PSL 5 enters match super over after thrilling contest Another great innings of Babar Azam, scored 65 runs NOV, 2020

 

PSL 5 enters match super over after thrilling contest Another

Karachi's latest newspaper. On November 14, 2020, the match between Karachi Kings and Multan Sultans in the Pakistan Super League (PSL) 5 qualifier entered the Super Over. Chasing the target of 142 runs, Babar Azam and Sharjeel Khan started the innings for Karachi Kings. Sharjeel returned to the pavilion with only 4 runs. Babar Azam along with Alex Hales added 42 runs for the second wicket after which Hales 22 Iftikhar Ahmed's innings was limited to 13 runs, Babar Azam scored 65 runs while batting well, he became the second victim of Sohail Tanveer, Chadwick Walton also returned to the pavilion after scoring 2 runs in the same over. Rutherford could not stay on the wicket for long and became Imran Tahir's wicket by scoring 1 run. Van Parnell was run out by scoring only one run. Emad Wasim remained steadfast with one end but Elias also ended Aamir's innings.

Karachi Kings captain Emad Waseem tied the match with a four off the last ball of the innings, now the match will be decided in the super over. Earlier, Multan Sultans started the innings when Zeeshan Ashraf and Adam Lightth gave the team 19 runs. Waqas Maqsood was the victim after Light scored 9 runs. The Multan team had not yet recovered from the loss when captain Shaun Masood was run out for 3 runs and Riley Russo returned to the pavilion in the same manner. The difficulties of Multan Sultans were further aggravated when Zeeshan Ashraf scored 21 runs. Emad Waseem looted the pavilion, Khushdal Shah came to support Ravi Bopara and the two formed a 40-run partnership for the 5th wicket. Before this partnership proved dangerous, Arshad Iqbal ended Khushdal Shah's innings at 17 runs. ۔

Shahid Afridi also became Arshad Iqbal's second wicket with just 12 runs, Ravi Bopara's resistance was ended by Waqas Maqsood on 40 runs, Sohail Tanveer's 13 balls with one four and two sixes helped Multan reach 25 not out. The Sultans managed to score 141 runs for the loss of 7 wickets in the stipulated 20 overs. Waqas Maqsood and Arshad Iqbal of Karachi Kings took two wickets each while captain Emad Waseem took one wicket.

The winning team will reach the scheduled final on November 17 and the losing team will play either Lahore Qalandars or Peshawar Zalmi tonight against the winner of Schedule Eliminator One. The Multan Sultans squad includes Shaun Masood (captain), Zeeshan Ashraf, Adam Laith, Riley Russo, Ravi Bopara, Khushdal Shah, Shahid Afridi, Sohail Tanveer, Mohammad Ilyas, Imran Tahir and Mohammad Irfan. The Karachi Kings team consists of Emad Wasim (captain), Babar Azam, Sharjeel Khan, Alex Hales, Van Parnell, Chiduk Walton, Muhammad Amir, Waqas Maqsood, Rutherford, Iftikhar Ahmed and Arshad Iqbal.