Australian cricketer Chris Lynn whose exploits we have seen in Caribbean Premier League (CPL) and Big Bash League (BBL) has now amazed with his 52-ball hundred in the Pakistan Super League (PSL). In the ongoing PSL 2020, his whirlwind knock helped Lahore Qalandars to enter the maiden semi-final of the Twenty20 league.
On Sunday, Lynn scored unbeaten 113 runs off 55 balls against Multan Sultans. He was awarded as the Man of the Match for his brilliant show.
Moreover, in the past five editions, his century was the first by any Lahore Qalandars’ player.
Chris Lynn swatted the opposition with his batting pyrotechnics:
Earlier, Sultans won the toss and opted to bat. The middle-order batsman Khushdil played a crucial knock of 70 runs off 29 balls which led the team to set the target of 189 runs.
However, The mammoth total looked short in front of Chris Lynn and Fakhar Zaman who were on song.
Chris Lynn took the time to set themselves but soon gained the pace. He played a mature knock and kept rotating the strike with Zaman and only went on to hit the boundaries on the loose deliveries.
The leg spinner Usman Qadir picked the wicket of Zaman, which became the sole wicket taken by the Multan Sultans. Although Zaman had set the game for his team, scoring 57 runs off 35 balls.
Lynn went on to hit every bowler, especially Bilawal Bhatti and Ali Shafiq. He collected two or three boundaries in every over. Australian cricketer’s staggering innings included 12 fours and eight sixes. His century became the highest-ever individual score by a Lahore Qalandars’ player.
Thus, Qalandars won the game by nine wickets and entered the semi-finals where they will face Karachi Kings, who are positioned second at the points table.
While Sultans, who tops the points table as they have won six games out of ten, will fight against Peshawar Zalmi for the final berth. Both the semi-finals will be played on Tuesday (17th March).