WATCH: Rilee Rossouw 'Twerks' For His Daughter After Smashing A Fifty

Pakistan Super League: In the 8th match of the PSL 2022 between Islamabad United and Multan Sultans, played on Tuesday (8th February), the latter emerged victorious by 20 runs. During the match, Sultans' batter Rilee Rossouw twerked after finishing his half-century, and the reason behind the same is now unveiled. 

In the match, the South African played an explosive knock of 67* in 35 balls, smashing 4 fours and 6 sixes. When he completed his fifty in 31 balls, he was seen celebrating in a cute way by twerking, the video of the same went viral withing hours on social media. This got the fans speculating the reason behind this celebration. 

Now, the southpaw himself has clarified through his official Twitter account the reason behind this celebration. He tweeted, 'Have to keep promises you make. You guys must thank my 7 year old daughter for that one'. This clears that the 'twer' was for Rilee's 7-year old daughter and was done due to her wishes. Fans had a good-hearted laugh on this incident. 

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While talking about the match, Islamabad United put Multan Sultans to bat first, and Sultans courtesy of Masood (43), Rilee Rossouw (67*) and Tim David (71) were able to post a big total of 217/5 in 20 overs. In reply, Islamabad captain Shadab Khan (91) tried his best but due to lack of support from other batters, Islamabad fell short by 20 runs.