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KARACHI: A combined bowling effort, followed by Yasir Khan’s blistering half-century powered Multan Sultans to beat Peshawar Zalmi by seven wickets and qualify for the Pakistan Super League (PSL) final.

Set to chase a modest 147, the Sultans amassed the total for the loss of just three wickets and nine balls to spare, courtesy of a solid knock by Yasir up the order.

The Sultans had a flying start to the pursuit as Yasir and Mohammad Rizwan notched up a brisk 61-run partnership.

Yasir was the core aggressor of the opening stand while Rizwan was anchoring through until he fell prey to Aamer Jamal in the eighth over.

Rizwan managed just 15 off 21 deliveries and could hit a single boundary.

Yasir then partnered with Usman Khan for a brief 23-run partnership before walking back to the dugout soon after completing his half-century.

He remained the top-scorer for the Sultans with a 37-ball 54 with the help of seven boundaries and a six.

Usman then took charge of the Sultans’ pursuit and he carried his bat all the way through with an unbeaten 36 off 28 deliveries to steer them to a comfortable victory.

He received notable support from Iftikhar Ahmed, who played a quickfire 22-run cameo. His eight-ball featured three boundaries and a six.

For Peshawar Zalmi, Aamer Jamal, Salman Irshad and Mehran Mumtaz could pick up a wicket apiece.

Opting to bat first, Zalmi only managed a subpar total on the board despite Babar Azam’s anchoring knock.

Zalmi had a dismal start to their innings as they lost their in-form opener Saim Ayub (1) in the first over with just four runs on the board.

Following the early debacle, Mohammad Haris joined Babar in the middle and put together an anchoring 46-run partnership for the second wicket before falling victim to Mohammad Ali in the sixth over.

Zalmi then sustained another blow to their batting charge when Usama Mir got rid of Haseebullah Khan (3) in the eighth over.

Meanwhile, Babar Azam stood his ground firm and kept the scoreboard ticking until Chris Jordan cleaned him up with a well-crafted yorker in the 14th over.

He remained the top-scorer for Peshawar Zalmi with 46 off 42 deliveries, laced up with five boundaries.

Following his departure, Tom Kohler-Cadmore (24) and Rovman Powell (12) made notable contributions before Paul Walter and Luke Wood offered late fireworks.

Walter (12) and Wood added an unbeaten 15 for the eighth wicket, lifting Zalmi to go past the 140-run mark.

Wood was the core aggressor of the stand with his brisk 14-run cameo which came off just seven deliveries and featured one boundary and a six.

Usama Mir, the leading wicket-taker of the PSL 9, and Chris Jordan led the bowling attack for Multan Sultans with two wickets each while David Wiley, Mohammad Ali and Abbas Afridi struck out a batter apiece.

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KARACHI: Peshawar Zalmi have won the toss and elected to bat first against Multan Sultans in the qualifier of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) 9 here at National Bank Stadium on Thursday.

PLAYING XIs

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Matches 15, Multan Sultans 10, Peshawar Zalmi 5

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KARACHI: Multan Sultans’ all-rounder Iftikhar Ahmed has been fined five per cent of his match fee by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Wednesday for using inappropriate language during the ongoing Pakistan Super League (PSL) season 9.

Iftikhar Ahmed was fined for a Level 1 breach of PSL’s code of conduct during his side’s PSL 9 fixture against Quetta Gladiators at the National Bank Stadium in Karachi.

Iftikhar was found to have violated Article 2.5 of the HBL PSL Code of Conduct, which reads as: “Using language, actions or gestures which disparage or which could provoke an aggressive reaction from a batter upon his/her dismissal during a match”.

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The incident happened in the third over of Quetta Gladiators’ batting, when Iftikhar used inappropriate language towards the batter (Jason Roy) who was dismissed.

Since Iftikhar pleaded guilty to the charge and accepted the sanctions proposed by match referee Ali Naqvi, there was no need for a formal hearing.

The charge was imposed by on-field umpires Rashid Riaz and Richard Illingworth.

During the match, an all-round performance led Multan Sultans to ease past Quetta Gladiators to reclaim the top spot in the PSL 9 standings with 14 points and also booked their Qualifiers clash with Peshawar Zalmi, who moved to second with a point less.

READ: PCB announces match officials for PSL 9 playoffs and final

KARACHI: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) today announced umpire and match referee appointments for the three playoff matches as well as the final of the ongoing Pakistan Super League (PSL) season 9.

The final four games of the PSL 9 will be played from 14-18 March at the National Bank Stadium in Karachi.

The first Qualifier will be played on 14 March involving table-toppers Multan Sultans and Peshawar Zalmi and will be refereed by Roshan Mahanama.

Aleem Dar and Richard Illingworth will be the on-field umpires, while Rashid Riaz and Faisal Afridi will be the third and fourth umpires, respectively.

Match Referee Muhammad Javed will lead the playing control team for the 15 March Eliminator 1 between Islamabad United and Quetta Gladiators.

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Ahsan Raza and Chris Gaffaney will be the on-field umpires, while Asif Yaqoob and Rashid Riaz will be the third and fourth umpires, respectively.

Meanwhile, Eliminator 2 will be played on 16 March featuring the loser of the 14 March match and the winner of the 15 March fixture will be refereed by Muhammad Javed.

Richard Illingworth and Asif Yaqoob will perform on-field umpire responsibilities, while Ahsan Raza and Faisal Afridi will be the third and fourth umpires, respectively.

For the final of the PSL 9, scheduled on 18 March, Richard Illingworth and Chris Gaffaney will perform the duties of on-field umpires, while Ahsan Raza and Asif Yaqoob will be third and fourth umpires, respectively.

Roshan Mahanama will lead the playing control team for the final.

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KARACHI: An all-round performance led Multan Sultans to ease past Quetta Gladiators by a massive margin of 79 runs in the 30th match of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) 9 here at National Bank Stadium on Tuesday.

The emphatic victory helped Sultans to reclaim the top spot in the PSL 9 standings with 14 points and also booked their Qualifiers clash with Peshawar Zalmi, who moved to second with a point less.

Set to chase 186 against a challenging surface, the Gladiators’ batting unit unfolded on a meagre 106 and thus succumbed to a massive defeat ahead of their Eliminator clash against Islamabad United.

Openers Jason Roy (3) and Saud Shakeel failed to give Gladiators a strong start as the former fell prey to David Willey in the third over with 18 runs on the board.

Shakeel followed his opening partner’s footsteps and got run out in the same over. He scored 14 off nine deliveries, hitting two boundaries including a six.

The Gladiators then lost two more wickets — Rilee Rossouw (10) and Laurie Evans (1) in quick succession and consequently slipped to 47/4 in 6.1 overs.

Youngster Omair Bin Yousuf offered some resistance in the middle phase with a courageous knock until falling victim to Usama Mir in the 12th over.

Yousuf remained the top-scorer for the Gladiators with a 25-ball 37 with the help of three boundaries and two sixes.

Following his dismissal, the Sultans’ bowlers ran through the Gladiators’ batting tail to seal a resounding victory for the 2021 champions.

David Willey and Usama Mir led the bowling attack for the Sultans with three wickets each, followed by Abbas Afridi, who claimed two.

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Put into bat first, the Sultans registered a formidable total on the board, courtesy of a collective effort from their batters.

The Sultans, however, had a contrasting start to their innings as they lost their opener Yasir Khan (12) in the third over with just 16 runs on the board.

Following the early blow, in-form Usman Khan joined Mohammad Rizwan in the middle and knitted an anchoring partnership.

Their second-wicket stand yielded 52 runs before Abrar Ahmed cleaned up Usman with a quicker delivery.

Usman managed 21 off 23 deliveries, hitting three boundaries.

Meanwhile, Rizwan stood his ground firm and partnered strongly with Johnson Charles to put Sultans in control.

They added 65 runs for the third wicket before Rizwan fell victim to Mohammad Amir in the 17th over.

He remained the top-scorer for the Sultans with a 47-ball 69 which featured one boundary and four sixes.

Later, Iftikhar Ahmed joined forces with set-batter Charles and bolstered the Sultans’ total with belligerent hitting.

The duo added a quickfire 46 runs to the tally before Charles finally perished in the final over.

He remained a notable run-getter for the Sultans with 53 off 29 deliveries, hitting six boundaries and three sixes.

Iftikhar, on the other hand, carried his bat all the way through with an unbeaten 20 off eight deliveries which included two boundaries and a six.

Mohammad Amir led the bowling charge for Quetta Gladiators with two wickets but was expensive while Abrar and Akeal Hosein and Mohammad Wasim Jr picked one each.

READ: PSL 9 observes Golden Ribbon Day for childhood cancer awareness

KARACHI: As per the initiative of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) the ongoing Pakistan Super League (PSL) 9 will observe ‘Golden Ribbon Day’ on Tuesday for the childhood cancer awareness campaign.

As a result, the match between Quetta Gladiators and Multan Sultans scheduled on 12 March at the Pindi Cricket Stadium here will be marked by Golden Ribbon Day creating awareness regarding childhood cancer.

The teams will wear golden ribbons and golden caps while the commentators will also put on golden ribbons meanwhile messages regarding childhood cancer awareness will be displayed on the big screen and also announced during the commentary.

The PCB also invited four cancer patients on this occasion to attend the Gold Ribbon Day in Karachi and they were presented with signed shirts from both the teams.

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Furthermore, the players of both Quetta Gladiators and Multan Sultans also interacted with the young cancer warriors and posed with them for pictures.

“Today we are celebrating Cancer’s youngest warriors and survivors by wearing golden ribbons,” wrote PSL on X, formerly Twitter.

“[Quetta Gladiators] and [Multan Sultans] players interacted with the little superstars,” the statement added.

Today we are celebrating Cancer’s youngest warriors and survivors by wearing golden ribbons.@TeamQuetta and @MultanSultans players interacted with the little superstars.#HBLPSL9 | #KhulKeKhel | #QGvMS pic.twitter.com/QGcDbiEl6b

— PakistanSuperLeague (@thePSLt20) March 12, 2024

 

Earlier this month, the ongoing PSL 9 observed the Pink Ribbon Day to for the breast cancer awareness campaign during the match between Peshawar Zalmi and Multan Sultans scheduled on 5 March at the Pindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi.

As a result, the teams wore pink ribbons and caps alongside commentators and presenters.

Messages regarding breast cancer awareness were displayed on the big screen and also announced during the commentary while the stumps were also turned pink.

It is worth mentioning here that both Quetta Gladiators and Multan Sultans have booked their spots in the PSL 9 playoffs.

The teams, however, are eyeing for a top-two finish to make it to the Qualifier, the winner of which will earn a direct qualification to the final.

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KARACHI: Quetta Gladiators have won the toss and elected to bowl first against Multan Sultans in the 30th match of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) 9 here at National Bank Stadium on Tuesday.

PLAYING XIs

Quetta Gladiators: Jason Roy, Saud Shakeel, Khawaja Nafay, Rilee Rossouw (c), Omair Bin Yousuf, Laurie Evans (wk), Akeal Hosein, Mohammad Wasim Jnr, Mohammad Amir, Abrar Ahmed, Usman Tariq.

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Matches 12, Multan Sultans 8, Quetta Gladiators 4

READ: Irfan’s blitz in vain as Zalmi edge Kings in last-ball thriller

KARACHI: Shan Masood, the captain of Karachi Kings, expressed satisfaction over his team’s performance in the ongoing Pakistan Super League (PSL) season 9.

During the press conference after a thrilling match against Peshawar Zalmi, Masood stated that Karachi Kings played good cricket throughout the tournament.

“I am satisfied with the performance of Karachi Kings in this season. We lost two close games, which we could have won if we avoided small mistakes. But this is part of the game,” said the left-handed batter.

“Our team was hit with an unfortunate situation with 13 of our players falling ill in the middle of the tournament. It dented our plans as we had to make changes to our combination.

“Meanwhile, we also had to rely on other results, but they did not go in our favour.”

Talking about his own performance, Shan Masood expressed disappointment over his batting performance.

“I admit that I could not perform at my best this season. I have given performances in previous seasons of PSL and wanted to replicate them in this season, but unfortunately, it did not happen,” he remarked.

Karachi Kings lost their last group match against Peshawar Zalmi by a narrow two-run margin after a thrilling last over.

“The wicket was tricky and we made some small mistakes, while Peshawar Zalmi bowled well, resulting in their victory,” said Karachi Kings’ captain.

Masood also appreciated young spinner Arafat Minhas for his impressive performance against Peshawar Zalmi. Arafat claimed one wicket for 11 runs in his four overs.

“Arafat [Minhas] performed brilliantly, taking full advantage of the conditions. He came into the squad this year along with 6 other players who have never played in the PSL before.

“We gave chances to the youngsters according to the situation and made sure that they get the right mentorship from the senior players.”

READ: Irfan’s blitz in vain as Peshawar Zalmi edge Karachi Kings in last-ball thriller

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

KARACHI: Muhammad Irfan Khan’s gutsy 31-run knock went in vain as Peshawar Zalmi registered a narrow two-run victory over Karachi Kings in the 29th match of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) 9 here at National Bank Stadium on Monday.

The enthralling victory lifted Peshawar Zalmi to the top of the PSL 9 standings with 13 points in 10 matches, followed by Multan Sultans with 12 points, who are yet to play their final group-stage match.

Chasing 148, the home side managed 145/5 despite Tim Seifert’s anchoring 41 and Irfan’s blistering 39.

The Kings had a steady start to the pursuit as James Vince and Seifert notched up an anchoring 61-run stand.

The hosts were marching comfortably until Naveen-ul-Haq broke the partnership in the ninth over by dismissing Vince, who scored 21 off 27 deliveries.

Karachi Kings then lost two more wickets in quick succession as their skipper Shan Masood (0) and mainstay Seifert walked back in consecutive overs as Peshawar Zalmi struck back.

With the scoreboard reading 68/3 in 10.3 overs, Irfan joined experienced Shoaib Malik in the middle and attempted to anchor the run chase.

The pair added an important 49 runs before Naveen struck again to provide another important breakthrough to Peshawar Zalmi as he cleaned up Malik in the 18th over.

Malik scored a gritty 22 off 25 deliveries, hitting one boundary.

Kings then sustained another massive blow to their pursuit when Luke Wood outclassed Kieron Pollard (1) with a slower delivery in the next over.

But Irfan showed grit and smashed Wood for a boundary on the last delivery of the penultimate over as Kings then needed 17 off the final over.

All-rounder Anwar Ali brought them in touching distance by hitting back-to-back boundaries on the third and fourth delivery but only managed a single on the fifth.

Kings needed four off the last delivery with set batter Niazi on strike. Aamer Jamal held on to his nerves and bowled a perfect yorker to seal a thrilling victory for Zalmi.

Irfan Niazi scored 39 off 26 deliveries with the help of seven boundaries.

Naveen led the bowling attack for Peshawar Zalmi with 2/22 in his four overs, followed by Wood, Jamal and Ayub, who bagged one each.

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Opting to bat first, Peshawar Zalmi managed an average total on the board despite a solid start to their innings.

Their in-form opening pair Babar Azam and Saim Ayub looked in control in the early phase of the innings and led Zalmi to 54 for no loss at the conclusion of the batting powerplay.

Shan Masood’s decision to bring Zahid Mahmood into the attack bore fruits as the leg-spinner struck in his first over to break the threatening partnership by dismissing Saim.

The left-handed opener scored a cautious 19 off 18 deliveries with the help of three boundaries.

Meanwhile, Babar Azam was joined briefly by Mohammad Haris and Haseebullah Khan as both the young batters had a short stay at the crease.

The skipper led Peshawar Zalmi’s batting charge from the front against a disciplined bowling attack of Karachi Kings and amassed his half-century with authority by smashing Mahmood for a boundary in the 14th over.

But he perished in the same over while attempting a quick double, courtesy of an exceptional fielding effort from Mahmood.

Babar remained the top-scorer for Zalmi with 51 off 46 deliveries, including an impressive tally of five fours and a six.

His dismissal halted the flow of runs for Zalmi, putting their batters under pressure.

Consequently, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, in a desperate attempt to hit big, fell for a scratchy nine off 14 deliveries, bringing Zalmi down to 113/5 in 16.5 overs.

Later, Rovman Powell’s swashbuckling cameo, which lasted in the final over, bolstered Zalmi to a decent total.

He smashed three boundaries on his way to an 18-ball 30.

For Karachi Kings, Hasan Ali, Arafat Minhas, Daniel Sams and Zahid Mahmood made one scalp each.

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KARACHI: Muhammad Irfan Khan’s gutsy 31-run knock went in vain as Peshawar Zalmi registered a narrow two-run victory over Karachi Kings in the 29th match of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) 9 here at National Bank Stadium on Monday.

PZ 145/5 (20 Overs)

Jamal bowls the final over

PZ 131/5 (19 Overs)

Wood bowls the penultimate over

PZ 123/4 (18 Overs)

Naveen bowls his last

PZ 113/3 (17 Overs)

Wood replaces Jamal

PZ 106/3 (16 Overs)

Naveen replaces Saim

PZ 98/3 (15 Overs)

Jamal replaces Mumtaz

PZ 90/3 (14 Overs)

Saim bowls his third

PZ 85/3 (13 Overs)

Mumtaz replaces Jamal

PZ 75/3 (12 Overs)

Saim continues

PZ 69/3 (11 Overs)

Jamal replaces Naveen

PZ 64/2 (10 Overs)

Saim Ayub comes into the attack

KK 61/1 (9 Overs)

Naveen replaces Jamal

KK 61/0 (8 Overs)

Mumtaz replaces Aimal

KK 57/0 (7 Overs)

Aamer Jamal brought into the attack

KK 44/0 (6 Overs)

Aimal Khan comes into the attack

KK 31/0 (5 Overs)

Naveen-ul-Haq comes into the attack

KK 25/0 (4 Overs)

Mumtaz continues

KK 12/0 (3 Overs)

Wood continues

KK 7/0 (2 Overs)

Mehran Mumtaz bowls from the other end

KK 5/0 (1 Over)

Tim Seifert and James Vince walk out to bat for Karachi Kings. Luke Wood bowls the first over.

KARACHI KINGS vs PESHAWAR ZALMI (2nd INNINGS)

KARACHI: A combined bowling effort lifted Karachi Kings to curtail Peshawar Zalmi to 147/6 in the 29th match of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) 9 here at National Bank Stadium on Monday.

PZ 147/6 (20 Overs)

Hasan bowls the final over

PZ 134/5 (19 Overs)

Sams bowls the penultimate over

PZ 125/5 (18 Overs)

Hasan comes back into the attack

PZ 114/5 (17 Overs)

Sams comes back

PZ 107/4 (16 Overs)

Zahid bowls his last

PZ 104/4 (15 Overs)

Minhas bowls his last

PZ 102/4 (14 Overs)

Zahid replaces Malik

PZ 87/3 (13 Overs)

Minhas replaces Hasan

PZ 83/2 (12 Overs)

Malik replaces Minhas

PZ 79/2 (11 Overs)

Hasan Ali comes into the attack

PZ 75/1 (10 Overs)

Minhas continues

PZ 71/1 (9 Overs)

Zahid continues

PZ 60/1 (8 Overs)

More spin as Arafat Minhas comes on

PZ 59/1 (7 Overs)

Zahid Mahmood comes into the attack

PZ 54/0 (6 Overs)

Malik bowls his third

PZ 47/0 (5 Overs)

Anwar Ali comes on

PZ 33/0 (4 Overs)

Malik continues

PZ 29/0 (3 Overs)

Sams continues

PZ 17/0 (2 Overs)

Shoaib Malik bowls from the other end

PZ 12/0 (1 Over)

Babar Azam and Saim Ayub come out to open for Peshawar Zalmi. Daniel Sams to bowl the first over.

KARACHI KINGS vs PESHAWAR ZALMI (1st INNINGS)

KARACHI: Peshawar Zalmi have won the toss and elected to bat first against Karachi Kings in the 29th match of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) 9 here at National Bank Stadium on Monday.

PLAYING XIs

Karachi Kings: James Vince, Time Seifert (wk), Shan Masood (c), Shoaib Malik, Kieron Pollard, Irfan Khan Niazi, Anwar Ali, Daniel Sams, Arafat Minhas, Hassan Ali, Zahid Mahmood.

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Matches 20, Peshawar Zalmi 14, Karachi Kings 6

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