Watch: Drama in PSL 2024 as Multan Sultans penalized with 5 runs for illegal fielding in Qualifier

Peshawar Zalmi and Multan Sultans were up against each other in the qualifier of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2024. The game saw a fantastic brand of cricket being played as both the teams displayed magnificent performances and entertained the crowd.

While the competition between the bat and ball was sensational, the game between Peshawar Zalmi and Multan Sultans also saw some unusual things happening. The incident saw the Multan team getting penalized with 5 runs as they did something unusual.

During the 11th over of the Peshawar innings, Tom Kohler-Cadmore paddle-swept the ball in the backward square-leg region. Multan Sultans skipper Mohammad Rizwan, who was doing wicketkeeping, removed his right glove and threw it on the floor to rush after the ball.

He threw the ball towards the wicket and what caught the attention of many was the throw from the deep hit the glove on its way back. The umpires, however, raised concerns over it and deemed it to be illegal fielding. This was because the glove was not worn by the wicketkeeper at the time of contact with the ball.

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Coming to the match, Multan Sultans put Peshawar Zalmi into bat first and produced a staggering effort with the ball. Usama Mir was the pick of the bowlers as he put the opposition under pressure and returned with the figures of 2/16 in his quota of 4 overs.

Peshawar Zalmi didn’t have a good start as Saim Ayub got out early. Babar Azam (46) played a slow innings whereas Mohammad Harris (22) played a short cameo. Tom Kohler-Cadmore (24), Paul Walter (14*), and Luke Wood (14*) played vital hands that powered them to a total of 146 tuns.

Multan Sultans in the chase were terrific with the bat even though they Mohammad Rizwan (15) early. Usman Khan (36*) played a vital knock for the team before Iftikhar Ahmed (22*) took his team to victory. For Peshawar Zalmi, no bowler could chip in big time.

It’s a very happy moment – Mohammad Rizwan on Multan Sultans’ qualifying for the final

Multan Sultans skipper Mohammad Rizwan opened up about the win against Peshawar Zalmi, saying that it’s a happy moment for the team. He also talked about the positives of the game and stated:

“It’s a very happy moment. But still, we have one more game and all that effort so far matters in that game, so we will focus on that. If you look at the last year or before that, even the losing matches this season, the finishing touch was not there. We will ask the almighty that we will do well in the final.

“Any tournament you see, if the bowlers are at the top, then they mostly win. The positive for us is that even the batters are at the top but we can’t be complacent and will have to continue to work hard,” he concluded.

Multan Sultans have been terrific in the league for the last few seasons and this time around they have played a decent brand of cricket. They would be hoping to win the title.