Multan Sultans won their second game of the season as Peshawar Zalmi suffered their first defeat. The match also witnessed the highest score of the season so far. Keep reading to know about the match happenings and market changes.
Match 5: Multan Sultans vs. Peshawar Zalmi
Multan Sultans 210 for 3 (Rossouw 75, Rizwan 66(↑1%)) beat Peshawar Zalmi 154 for 20 (Saim 53, Haris 40(↑1%)) by 56 runs.
Multan Sultans got off to a slow start after being put into bat by the Peshawar Zalmi. The opening partnership of 54 runs took 44 balls as Shan Masood(↑1%) got out after a struggling 20(25). But Rilee Rossouw‘s(↑0%) arrival at the crease changed things quickly. He and Mohammed Rizwan(↑1%) combined for a 62-run partnership that came in 35 balls.
Rizwan departed after playing a fine knock of 66 runs in 42 balls. Whereas Rilee Rossouw(↑0%) whacked a 36-ball 75. David Miller and Kieron Pollard played brisk cameos of 23(14) and 15(6) to take the score to 210 for 3 in 20 overs. Salman Irshad took two wickets for Peshawar.
The chase began with Mohammad Haris(↑1%) getting Zalmi to a firing start. The first 4 overs brought 41 runs, but Babar Azam(↑1%) fell in the 5th over. Then, Saim Ayub came to the crease and captivated the eyes of the viewers with his amazing stroke play. He scored 53 off 37 while Haris fell for a 23-ball 40.
Apart from these two youngsters, the rest of the batters couldn’t do much as the yellow team was bowled out at 154 in the 19th over. Ihsanullah and Usama Mir bagged three wickets each, while Abbas Afridi got two. Multan Sultan have risen to the top of the table after this win.
SportiScore Analysis
With the help of 12 boundaries and 2 maximums, Rilee Rossouw(↑0%) got 75 runs in only 36 deliveries. This innings gave him 59.3 SportiScores in his second match. Mohammad Rizwan(↑1%) follows him on the list with 32 SportiScore points. His 42-ball 66 included 9 fours and a six. Mohammed Haris(↑1%) picked 29.7 points after smashing 40 off 23, along with a four and 4 sixes.
Let’s see the performances and SportiScores of the most prominent players on day 5:
Player Performance SportiScores Earned
Rilee Rossouw 75(36) 59.3
Mohammad Rizwan 66(42) 32
Mohammad Haris 40(23) 29.7
Rovman Powell 23(12) 15.6
Babar Azam 9(8) -3
Khushdil Shah 0/17 -3.5
Shan Masood 20(25) -6
Wahab Riaz 1(2) -25
Market Update
Rilee Rossouw(↑0%) and Mohammed Rizwan(↑1%) got an increase of 1 SPQ in their price. The same was the case with Babar Azam(↑1%) and Shan Masood(↑1%).
Let’s find out in detail how the prices have changed for the top players after the fifth day of the league:
Player SportiScores 17 Feb Price 18 Feb Price % Change Cumulative SPQs Earned
Rilee Rossouw 59.3 216.7 217.7 0% 141.8
Mohammad Rizwan 32 141.4 142.4 1% 63
Mohammad Haris 29.7 118.7 119.7 1% 33.9
Rovman Powell 15.6 94.80 318.25 236% 233.25
Babar Azam -3 106.60 107.60 1% 25
Khushdil Shah -3.5 73.5 84.1 14% 6.1
Shan Mashood -6 67.6 68.6 1% -9.4
Wahab Riaz -25 43 44 2% -25
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