KARACHI – In the first eliminator of Pakistan Super League Season 11, Hyderabad Kings Men comfortably defeated Multan Sultans by 8 wickets, knocking them out of the race for the final.
Playing at Gaddafi Stadium, Hyderabad Kings Men won the toss and invited Multan Sultans to bat first.
Powered by a brilliant unbeaten knock from Shan Masood, Multan posted 159 runs for 9 wickets in their allotted 20 overs. Shan Masood scored an impressive 69 not out off 46 balls, while Sahibzada Farhan made 15, Steve Smith added 13, and Mohammad Nawaz contributed 18.
For Hyderabad Kings Men, Mohammad Ali, Hunain Shah, and Akif Javed claimed two wickets each.
Hyderabad Kings Men will now face Islamabad United in Eliminator 2, while Peshawar Zalmi have already qualified for the final after defeating Islamabad United in the qualifier.
Squads
Multan Sultans: Ashton Turner (c), Shan Masood (vc), Mohammad Nawaz, Shehzad Gul, Faisal Akram, Imran Randhawa, Arafat Minhas, Sahibzada Farhan, Steve Smith, Peter Siddle, Tabraiz Shamsi, Lachlan Shaw, Delano Potgieter, Josh Philippe, Momin Qamar, Muhammad Awais Zafar, Muhammad Shahzad, Arshad Iqbal, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Muhammad Ismail, Atizaz Habib Khan.
Hyderabad Kingsmen: Marnus Labuschagne (c), Hassan Khan (vc), Usman Khan, Akif Javed, Maaz Sadaqat, Saim Ayub, Mohammad Ali, Kusal Perera, Muhammad Irfan Khan, Shayan Jahangir, Glenn Maxwell, Hammad Azam, Riley Meredith, Sharjeel Khan, Asif Mehmood, Hunain Shah, Rizwan Mehmood, Saad Ali, Tayyab Arif, Maheesh Theekshana, Ahmed Hussain.
