gentle hands to widish long on for a couple.
16.5
1
Curran to Shan Masood, 1 run, slower bouncer wide outside off, stands tall inside the crease and drags it down to long on
16.4
2
Curran to Shan Masood, 2 runs, Pace on widish fuller length ball, places the full face of the bat and guides it towards widish deep backward point for a couple of runs
16.3
0
Curran to Shan Masood, no run, slower through the air ball drags it down and hits the non-striker's end stumps. Curran collects the ball and has a go at the striker's end, but his throw was wide
16.3
1w
Curran to Shan Masood, 1 wide, Wide ball sprayed down the leg-side

Sultans 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st71SPD SmithSahibzada Farhan
2nd25SPD SmithJR Philippe
3rd40Shan MasoodSPD Smith
4th12Shan MasoodArafat Minhas
5th19Shan MasoodAJ Turner

Pakistan Super League

TeamMWLPTNRR
PZ1081172.324
IU1063131.667
MS1064120.326
HHK105510-0.361
LQ105510-0.482
KK105510-0.869
QG10376-0.41
RWP10192-1.76