Multan Sultans 147 for 3 (Yasir 54, Usman 36*, Mumtaz 1-28) beat Peshawar Zalmi 146 for 7 (Babar 46, Usama 2-16, Jordan 2-28) by seven wickets
Multan Sultans breezed into their fourth straight Pakistan Tremendous League final by defeating Peshawar Zalmi by seven wickets in a lopsided qualifier on Thursday.
Sultans received the occasion in 2021 earlier than shedding to Lahore Qalandars within the finals of the final two editions.
Within the absence of Afghanistan quick bowler Naveen-ul-Haq, who was dominated out of the playoffs due to his worldwide dedication, Zalmi’s bowlers struggled to defend a small whole.
Yasir offered a dominant opening stand of 61 with captain Mohammad Rizwan (15) and raised a match-wining half-century off 30 balls. Left-arm spinner Mehran Mumtaz (1-28) could not make an influence within the energy play however he lastly had Yasir caught off his personal bowling, within the eleventh over, throughout his return spell.
Usman, who turned the primary batter in PSL historical past to attain two centuries in a single season, was hardly troubled by tempo, and Iftikhar Ahmed completed off the sport with a quick-fire 22 off eight balls.
Earlier, Zalmi struggled towards tempo and spin after Babar received the toss and elected to bat. David Willey had danger-man Saim Ayub caught at deep sq. leg within the first over and Mohammad Haris’ (22) below-par event continued when he edged quick bowler Mohammad Ali inside the facility play.
