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PSL 2022 | Thorough dominance from Multan Sultans stretches their winning streak

Multan Sultans rode on an all-round show against Peshawar Zalmi to clinch a win by 57 runs in the PSL 2022 match. 

Chasing a mammoth 223 in 20 overs, the Peshawar team lost wickets at regular succession and were reduced to 93/5 before eventually getting restricted to 165/8 in 20 overs. 

Ben Cutting top-scored for them with an unbeaten 52 off 31 while Zazai scored 43 off 32 but their efforts weren't enough to take the team over the line. 

Imran Tahir was the pick of the bowlers as he picked up three wickets for 25 runs in 4 overs for his side. 

Earlier, in the day, the Sultans' batting unit thoroughly dominated the Peshawar bowlers and posted a huge total of 222/3 on the board. 

While Rizwan scored 82 off 53, Tim David chipped in with a 19-ball 51* for his side. 

"It's nice to see we got over the line tonight. The batters set the tone with such a big score and our bowlers did well to pull things back. Five wins a row, can't ask for anything more. It was a great bowling spell by me, I stuck to my plans. Dahani is a big guy for us, I wish him all the best," Tahir said after the match.  

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