Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2020

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Multan Sultans 31-0 after 5 overs in PSL clash against Islamabad United
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February 22, 2020

Islamabad United won the toss and elected to bowl first against Multan Sultans. — DawnNewsTV
Multan Sultans are 31-0 at the end of five overs against Islamabad United in their 2020 Pakistan Super League match at Lahore's Gaddafi Stadium.

United earlier won the toss and elected to bowl first against the Sultans.

This the fifth fixture of the fifth edition of PSL.


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All set for our second match today? @IsbUnited take on @MultanSultans today in Lahore. Multan will be batting first after Islamabad won the toss. Who do you think will win? #IUvMS #HBLPSLV



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In the opening match of the tournament, two-time champions United were defeated by Quetta Gladiators by three wickets. Underdogs Sultans, meanwhile, won their encounter with Lahore Qalandars by five wickets on Friday.

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Teams:

Islamabad United: C Munro, L Ronchi†, DJ Malan, Hussain Talat, CA Ingram, Asif Ali, Shadab Khan (C), Faheem Ashraf, Amad Butt, Muhammad Musa, Akif Javed

Multan Sultans: Shan Masood (C), JM Vince, MM Ali, RR Rossouw, Zeeshan Ashraf†, Khushdil Shah, Shahid Afridi, Sohail Tanvir, Mohammad Ilyas, Imran Tahir, Mohammad Irfan

 

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Multan Sultans have set a 165-run target for Islamabad United to chase in their 2020 Pakistan Super League match at Lahore's Gaddafi Stadium.

After being sent in to bat, the Sultans finished with a score of 164-8 at the end of their allotted 20 overs.

The Shan Masood-led team had started off its batting strong, amassing 31 runs at the end of five overs without any losses.

In the sixth over, however, skipper Shan was caught by Muhammad Musa off Faheem Ashraf.

The 10th over brought more trouble for the Sultans, with Amad Butt dismissing both Moeen Ali and Rilee Rossouw. Butt went on to also claim the wickets of JM Vince and Sohail Tanvir.


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All set for our second match today? @IsbUnited take on @MultanSultans today in Lahore. Multan will be batting first after Islamabad won the toss. Who do you think will win? #IUvMS #HBLPSLV


United earlier won the toss and elected to bowl first against the Sultans.

This is the fifth fixture of the fifth edition of PSL.

In the opening match of the tournament, two-time champions United were defeated by Quetta Gladiators by three wickets. Underdogs Sultans, meanwhile, won their encounter with Lahore Qalandars by five wickets on Friday.

 

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Am Lahori so supporting them but man have no hope for them mast raho qalandars!

 

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Kamran Akmal whacked 13 fours and four sixes during his 55-ball 101 Pakistan Super League

5th Match (N), Pakistan Super League at Lahore, Feb 22 2020

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  164/8

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  129/1 (13/20 ov, target 165)

United need 44 runs in 48 balls. RRR: 5.5


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Darren Sammy to become honorary citizen of Pakistan

Darren Sammy goes traditional after Peshawar Zalmi's PSL title win in 2017 AFP via Getty Images

Darren Sammy has played a major role in the return of top-flight cricket to Pakistan, and the country has decided to express its gratitude in style, by extending an honorary citizenship to the former West Indies captain. Arif Alvi, the Pakistan president, has signed off on the same, and Sammy will also receive the Nishan-e-Pakistan, the country's top civilian award, on March 23 in Islamabad.

The idea of the honorary citizenship was initiated by Javed Afridi, the owner of Peshawar Zalmi, the team Sammy has represented since the start of the PSL in 2016. The PCB followed up on it with the federal government in light of Sammy's "invaluable contribution to cricket in Pakistan".

St Lucian Sammy, 36, has been Zalmi's premier marquee player from the beginning of the PSL. Ahead of the second edition, Shahid Afridi, who led the team in the first season, stepped down and handed the reins to Sammy, and he has led them since - they won the title in 2017 and were the losing finalists in 2018 and 2019.

More than that, though, it's Sammy's support to the Pakistan cause that has endeared him to people in the country. He was the first to agree to tour Pakistan when the PCB wanted to bring the PSL final to the country.

Then, when an ICC World XI was lined up tour Pakistan for three T20Is in September 2017, Sammy - a part of that squad - spoke to the other tourists as part of a security briefing.

At the time, he had said, "I did brief them quickly about my experience in Lahore for the PSL final. We've had the best security team, who have also briefed them. Like I said before, it's important. I get to play in front of my fans in St Lucia and around the world and we see how passionate they are, and to get an opportunity after so long, they are all happy to be part of that process.

"First thing I said to guys after the PSL final - apart from all the security and the protocol - once I stepped on the field, it felt like playing in St Lucia. That is my honest experience - the crowd were just hungry for cricket, to see their icons and role models play in the game. That is what it felt like. That is what I briefed the players when the coach [Andy Flower] asked me about my experience."

 

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Multan Sultans
164/8



Islamabad United
165/2 (16.4/20 over, target 165)


United won by 8 wickets (with 20 balls remaining)

 

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Azam Khan's 46-run knock helps Quetta Galdiators beat Karachi Kings by 5 wickets

February 23, 2020

Karachi Kings won the toss on Sunday and opted to bat first against Quetta Gladiators in their PSL 2020 match at National Stadium, Karachi. — DawnNewsTV

Quetta Gladiators Sarfaraz Ahmed (R) celebrates with teammates after running out Karachi Kings Imad Wasim (C) during the Pakistan Super League (PSL) T20 cricket match between Karachi Kings and Quetta Gladiators in the National Cricket Stadium in Karachi on February 23, 2020. — AFP

Spectators cheer for Karachi Kings in clash against Quetta Gladiators at National Stadium, Karachi. — Photo courtesy PSL Twitter account

Quetta Gladiators maintain upper hand as Kings lose wickets in quick succession. — Photo courtesy PSL Twitter account

Quetta Gladiators won their contest against Karachi Kings in Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2020 by five wickets at National Stadium, Karachi on Sunday.

The defending PSL champions chased the paltry target of 157 runs in 19 overs, with five wickets remaining.

Azam Khan stood out with his impressive 46-run knock, during which he struck four boundaries and two sixes. Imad Wasim and Chris Jordan both picked one wicket apiece.

Gladiators' running skills came under the spotlight as three of their batsmen, including Shane Watson (27), Azam and Jason Roy (17), were run-out.

Watson's wicket was an early setback for the defending champions. They seemed to be headed towards a meltdown when they lost Roy and Ahmed Shehzad (11) in quick succession.

The team stabilised after Gladiators skipper Sarfaraz joined Azam on the crease.

Karachi Kings' innings
The Kings wrapped up their innings at 156 at the loss of nine wickets. Defending champions Gladiators maintained an upper hand by restricting runs and picking up quick wickets.

Mohammad Hasnain took three wickets for 33 in his four overs. With 29 runs of 27 balls, Alex Hales was Kings' highest scorer.


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STAT ALERT@KarachiKingsARY scored 113 runs off the first 17 overs of their innings (RR 6.64) before exploding into life in the last three overs, plundering 33 runs (RR 11) to lift their total to 156. #KKvQG #HBLPSLV



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INNINGS SUMMARY #KKvQG #HBLPSLV



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Babar Azam helped the team put early runs on the scoreboard before being bowled out at 26. Sharjeel Khan was also sent back to the stands for just six runs.

CS Delport (22) fell to Sohail Khan in the 10th over, while Hales was ousted by Hasnain in the 14th over.

Karachi Kings skipper Imad Wasim (8) was run out by Gladiators' captain Sarfaraz Ahmed in the 17th over.

Hasnain had earlier gotten rid of Chadwick Walton, who only scored one run.

Earlier, the Karachi Kings won the toss and opted to bat first.

The Kings won their first match of the fifth edition of PSL after defeating Peshawar Zalmi by 10 runs on Friday.

The Gladiators secured their first win in the opening match of PSL 2020 against Islamabad United. On Saturday, however, they were defeated by Zalmi by six wickets.


Squads:

Karachi Kings:

Imad Wasim (c), Aamer Yamin, Ali Khan, Arshad Iqbal, Awais Zia, Babar Azam, Cameron Delport, Alex Hales, Iftikhar Ahmed, Chris Jordan, Mitchell McClenaghan, Mohammad Amir, Mohammad Rizwan, Sharjeel Khan, Umaid Asif, Umer Khan, Usama Mir, Chadwick Walton


Quetta Gladiators:

Sarfaraz Ahmed (c), Shane Watson, Abdul Nasir, Ahmed Shehzad, Ahsan Ali, Arish Ali Khan, Azam Khan, Ben Cutting, Fawad Ahmed, Khurram Manzoor, Tymal Mills, Mohammad Hasnain, Mohammad Nawaz, Naseem Shah, Keemo Paul, Jason Roy, Sohail Khan, Umar Akmal

 

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Lahore Qalandars
89/1 * (10/20 over)




Islamabad United

United chose to field. CRR: 8.9

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Pakistan Super League Table - 2020


Pakistan Super League

TEAM .................. M ...... W L T N/R PT NRR FOR AGAINST



1Quetta Gladiators 3 ..... 2 1 0 0 4 0.124 476/57.3 477/58.3
2Islamabad United 2 ......... 1 1 0 0 2 0.381 333/36.4 335/38.3
3Peshawar Zalmi 2 ...... 1 1 0 0 2 0.21 344/38.3 349/40.0
4Multan Sultans 2 ...... 1 1 0 0 2 0.197 306/36.1 303/36.4
5Karachi Kings 2 ...... 1 1 0 0 2 0.002 357/40.0 348/39.0
6Lahore Qalandars 1 ....... 0 1 0 0 0 -1.884 138/20.0 142/16.1



Standings are updated with the completion of each game.

• M: The number of matches played.
• W: The number of matches won.
• L: The number of matches lost.
• T: The number of matches tied.
• N/R: The number of matches abandoned.
• PT: Number of points awarded.
• NRR: Net Run Rate

 

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Great game !!! Lahore vs Islamabad right to the last ball
excellent excitement

Great new discovery in Musa very determined last stand from 2 Pakistanis tail-enders

Without a doubt the composure at end to build 19-20 runs at #9 won the match for Islamabad a positive discovery for Tournament

Originally thought it was a player from Newzeland or Australia playing in bowler position later realized it was a local Pakistani Bowler coming in and closing out the game confidently

Amazing to see the games being played full stadium and electric Atmosphere
would be nice to see how many people are attending the games

100% better then playing in UAE

 

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As happened in previous editions, Lahore Qalandars again are proving to be unfortunate losing both their matches they so far played in this tournament.

 

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Well at least they are scoring over 180 runs , but overall they lack discipline to control opposing teams
even with an inform bowler like Afridi (Shaheen)

Just missing a 2nd quality strike bowler