PSL 2022 | Multan Sultans rattle Quetta Gladiators, courtesy all round show

Multan Sultans' all-round show against Quetta Gladiators in the PSL 2022 match handed them a thumping win by 117 runs in Lahore.

Chasing a mammoth 246 in 20 overs, the Gladiators were bowled out for 128 in less than 16 overs. The Quetta lost a couple of early wickets and were 23/2 when Umar Akmal got into the act and began to take on the Multan bowlers.

But he couldn't really get much support from the other side as the Gladiators lost wickets at regular intervals. Akmal though chipped in with a brisk 50 off 23 which included six sixes and a couple of fours but his efforts weren't really enough to help his side.

Apart from him Jason Roy also made a contribution with a 19-ball 38. Asif Afridi, David Willey, Shahnawaz Dahani, and Khushdil Shah scalped a couple of wickets each while Imran Tahir picked up one.

Earlier, the Sultans rode on an exceptional batting performance to post 245/3 in 20 overs. First, Masood and Rizwan stitched a partnership of 119 runs for the first wicket in 12 overs before Masood was out for 57 off 38. Rizwan was then joined by Rossouw in the middle and he thoroughly dominated the bowlers to score 71 in just 26 deliveries.

Rizwan on the other side remained unbeaten at 83 in 54 deliveries.

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