Nine wickets in the match from medium-pacer Rashid Latif led Rawalpindi Rams to a 72-run win against Multan Tigers in a low-scoring match in Rawalpindi. Set a target of 265, Multan were dismissed for 192, as Latif took five and Haseeb Azam finished with 4 for 70 to give their team nine points.
Put in to bat, Rawalpindi were dismissed cheaply for 137 as Majid Ali took 5 for 46 and Mohammad Irfan took two. But Rawalpindi replied by routing Multan for a paltry 70, only three batsmen reaching double-figures, thanks to four wickets from Latif and two each from Rizwan Akbar and Haseeb Azam. Rawalpindi built on their lead further with a score of 197, despite being 57 for 5 at one point. A lower-order fifty from Usman Saeed (67) with the tail put them in a strong position.
Multan were in trouble early in the chase as Azam sent the openers back. He took two more later on and Latif’s 5 for 67 sealed the win despite a fighting fifty from Kashif Naved (62).
