Lahore Qalandars and Multan Sultans locked horns in the top-of-the-table clash. The defending champions of the PSL, Lahore Qalandars, emerged victorious as they became the first side to book their spot in the playoffs. Keep reading to see the match summary and the market changes.
Match 20: Lahore Qalandars vs. Multan Sultans
Lahore Qalandars 180 for 9 (Billings 54, Rashid 3/15(↑23%)) beat Multan Sultans 159 for 7 (Pollard 39 & 2/16, Abbas 2/25) by 21 runs.
After deciding to bat first, the Qalandars lost in-form Fakhar Zaman(↓10%) for a duck. Mirza Tahir Baig and Abdullah Shafique then used the counter-attacking approach to bring up the 50 in the 5th over. Baig got out for 17, but Abdullah stitched a 69-run stand with Sam Billings. Abdullah scored 48, while Billings made 54. Lahore got to 180 for 9 at the end of their 20 overs.
Shan Masood(↓24%) and Mohammad Rizwan(↓3%) provided a steady but slow start ro the Sultans. Their partnership of 48 runs consumed 39 deliveries. After the openers fell in quick succession, Rashid Khan(↑23%) ripped through Multan’s middle order by taking 3 wickets in his first 3 overs. Those wickets included Rilee Rossouw(↓5%), David Miller, and Usama Mir. From that point, the Sultans were always falling short of the target. A 39-run innings from Kieron Pollard and a 17-run cameo from Anwar Ali made them finish at 159 for 7.
Turning Point of the Match
Multan were more than capable of chasing the target, but the openers falling quickly after a slow start took the game away from them.
SportiScore Analysis
The star Afghan spinner Rashid Khan(↑23%) was our most valuable player of the day. He bowled a terrific spell of 3 for 15 in 4 overs. It resulted in 36.7 SportiScore points for him and a win for his side. David Wiese(↓6%) is second on the list with 6 points. He scored 15 off 12 and then bowled 3 overs for 26 runs.
Let’s see the performances and SportiScores of the most prominent players on day 18:
Player Performance SportiScores Earned
Rashid Khan 0(2) & 3/15 36.7
David Wiese 15(12) & 0/26 6
Sikandar Raza 14(8) & 1/10 5.9
Mohammad Rizwan 30(27) 5
Shaheen Shah Afridi 9(4) & 0/29 4.1
Rilee Rossouw 12(10) 1
Shan Massod 19(20) -4
Fakhar Zaman 0(3) -8
Khushdil Shah 10(9) -13.5
Market Update
Rashid Khan’s(↑23%) price went up by 26.3 SPQs on day 18. He was the only player whose price went up on Saturday. Khushdil Shah(↓59%) and Fakhar Zaman(↓10%) were the worst among the losers. The former lost 25.5, while the latter lost 18.4 SPQs from his stocks’ value.
Let’s find out in detail how the prices have changed for the top players after the eighteenth day of the league:
Player SportiScores 04 Mar Price 05 Mar Price % Change Cumulative SPQs Earned
Rashid Khan 36.7 114.25 140.55 23% 108.35
David Wiese 6 77.60 73.2 -6% 41.00
Sikandar Raza 5.9 206.80 201.2 -3% 165.70
Mohammad Rizwan 5 197.3 191.1 -3% 156.5
Shaheen Shah Afridi 4.1 84.45 76.75 -9% 40.35
Rilee Rossouw 1 198.70 189.00 -5% 155.90
Shan Massod -4 62.8 47.8 -24% 13.8
Fakhar Zaman -8 190.60 172.2 -10% 140.00
Khushdil Shah -13.5 41.45 16.95 -59% -17.05
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