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Multan Sultans outclass Peshawar Zalmi to T20 World Cup to be moved
seal maiden PSL title from India to UAE

KARACHI: Peshawar Zalmi were FALL OF WKTS: 1-68 (Shan, 8.4 Amad Butt c Rizwan b Imran Khan7 DUBAI: The Twenty20 World Cup suspended Indian Premier League
left heartbroken for the third time in ov), 2-83 (Rizwan, 10.6 ov), 3-181 Wahab Riaz b Imran Tahir0 will be moved to the United Arab to the UAE in September-October
four seasons as Multan Sultans out- (Rossouw, 18.2 ov), 4-183 (Charles, Mohammad Imran b Imran Tahir0 Emirates from India due to the coro- after the T20 tournament was halted
classed them by 47 runs in the final 18.3 ov). Sameen Gul not out7 navirus pandemic, an Indian cricket on May 4 due to a number of players
to clinch their maiden HBL Pakistan DID NOT BAT: Sohail Tanvir, Imran Mohammad Irfan not out0 board official told AFP on Monday. and team officials being infected with
Super League crown at the Sheikh Tahir, B. Muzarabani, Imran Khan, EXTRAS (W-6, NB-2)8 The Board of Control for Cricket Covid. The UAE has been a preferred
Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi Shahnawaz Dahani. TOTAL (for nine wkts, 20 overs)159 in India (BCCI) said it had told the destination for cricket as the Pakistan
on Thursday. Chasing a record target BOWLING: Sameen Gul 4-0-26-2 FALL OF WKTS: 1-42 (Zazai, 5.2 International Cricket Council, the Super League was completed last
of 207 in a decider, Peshawar’s reply (2w); Mohammad Irfan 4-0-27-0; ov), 2-42 (Kamran Akmal, 6.1 ov), sport’s world body, of its decision to week in the Gulf nation. The IPL was
never got going as a daunting asking Wahab Riaz 4-0-52-0 (3w); Amad 3-58 (Wells, 9.2 ov), 4-124 (Powell host the event in the UAE in October also held in the UAE last year.
rate of over 10 runs an over proved Butt 4-0-52-0 (1nb); Mohammad Im- 14.1 ov), 5-137 (Shoaib Malik, 15,1 and November. The pandemic disrupted the glob-
too much for them. ran 4-0-47-2. ov), 6-150 (Rutherford, 16.3 ov), “We have told the ICC about the al cricket calendar last year and even
Scoreboard PESHAWAR ZALMI: 7-151 (Wahab Riaz, 16.5 ov), 8-151 decision to shift the World Cup to after the matches resumed in July
MULTAN SULTANS: Kamran Akmal b Imran Khan36 (Mohammad Imran, 16.6 ov), 9-151 UAE. We were left with no option as 2020, players have been confined to
Shan Masood b Imran37 Hazratullah Zazai c Shan b Muzara- (Amad Butt). the Covid situation is not clear and strict bio-bubbles and quarantine pro-
M. Rizwan c Kamran b Imran30 bani6 BOWLING: Sohail Tanvir 4-0-35-1; the travel restrictions remain,” the tocols.
Sohaib Maqsood not out65 J.W. Wells run out6 Imran Khan 4-1-27-2 (1nb, 1w); Mu- BCCI’s treasurer, Arun Dhumal, said. The ICC meanwhile postponed
R.R. Rossouw c Irfan b Sameen50 Shoaib Malik c Imran Tahir b So- zarabani 4-0-26-2 (1nb); Shahnawaz “The dates will more or less be the T20 World Cup originally sched-
J. Charles lbw b Sameen0 hail48 Dahani 4-0-38-0 (2w); Imran Tahir the same and we will work out the uled to be held in Australia in 2020.
Khushdil Shah not out15 R. Powell c Rizwan b Muzarabani23 4-0-33-3 (3w). details soon.” India was handed the hosting
EXTRAS (B-1, LB-1, W-6, NB-1)9 S.E. Rutherford c Rizwan b Imran RESULT: Multan Sultans won by The ICC had given the BCCI a rights in 2021 and Australia was cho-
TOTAL (for four wkts, 20 overs)206 Tahir18 47 runs. deadline of the end of June to decide sen as host for the 2022 edition.
the host country for T20’s showpiece India, home to 1.3 billion people,
event due to the high number of has eased some lockdown restrictions
Covid-19 cases in India. in recent weeks as it emerges from a
BCCI vice-president Rajeev brutal surge in Covid-19 infections
Shukla said the qualifiers may take and deaths in April and May.
place in Oman while the rest of the But health officials fear that a new
matches will be at three UAE venues wave could sweep across the country,
in Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Sharjah. the world’s second-most infected af-
The BCCI had already moved the ter the United States, later this year.
Root guides England home in

first Sri Lanka ODI

CHESTER-LE-STREET: Joe nine months, finished with an impres-
Root celebrated his 150th One-day sive 4-18 from his 10 overs as the
International appearance with an tourists lost their final seven wickets
unbeaten half-century as England for 40 runs.
claimed a five-wicket win over Sri “I’m delighted. The way the guys
Lanka in their series opener at the started and persisted the whole time
Riverside Ground in Chester-le- we were in the field left us in a really
Street on Tuesday. good position,” Morgan said. “Full
Chasing a target of 186, England credit to our bowling unit today, it
opener Jonny Bairstow made a fast really did fire.”
start as England reached 50 inside Sri Lanka’s batsmen struggled
five overs but soon lost his open- during the previous 3-0 T20 series
ing partner Liam Livingstone, who loss to England and it came as no
clipped a Chamika Karunaratne de- surprise when they crumbled again in
ABU DHABI: Members of the Multan Sultans squad pose with the trophy after defeating Peshawar Zalmi in the livery straight to mid-on. the middle overs.
HBL Pakistan Super League 6 final at the Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium on Thursday night. — Courtesy PCB a half-century after he was bowled match without three seniors — Kusal
Bairstow fell seven runs short of
The tourists arrived into the
Wish to play my last PSL season with Edgbaston to have by seamer Binura Fernando, and the Mendis, Niroshan Dick¬wella and
hosts were soon reduced to 80-4 as
Danushka Gunathilaka — who were
Quetta Gladiators: Shahid Afridi 19,000 fans Dushmantha Chameera removed all sent home following a breach of
bio-bubble protocols.
skipper Eoin Morgan (6) and Sam
LAHORE: Former Pakistan captain Afridi was ruled out mid-season Billings (3) cheaply. Captain Kusal Perera scored
Shahid Afridi has expressed his de- in the recently-concluded PSL-6, for Pakistan ODI Root and all-rounder Moeen Ali a gritty 73 and shared a 99-run
sire to play his “last season” of the won by Multan Sultans, after suffer- (28) stitched together a patient 91-run fourth-wicket stand with Wanindu
Pakistan Super League (PSL) with ing a back injury during training. BIRMINGHAM: The third One-day partnership to steady the ship. Hasaranga.
the Quetta Gladiators. “I missed not being with the International between England and Chameera returned to dismiss It was player-of-the-match
Talking exclusively in Dawn- team in the PSL final but I was con- Pakistan at Edgbaston next month Ali but Root finished with an un- Woakes who ended the partnership
NewsTV show ‘Live with Adil Shah- stantly in touch with Muhammad will be allowed to have 19,000 spec- beaten 79, and along with Sam Cur- and started the collapse with Hasa-
zeb’, Afridi said even though he was Rizwan, Sohaib Maqsood and Shan tators, organisers said. ran, ensured there were no further ranga (54) holing out to Livingstone
currently associated with the Multan Masood through text messages and The day-night contest, scheduled hiccups as England clinched win in at deep mid-wicket off a short ball.
Sultans, “if the franchise releases me, I kept guiding them and sharing my for July 13, has been permitted to 35th over. Left-arm paceman David Willey
I will prefer to represent the Quetta experience about the importance of host an 80 per cent capacity crowd Chris Woakes led the English removed Perera on his way to 3-44,
Gladiators in my last season.” a big match, especially the final,” without social distancing require- bowling attack with a four-wick- with the innings ending when Sam
The star all-rounder said he was Afridi said. ments after it was confirmed as one et haul as a depleted Sri Lanka side Billings ran out Praveen Jayawi¬ck-
also undergoing trainings to stay fit. He also congratulated the Paki- of the government’s pilot events to were bowled out for 185 with 7.3 rama with a direct hit.
stan Cricket Board for arranging the allow bigger crowds. overs to spare. RESULT: England won by five
remaining matches of the PSL despite Earlier this month, Edgbaston Woakes, playing his first ODI in wickets.
difficulties. However, he added that held a pilot event at 70 percent ca-
leagues did not bear the desired fruit pacity for England’s second test
unless they were held on home soil. against New Zealand, accommodat-
To a question about prospects ing around 60,000 spectators across
of the PSL in comparison to other four days.
leagues, he said there was no signif- “It’s fantastic for sport in the
icant difference between the PSL and West Midlands that so many crick-
the Indian Premier League (IPL), et fans will be able to enjoy another
“except that of the amount offered to blockbuster fixture in England versus
players”. Pakistan at Edgbaston,” Stuart Cain,
He said the core purpose of hold- chief executive at Edgbaston, said in
ing cricket leagues was to bring out a statement late on Monday.
new talent and the PSL had produced “The recent Test match gave us a
a number of good players. fantastic opportunity to build a new
Responding to a query about model for large scale sporting events
Pakistan’s chances in the upcom- and I’m pleased to see elements of
ing World T20, he said preparations this first trial being carried forward
for the T20 World Cup should be- for the Pakistan match.”
gin eight to nine months prior to the All spectators aged 11 or older
tournament. He added that too many will be required to show a negative
changes before the event could cause Covid-19 lateral flow test result or
problems in creating successful team proof of a second vaccine dose at
combinations. least two weeks before the match.

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