The eighth season of the Pakistan Super League (PSL 8 2023) is going on with entire warmth, with Match 28 between Multan Sultans versus Quetta Gladiators happening today at the Pindi Cricket Stadium in Rawalpindi. After a staggering performance, Multan Sultans crushed the game as they beat Quetta Gladiators by 9 runs.
1. Both Teams Players
Quetta Gladiators Playing XI:
| Sarfaraz Ahmed (c & wk) | Abdul Bangalzai |
| Umar Akmal | Iftikhar Ahmed |
| Mohammad Nawaz | Odean Smith |
| Qais Ahmad | Naseem Shah |
| Jason Roy | Mohammad Hasnain |
| Martin Guptill |
Multan Sultans Playing XI:
| Mohammad Rizwan (wk/c) | Shan Masood |
| Rilee Rossouw | David Miller |
| Usama Mir | Kieron Pollard |
| Abbas Afridi | Khushdil Shah |
| Ihsanullah | Carlos Brathwaite |
| Mohammad Ilyas |
2. Toss
Quetta Gladiators won the toss and chose to bowl first.
3. About Quetta Gladiators’ bowling
Records have fallen again in Rawalpindi. Quetta has been carried to the slaughterhouse tonight. The most important ever T20 was completed on Pakistan soil. 36-ball 100. The most-raised-ever powerplay score this season of 91. Such innumerable records fell. Not to neglect to recall the most expensive four-over spell in T20 history by Qais Ahmed went for 77.
Multan permitted Usman Khan an open door at the most noteworthy mark of the solicitation, and great it was. A shock out of the blue as Usman squashed a sparkling ton wowing everyone.
A part of his ball-striking against the spinners was essentially phenomenal. He just let everything out and completed a dream ton. After 10 overs, Multan was 156/0, and 300 looked possible, yet Quetta got back with two or three unassuming overs and took wickets to fix back the rate – if that can be said.
Naveen-ul-Haq and Umaid Asif used the cutters into the pitch to keep Tim David, and Pollard reasonably peaceful as just 51 tumbled off the last 5 overs. Still, 262 doesn’t get sought after in every case. Quetta needed another Jason Roy god-mode bang to get any an open door.
4. About Multan Sultans’ bowling
Multan has sorted out some way to protect 262. One more staggering game if you love the tremendous hitting.
Thinking back, Jason Roy’s underlying dismissal was the differentiation. Had he been there, who can say this could well have been sought after down?
Omair Yousuf and Iftikhar Ahmed with a 104-run address the fourth wicket lit an assumption, and after they left, Umar Akmal looked hazardous. Yet Abbas Afridi took a full circumvent while heading to a fifer to polish the game off.
Rizwan went with the leggies during that stand among Yousuf and Iftikhar. The spinners made do with two or three significant bits, especially to the last choice, which in like manner showed extremely critical come the completion of the game.
5. Final score board of whole match
Multan Sultans made a huge score of 262/3 runs in 20 overs.
Quetta Gladiators could not reach the target as they made 253/8 in 20 overs.
Multan with this winning move to 2nd and will stay there if Islamabad loses tomorrow.
6. Man of the match
Abbas Afridi was named as Man of the match for his great performance of 4-47-5-11.75.
