{"id":3723,"date":"2025-04-14T00:04:59","date_gmt":"2025-04-14T00:04:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=3723"},"modified":"2025-04-14T00:04:59","modified_gmt":"2025-04-14T00:04:59","slug":"rizwan-sheds-light-on-sultans-defeat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=3723","title":{"rendered":"Rizwan sheds light on Sultans’ defeat"},"content":{"rendered":"
Multan Sultans captain Mohammad Rizwan highlighted factors that led to his team’s four-wicket defeat in their HBL Pakistan Super League (PSL) 10 campaign opener against Karachi Kings at the National Bank Stadium on Saturday.<\/p>\n

Despite posting a massive 234-3, thanks to Rizwan’s unbeaten century, the 2021 winner suffered a four-wicket defeat against hosts Kings with James Vince’s 43-ball 101.<\/p>\n

Reflecting on his team’s performance in the recently-concluded fixture, Rizwan shared that it was challenging for the bowlers to execute the plans because of the due factor.<\/p>\n

The wicketkeeper batter also highlighted sloppy fielding as one of the factors behind the defeat.<\/p>\n

“It was tough for bowling, the ball was getting wet,” said Rizwan at the post-match presentation.<\/p>\n

“It was swinging a bit early, had that not been there we could have got 250. But credit to the opposition as well.<\/p>\n

“I knew the field was fast and the ball was travelling, and dew didn’t help us as well.<\/p>\n

“Our execution wasn’t up to the mark, that’s why they were able to chase 234. There were a few misfields and that hurt us, we shouldn’t have allowed them to get these big partnerships.<\/p>\n

The four-wicket defeat put Sultans at fourth in the PSL 2025 standings, while Kings acquired the third position.<\/p>\n

Milestone for Vince<\/p>\n

Vince scored a record century that helped the Kings chase down a mammoth 235-run target, alongside a half-century from Khushdil Shah.<\/p>\n

With this match-winning knock, the right-handed batter became the third-fastest centurion in PSL history, reaching the milestone in just 42 balls.<\/p>\n

The fastest century in PSL history belongs to Multan Sultans’ Usman Khan, who scored his ton in 36 balls, followed by Rilee Rossouw with a 41-ball century.<\/p>\n

Chasing a daunting 235-run target, the home side reached the total with four wickets in hand and four balls to spare.<\/p>\n

Leading the way for the Kings was Vince, who top-scored in the run chase with a quickfire 101 off just 43 deliveries, including 14 fours and four sixes.<\/p>\n

He was also involved in a match-winning 142-run partnership with Khushdil Shah, who made a blistering 60 off 38 deliveries, laced with five fours and four sixes.<\/p>\n

The duo, however, were dismissed within the span of a few deliveries, bringing the Kings’ total to 222\/6 in 18.3 overs.<\/p>\n

But a sensible seventh-wicket stand between Muhammad Irfan Khan and Abbas Afridi guided the Kings over the line on the second delivery of the final over.<\/p>\n

For the Sultans, Akif Javed took three wickets, while Michael Bracewell and Usama Mir made one scalp apiece.<\/p>\n

Earlier, after being put into bat, the visitors posted 234\/3 in their allotted 20 overs, courtesy of Rizwan’s masterful knock.<\/p>\n

Rizwan remained unbeaten on 105 off 63 balls, featuring nine fours and five sixes, while Michael Bracewell contributed a rapid 44* off 17 deliveries, hitting five fours and three sixes.<\/p>\n

The Mohammad Rizwan-led side’s next match is scheduled on Wednesday against the 2019 winners Quetta Gladiators, who sit at the top of the standings, courtesy of their 80-run victory over traditional rivals Peshawar Zalmi in Rawalpindi.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Multan Sultans captain Mohammad Rizwan highlighted factors that led to his team’s four-wicket defeat in their HBL Pakistan Super League (PSL) 10 campaign opener against Karachi Kings at the National Bank Stadium on Saturday. Despite posting a massive 234-3, thanks to Rizwan’s unbeaten century, the 2021 winner suffered a four-wicket defeat against hosts Kings with […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3723","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-english-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3723","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3723"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3723\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3723"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3723"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3723"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}