KARACHI – Islamabad United secured an impressive win against Multan Sultans in the third match of the Pakistan Super League 2021 at the National Stadium on Sunday.
AND WE HAVE WON!!!!!!
WE LOVE YOU @lewisgregory23 😍#IUvMS #RangJeetKaLaalHai
— Islamabad United (@IsbUnited) February 21, 2021
Earlier, after being sent in to bat, the Sultans finished at 150-8 in their allotted 20 overs, thanks to a splendid 71-run knock by new captain Mohammad Rizwan.
Survival of the fittest out here as both sides continue to keep pressure. Islamabad require 151 to seal the deal. #MatchDikhao l #HBLPSL6 I #IUvMS pic.twitter.com/8cDlCjwQVu
— PakistanSuperLeague (@thePSLt20) February 21, 2021
United’s captain Shadab Khan won the toss and elected to field first against Sultans.
Much awaited opening game for @IsbUnited & @MultanSultans 🙌🏼
Islamabad won the toss and chose to field. Here’s how the lineups look like: #MatchDikhao l #HBLPSL6 l #IUvMS pic.twitter.com/qMOuZ9C6tF— PakistanSuperLeague (@thePSLt20) February 21, 2021
Chris Lynn and Rizwan opened the innings for the Sultans, but Lynn (1 off 5) was dismissed in the second over only, caught by keeper Phil Salt off Faheem Ashraf.
Rizwan then piled on runs to build up his team’s total, scoring 43 off 27 in 10 overs. The Sultans lost their second wicket in the 8th over, when James Vince (16) was caught by Ashraf on a ball by Lewis Gregory.
The match started at 7:00pm (19:00) local time.
United, the two times PSL winner, had finished the early stage in the previous edition of PSL but now they have brought Johan Botha on board as the head coach, who has replaced Misbah ul Haq.
This year, team United has to miss some of their top performers from the past leagues such as Luke Ronchi, Colin Munro, Colin Ingram, and Dawid Malan. They have, however, this time around the signings of Alex Hales, Lewis Gregory, Phil Salt, and Paul Stirling have given them some hopes of a better result.
On the other hand, Multan is boosted by the signing of in-form batsman Mohammad Rizwan who was picked by Sultans at the players’ draft. The wicket-keeper batsman was earlier dropped by Karachi Kings where he couldn’t get enough opportunity to showcase his talent.
Squads
Islamabad United: Alex Hales, Asif Ali, Faheem Ashraf, Hussain Talat, Musa Khan, Shadab Khan, Zafar Gohar, Hassan Ali, Lewis Gregory, Phil Salt, Rohail Nazir, Iftikhar Ahmed, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Ahmed Saifi Abdullah, Paul Stirling, Ali Khan, Fawad Ahmed, Zeeshan Zameer
Multan Sultans: Shahid Afridi, Imran Tahir, James Vince, Khushdil Shah, Rilee Rossouw, Shan Masood, Sohail Tanvir, Usman Qadir, Chris Lynn, Sohail Khan, Mohammad Rizwan, Carlos Brathwaite, Sohaib Maqsood, Sohaib Ullah, Adam Lyth, Shahnawaz Dhani, Muhammad Umar, Imran Khan Sr
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