LAHORE – Multan Sultans beat Islamabad United by five wickets in the fifth match of the ninth edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL 9) in Multan on Tuesday.
Earlier, Multan Sultans won the toss and elected to field first. Batting first, Islamabad United set a 145-run target for Multan Sultans. Chasing the target, Multan Sultans scored the required number of runs in 19.5 overs at a loss of five wickets.
Both sides were confident as Rizwan-led Sultans bagged first game against Karachi Kings, while Islamabad United outclassed Lahore Qalandars in PSL opener.
The hosts defended a total of 185/2 after restricting Karachi Kings to 130/8 in their campaign opener with Dawid Malan, Reeza Hendricks and Mohammad Ali displayed top skills on that night for former champions.
On the other hand, Islamabad United managed to achieve 196 as skipper Shadab Khan and Salman Ali Agha remain star performers.
Both sides looked to keep their winning momentum intact when they locked horns today for the 14th time in the marque event.
For Tuesday’s action, powerplay was crucial as both squads wanted to capitalise on the field restrictions and get as many runs as possible before scoring gets tougher with the old ball.
Squads
Multan Sultans: Mohammad Rizwan (c/wk), Dawid Malan, Reeza Hendricks, Khushdil Shah, Iftikhar Ahmed, Yasir Khan, David Willey, Usama Mir, Abbas Afridi, Mohammad Ali, Shahnawaz Dahani
Islamabad United: Alex Hales, Colin Munro, Shadab Khan (c), Salman Ali Agha, Azam Khan (wk), Haider Ali, Imad Wasim, Faheem Ashraf, Naseem Shah, Tymal Mills, Ubaid Shah