LAHORE: Multan Sultans bounced back from their first defeat of the season with a comfortable six-wicket victory over Quetta Gladiators while chasing 167 in the 13th match of the HBL Pakistan Super League at the Gaddafi Stadium on Sunday night.
The win took Multan Sultans to the top of the points table with six points from four matches, level with Karachi Kings but ahead with better net run-rate.
After being asked to bat first, Saud Shakeel’s patient 56 off 41 balls aided by six fours and one six along with New Zealander Bevon Jacobs’ unbeaten 49 off 31 balls featuring four fours and three sixes lifted Quetta to 166 for seven.
Gladiators lost their opening batters Shamyl Hussain (2) and Khawaja Mohammad Nafay (12, 7b, 1×4, 1×6) inside the powerplay to Ashton Turner and Mohammad Nawaz, respectively.
Saud and Hasan Nawaz (20, 22b, 3x4s) steadied the innings with a 55-run third-wicket partnership but Arafat Minhas broke through in the 10th over when Hasan was stumped by Josh Philippe.
