Match Details

AJK vs MUL 13th Match, National T20 2023

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MUL
132-317.3
Multan Region won by 7 wickets 🏆
AJK
19.2131-10
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15th Over:
1
1
1
1
1
wd
0
 
= 6
16th Over:
2
4
1
1
1
4
 
= 13
Last Over:
6
1
1
4
2
1
 
= 15
This Over:
1
4
1
 
= 6
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Player of the Match

Usman Maroof
0/0
51(31)
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Usman Maroof Jersy
R(B)4S6SSR
46 (39)15 (9)3 2 1 0 117.95 166.67
P'ship : 46(23)
Last Wkt :   Sohaib Maqsood 12(12)
BowlerF Saleem
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0-283.3 8.00
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That marks the end of our coverage as well. Multan Region won by 7 wickets with 15 balls to spare. For now, this is Deepak Prakash signing off on behalf of my co-commentator Saptak Sanyal, and scorer/analyst Zeeshan Naiyer. CHEERS!
Sharoon Siraj(Multan Region Captain)- "Our bowling was really well and special mention to Tahir Hussain. Sharjeel Khan was great as always and Haseebullah also contributed well. We should have restricted them to less runs after they got to 97 for 7 but this happens. We instructed the three top order batters to take their time and they contributed well. Later I and Haseebullah switched gears to improve the gears. Sharjeel is in good form and he has contributed well in the Pakistan Cup too. We will focus to the next game after moving to the hotel now."
6:31 PM IST, 6:01 Local Time | Deepak: A comprehensive victory for Multan Region as they thumped AJK Region by 7 wickets with 15 balls to spare. Multan skipper mentioned during the toss that they lost momentum in the last game in the super over and lost the game. He added that they would learn from their mistakes and try to improve in the current match. And they did exactly that, playing like true professionals and winning the game with ease.

Earlier, after being invited to bat first, AJK Region got a solid start from Usman Maroof, who scored at a brisk pace from the word go and notched up his half-century. However, Maroof failed to convert it into a big score and departed straightaway after completing his half-century. AJK lost a flurry of wickets in quick succession following the wicket of Maroof and were reeling at 97/7 in the 14th over. 

Aqib Liaqat and Raja Muhammad Shahzad steadied the sinking ship at the cue end of the innings and helped their side post a respectable 131/10 in 19.2 overs. Tahir Hussain bagged a couple of wickets for Multan. Ali Majid and Siraj Uddin chipped in with a couple of wickets, while Faisal Akram and Aamer Yamin contributed one wicket to AJK’s downfall. 

In pursuit of a paltry 131 runs, Multan lost Zeeshan Ashraf for a mere 2 runs in the first over of the innings. Sharjeel Khan and Haseebullah started building the partnership in the middle, and the duo scored at a decent pace to keep the scoreboard ticking. Sharjeel notched up his half-century but failed to convert it into a big score and departed for 53 runs. 

Sohaib Maqsood failed to find his footing in the middle and departed for run-a-ball 12 runs. However, Haseebullah remained unbeaten on 46 runs off 39 balls and helped his side cross the winning line with 15 balls to spare. 

AJK Region bowlers failed to defend a paltry total and have lost the second game on the trot now. Naveed Malik, Basit Ali Snr, and Raja Muhammad Shahzad celebrated a solitary wicket for AJK. 
17.3 F Saleem to S Siraj
1 That's the winning run for the Multan Region and the skipper scores it himself! Full length ball at the off stump. Siraj drives it to the left of the mid-on fielder, who dives to stop the ball. Batters crosses the ends to take the winning run.
The scores are level now. 
17.2 F Saleem to S Siraj
4 FOUR!!!! The scores are level now! Hard length slower ball outside off. Sharoon punches it through the deep extra cover area and the fielder dives to his left to save the run but the ball deflects to boundary after he flaps it back from inside the fence. 
17.1 F Saleem to Haseebullah
1 Good length ball at the leg stump. Haseebullah plays it to deep midwicket for one.
Multan need six runs in 4 overs. 
OVER 17
Multan Region
126/3
Sharoon Siraj
10(7)
Haseebullah
45(38)
Aqib Liaqat
0-35(4.0)
16.6 A Liaqat to Haseebullah
1 Length ball outside off. Haseebullah cuts it to deep extra cover for one.
16.5 A Liaqat to Haseebullah
2 Tossed up at the off stump. Haseebullah gets down on one knee for the slog sweep but mistimes it in the air and the ball lands in the no man's land towards cover for a couple of runs.
16.4 A Liaqat to Haseebullah
4 Four more! Liaqat bowls a fullish length googly at the middle stump. Haseebullah tries to defend it forward but gets thin outside edge to beat the keeper for a boundary.
16.3 A Liaqat to S Siraj
1 Length ball at the leg stump. Siraj plays it to long-on for one.
16.2 A Liaqat to Haseebullah
1 Full ball at the fourth stump. Haseebullah drives it to long-off for one.
Boundary check! The ball lands on the boundary cushion and it's a six. 
16.1 A Liaqat to Haseebullah
6 SIXXXXX! Liaqat bowls a tossed up delivery at the stump line. Haseebullah goes for the switch hit and gets the perfect timing. The ball goes high in the air and lands just at the rope. Umpires are checking for the boundary and confirms the six.
OVER 16
Multan Region
111/3
Sharoon Siraj
9(6)
Haseebullah
31(33)
Basit Ali Snr
1-21(3.0)
15.6 B Ali to S Siraj
4 FOUR! Ali bowled a length ball outside off. Siraj times it perfectly to guide the ball through the right of the point fielder to beat his dive for a boundary. Graceful shot from the skipper!
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