KARACHI: Captain Muhammad Rizwan and Imran Tahir’s brilliant cricket helped Multan Sultans beat Karachi Kings by seven wickets in the opening match of the seventh edition of Pakistan Super League (PSL) on Thursday.
Rizwan played the captain’s innings when he scored 52 off 47 balls, while Tahir gave his team an early wicket and at the same time took three important scallops in total – Sharjeel Khan, Mohammad Nabi and Tom Lemonby – winning the toss. After that he batted for Karachi. bat.
The Kings bowlers could not perform as they were already under pressure as the team led by Babar Azam gave the Sultans a modest target of 124 which they achieved at a loss of three wickets in 18.2 overs. Taken
Mohammad Nabi took two wickets and Mohammad Ilyas took one for the Kings.
Apart from Rizwan, Shan Masood scored 26 runs, Sohaib Maqsood 30 runs, and Tim David — who also ended the match in style with a massive six — scored 12 runs.