Ihsanullah. (Photo Source: FAROOQ NAEEM/AFP via Getty Images)
Multan Sultans’ premier pacer Ihsanullah can arguably be termed as the find of the Pakistan Super League season 8 in so many ways. He finished as the second-most leading wicket-taker in the series with 22 scalps in 12 matches at an economy of 7.59 and was also adjudged the Player of the Series for his remarkable season with the ball.
However, he had a match to forget when his team Multan Sultans took on Lahore Qalandars in the summit clash of season eight on Saturday at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore on Saturday, March 18. The right-arm pacer leaked runs at an alarming rate of 12.33 per over and conceded 37 runs in three overs.
Ihsanullah was tasked to bowl the 17th over of Qalandars’ innings and he was taken for 24 runs in that single over as he struggled for control. But Sultans’ skipper Mohammad Rizwan was seen hugging his pacer in what came across as a heartfelt gesture despite Ihsanullah struggling for rhythm. The gesture was also praised by commentator Simon Doull who was on air at that point of time.