Pakistan, April 14 -- Kusal Mendis' superb innings backed by an impressive spin attack guided Peshawar Zalmi to a comfortable victory over Multan Sultans in the 22nd match of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) 11 at Karachi's National Bank Stadium on Monday.

Set to chase a daunting 197-run target, the Sultans could accumulate 172/8 in their 20 overs and thus succumbed to their second defeat in the ongoing eight-team tournament.

The 2021 champions got off to a dismal start to the pursuit as they lost in-form Sahibzada Farhan (17) in the third over with just 30 runs on the board. Following the early stutter, Steve Smith and Josh Philippe attempted to force the Sultans' recovery by putting together an anchoring 55-run partnership before Sufiy...