DUBAI – Islamabad United registered their first win after beating confident Multan Sultans by five wickets in Dubai on Saturday.
Batting first, Multan Sultans failed to set huge total and merely bowled out at 113-run all out in 19.5 overs. In reply, Islamabad United achieved the target in 17.4 over for the loss of five wickets.
The heroic of Hussain Tallat helped @IsbUnited to secure their first win of the season.#HBLPSL #DilSeJaanLagaDe #MSvIU pic.twitter.com/haQrWXl3z4
— PakistanSuperLeague (@thePSLt20) February 25, 2018
United’s Talat Hussian was declared man of the match. The 22-year-old smashed 48 not out off 34 balls to rescue the Reds from Imran Tahir’s magical spell and clinch a 5-wicket win for his team.
For his match winning 48 run innings Hussain Tallat is the Man of the Match#HBLPSL #DilSeJaanLagaDe #MSvIU pic.twitter.com/fggiV0eN2w
— PakistanSuperLeague (@thePSLt20) February 25, 2018
Islamabad United captain Rumman Raees, standing in for the injured Misbahul Haq for the second straight game, won the toss and put Multan Sultans in to bat first — a decision that paid dividends in the third over when United bowler Rumman Raees got Sultans opener Kumar Sangakkara caught out.
Resilient @MultanSultans are making it really tough for United. 51 needed off the last 58 balls, six wicket in hand.#Gripping #DilSeJaanLagaDe #MSvIU pic.twitter.com/DUE1tPXpVc
— PakistanSuperLeague (@thePSLt20) February 25, 2018
Multan, riding high on two successive wins in their Pakistan Super League (PSL) debut, beat defending champions Peshawar Zalmi by seven wickets in the opening match of the PSL and then outclassed Lahore Qalandars by 43 runs in their second match.
Awesome work by the @IsbUnited pacers @MultanSultans are bundled out for 113. Captain @rummanraees15 leading from the front with a three wicket haul#SherKiDhaar#MSvIU#HBLPSL pic.twitter.com/humID6JFkp
— PakistanSuperLeague (@thePSLt20) February 25, 2018
Junaid Khan and Imran Tahir are at the centre of the attention with their brilliant bowling, and Kumar Sangakkara has been unstoppable, with the 50s in both the matches.
Hum bhi kisi se kam nahi! Tau kaisaa lag raha hai apko aaj ka match!?
Humara #Sheru to bohat khush hai! Nazar na lage! #UnitedWeWin #SherKiDhaar #IUvMS #DimaghSe #PSL2018 pic.twitter.com/AxOmSvJkgO
— Islamabad United (@IsbUnited) February 25, 2018
Islamabad United were beaten by Peshawar Zalmi in their opening match on Saturday, with their top order crushed by pacer Umaid Asif who was helped along by young spinner Ibtisam Sheikh.
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Multan Sultans is unbeaten in the competition at the moment. They started their campaign by beating defending champions Peshawar Zalmi by seven wickets. The newcomers then went on to defeat Lahore Qalandars by 43 runs.
Meanwhile, Islamabad United started their bid on a losing note as they were beaten by Peshawar Zalmi by 34 runs.
Teams line-up for the first ever #MSvIU clash#HBLPSL #DilSeJaanLagaDe #MSvIQ pic.twitter.com/9PNTTIEqbq
— PakistanSuperLeague (@thePSLt20) February 25, 2018
SQUADS
Multan Sultans: Shoaib Malik (captain), Ahmed Shehzad, Darren Bravo, Abdullah Shafique, Saif Badar, Nicholas Pooran, Kumar Sangakkara, Sohaib Maqsood, Kashif Bhatti, Shan Masood, Thisara Perera, Mohammad Abbas , Umar Siddiq, Ross Whiteley, Imran Tahir, Junaid Khan, Mohammad Irfan, Sohail Tanvir, Umar Gul, Hardus Viljoen and Kieron Pollard.
Islamabad United: Misbah-ul-Haq (captain), Alex Hales, Sam Billings, Mohammad Hasan, Chadwick Walton, Rohail Nazir, Luke Ronchi, Amad Butt, Jean-Paul Duminy, Hussain Talat, Samit Patel, Andre Russell, Shadab Khan, Faheem Ashraf, Samuel Badree, Steven Finn, Mohammad Sami, Rumman Raees and Zafar Gohar.
Points Table
Match prediction
Who will win?
Multan – 70%
Islamabad – 30%
Weather report
Partly cloudy but no chances of rain.
