Multan Sultans v Karachi Kings Match 2024 Highlights – PSL 9 Today Match
Multan Sultans PSL 2024 Players and Karachi kings will play the 3rd match on 18 February. Who will win, and who will lose? Karachi moved away from their home for this time as Multan Sultans will be hosting them at Multan Cricket Stadium. Multan Sultans are aiming at the top of the points table, while the Karachi Kings are in the mood to be on the top as well.
Read:- PSL 9 Schedule 2024 Timetable
If you were able to catch this match live, then great job. If you can’t, this article will provide all the highlights.
Match Details
| MULTAN CRICKET STADIUM | |
| Date | 18 Feb 2024 |
| Time | 7 pm |
| Match | Multan Sultans v Karachi Kings |
| Umpires | Martin Saggers |
| Shozab Raza | |
| TV Umpire | Faisal Afridi |
| Reserve Umpire | Mohammad Asif |
| Match Referee | Iftikhar Ahmed |
Toss
The Karachi Kings won the toss, and they chose to bowl first. Last year, the same thing happened. Karachi won the toss and chose to field first, on this very ground.
However, what is going to be the result?
Playing 11
| Multan Sultans | Karachi Kings |
|---|---|
| Mohammad Rizwan Wicketkeeper Batter | Shan Masood Opening Batter |
| Dawid Malan Top-Order Batter | James Vince Batter |
| Reeza Hendricks Opening Batter | Saad Baig Wicketkeeper Batter |
| Yasir Khan Top-Order Batter | Shoaib Malik Allrounder |
| Iftikhar Ahmed Middle-Order Batter | Kieron Pollard Batting Allrounder |
| Khushdil Shah Middle-Order Batter | Mohammad Nawaz Allrounder |
| David Willey Bowling Allrounder | Daniel Sams Allrounder |
| Usama Mir Bowler | Hasan Ali Bowler |
| Abbas Afridi Bowler | Mir Hamza Bowler |
| Mohammad Ali Bowler | Tabraiz Shamsi Bowler |
| Shahnawaz Dahani Bowler | Mohammad Amir Khan Bowler |
First Innings – Multan Sultans
| Multan Sultans 185-2 | |
| Batting | Bowling |
| Reeza Hendricks 79 (54) | Mir Hamza 1-30 |
| Dawid Malan 52 (41) | Daniel Sams 1-37 |
| Khushdil Shah 28 (13) | Shoaib Malik 0-10 |
| TARGET | 186 runs in 20 overs |
- Khushdil had a superb cameo at the end to propel Multan to 185. But you still get the impression that they’re a few runs short.
- Malan and Hendricks’ relationship devoured too many deliveries without allowing them to hit the throttle.
- They scored 121 runs for the second wicket off 84 balls, which was not impressive given the amount of batting to follow.
- Hendricks did manage to deliver a few ferocious smashes in the latter two overs, though. Will that be sufficient?
- The pitch appears to be decent for batting, however, we did notice slower balls holding in the pitch significantly. The Pacers frequently used their cutters, and Shamsi also found some turn.
Second Innings – Karachi Kings
| Karachi Kings 130-8 | |
| Batting | Bowling |
| Shoaib Malik 53 (35) | Mohammad Ali 3-23 |
| Kieron Pollard 28 (29) | Abbas Afridi 2-16 |
| Shan Masood 30 (31) | David Willey 2-22 |
| RESULT | Multan won by 55 runs |
- Karachi was only in the game when Masood and Malik were at the crease, but the former’s departure put them under too much strain, from which they never recovered.
- Malik scored a fifty, but the others did not agree with him. Willey grabbed two early wickets, Mohammad Ali followed with three, and Abbas Afridi added two.
- The final 5-6 overs were a no-brainer as Pollard attempted to farm the strike.
- Even though this is only the first game, Karachi’s batting appears to be relatively weak. Karachi has to do things differently. Although it was expected, they could do better.
- It will take a while for the new management and team to figure things out.
Man of the match
Reeza Hendricks won the man of the match for scoring that brilliant innings. What a knock it was!
