Sports Desk
KARACHI: Karachi Kings set Multan Sultans a target of 168 runs in their clash in Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2023 on Sunday.
Opener James Vince left the crease after a brief cameo, scoring 27 runs in 12 balls, with Anwar Ali sending the English player back to the pavilion.
However, Matthew Wade and Tayyab Tahir posted an impressive hundred partnership, 109 runs in 83 balls, for the second wicket.
Tahir was caught in front of the stumps by Ihsanullah but not before the former had scored 65 runs in 46 deliveries. The right-hander’s confident knock included eight boundaries and a maximum.
Meanwhile, Wade, who scored 46 runs in 47 balls and struggled to get going, was sent packing by Ihsanullah while trying to play a lap shot.
Skipper Imad Wasim only faced six balls but made full use of those to score 14 runs with the help of a boundary and a maximum.
Ihsanullah led the bowlers of Multan with figures of 2-22 in four overs.
Karachi Kings
Matthew Wade (w), Shoaib Malik, Muhammad Musa, Tabraiz Shams Imad Wasim(c), Ben Cutting, Irfan Khan, Aamer Yamin, James Vince, Tayyab Tahir, and Akif Javed.
Multan Sultans
Shan Masood, David Miller, Khushdil Shah, Rilee Rossouw, Usama Mir, Carlos Brathwaite, Anwar Ali, Akeal Hosein, Mohammad Rizwan(w/c), Abbas Afridi and Ihsanullah.
