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PSL: Multan dethrone the Karachi Kings

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Multan Sultans met the fancied Karachi Kings on Thursday’s 1st match of PSL 6.

Multan Sultans had managed to win only one of their 5 matches played and yet, turned the tables on the Kings in a major upset.

Shah and Rossouw shine

After being put into bat, Multan did well to end up with 176-5.

A major contribution came from left-handed Khushdil Shah who remained unbeaten on 44 off 32 balls.

However, Multan started poorly losing Rahmanullah Gurbaz in the 1st over with the score at 4, falling to Imad Wasim.

Thankfully, No. 3 Sohaib Maqsood was unfazed as he went after Wasim in his second over and peppered him for a sequence of 4,4,6,4 to help Multan grab the initiative.

Maqsood fell for an aggressive 31 off 14 balls, playing on to a Waqas Maqsood delivery.

At the other end, Mohammad Rizwan played his part with a brisk 29 off 23 balls. (2 fours and a six).

Rilee Rossouw, who came in at No. 4 continued the good work with an explosive 44 off just 24 balls.

Rossouw’s pull shot off Mohammad Amir for a dismissive six was probably the shot of the day.

The defining partnership of the Multan Sultans was between Rizwan and Rossouw.

The pair raised their half-century stand off just 28 deliveries as Multan raced to 107 for 2 in ten overs.

Perera slows down Multan

Thisara Perera was the stand-out bowler for Karachi and applied the brakes on the Sultans.

Bowling wicket-to-wicket, he conceded just 12 runs in 3 overs, bagging 2 critical wickets (Rossouw and Hetmyer).

Perera’s spell led to a barren period in the innings when no boundaries were scored for 38 balls, between the 10th and 16th over!

Babar’s innings in vain

Babar Azam is undoubtedly the biggest star in the Karachi Kings line-up.

Azam and Sharjeel Khan are easily the most feared openers of the tournament.

Unfortunately, things went wrong for the Kings as Sharjeel was run-out backing up too far at the non-striker’s end in the fourth over.

No. 3 Martin Guptill was foxed by a Tahir googly but not before he had gobbled up 16 precious balls for his 11.

When Guptill fell with the score at 57 for 2 in the 10th over, the asking rate had sky-rocketed to 11.5.

Chadwick Walton stuck around to make 35 but apart from him, no batsman could support Azam, who waged a lone battle.

Azam eventually made his 18th half century in the PSL off 45 balls.

He tried to accelerate with five fours and four sixes but his 85 (off 63 balls) just wan’t enough.

For the Sultans, leg-spinner Imran Tahir picked up the wickets of Martin Guptill and Afghanistan’s Najibullah Zadran, who both scored 11 runs each,

The best figures were registered by fast bowler Imran Khan who claimed 3-28.

Khan claimed all his three wickets in the last over.

Interestingly, he was on a hat trick when he dismissed Thisara Perera and captain Imad Wasim off successive deliveries.

Multan Sultans 176 for 5 (Shah 44*, Rossouw 44, Perera 2-12) beat Karachi Kings 164 for 6 (Azam 85*, Walton 35, Imran 3-28) by 12 runs

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Smriti Mandhana and Ellyse Perry star in RCB women’s comeback win against UP Warriorz in WPL 2024

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RCB women overcame UP Warriorz by 23 runs to clinch their third win of the season. The home side outperformed Warriorz in all the facets of the game and emerged victorious. A collective team effort, particularly with the bat, helped RCB women to beat Warriorz for the second time in the season. They now have three wins in their five matches in the WPL 2024.

Alyssa Healy won the toss and opted to field first. Given how things have panned out in the league so far, it needed a great batting performance from RCB to challenge the chasing side. The home side did exactly that. They were full of intent which was lacking in the last few games. Right from the start, S Meghana and Smriti Mandhana smashed the bowlers.

It was the night of the RCB skipper. The Southpaw scored 80(50) in her stay. S Meghana perished after a valuable 28(21). Ellyse Perry batted well and registered her first fifty of the WPL 2024. She was aided well towards the end by Richa Ghosh whose 21(10) propelled RCB to a score of 198 on the board. It was the highest team total in the WPL 2024.

Alyssa Healy’s efforts go in vain

Chasing the daunting total, UP Warriorz were off to a flier. The opening duo of Healy and Kiran Navgire gave a fiery start to the visiting side. When the two were batting in the PP overs, it seemed like the Warriorz could pull off an insane chase. However, Sophie Devine brought RCB back into the game with crucial wickets. At Bengaluru, the home crowd was literally behind the RCB women.

It helped the home side to stay calm and do their job with ease. Sophie Molineux and Asha Sobhana were the pick of the bowlers, who claimed 2/29 each in their spell of four overs. While Healy scored a fifty and Deepti tried her best in the death overs, ten daunting targets could not be chased down. Despite the early hiccups, RCB managed to restrict UP Warriorz to a score of 175 and won by 23 runs.

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WATCH: Ellyse Perry in disbelief as her six breaks car’s window

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Ellyse Perry smashed a six in the match against UP Warriorz in the WPL 2024. It was an interesting six as the ball travelled towards the boundary ropes and fell exactly on the window of the car. As a result, the glass of the window was broken. The car is set to be provided as a reward for the player of the tournament.

It was the over of Deepti Sharma towards the last few moments of RCB’s innings. Before Perry struck, the home side was in a great position in the match, thanks to a great start provided by Smriti Mandhana. The star batter scored 80 (50) and shined in front of the home crowd. Her form helped RCB to have a good momentum towards the death overs.

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Perry, who was struggling till that point, opened up and smashed the bowlers for fun. She went hard against the spinners like Rajeshwari Gayakwad and Deepti Sharma who were asked to bowl at the death. The right-handed batter smashed back-to-back sixes in the over of Sharma. One of those travelled towards the mid-wicket region where the car was stationed. The video of her shot has gone viral on X.

RCB teammates laugh, Ellyse Perry in disbelief

As the ball fell on the car and damaged the window, the fans erupted. There was no end to the joy of the fans who started chanting “Perry.. Perry..” and lit the atmosphere of the stadium. However, Perry was in disbelief. As she saw the impact of the ball damaging the car’s window, the Australian batter could not believe her eyes and thought about what she had just done.

On the other hand, the RCB teammates of Perry were in awe of the shot. They looked at the replays and appreciated the shot of Perry. At the same time, players like Sophie Molineux and Sophie Devine had a laugh about the car’s window getting damaged. Ellyse scored a fifty and helped her team score 198 runs with her batting in front of the home crowd.

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Praveen Kumar addresses Ishan Kishan and Shreyas Iyer’s negligence of taking part in Ranji Trophy

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Praveen Kumar has given his opinion on the preferences of Ishan Kishan and Shreyas Iyer in recent times. The duo did not take part in the Ranji Trophy matches for their respective teams despite being fit. It did not go well with the Indian Cricket Board which landed the duo without a ventral contract which was announced a few days back.

Praveen Kumar has reacted to the issue recently. The former India pacer claimed that he has been of an opinion on the issue for a long time. Praveen felt that one should definitely earn money but not at the cost of neglecting to play for domestic and national teams. The right-arm pacer felt that players today are having a certain mentality which is not good.

The former pacer claimed that the players have a mindset that they can rest for a month before taking part in the IPL, thereby bypassing playing for their national team or the domestic teams. Praveen felt that the players could not resist letting go of money which they could earn by taking part in the IPL and other T20 leagues (For foreign players).

‘Ye mentally hota hai, ki mai itne paise kaise chodun’ – Praveen Kumar

“This thing is now firmly in the mind of players. Mai ek mahine pehle rest kar lunga, fir IPL khel lunga. Ye mentally hota hai, ki mai itne paise kaise chodun,” said Praveen in the interview. He claimed that youngsters these days are spoilt and are behind money. The former RCB pacer felt that it is not fair on the part of the young players to neglect the country over the IPL.

Kumar felt that a player needs to maintain a balance between playing for the IPL team and for the country. He felt that money is an important factor, but not at the cost of playing for the national team. “But this is not fair at all. A player needs to balance things. Money is important, but this (giving franchise cricket the priority) is wrong,” said the former Indian bowler in the interview.

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