Dahani, Rossouw star as Multan Sultans enter final

Shahnawaz Dahani's late three-fer, after Rilee Rossouw (65*) and captain Mohammad Rizwan (53*) fifties, prearranged an agreeable 28-run triumph over Lahore Qalandars in the Qualifier as reigning champs Multan Sultans raged into the PSL 2022 last on Wednesday (February 23).

Rossouw and Rizwan sewed a solid 113-run association, assisting Sultans with beating a tepid begin to post a standard score of 163/2 from their designated 20 overs. In any case, sharp bowling in both the powerplay and at death secured Qalandars in spite of Fakhar Zaman's battling thump of 63.

Rizwan, regardless of the fifty against his name, battled for timing for the majority of his visit. Subsequent to losing Shan Masood right off the bat in the second over Sultans attempted to hurry up. Nonetheless, Aamer Azmat dialed down some tension his captain with a familiar appearance of 33. The no. 3 hitter kept going just 22 conveyances yet struck five helpful limits to keep the scoreboard ticking over as Sultans dealt with an unassuming 45/1 from their powerplay.

Rossouw pulled things back for his side, breaking the four-over limit less streak with a fortunate edge that securely dashed away to third man fence however Mohammad Hafeez four-over spell, with figures of 1 for 16, held Sultans in line all through.

Rizwan couldn't in any case track down his depression yet Rossouw got comfortable rapidly and proceeded to outscore his commander to a 34-ball fifty with a force and saved the following one into the cow corner stands to make it a 14-run over. Rizwan, offered a daily existence on 43, went to bring his 50 years up in the penultimate over as Sultans got up to speed in the last-three to post a solid 163/2.

That, nonetheless, demonstrated adequate as none of the Qalandars' players - except for Zaman - set up a battle. Credit where it's because of Sultans' new-ball bowlers Asif Afridi and Rumman Raees who joined who gave just 29 runs in the five powerplay overs between them, for the advanced wicket of Abdullah Shafique.

From 38/1 after powerplay, Qalandars immediately slipped to 48/3 that incorporated a pointless run out of Kamran Ghulam (20) and the befuddling of prepared Hafeez as the speck ball pressure incurred significant damage.

Nonetheless, at the most critical moment Zaman moved forward. He capitalized on the early relief and compensated for Ghulam's run-out by reigniting Qalandars' expectations in a merciless counterattack that began with a full go-around of maximums against Imran Tahir in the twelfth over. The fourth of his beast hits - trudge clear over profound midwicket - came just after his 37-ball fifty. Be that as it may, similarly as he brought the condition down to a sensible 65 off the last 42, a sensational breakdown resulted.

Dahani, who was kept down until the fourteenth over, took only three balls to strike and sent Harry Brook and Phillip Salt pressing in succeeding overs. In the in the mean time, Willey gave the match-characterizing strike when he caught Zaman lbw on 63. The two of them each got a wicket more in their individual third overs to gag Qalandars at death. The home side in the long run missed the mark, sending reigning champs straight into the season finale.

Brief scores: Multan Sultans 163/2 in 20 overs (Rilee Rossouw 65*, Mohammad Rizwan 53*; Mohammad Hafeez 1-16) beat Lahore Qalandars 135/9 in 20 overs (Fakhar rZaman 63; Shahnawaz Dahani 3-19, David Willey 2-23) by 28 runs