Sohaib Maqsood blasted Multan Sultans to their fourth victory in six matches over defending champions Peshawar Zalmi. Maqsood's unbeaten 85 off 42, which included seven sixes is now the highest individual score in PSL 2018, and saw Multan post 183 run, which was the highest team total this year. It was enough to see off Peshawar, who for their part batted well, but were unable to keep up with the intimidating asking-rate throughout the match, ultimately falling short by 19 runs.
Multan had begun well, but were never scoring at a run-rate that suggested anything like their final total was ever a prospect. Skipper Kumar Sangakkara (28) and Ahmed Shehzad (37) were effective and efficient, but it wasn't until Maqsood arrived that the runs began to flow properly. The last eight overs saw 107 runs scored as a number of Peshawar's bowlers lost their discipline, most notably Sameen Gul and Wahab Riaz, as Multan amassed 183 runs in 20 overs.
Peshawar lost early wickets, with Kamran Akmal, Andre Fletcher and Dwayne Smith all failing to capitalize on aggressive starts. Mohammad Hafeez (56), who scored a half-century and Liam Dawson (32), put on a counter-attacking partnership, but the asking rate was always just a bit too far ahead, and Peshawar were made to pay the price for their errant death-overs bowling.
Multan Sultans 183 for 3 (Maqsood 85*, Shehzad 37) beat Peshawar Zalmi 164 for 8 (Hafeez 56, Dawson 32, Tanvir 3-14, Pollard 3-37) by 19 runs
