PSL 2022: Babar Azam team got 8th defeat, former RCB player scored runs at a strike rate of 280, Rizwan’s Multan remained on top
In the Pakistan Super League (PSL 2022), Babar Azam team Karachi Kings is battling with poor form. In the 23rd match of the league, Mohammad Rizwan’s Multan Sultans defeated Karachi by 7 wickets. This was Karachi Kings’ 8th consecutive defeat in 8 matches. After this victory, Multan has won 7 out of 8 matches to 14 points and remains on top.
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Captain Babar Azam became the victim of Rumman Rai after scoring 2 runs off 4 balls
Even in this match, the captain of the Pakistan national team, Babar Azam’s bat did not play. Playing first, Karachi Kings scored 174 for 6 in the allotted 20 overs. Captain Babar Azam became the victim of Rumman Rai after scoring 2 runs in 4 balls. After this, Sharjeel Khan (36) and Joe Clarke (40) took over the innings.
Qasim Akram (13), Rohail Nazir (21) and Mohammad Nabi (21) also contributed some crucial runs. In the end, Imad Wasim scored 32 runs in 16 balls to take the team’s score past 170. Shahnawaz Dahani took two wickets for Multan but he also spent 44 runs in 4 overs. Apart from them, Mujrabani, Tahir, Khushdil and Raees got one success each.
Multan Sultans started chasing the target for 175 runs. Opener Shan Masood (45) put on a partnership of 100 runs with his captain and partner Mohammad Rizwan. After this Mir Hamza gave the first blow to Multan for 100 runs. After this, Tim David of Singapore also could score only 13 runs. Mohammad Rizwan’s innings also ended on 76 runs.