LAHORE, Pakistan: Multan Sultans were saved by the rain against Karachi Kings and extended their lead in the Pakistan Super League to two points on Friday.
Multan, which had won its three previous home games in Lahore, was in all sorts of trouble at 102-6 in 16.5 overs before heavy rain denied further play at Qaddafi Stadium and the umpires called off the game at 10:45 p.m. local time. Both teams were awarded one point each.
After the Sultans, Islamabad United and Peshawar Zalmi had seven points, and Karachi also had seven points but was fourth overall on net run rate.
Veteran Shahid Afridi hit three sixes and a four in top scoring with an unbeaten 35 off 17 balls as the rest of the Multan top order crumbled against Karachi’s pace and spin.
Karachi fast bowler Aamer Yamin, who has played four ODIs and two Twenty20s for Pakistan, got the two key overseas wickets of Moeen Ali (29) and Rilee Rossouw off successive deliveries. Captain Imad Wasim had 2-14.
In a doubleheader on Saturday, Islamabad plays Peshawar at Rawalpindi, while bottom-placed Lahore Qalandars meet Quetta Gladiators at Lahore.
Multan saved by rain and extends PSL lead to 2 points
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Multan saved by rain and extends PSL lead to 2 points
- Sultans were in all sorts of trouble before heavy rain denied further play
- Multan Sultans and Karachi Kings are awarded one point each
Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s son could lift a trophy for AC Milan at Super Cup
- The younger Ibrahimovic could make his debut in one of the Rossoneri’s two matches in Saudi Arabia
- “They have good skills,” Milan coach Massimiliano Allegri said
MILAN: An Ibrahimovic could be lifting a trophy for AC Milan on Monday.
The talismanic Zlatan Ibrahimovic hasn’t come out of retirement but his 19-year-old son, Maximilian, has been called up by Milan for the Italian Super Cup.
Maximilian Ibrahimovic is one of six players from Milan’s reserve team who traveled to Saudi Arabia with the senior squad amid an ever lengthening injury list for the club.
His father scored 93 goals in 163 appearances over two spells at Milan, winning two Serie A titles and the Italian Super Cup.
The younger Ibrahimovic could make his debut in one of the Rossoneri’s two matches in Saudi Arabia.
“They have good skills,” Milan coach Massimiliano Allegri said on Wednesday. “I wanted to reward them for what they are doing in training.”
Milan, the Italian Cup runner-up, face Serie A champion Napoli on Thursday. Italian Cup winner Bologna play Serie A runner-up Inter Milan the following day, with the final on Monday.
Out of the four teams, only Inter won at the weekend, beating Genoa to go top of Serie A after Milan and Napoli both dropped points.
Milan were held to a 2-2 draw by Sassuolo — the third promoted team they have failed to beat this season, after a shock defeat at home to Cremonese on the opening day and a draw against Pisa.
“We should be angry but not demoralized,” Allegri said.
Milan managed to end the round in second place, a point below Inter and a one above Napoli, which lost at Udinese. Bologna lost at home to Juventus.
Despite their struggles against the promoted clubs, Milan have managed to beat the other teams in the top four this season, including Napoli.
“Tomorrow is a different match, it’s a knockout game where the aim is to get to the final,” Allegri said. “Napoli are a very strong team and they will be angry after the loss to Udinese.
“When there are difficult moments, (Napoli coach) Antonio Conte always manages to get the best out of his teams.”
Milan won the Italian Super Cup for the eighth time last season, beating Inter in the final to end a run of three straight titles for the Nerazzurri.
Napoli have won the competition twice — in 1990 and 2014. Bologna, which ended a 51-year wait for a major trophy with the Italian Cup, have never lifted the Super Cup.
