Pakistan’s all-rounder Shahid Afridi has lauded Multan Sultans, the franchise of Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2021, over their eight-wicket win against Peshawar Zalmi last night.
Shahid Afridi, who was ruled out of the ongoing PSL 2021 tournament due to a back injury, in his tweet wrote, “Brilliant all-round performance by my Multan Sultans last night! Rizwan’s been an absolute superstar for MS and Pakistan both, long may it continue. Outstanding performances by Dahani and Sohaib Maqsood. Keep the fight going, boys.”
Brilliant all-round performance by my @MultanSultans last night! Rizwan's been an absolute superstar for MS and Pakistan both, long may it continue. Outstanding performances by Dahani and Sohaib Maqsood. Keep the fight going boys 👏
— Shahid Afridi (@SAfridiOfficial) June 14, 2021
He also commended Mohammad Rizwan as he remained unbeaten on 82 while Maqsood hammered 61.
Sultans ruled the chase from start with Rizwan and Shan Masood taking on the Zalmi bowling attack.
🎉 Winning moment! 🎉 @iMRizwanPak carefully orchestrated his innings and gave us many moments to cherish. #MatchDikhao l #HBLPSL6 I #MSvPZ pic.twitter.com/NrTE1EGd6E
— PakistanSuperLeague (@thePSLt20) June 13, 2021
Zalmi had a moment of fresh air when Mohammad Irfan removed Shan Masood (14) but it didn’t last for too long.
Rizwan was joined by Maqsood who started cautiously but after getting set, he didn’t stop. The duo added 116 runs for the second wicket.
Captain fantastic @iMRizwanPak played another fabulous knock 🙌🏽👏🏻
He leads the run-scoring charts with 408 runs in @thePSLt20 🔝#SultanAaGayya #MSvPZ #HBLPSL6 pic.twitter.com/AOs4IE00d1
— Multan Sultans (@MultanSultans) June 14, 2021
SQUAD
Multan Sultans
Mohammad Rizwan (C), Asif Afridi, Imran Tahir, James Vince, Khushdil Shah, Rilee Rossouw, Shan Masood, Sohail Tanvir, Usman Qadir, Chris Lynn, Sohail Khan, Carlos Brathwaite, Sohaib Maqsood, Sohaib Ullah, Adam Lyth, Shahnawaz Dhani, Muhammad Umar, Imran Khan Sr.
Earlier, Shahid Afridi dropped out of the national tournament due to his back injury, he had announced on Twitter.
“I felt lower back pain & had to consult a doctor. Unfortunately, I have been advised to rest and can no longer accompany my team @MultanSultans. I am heartbroken as I was practising and training really hard,” he had informed.
https://twitter.com/SAfridiOfficial/status/1396822419940290562?s=20
However, Asif Afridi had been included in the squad of Multan Sultans in his place.