SHARJAH – Islamabad United defeated Multan Sultans by 33 in the 25th Twenty20 match of the Pakistan Super League – edition three here at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium on Tuesday.
Sent into bat first, Islamabad set a mammoth total 186 runs for Multan as Misbah-ul-Haq’s boys did excellent work, particularly in-form Ronchi contributed a brilliant 58 and struck three towering sixes and six fours in his 36-ball brief innings.
He was well supported by Alex Hales, who made 46 off 33 balls with five fours and two sixes, and Hussain Talat, who scored 36 from 21 balls with four boundaries and a six.
In reply, Sultans were all out for 152 falling 33 runs short to the target even though Pollard’s blasting 73 runs off 47 could not save Multan from defeat, as Islamabad’s bowlers significantly did their job.
For Multan Sultans, pacer Umar Gul was the most successful bowler, taking two wickets for 26 runs.
With today’s victory, Islamabad United book their bearth for the play-offs, whereas the Sultans’ hopes for reaching the next round now depend on how Karachi Kings and Peshawar Zalmi fare in their remaining league fixtures.
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Second Innings
United thrashes Sultans to win a spot in the play-offs. @IsbUnited is coming home ??#HBLPSL #DilSeJaanLagaDe #IUvMS pic.twitter.com/AgWy2HD0RL
— PakistanSuperLeague (@thePSLt20) March 13, 2018
First Innings
SIX! 18.2 Umar Gul to Talat Husain
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SIX! 15.5 Ross Whiteley to Hussain Talat
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Finally, Imran Tahir sent Ronchi back to the pavilions in 10th overs.
OUT! 10.5 Imran Tahir to Luke Ronchi
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United’s first wicket down as opener Duminy departs.
SIX! 4.6 Sohail Tanvir to JP Duminy
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United 32/0 after 3 overs.
JP and Ronchi aiming to set a platform for a big total.#SherKiDhaar at Sharjah#IUvMS #HBLPSL— PakistanSuperLeague (@thePSLt20) March 13, 2018
SIX! 1.3 Mohammad Irfan to Luke Ronchi
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SIX! 1.3 Mohammad Irfan to Luke Ronchi
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.@MultanSultans won the toss and elected to bowl first #HBLPSL #DilSeJaanLagaDe #IUvMS pic.twitter.com/HmKHNciMk9
— PakistanSuperLeague (@thePSLt20) March 13, 2018
The match, which started at 9:00pm tonight, being broadcast live on PTV Sports and Ten Sports in Pakistan and UAE.
Cricket fans can also view the match online on the PSL-T20 Official website. For the live score, updates, and analysis, you can follow dailypakistan.com.pk.
Alternatively, you can also download Goonj application for Live Streaming.
Shoaib Malik’s side will be playing the match to keep their chances of making it to the playoffs alive while Islamabad United have qualified for the next round of the tournament.
Misha’s XI played seven matches, five won and two lost while Multan played nine fixtures, won four and lost four so far. Their one game was washed out due to rain.
Points Table
Leading Wicket Takers
Leading Run Scorers
Squads
Multan XI: KC Sangakkara, Ahmed Shehzad, Sohaib Maqsood, Shoaib Malik, KA Pollard, Saif Badar, RA Whiteley, Sohail Tanvir, Imran Tahir, Mohammad Irfan, Umar Gul
Islamabad XI: AD Hales, L Ronchi, JP Duminy, Hussain Talat, Asif Ali, Faheem Ashraf, Misbah-ul-Haq, SR Patel, Shadab Khan, Amad Butt, Mohammad Sami
Match Prediction
Multan 60%
Islamabad 40%
Weather Report
Mostly sunny. No chances of rain.
