Sultans vs Qalandars, 16th Match at Lahore, PSL, Apr 26 2025 - Match Result

RESULT
16th Match (N), Lahore, April 26, 2025, Pakistan Super League
(19/20 ov, T:186) 186/5

Qalandars won by 5 wickets (with 6 balls remaining)

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Player Of The Match
64 (38) & 1/47
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Scorecard summary
Multan Sultans1 Inn
185/3(20 overs)
*76 (48)
1/24 (4)
*52 (31)
1/46 (4)
Lahore Qalandars2 Inn
186/5(19 overs)
64 (38)
2/34 (4)
*40 (21)
1/30 (4)
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PlayerTeam
TI
B. Impact
Bowl
LQ84.1563.911/47
MS76.24-2/34
MS69.9169.91-
LQ56.2254.80/20
MS51.6951.69-
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Over19
11 runs, 1 wicket
LQ 186/5CRR: 9.78
Sikandar Raza 40 (21b 2x4 4x6)Asif Ali 1 (1b)
Akif Javed1/44 (4)

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Daryl Mitchell, Player of the Match: Amount of grass didn't make any difference in terms of sideways movement and we tried to build partnerships. 180 was about par, nice to get a platform and partnerships. Abdullah Shafique absorbed pressure and put it back on them. The job of No.4 is to adapt to different conditions. (Applauds Sikandar Raza)

Perhaps the conditions got a bit better for batting in the second innings and the quality of the top and middle-order made the difference between the two sides. I don't think 186 was a subpar total by any means but Multan were unable to put up a disciplined effort towards the end and leaked plenty of boundaries. The two best chasers in modern-day cricket, Raza and Mitchell, were in top form, which compounded their problems. Abdullah played a measured knock and Fakhar provided a brisk start as well. Multan have now been defeated for the fifth time this season and are on the brink of early elimination. Earlier, Rizwan and Ghulam did some fantastic rebuilding work and were superb towards the end, making up for a slightly sluggish middle phase

Omar: "@Saqib, they let go of Ihsanullah, not a surprise tbh. "

Saqib: "multan bowling is letting them down in every match. No spark"

18.6
1
Akif Javed to Raza, 1 run

Shorter in length, slanted back at him and he manages to squeeze it behind backward point for a run and gets his team over the line. Master of run-chase, Sikandar Raza made the task look easy, LQ win it at a canter

18.5
1
Akif Javed to Asif Ali, 1 run

Good length ball slanted into the pads, worked to midwicket for a single and the scores are level

18.4
W
Akif Javed to Mitchell, OUT

Dragged it back onto the stumps, pace-off shorter delivery right at him, tried to pull that one and instead got it deflected off his midriff to the stumps, doesn't get to hit the winning runs but he has done his job alright

Daryl Mitchell b Akif Javed 64 (38b 4x4 4x6 64m) SR: 168.42
18.4
2w
Akif Javed to Raza, 2 wide

Darts in a bumper outside off, too short and given as a wide; away from the keeper

18.3
1
Akif Javed to Mitchell, 1 run

Wanders down leg and he follows him with a length ball at him, full face of the bat and driven to mid-off

18.2
6
Akif Javed to Mitchell, SIX runs

High cognitive dexterity into this shot, exposes his stumps and ramps the low full-toss over thee keeper's head for a six, miss that, it crashes middle-stump, but he nailed it, high risk high reward

18.1
Akif Javed to Mitchell, no run

Searing yorker into his toes as he steps leg-side, through his legs to the keeper

Over18
16 runsNeed 11 from 12b
LQ 175/4CRR: 9.72  RRR: 5.50
DJ Mitchell 57 (34b 4x4 3x6)Sikandar Raza 39 (20b 2x4 4x6)
Ubaid Shah2/34 (4)
17.6
1
Ubaid Shah to Mitchell, 1 run

Drags his length back and the ball holds its line wide of off, pulled across the line to the acreage at deep midwicket, Ubaid is livid with himself

17.5
6
Ubaid Shah to Mitchell, SIX runs

Oh boy! That left a dent. Shorter on middle and leg, brings his bat down and languidly carted over deep square for a six; made it look ridiculously easy, trademark Mitchell shot

17.4
4
Ubaid Shah to Mitchell, FOUR runs

Short, wide and flashes a cut past point for a four, that'll calm both of them. Cracking shot, waited for it and timed to perfection, Shah gave too much width on this occasion, costly errors

17.3
1b
Ubaid Shah to Raza, 1 bye

Slackens the pace, annoys him with a slow shorter length ball that never really arrives at him, couldn't time his shot

17.2
Ubaid Shah to Raza, no run

Pace-off bumper around the line off, attempted upper-cut

17.1
4
Ubaid Shah to Raza, FOUR runs

Steps leg-side to access gaps behind square on off. Shorter in length angled into middle and off, curled in, no problems for Raza who is sighting the ball like a football now, quick hands, deflected away behind backward point

Over17
12 runsNeed 27 from 18b
LQ 159/4CRR: 9.35  RRR: 9.00
Sikandar Raza 35 (17b 1x4 4x6)DJ Mitchell 46 (31b 3x4 2x6)
JB Little1/43 (4)
16.6
1
Little to Raza, 1 run

Couldn't get underneath, barrage of slower ones, shorter around the line off, he jockeys across off and pulls it across the line, bottom half of the blade

16.5
2
Little to Raza, 2 runs

Another pace-off short of a length ball meandering away, up and over cover-point, man at deep patrolling the region sprints across to cut it off

16.4
1
Little to Mitchell, 1 run

Forced into the covers for a single

16.3
1
Little to Raza, 1 run

Pace-off and a little shortish around the line off, knocked down to long-on

16.2
6
Little to Raza, SIX runs

Good length and slanted across off, that has gone out of the solar system! Clears front leg and hits it with gusto over long-on, full swing of the bat, couldn't have connected any better! Amazing, even Usman can't help himself from applauding that shot, such a fine hitter

16.1
1
Little to Mitchell, 1 run

Over the wicket, slower and fuller and touch wider of off stump, drags it across the line towards cow corner

Over16
9 runsNeed 39 from 24b
LQ 147/4CRR: 9.18  RRR: 9.75
DJ Mitchell 44 (29b 3x4 2x6)Sikandar Raza 25 (13b 1x4 3x6)
Akif Javed0/33 (3)
15.6
1
Akif Javed to Mitchell, 1 run

Ends the over well, near yorker on middle, neatly swiped through the line to long-off's right

Best performances - batters
Spike GraphWagon Zone
Mohammad Rizwan
76 runs (48)
6 fours3 sixes
Productive shot
pull
22 runs
1 four2 sixes
Control
76%
DJ Mitchell
64 runs (38)
4 fours4 sixes
Productive shot
pull
17 runs
1 four2 sixes
Control
76%
Best performances - bowlers
Ubaid Shah
O
4
M
0
R
34
W
2
ECO
8.5
FTYFGSGS
OFFLEG
RHB
1W
1W
TK Curran
O
4
M
0
R
24
W
1
ECO
6
FTYFGSGS
OFFLEG
RHB
1W
Match details
TossLahore Qalandars, elected to field first
Season2025
Player Of The Match
Hours of play (local time)20.00 start, First Session 20.00-21.30, Interval 21.30-21.50, Second Session 21.50-23.20
Match days26 April 2025 - night (20-over match)
TV Umpire
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
PointsLahore Qalandars 2, Multan Sultans 0
Win Probability
LQ 100%
MSLQ
100%50%100%MS InningsLQ Innings

Over 19 • LQ 186/5

Daryl Mitchell b Akif Javed 64 (38b 4x4 4x6 64m) SR: 168.42
W
Qalandars won by 5 wickets (with 6 balls remaining)
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