Rilee Rossouw Takes Multan Sultans To An Easy 9-Wicket Win Against Quetta Gladiators

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PSL 8 MUL vs QUE: After an excellent bowling performance by Ihsanullah, South African Rilee Rossouw stepped up with the bat as Multan Sultans defeated Quetta Gladiators in the 3rd match of Pakistan Super League 2023. Multan Sultans have registered their first win of PSL 8.

Chasing a meagre 111 runs tow in, Sultans were dealt a blow in the 2nd over as Nuwan Thisara dismissed Shan Masood (3). But skipper Mohammad Rizwan and Rilee Rossouw held the crease from there and made sure Multan completed an easy chase without any more blows. 

Rilee Rossouw scored an unbeaten 78 runs off 42 balls with 9 fours and 3 sixes while Rizwan remained not out on 28 runs, as the duo etched an unbeaten partnership of _ runs for the 2nd wicket. Consequently, Multan Sultans chased down the target with 7 deliveries in hand. 

In the first innings, 

Pacer Ihsanullah picked up 5 wickets as Multan Sultans halted Quetta Gladiators to 110/10 in 20 overs in the 3rd game of Pakistan Super League 2023. 

Quetta Gladiators displayed a terrible show of batting as right-arm pacer Ihsanullah grabbed 5 wickets for just 12 runs in his 4 overs, including a maiden. Abbas Afridi and Sameen Gul also picked up 2 wickets each while Usama Mir also managed 1 wicket each.

For Gladiators, opener Jason Roy was the only batter to cross the 20-run mark as he scored 27 runs in 18 balls with 3 fours & a six. Mohammad Hasnain (22), Mohammad Hafeez (18), Mohammad Nawaz (14) and Umar Akmal (11) were the only other batters who managed to breach the double-digit mark. 

Earlier, Multan Sultans captain Mohammad Rizwan won the toss & opted to bowl first against Quetta Gladiators in the 3rd match of Pakistan Super League 2023. This match is being played at Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan.

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