Sangakkara, Junaid hand Sultans second victory in PSL3
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After being put into bat first, Sultans post more than competitive total on the board of 179 for the loss of five wickets in their allotted 20 overs.
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Sangakkara once again finished with the top score of 63 off 44 for Sultans, which included five fours and three sixes.
He was once again well supported by captain Shoaib Malik, who scored a brilliant 48 off 38 with the help of two fours and three sixes.
For Qalandars, Bangladesh left-arm pacer Mustafizur Rahman was the pick of the bowlers as he claimed two wickets and just gave away 22 runs in his four overs.
Sangakkara, Malik hand Sultans victory in PSL3 opener
Chasing 180 was never going to be enough for the Qalandars, but after a slow start, opener Fakhar Zaman and middle-order batsman Umar Akmal put McCullum’s side ahead in the game with 65-run partnership for the third-wicket.
However, both Akmal and Zaman failed to materialise their start as Qalandars’ were eventually bowled out for 136 in the 18th over.
Zaman finished the innings with the top score of 49 off 30 balls, including one four and four sixes.
For Sultans, pacer Junaid Khan and leg-spinner Imran Tahir claimed three wickets each. Junaid also became the second bowler in the history of PSL to pick hat-trick as he claimed wickets of Yasir Shah, Cameron Delport and Raza Hasan on successive deliveries.
So that's all from us for today. We will join you tomorrow for another double header. Till then, Ciao.
LQ 136-9 (17 overs)
OUT! And that's it. Its all over for Qalandars. Sultans register an impressive 43-run win.
Tahir to continue.
LQ 136-9 (17 overs)
Just one run and three wickets off the over. Great one for Sultans.
Junaid Khan to start his new over.
LQ 135-6 (16 overs)
Just three runs and two wickets off the over. Brilliant over Sultans.
Tahir to start his new over.
LQ 132-4 (15 overs)
Pollard to continue.
LQ 117-3 (14 overs)
Sever off the over.
Tanveer to start his new over.
LQ 110-3 (13 overs)
Six runs and a wicket off the over.
Pollard to continue.
LQ 104-2 (12 overs)
Just six off the over.
Irfan to start his new over.
LQ 98-2 (11 overs)
Seven off the over.
Kieron Pollard to start his first over.
LQ 91-2 (10 overs)
Twelve off the over. Great one for Qalandars.
Tahir to continue.
LQ 79-2 (9 overs)
Sixteen off the over. Great one for Qalandars.
Junaid Khan to start his second over.
LQ 63-2 (8 overs)
Twelve off the over.
Imran Tahir to start his new over.
LQ 51-2 (7 overs)
Eleven off the over.
Shoaib Malik to bowl his first over.
LQ 40-2 (6 overs)
Just one run and a wicket off the over.
Irfan to continue.
LQ 39-1 (5 overs)
Seven off the over.
Junaid Khan to start his first over.
LQ 32-1 (4 overs)
Eight runs and a wicket off the over.
Irfan to continue.
LQ 24-0 (3 overs)
Eleven off the over.
Tanveer to contiue.
LQ 13-0 (2 overs)
Four off the over.
Mohammad Irfan to start his first over.
LQ 9-0 (1 over)
Nine off the over.
So its Sunil Narine and Fakhar Zaman to open for Qalandars, whereas Sohail Tanveer to start for Sultans.
So that's it from the first-half. We will join you for the second half soon.
MS 179-5 (20 overs)
Ten off the over.
Shaheen Shah Afridi to start his final over.
MS 169-4 (19 overs)
Just three off the over.
Mustafizur to start his final over of the day.
MS 166-4 (18 overs)
Narine to bowl his final over.
MS 148-3 (17 overs)
Ten runs and a wicket off the over.
Mustafizur Rahman to start his new over.
MS 138-2 (16 overs)
Eleven off the over.
Raza Hasan to start his new over.
MS 127-2 (15 overs)
Seventeen off the over. Great one for Sultans.
Yamin to start his second over.
MS 110-2 (14 overs)
Eleven off the over.
Shah to start his final over.
MS 99-2 (13 overs)
Three off the over.
Narine to start his new over.
MS 96-2 (12 overs)
Just four runs and a wicket off the over.
Yasir Shah to start his new over.
MS 92-1 (11 overs)
Just four runs and a wicket off the over.
Mustafizur Rahman to start his new over.
MS 88-0 (10 overs)
Thirteen off the over. Great one for Sultans.
Raza Hasan to start his new over.
MS 75-0 (9 overs)
Eight off the over.
Yasir Shah to start his second over.
MS 67-0 (8 overs)
Ten off the over.
Shaheen Shah Afridi to start his first over.
MS 57-0 (7 overs)
Just four off the over.
Yasir Shah to start his first over.
MS 53-0 (6 overs)
Seven off the over.
Narine to start his new over.
MS 46-0 (5 overs)
Ten off the over.
Mustafizur Rahman to start his first over.
MS 36-0 (4 overs)
Just four off the over.
Sunil Narine to start his first over.
MS 32-0 (3 overs)
Thirteen off the over. Great one for Sultans.
Shaheen Shah Afridi to start his first over.
MS 19-0 (2 overs)
Fifteen off the over. Great one for Sultans.
Aamer Yamin to start his first over.
MS 4-0 (1 over)
Just four off the over.
So its Raza Hasan to start for Qalandars, whereas Kumar Sangakkara and Ahmad Shahzad to open for Sultans.
TOSS: The news from the centre is that Lahore Qalandars have won the toss and opted to bowl first.