ISLAMABAD: Multan Sultans Director Wasim Akram revealed that the teamimmediately took their strategic time-out at the 11th over of the gameagainst Lahore Qalandars in view of halting the momentum being builtthrough the partnership between Fakhar Zaman and Umar Akmal.
Multan Sultans won by 43 runs against Lahore Qalandars in the Punjab Derbyheld at the Dubai International Stadium tonight.
Talking to private news channel , Akram said: “We wanted to slow down themomentum, and immediately after the strategic timeout luckily for us UmarAkmal got out, Junaid Khan had his hattrick, Muhammad Irfan’s timely spell.”
“Everything is shaping well. But it is a long tournament, it is too earlyto say what will happen next,” he added.
He said there was no secret for the Sultans’ successive victories andcredited the entire team for the win.
“The way the captain led the troops, the way the team responded, and theway Toom Mody is handling the boys. All credit to them,” Akram said.
The Sultans’ director firmly said that national team selectors would findnew talent from this edition of the PSL as well.
“Though it is too early to predict but the selectors will defiantly findnew talent,” he said.