Shan Masood\u2019s fighting half-century helped the Multan Sultans post a respectable total against the Hyderabad Kingsmen in Eliminator 1 of Pakistan Super League (PSL 11) at the Gaddafi Stadium on Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Batting first, Multan Sultans scored 159-9 in their 20 overs, powered by Masood\u2019s unbeaten 69 off 46 balls, which included four sixes and four boundaries.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The Kingsmen pace attack \u2014 Mohammad Ali, Akif Javed, and Hunain Shah \u2014 made early inroads, troubling the opposition in the first five overs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The in-form duo of Sahibzada Farhan and Steve Smith added 28 runs in 2.5 overs before both fell in quick succession. Farhan scored 15 while Smith managed 13.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Sultans\u2019 innings suffered further setbacks when Josh Philippe was dismissed for 6, trapped by Hunain Shah in the fourth over, reducing them to 36-3.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The collapse continued as Shan Masood kept losing partners at the other end. At the halfway stage, Multan Sultans had lost six wickets and were struggling at 85-6.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Despite the pressure, Masood held the innings together and added a crucial 34-run partnership with Faisal Akram for the ninth wicket. His resilience ensured the Sultans crossed the 150-run mark and finished with a fighting total.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n For the Hyderabad Kingsmen, all three pacers shared six wickets between them, making significant impact with the ball.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Shan Masood\u2019s fighting half-century helped the Multan Sultans post a respectable total against the Hyderabad Kingsmen in Eliminator 1 of Pakistan Super League (PSL 11) at the Gaddafi Stadium on… <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3614,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[2081,268,716],"class_list":["post-3613","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports","tag-multan-sultans","tag-pcb","tag-psl-11"],"yoast_head":"\n