Get Ball by Ball Commentary of Multan Sultans vs Quetta Gladiators, Pakistan Super League 2022, 25th Match

That's all from the first game of today's double-header - make sure you tune into our coverage of Lahore vs Karachi shortly, with the toss due in just under an hour.

Rilee Rossouw is, unsurprisingly, player of the match. "Shan and Rizzy set the foundation for the back end for guys to go out and express themselves. [Celebrations?] Another football inspiration. The boys and I have a good thing going on FIFA back in the team room. [Winning streak?] Every game is important. We're playing really good cricket."

Multan are now pretty much guaranteed to finish top of the table and Quetta need to hammer Karachi in their final game while hoping Islamabad lose heavily in their last two.

Lahore and Peshawar are officially through to the play-offs. Islamabad United have one foot in the knockout stages but don't have the 'Q' next to their name just yet.

This was the heaviest defeat in PSL history, beating Multan's 110-run win against Quetta last season.

Gohar: "This is painful to watch. Thank god for putting Quetta out of their misery"

15.5

Khushdil Shah to Mohammad Irfan, OUT, that's all folks! Miserable performance from Quetta. Full and straight from Khushdil, through Irfan as he looks to swing down the ground. Clips the top of off stump on its way through and Multan win by 117 runs

Mohammad Irfan b Khushdil Shah 0 (6m 1b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00

Tahir in at slip!

15.4

Khushdil Shah to Sarfaraz Ahmed, 1 run, wide outside off, crunched out to deep extra cover. Takes the single this time, exposing Irfan

15.3

Khushdil Shah to Sarfaraz Ahmed, no run, wide outside off, slapped to long-off

15.2

Khushdil Shah to Sarfaraz Ahmed, no run, shuffles across to the off side, drags a pull out to deep midwicket

15.1

Khushdil Shah to Sarfaraz Ahmed, no run, tossed up, slow and wide outside off. Slapped out to deep cover, doesn't take the single

Umer: "Simple strategy: Sarfaraz to hit 5 sixes and take single on last ball of the over" -- Very simple!

END OF OVER:
15 | 6 Runs 1 Wkt | QG: 127/9 (119 runs required from 30 balls, RR: 8.46, RRR: 23.80)

Sarfaraz Ahmed16 (19b)
Mohammad Irfan0 (0b)

Imran Tahir3-0-16-1
Shahnawaz Dahani3-0-22-2

14.6

Imran Tahir to Sarfaraz Ahmed, 1 run, full legbreak, punched to long-off to keep the strike

14.5

Imran Tahir to Sarfaraz Ahmed, no run, full toss, hacked out to midwicket

Mohammad Irfan is the last man in. Sarfaraz on strike.

Strategic timeout! Intrigued to know what sort of strategies Quetta will be discussing...

14.4

Imran Tahir to Sarfaraz Ahmed, 1 run, OUT, slider, steered away into the leg side. Mix-up between the two batters and Mudassar is run out at the non-striker's end! Sarfaraz wanted the second to retain the strike but his partner was slow to respond. Good bounce-throw from Masood on the rope, and Tahir whips off the bails

Ghulam Mudassar run out 0 (6m 2b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00

14.3

Imran Tahir to Sarfaraz Ahmed, no run, full legbreak, swept out to deep backward square, down on one knee

14.2

Imran Tahir to Sarfaraz Ahmed, no run, cuts a legbreak straight to backward point

14.1

Imran Tahir to Sarfaraz Ahmed, FOUR, finally, Sarfaraz has a boundary. Skips down, and lofts elegantly down the ground, through straight mid-on

END OF OVER:
14 | 3 Runs 2 Wkts | QG: 121/8 (125 runs required from 36 balls, RR: 8.64, RRR: 20.83)

Ghulam Mudassar0 (2b)
Sarfaraz Ahmed10 (13b)

Shahnawaz Dahani3-0-22-2
Khushdil Shah2-0-16-1

13.6

Shahnawaz Dahani to Ghulam Mudassar, no run, yorker, 88mph/142kph, misses the off stump by a matter of millimetres

13.5

Shahnawaz Dahani to Ghulam Mudassar, no run, backs away, Dahani digs it in short at 86mph/136kph. Prolonged appeal from Dahani but it looked like he was nowhere near it. Rizwan pretends to call for a review, but grins as he knew the timer was up

13.4

Shahnawaz Dahani to Naseem Shah, OUT, cleans him up! Dahani angles it in on a length, Naseem plays it onto the stumps via the back thigh as he looks to swing over the leg side. Lighter moment as Aleem Dar runs across to stop Dahani celebrating, pretending to rugby tackle him. Dahani eventually wriggles out of his clutches and bows towards the crowd

Naseem Shah b Shahnawaz Dahani 2 (4m 3b 0x4 0x6) SR: 66.66

13.3

Shahnawaz Dahani to Naseem Shah, no run, Naseem backs away, Dahani follows him with a short one. Naseem gets into a tangle, taking his eye off the ball, but it falls safely

13.2

Shahnawaz Dahani to Naseem Shah, 2 runs, driven elegantly with a high front elbow, out to deep cover

13.2

Shahnawaz Dahani to Naseem Shah, 1 wide, back of a length, 89mph/143kph, down the leg side. Good take by Rizwan

Slip in for Naseem.

13.1

Shahnawaz Dahani to Noor Ahmad, OUT, cleaned up! 84mph/135kph, Noor looks to swing him away into the leg side and loses his stumps. Dahani races away in celebration towards the stands with a wide grin on his face, bowing towards Sir Viv in the Quetta dugout. Naseem Shah, the new man in, shares a laugh with him, mimicking a swish of his bat at him... Quetta are sliding towards a heavy defeat

Noor Ahmad b Shahnawaz Dahani 8 (6m 4b 0x4 1x6) SR: 200.00

END OF OVER:
13 | 10 Runs 1 Wkt | QG: 118/6 (128 runs required from 42 balls, RR: 9.07, RRR: 18.28)

Noor Ahmad8 (3b)
Sarfaraz Ahmed10 (13b)

Khushdil Shah2-0-16-1
Shahnawaz Dahani2-0-19-0

12.6

Khushdil Shah to Noor Ahmad, 1 run, wristily worked out to deep cover

12.5

Khushdil Shah to Noor Ahmad, SIX, bosh! Noor skips down and brings out the long-handle, swinging Khushdil away. Tim David was interested at long-on, but even his 6ft5in frame couldn't reach it

12.4

Khushdil Shah to Sarfaraz Ahmed, 1 run, gets down to sweep, out to deep backward square. Sarfaraz yet to hit a boundary

12.3

Khushdil Shah to Noor Ahmad, 1 run, whipped down to long-on, Noor off the mark

Gladiators INNINGS		R	B
JJ Roy	caught	38	19
WCF Smeed	lbw	1	2
Ahsan Ali	caught	1	2
Umar Akmal	caught	50	23
Iftikhar Ahmed	bowled	4	8
Sarfaraz Ahmed	not out	17	23
Sohail Tanvir	caught	5	8
Noor Ahmad	bowled	8	4
Naseem Shah	bowled	2	3
Ghulam Mudassar	run out	0	2
Mohammad Irfan	bowled	0	1
EXTRAS	(w 2)
TOTAL	128 (all out; 15.5 ovs)

Sultans BOWLING	O	R	W	Econ
Asif Afridi	4.0	42	2	10.50
DJ Willey	2.0	22	2	11.00
Rumman Raees	1.0	9	0	9.00
Shahnawaz Dahani	3.0	22	2	7.33	(1w)
Imran Tahir	3.0	16	1	5.33
Khushdil Shah	2.5	17	2	6.00	(1w)

Team	M	W	L	PT	NRR
MS	10	9	1	18	1.253
LQ	10	6	4	12	0.765
PZ	10	6	4	12	-0.34
IU	10	4	6	8	-0.069
QG	10	4	6	8	-0.708
KK	10	1	9	2	-0.891

END OF OVER:
15 | 6 Runs 1 Wkt | QG: 127/9 (119 runs required from 30 balls, RR: 8.46, RRR: 23.80)

END OF OVER:
14 | 3 Runs 2 Wkts | QG: 121/8 (125 runs required from 36 balls, RR: 8.64, RRR: 20.83)

END OF OVER:
13 | 10 Runs 1 Wkt | QG: 118/6 (128 runs required from 42 balls, RR: 9.07, RRR: 18.28)

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END OF OVER:15 | 6 Runs 1 Wkt | QG: 127/9 (119 runs required from 30 balls, RR: 8.46, RRR: 23.80)

END OF OVER:14 | 3 Runs 2 Wkts | QG: 121/8 (125 runs required from 36 balls, RR: 8.64, RRR: 20.83)

END OF OVER:13 | 10 Runs 1 Wkt | QG: 118/6 (128 runs required from 42 balls, RR: 9.07, RRR: 18.28)

Rilee Rossouw, Mohammad Rizwan sparkle in record-breaking Multan Sultans win

END OF OVER:
15 | 6 Runs 1 Wkt | QG: 127/9 (119 runs required from 30 balls, RR: 8.46, RRR: 23.80)

END OF OVER:
14 | 3 Runs 2 Wkts | QG: 121/8 (125 runs required from 36 balls, RR: 8.64, RRR: 20.83)

END OF OVER:
13 | 10 Runs 1 Wkt | QG: 118/6 (128 runs required from 42 balls, RR: 9.07, RRR: 18.28)