Overview
- Sahibzada Farhan struck 106 not out off 57 balls to steer Multan Sultans past 226 with eight balls to spare in Lahore on Wednesday, completing the fifth-highest successful chase in PSL history.
- Farhan and Steve Smith blasted a 104-run opening stand in 8.1 overs that set the tone, with Shan Masood and Arafat Minhas adding brisk late runs to seal a six-wicket win in 18.4 overs.
- Hyderabad Kingsmen had posted 225 for 5 built on Maaz Sadaqat’s 62 off 26 and Sharjeel Khan’s unbeaten 51 off 26.
- The result lifted Multan to two wins from two matches, while Hyderabad slipped to 0–3 to start the season.
- Farhan’s century was his ninth in T20 cricket, achieved in his 160th innings to place him joint-fourth all time with Virat Kohli and Rilee Rossouw and second-fastest to nine behind Chris Gayle.