Watch: Sarfaraz Ahmed collapses after suffering violent blow to head from Mohammad Wasim's deadly throw

Quetta Gladiators wicketkeeper Sarfaraz Ahmed was nearly injured by fellow teammate Mohammad Wasim Jr during the Pakistan Super League match against Multan Sultans. Sarfaraz was hit by Wasim Jr on his head when the pacer threw the ball in the air after taking the catch of Multan batsman Reeza Hendricks. The right-handed batter tried to hit a lofted shot towards the mid-wicket region but was caught by Wasim Jr on the boundary.

Mohammad Wasim Jr. was pumped up and threw the ball in the air which went on to hit Sarfaraz Ahmed’s head. Sarfaraz fell on the field and needed immediate medical help. The gravity of the situation became clear when he was promptly hauled off the field and transported to a hospital for a full CT scan.

Sarfaraz Ahmed was replaced by wicketkeeper Sajjad Ali as a concussion substitute after which Sarfaraz didn’t come out to bat in the second innings.

Watch – Sarfaraz Ahmed receives a deadly throw from Mohammad Wasim Jr.

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— Muhammad Noman (@nomanedits) February 25, 2024

Batting first Multan Sultans were able to put up a score of 180/4 courtesy of a 72-run knock from Reeza Hendricks from 47 balls. Reeza smashed seven fours and four sixes during his stay at the crease. Multan captain Mohammad Rizwan also smashed a half-century and gave stability to the innings while batting up the order. Rizwan played an innings of 51 runs from 42 balls with 2 fours and 4 sixes.

Tayyab Tahir gave the much-needed finish to the innings and played a knock of 35* runs from 22 balls. He smashed 4 fours and 2 six during his stay at the crease and scored runs at a strike rate close to 160.

The Quetta Gladiators struggled from the start, losing opener Jason Roy for only 12 runs. After being granted a lifeline, Saud Shakeel and Khawaja Nafay added 26 runs before being removed for 24 runs by David Willey. Mohammad Ali dismissed Nafay after he had scored 36 runs off 31 balls. Sherfane Rutherford was caught and bowled to Willey for 21 runs. The Gladiators lost six wickets for 134 runs and they needed 45 runs to win from the last 3 overs.

The fall of wickets continued as Mohammad Wasim Jr was dismissed for 1 whereas Mohammad Amir and Abrar Ahmed scored 12 runs each. Quetta Gladiators could only score 167/9 and handed over a 13-run win to the Multan Sultans.

Mohammad Ali was the star of the show for the Multan Sultans and picked up a 3 wicket haul and was also named the Player of the Match.

This was the first loss for the Gladiators in the tournament and are currently placed in the second spot with three wins and six points. Multan top the table with their fourth win from the 5th game and 8 points.

Quetta Gladiators and Multan Sultans have been brilliant in the PSL 2024 so far and have displayed brilliant cricket. On the other hand, defending champions Lahore Qalandars are placed at the bottom of the table with four losses from four games. The team’s bowling has been pathetic in the tournament so far and the Shaheen Shah Afridi-led side is missing Rashid Khan.