2021 Pakistan Super League final

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2021 Pakistan Super League Final
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Event 2021 Pakistan Super League
Multan Sultans Peshawar Zalmi
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206/4159/9
20 overs20 overs
Multan Sultans won by 47 runs
Date24 June 2021
Venue Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Player of the match Sohaib Maqsood (Multan Sultans)
Umpires Aleem Dar
Ahsan Raza
2020
2022

The 2021 Pakistan Super League Final was a Twenty20 cricket match played on 24 June 2021 at the Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates between Multan Sultans and Peshawar Zalmi to determine the winner of the 2021 Pakistan Super League (PSL). [1] [2]

Contents

Background

Peshawar Zalmi's Haider Ali and Umaid Asif were suspended from the final against the Multan Sultans after both players confessed to charges of violating the tournament's health and safety protocols by meeting people from outside their bio-secure bubbles. A press release by Pakistan Cricket Board stated that the duo "were found not to have interacted with any other squad members at any time after the incident" and were "placed in room isolation". [3] 2017 tournament champions Zalmi qualified for their fourth final while it was a first-ever final for Sultans. The prize money for the winners and runners-up was set at Rs.75 million and Rs.30 million, respectively. [4]

Summary

Rilee Rossouw (pictured in 2014) hit a 50 to get Multan past 200. RILEE ROSSOUW (15706681502).jpg
Rilee Rossouw (pictured in 2014) hit a 50 to get Multan past 200.

Peshawar won the toss and chose to bowl in the final. Shan Masood and Mohammad Rizwan opened the innings for the Sultans. Shan was dismissed first for 37 by Mohammad Imran. At the other end, Multan's captain, Mohammad Rizwan, was caught behind for 30 as Mohammad Imran claimed a second wicket. Afterwards, came Sohaib Maqsood, who made an unbeaten 65. This later won Maqsood the player of the match award. Rilee Rossouw followed Maqsood and made 50 in 20 balls, before he top edged a ramp to Mohammad Irfan as Sameen Gul claimed his first wicket of the match. The third wicket partnership between Maqsood and Rossouw was worth 98. Things got better for Sameen as he got out Johnson Charles Leg before wicket (LBW) for a golden duck. While at six was Khushdil Shah, who scored an unbeaten 15 off 5 balls to increase Multan's score. In the end, Multan finished on 206/4; the pick of the bowlers for Peshawar was Sameen Gul, who finished with figures of 2/26. [6] In response, Hazratullah Zazai was first to score 6 for Peshawar before being caught at point by Shan Masood. Zazai was soon followed by Kamran Akmal, as he was bowled by Imran Khan for 36. Jonathan Wells was next, and he was run out for 6. Some stability was provided by Shoaib Malik and Rovman Powell, when Powell was caught behind for 23, Peshawar were 124/4. Malik was then caught out for 48 off 28 by Imran Tahir. Tahir then took a wicket himself as Sherfane Rutherford was dismissed for 18. Afterwards, Tahir claimed two more wickets as both Wahab Riaz and Mohammed Imran were bowled by him for golden ducks. Next to go was Amad Butt, as he was caught by Mohammad Rizwan for 7. In the end, Peshawar finished on 159/9, which resulted in a 47 run victory for Multan, making them the champions of PSL 6. [7] [8]

Scorecard

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Toss: Peshawar Zalmi won the toss and elected to field. [9]

Result:Multan Sultans won by 47 runs

Multan Sultans innings
PlayerStatusRunsBalls4s6sStrike rate
Shaan Masood b Mohammad Imran372960127.58
Mohammad Rizwanc †Kamran Akmal b Mohammad Imran303021100.00
Sohaib Maqsood *653563185.71
Rilee Rossouw c Mohammad Irfan b Sameen Gul502153238.09
Johnson Charles lbw b Sameen Gul01000.00
Khushdil Shah *15502300.00
Sohail Tanvir did not bat
Imran Tahir did not bat
Blessing Muzarabani did not bat
Imran Khan did not bat
Shahnawaz Dahani did not bat
Extras 9 (b1, lb 1, nb 1, wd 6)
Total 206/4 (20 overs)
19910.30 RR

Fall of wickets: 1-68 (Shan Masood, 8.4 ov), 2-83 (Mohammad Rizwan, 10.6 ov), 3-181 (Rilee Rossouw, 18.2 ov), 4-181 (Johnson Charles, 18.3 ov)

Peshawar Zalmi bowling
BowlerOversMaidensRunsWicketsEconWidesNBs
Sameen Gul 402626.5020
Mohammad Irfan 402706.7500
Wahab Riaz 4052013.0030
Amad Butt 4052013.0001
Mohammad Imran 4047211.7500

Target: 207 runs from 20 overs at 10.35 RR

Peshawar Zalmi innings
PlayerStatusRunsBalls4s6sStrike rate
Kamran Akmal b Imran Khan362851128.57
Hazratullah Zazai c Shan Masood b Blessing Muzarabani6501120.00
Jonathan Wells run out (Rilee Rossouw/Sohail Tanvir)6133346.15
Shoaib Malik c Imran Tahir b Sohail Tanvir482833171.42
Rovman Powell c †Mohammad Rizwan b Blessing Muzarabani231421164.28
Sherfane Rutherford c †Mohammad Rizwan b Imran Tahir181012180.00
Amad Butt c †Mohammad Rizwan b Imran Khan7610116.66
Wahab Riazb Imran Tahir01000.00
Mohammad Imran b Imran Tahir01000.00
Sameen Gul *7111063.63
Mohammad Irfan *05000.00
Extras 8 (nb 2, wd 6)
Total 159/9 (20 overs)
16117.95 RR

Fall of wickets: 1-42 (Hazratullah Zazai, 5.2 ov), 2-42 (Kamran Akmal, 6.1 ov), 3-58 (Jonathan Wells, 9.2 ov), 4-124 (Rovman Powell, 14.1 ov), 5-137 (Shoaib Malik, 15.1 ov), 6-150 (Sherfane Rutherford, 16.3 ov), 7-151 (Wahab Riaz, 16.5 ov), 8-151 (Mohammad Imran, 16.6 ov), 9-151 (Amad Butt, 17.2 ov)

Multan Sultans bowling
BowlerOversMaidensRunsWicketsEconWidesNBs
Sohail Tanvir 403518.7500
Imran Khan 412726.7511
Blessing Muzarabani 402626.5001
Shahnawaz Dahani 403809.5020
Imran Tahir 403338.2530

Match Officials

RoleName
On field Umpire Flag of Pakistan.svg Ahsan Raza
On field Umpire Flag of Pakistan.svg Aleem Dar
TV Umpire Flag of Pakistan.svg Asif Yaqoob
Reserve Umpire Flag of Pakistan.svg Rashid Riaz
Match Referee Flag of Pakistan.svg Mohammed Anees

See also

References

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  2. "PSL 2021 schedule: Updated Abu Dhabi fixtures and full match list for Pakistan Super League". Wisden. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
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