Multan Sultans were able to get the better of the Quetta Gladiators in Monday’s fixture, courtesy of some amazing bowling from David Willey and a sensational 88-run knock of Shan Masood.
The Gladiators were smelling victory in the last over as they needed eight runs from six balls, but Willey did not let them get the better of the Sultans at the National Stadium.
Willey dismissed two players — Sohail Tanvir (13) and Naseem Shah (1) — to take Multan Sultans to a six-run victory, as Gladiators were all-out at 168, with a ball remaining.
The top order was sent back to the pavilion early, with Ahsan Ali scoring 24 and Will Smeed just three runs. Ben Duckett stood his ground and scored 47 but after that, no one was able to rise up to the occasion.
Khushdil Shah, Willey, and Imran Tahir picked up three wickets as they ran through the batting lineup of the Gladiators, while James Faulkner was run out in 19th over.
The Sultans are still at the top of the points table with six points to their name as they have not yet lost a single of the three matches they’ve played so far.
Earlier, after being invited to bat, the Sultans managed to hand Quetta a 175-run target in 20 overs for the loss of four wickets, but there were several hiccups along the way.
