President Wasim Akram fumed with anger on Wednesday at the sad end to a thrilling match lost by Karachi Kings against Multan Sultans. As the last ball of the match decided the fate of the day, the Karachi Kings chairman was seen kicking the chairs in front of him in the dressing room. Multan Sultans kept their winning streak alive in the Pakistan Super League by winning their latest match against Karachi Kings by three runs.
Multan Sultans set their opponents a target of 196/2. The target was set by the efforts of captain Mohammad Rizwan and his unbeaten 110 off 64 balls. This is his first century in Pakistan Super League. James Vince of the opposing team was also close to scoring a century in the match and could possibly win his team in this match. He scored 72 runs inside the first six overs of the batting in the match. However, the team lost by 193/2.
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Notably, this was their fourth defeat in a total of five matches played by the team. On the other hand, Multan Sultans have lost only one match in the game against defending champions Lahore Qalandars. After suffering a defeat in their season opener, Multan have won against Quetta Gladiators, Peshawar Zalmi, Islamabad United and Karachi.
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Multan took the lead in the match with the strong performance of their bowlers. His leg-spinner Usama Mir dismissed Matthew Wade leg before wicket on his first ball. Vince was run out in the 10th over. The impressive bowling of fast bowler Ihsanullah and left-arm spinner Khushdil Shah also presented a big challenge to the opposing team.
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Pakistan Super League was established in 2015 with five teams. Matches are contested by six teams representing six cities of Pakistan, along with one more team. The six teams in the match are Islamabad United, Karachi Kings, Lahore Qalandars, Multan Sultans, Peshawar Zalmi and Quetta Gladiators.
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