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Multan Sultans earned their first win of the 2025 Pakistan Super League (PSL) with a 33-run win over Lahore Qalandars.

Having lost their three opening matches, Multan posted an imposing 228-5 with opener Yasir Khan top-scoring with 87 from 44 balls which included six fours and six sixes.

Having added 89 in seven overs for the first wicket with captain Muhammad Rizwan, who made 32, Usman Khan added 39 and an unbeaten 18-ball 40 from Iftikhar Ahmed provided an explosive finish.

Seamer Haris Rauf conceded 54 runs from three overs in the onslaught.

Lahore kept up with the run-rate for most of their chase but were undone by regular wickets, and fell short on 195-9.

All-rounder Sikandar Raza finished unbeaten on 50 from 27 balls while England's Sam Billings made 43.

Ubaid Shah and Usama Mir were the pick of Multan's bowlers with 3-37 and 2-26 respectively.

Multan remain bottom of the PSL table despite the win, while Lahore are third behind Islamabad United and Karachi Kings.

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KL Rahul struck an unbeaten half-century to lead the in-form Delhi Capitals to a comprehensive eight-wicket win over Lucknow Super Giants in the Indian Premier League (IPL).

Chasing a below-par 160 to win, Rahul anchored the innings to finish with 57 from 42 balls after opener Abhishek Porel had set the platform with 51 from 36.

Rahul hit the winning runs with a six off Prince Yadav with 13 balls to spare, accompanied by Delhi captain Axar Patel on 34 not out.

The win sees Delhi join leaders Gujarat Titans on 12 points, and are behind them only on net run-rate, while Lucknow are fifth.

Delhi's clinical run chase followed a superb fightback with the ball after Mitchell Marsh and Aiden Markram added an opening stand of 87 for Lucknow.

Markram reached his fourth half-century of the campaign, but his departure for 52 from 33 balls at the end of the 10th over saw Delhi seize control.

Mitchell Starc bowled the in-form Nicholas Pooran for nine and seamer Mukesh Kumar removed both Marsh for 45 and Abdul Samad for two in the 14th over to leave Lucknow 110-4.

Ayush Badoni was sent in as an impact player with quick runs required, and he delivered with 36 from 21 before he and captain Rishabh Pant fell to Mukesh in the final over as the seamer finished with fine figures of 4-33.

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Gujarat Titans strengthened their position at the top of the Indian Premier League (IPL) table with a comfortable 39-run win over Kolkata Knight Riders.

Titans captain Shubman Gill starred with a sublime 90 from 55 balls while fellow opener Sai Sudharsan crunched 52 from 36 to set up a total of 198-3.

England's Jos Buttler followed his unbeaten 97 from Gujarat's previous match with a crucial 41 not out.

Gill and Sudharsan added 114 in 12.1 overs as Kolkata's bowlers toiled, followed by a stand of 58 in 5.3 overs between the skipper and Buttler.

In reply, defending champions Kolkata lost opener Rahmanullah Gurbaz in the first over, pinned lbw by Mohammed Siraj, before skipper Ajinkya Rahane kept his side in the contest with a 36-ball half-century.

But he was stumped by Buttler off Washington Sundar in the 13th over to leave Kolkata 91-4. The run-rate spiralled beyond their reach and they only managed 159-8.

Gujarat seamer Prasidh Krishna took 2-25 to keep his grasp on the purple cap for the most wickets in the tournament, while Sudharsan's knock saw him overtake Lucknow Super Giants' Nicholas Pooran as the leading run-scorer.

In-form Gujarat have won six of their eight matches so far while Kolkata continue to search for consistency, with three wins and five defeats.

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David Warner's 60 from 47 balls helped Karachi Kings edge to a two-wicket win over Peshawar Zalmi in the Pakistan Super League (PSL).

Warner's knock set up the Kings' chase of 148, which they reached with just three balls to spare after slipping to 42-3.

With nine runs needed from the final over, Khushdil Shah held his nerve to strike two fours and finished unbeaten on 23.

England bowler Luke Wood took 3-28 for Peshawar, including the dismissal of Tim Seifert with the first ball of the chase and dismissing compatriot James Vince for 11.

Earlier, Peshawar skipper Babar Azam struggled for fluency, making 46 from 41 balls in his side's 147-8, but had little support from the rest of the order.

Haris Rauf made 28 from 21 before West Indies' Alzarri Joseph whacked 24 not out from 13 balls to add some late impetus.

Khushdil added fine figures of 3-20 to his match-winning knock while Abbas Afridi took 3-30.

The win takes Karachi to second in the PSL table behind unbeaten Islamabad United, while Peshawar are fourth with just one win in the campaign so far.

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Islamabad United continued their unbeaten start to the Pakistan Super League season with a six-wicket win over Karachi Kings.

Chasing just 129, Azam Khan and Shadab Khan added 45 for the third wicket to put their side firmly in control.

Having seen Azam bowled by Mohammad Nabi for 31, Shadab took his side to the brink of victory with 47 from 40 balls.

He saw his stumps broken by Abbas Afridi with the scores level, before Mohammad Nawaz struck a single from the following delivery to seal four wins from four for Islamabad.

Karachi were put into bat by their opponents and were immediately in trouble, with top order batters David Warner and James Vince bowled for three and four respectively.

Opener Tim Seifert top-scored with 30, while four batters were dismissed for single figures as Kings slid to 102-7, before Abbas hit 24 from nine to close their innings on 128 without any further wickets lost.

The result sees both sides remain in place in table, with Karachi in third and Islamabad four points clear of Lahore Qalanders at the top, having played one game more.

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Virat Kohli hit an unbeaten 73 as Royal Challengers Bengaluru beat Punjab Kings by seven wickets to move up to third in the Indian Premier League.

Chasing 158, Kohli put on a 103-run second wicket partnership with Devdutt Padikkal (68 from 49) to put his side firmly in command.

Padikkal holed out to long-on off Harpreet Brar, but Kohli pushed on, reaching his fourth half-century of the season before Jitesh Sharma ended the match with a six in the penultimate over.

Kings posted 157-6 from their 20 overs, steadily losing top-order wickets with no batter scoring more than opener Prabhsimran Singh's 33.

RCB may have hoped to bowl their opponents out after they slipped to 114-6 in the 14th over, with Suyash Sharma breaking the stumps of Australians Josh Inglis (29) and Marcus Stoinis (1) in the space of three balls.

Shashank Singh (31 from 33) and Marco Jansen (25 from 22) ensured the innings didn't end prematurely, but the pair struck just 43 from the last six overs, with only two sixes, as the visitors handled the death overs impressively.

RCB lost England opener Phil Salt for one in the first over of their reply, but Kohli's 54-ball innings anchored a straightforward chase, with his side avenging Friday's defeat to Kings.

The win sees them leapfrog Kings to take third place on net run-rate, having won five and lost three of their matches.

Their opponents drop one place to fourth, with the sides sitting first to fifth now all on 10 points.

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Tom Kohler-Cadmore top-scored with 52 as Peshawar Zalmi thrashed Multan Sultans by 120 runs in the Pakistan Super League.

Somerset's Kohler-Cadmore hit five sixes in his 30 balls in Peshawar's 227-7.

There were also contributions of 45 from Mohammad Haris, 40 from just 14 balls by Abdul Samad and 37 from Hussain Talat.

In another one-sided PSL contest, the Sultans were bowled out for 107 in 15.5 overs in reply.

The top three all made starts - Mohammad Rizwan 15, Shai Hope 20 and Usman Khan 44 - but none went on and David Willey, who added 13 at number eight, was the next highest scorer.

Kohler-Cadmore, 30, had been dismissed for eight and nought in his first two matches in the competition - two defeats for Peshawar.

Multan Sultans are bottom of the early PSL table after three defeats from three matches. Peshawar are a place above after their first win.

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Punjab Kings edged out Royal Challengers Bengaluru by five wickets to move up to second in the table in the Indian Premier League.

In a match reduced to 14 overs per side, the Kings impressively restricted their hosts to 95-9.

The loss of regular wickets slowed their pursuit but they were always ahead of the required run-rate.

They won with 11 balls to spare - Nehal Wadhera ending 33 not out from 19 balls.

RCB, who have now lost all three of their home matches this year, only reached their total because of 50 not out from Australia all-rounder Tim David.

They were 42-7 in the ninth over with Phil Salt out for four, Virat Kohli one and Liam Livingstone four.

The Kings are level on 10 points with Delhi Capitals, who remain top courtesy of their superior net run-rate.

RCB are fourth on eight points.

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James Vince's 70 from 47 balls helped Karachi Kings to a dominant 56-run victory over Quetta Gladiators in the Pakistan Super League.

Vince, who hit 101 in his first game of the competition, provided the backbone of the Kings' 175-7.

He came in at 60-1 in the sixth over after David Warner was caught at square leg for 31 and was only dismissed when he skied a catch off the final ball of the innings.

The 34-year-old hit four fours and a six, although he would have been run out on 10 had bowler Saud Shakeel not fumbled a throw from the deep.

Warner and New Zealand international Tim Seifert, who made 27, were the only other players to score more than 20.

In reply, the Gladiators collapsed to 37-5 inside the powerplay and were never in the chase.

They dragged the innings out for 20 overs, ending on 111-9, with opener Shakeel making 33 not out from 40 balls.

Vince signed a white-ball only contract with Hampshire this year, allowing him to play in the PSL. He is now the second-highest run-scorer in this year's competition with 171 runs in three innings.

The win means the Kings replace the Gladiators in third in the table.

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David Warner will appear in the 2025 edition of Major League Cricket after being signed by Seattle Orcas.

The 38-year-old former Australia opening batter will make his debut in the US franchise tournament as a direct signing for the Orcas.

Warner has a wealth of franchise experience and is currently playing in the Pakistan Super League where he is skipper of Karachi Kings.

The Orcas were beaten finalists in the inaugural season of MLC in 2023 but finished bottom of the standings last year.

MLC is set to run between between 12 June and 13 July and unlike last year will not clash with The Hundred, where Warner will play for London Spirit.

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Chennai Super Kings have signed South Africa batter Dewald Brevis to replace injured seamer Gurjapneet Singh.

Brevis, a highly-rated 21-year-old right-hander, has played two T20s for South Africa and has previously played for the Mumbai Indians franchise in various T20 leagues.

He has played 10 matches in the Indian Premier League, helped MI Cape Town to the SA20 title this year and has played for MI New York in Major League Cricket.

Gurjapneet has not played this season for CSK, who are bottom of the table with two wins from seven matches after a difficult start to the campaign.

Their top order has struggled throughout the tournament, with Brevis providing a further option.

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Mumbai Indians beat struggling Sunrisers Hyderabad by four wickets for a crucial win as they look to revive their IPL campaign.

The five-time champions stay seventh in the table after an inconsistent start with three wins and four losses so far, but are now within two points of the play-off places.

On a sluggish surface at the Wankhede Stadium, Sunrisers' powerful batting line-up - who chased 246 in their previous outing - stuttered to 162-5.

Opener Abhishek Sharma made 40 after being dropped at slip from the first ball of the match, Heinrich Klaasen made 37 and Aniket Verma's 18 from eight balls provided some late impetus.

Sunrisers scored 57 from the final five overs but left themselves too much to do after Mumbai's bowlers showed excellent control including a powerplay of just 46-0, with the usually destructive Travis Head making 28 from 29.

Mumbai lost six wickets in their chase, including two falling with just one run required, but had plenty of partnerships throughout to reach their target with 11 balls to spare.

England all-rounder Will Jacks top-scored with 36, having also taken 2-14 in Sunrisers' innings, while Ryan Rickelton made 31 and Rohit Sharma and Suryakumar Yadav both scored 26.

Sunrisers' one-dimensional batting approach failed once again as they now have lost five of their seven matches and sit ninth in the table.

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Defending champions Islamabad United remain unbeaten in the Pakistan Super League after a 47-run thrashing of Multan Sultans.

Chasing 203 to win, the Sultans were bowled out for 155 in 18.4 overs.

They were in a strong position at 92-2 inside the first 10 overs but buckled as the run-rate increased, with opener Muhammad Rizwan's 38 the top score.

West Indies' Jason Holder tore through the middle and lower order to finish with 4-25.

Earlier, Sahibzada Farhan maintained his impressive form with 53 at the top of the order, following his 106 in Islamabad's previous win, as they posted 202-6.

New Zealand's Colin Munro made 48 from 25 balls while Haider Ali and Jason Holder scored 33 and 32 respectively.

England bowlers Chris Jordan and David Willey took 2-41 and 1-21 for the Sultans.

Islamabad have won three from three while Sultans are still searching for their first win after two matches.

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Lahore Qalandars thrashed Karachi Kings by 65 runs to earn their second win in this year's Pakistan Super League.

Pakistan opener Fakhar Zaman made 76 from 47 balls and New Zealand all-rounder Daryl Mitchell 75 from 41 as the Qalandars piled up 201-6.

David Warner and James Vince were both dismissed by Shaheen Afridi for two-ball ducks in the first over of the chase and the Kings never recovered.

They were all out for 136 in 19.1 overs with Pakistan quick Shaheen and Bangladesh's Rishad Hossain taking three wickets apiece.

The Qalandars now have two wins and a defeat from three matches and are level on points with leaders and defending champions Islamabad United who have won two from two.

The Kings are fourth with one win and one defeat.

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