Pollard’s fifty recovers Sultans to 160/5 against Qalandars in PSL 8 qualifier

Pollard’s fifty recovers Sultans to 160/5 against Qalandars in PSL 8 qualifier

Pollard’s fifty recovers Sultans to 160/5 against Qalandars in PSL 8 qualifier, LAHORE stager each- rounder Kieron Pollard’s blistering half- century anchored conservative Multan Sultans to a estimable total of160/ 5 in the Pakistan Super League( PSL) season eight qualifier on Wednesday.

Opting to club first, the Sultans managed to post160/ 5 in their share of 20 overs at the reverse of a brilliant 57- run knock by Pollard.

ahead, the Sultans were out to a conservative launch as their in- form opening brace of commander Mohammad Rizwan and fastest PSL centurion Usman Khan could accumulate 53 runs before Haris Rauf castled the ultimate in the eighth over.

Usman scored 29 runs off 28 balls and hit four fours.

The strong bowling unit of Qalandars also pushed the guests to the posterior bottom with calculated bowling, confining them to70/ 1 halfway through. immature leader Zaman Khan also drew a alternate advance for the Qalandars as he dismissed dangerous Rilee Rossouw( 13 off 12) on the first delivery of the 11th over and lowered the Sultans ’ march for a big total.

Meanwhile, commander Rizwan, who was hanging around with his gritty knock also fell suddenly after stitching a 20- run cooperation for the third gate with Pollard. He managed to score 33 runs in 29 balls with the help of three fours.

With their floundering at90/ 3 in 13 overs, Pollard brought his experience into play and put on a match- defining 65- run cooperation with Tim David and burned the flux of runs for the guests. The vital stage pulled Sultans out of heaps of trouble with Pollard leading the charge before falling in the final over. He scored his highest 57 off 34 balls which included one four and six sixes.

David, who out of his character, held his ground establishment amid Pollard’s holocaust, remained unbeaten with a 22- run gem off 15 balls, smashing one boundary and a six. Haris led the bowling attack for the Qalandars with3/ 34 while Rashid Khan and Zaman made one crown each.

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