The 8th match of the ongoing season of the Indian Pakistan Super League (PSL) was played between Multan Sultans and Islamabad United turned out to be a high-scoring game that was won by Sultans by a narrow margin of 20 runs. The batters who shined well from the Sultans’ end were Tim David (71 off 29) and Rilee Rossouw who remained unbeaten as he played a fiery knock of 67 off 35.
Though Sultans won the match by a close margin, their star batter Rossouw bagged the limelight for other reasons. During the game, the South Africa batter was seen carrying out a funny celebration as he smashed a six off Hasan Ali which completed his fifty. Ali, who picked one wicket after conceding 52 runs in his quota of four overs, was sent for an outstanding six by Rilee Rossouw and the batter celebrated it with a funny dance on the field.
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As soon as the video started going viral on social media, the batter came up with a reason from his end as to why he carried that typical move. Replying to the video on Twitter, Rilee Rossouw wrote: “Have to keep promises you make. You guys must thank my 7-year-old daughter for that one.” So, it was clear that the batter did the funny dance at the request of his seven-year-old daughter.
Have to keep promises you make. You guys must thank my 7 year old daughter for that one 🤣🤣🤣
— Rilee Rossouw (@Rileerr) February 1, 2022
Talking of the game, Islamabad won the toss and they decided to bowl first where their decision backfired as Sultans went to post a huge total of 217 runs on the board. David and Rossouw were instrumental in pushing their team managed to surpass the 200-run mark. Apart from these two batters, opener Shah Masood took the team to a flying start with his 31-ball 43.
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During the chase, United batters failed to handle the pressure well and kept losing their wickets in regular intervals. Shadab Khan was the brightest spot and the lone warrior from their batting setup who smashed 91 off 42 but it went in the drain as he failed to receive support from the other end. Khushdil Shah picked four wickets for his side while David Wiley got three to his credit.
