Match Details

KRK vs MS 1st Match, PSL 2022

126-318.2

Multan Sultans won by 7 wickets

KRK

20.0124-5

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Player of the Match

Imran Tahir

Multan Sultans

3/16

MS - 2nd Innings

Session	Open	PASS
6 Over	45	44
10 Over	73	71
15 Over	113	105

KRK - 1st Innings

Session	Open	PASS
6 Over	48	41
10 Over	74	68
15 Over	113	95
20 Over	150	124

Commentary

That's all from match 1 of the Pakistan Super League. Do join us for exciting cricket matches from all across the globe. This is Badal Pareek signing off on behalf of my co-commentators Anmol, Sourya and our scorer/analyst Chandan. Take care, see you next time.

Rizwan, Multan captain: "Credit to our bowlers for the way they restricted Karachi after the powerplay. Important thing is to assess the pitch. The ball was gripping. Target was not much. The plan was to finish in 16-17 overs, but Nabi bowled well and as a result, we ended up taking a bit more time. But, it is great to start off with a win."

Babar Azam, Karachi captain: "We didn't utilise the middle-overs. We were short on runs which is why we lost. We didn't have some of our experience bowlers. There was help for the spinners but we didn't really have a good enough total to use it to our advantage. Hopefully, we will bounce back in the next match. Feel happy with the way Rizwan is performing."

Imran Tahir, man of the match: "I never thought the pitch will spin, because I have played here but it was nice to see it spin I was happy that I could do the job for the team Well am getting a little old but I celebrated the way I do. I share my knowledge with my fellow teammates, my experience with them. If we play as a team and a group we will do well in this tournament."

Tim David: "Nice to get one out of the middle and finish it off. It is a great group of boys and it has been fun so far. Rizwan is a great captain he backs you up. The crowd is absolutely magnificent, it is only 10 to 15% and still, they are very loud."

There are the winning runs and the Sultan Multans start their campaign on the right note. They have been clinical tonight. Earlier in the day Rizwan won the toss and elected to bowl first. The opening pair of Sharjeel Khan and Babar Azam started on a careful note and managed to get through the powerplay unscathed. The plan was to accelerate through the middle.

Rizwan controlled the middle phase beautifully and the spinner gave absolutely nothing away, they dried the boundaries out and choked out Babar Azam who looked out of rhythm. Joe Clarke came out and struck a few blows but even he couldn’t keep it going with the wicket providing assistance.

Seven bowlers used by Rizwan and a wicket each for Dahani and Khushdil. Willy and Imran Khan were economical and contained the runs upfront and towards the end. Imran Tahir however was the pick of the bowlers. Three wickets for just sixteen runs from his quota of four overs.

Karachi Kings finished with a score of just 124 and they were at least 15-20 runs short if not more. Masood was good early on with the bat and killed the chase with his 18 ball 26. Post that it was only about one of the top three playing deep.

Rizwan anchored one end and stitched together a partnership with Shan Maqsood. Some late strikes by the Kings towards the end but Sultans see this home. This was all from this game. On to the presentation now...

18.2 M Nabi to T David

6 Six! David finishes it off in style. It was short and on the stumps, David rocks back and pulls it into the stands. That was smashed into the stands. Multan's win by 7 wickets.

18.1 M Nabi to M Rizwan

1 Nabi to continue. Back of a length delivery on the stumps, Rizwan punches it down the ground for a single.

OVER 18

Multan Sultans

119/3

Tim David

6(9)

Mohammad Rizwan

51(46)

Mohammad Imran

0-30(3.0)

17.6 M Imran to M Rizwan

1 Full length delivery on the stumps, Rizwan works it towards mid-wicket for a single.

Mohammad Rizwan

6th Fifty in PSL

Mohammad Rizwan

6th Fifty in PSL

17.5 M Imran to M Rizwan

4 Four! Up and over covers, magnificently timed by Rizwan. It was full and wide outside off, Rizwan bring out a forwards stride and goes over cover for a boundary.

17.4 M Imran to T David

1 Slower ball on good length at the stumps, David chips it towards mid-off for a single. Another one that almost got him.

17.3 M Imran to M Rizwan

1 Full and wide outside off, Rizwan reaches for it and guides it down to third man for a single.

17.2 M Imran to T David

1 Full length delivery outside off, David slaps it hard towards deep point for a single.

17.1 M Imran to T David

0 A low full toss outside off, angling away. A swing and a miss by David.

OVER 17

Multan Sultans

111/3

Mohammad Rizwan

45(43)

Tim David

4(6)

Mohammad Nabi

2-10(3.0)

16.6 M Nabi to T David

1 Full length delivery, David drives it down the ground towards long-on for a single.