KARACHI: Islamabad United has restricted Multan Sultans to 159 runs in the final match of the 9th edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) held at the National Bank Stadium in Karachi on Monday.
Opting to bat first, Multan Sultans struggled to get off to a strong start with Yasir Khan falling to Imad Wasim after scoring just 6 runs. David Willy joined skipper Rizwan, but his innings also ended quickly as he was dismissed by Imad after contributing just 6 runs.
Skipper Rizwan managed to score 26 runs before Martin Guptill made a swift move to take a stunning catch at cow corner.
Multan Sultans lost 9 wickets and reached a total of 127 runs. Iftikhar Ahmed’s crucial 32 runs off 20 balls helped the team reach a competitive total of 160 runs target in their allotted 20 overs. Imad Wasim took five crucial wickets for Islamabad United to restrict Multan Sultans from scoring a big total.
Islamabad United Playing XI
Shadab Khan (c), Azam Khan (wk), Faheem Ashraf, Colin Munro, Martin Guptill, Salman Ali Agha, Haider Ali, Imad Wasim, Naseem Shah, Hunain Shah, Tymil Mills,
Multan Sultans Playing XI
Mohammad Rizwan (c & wk), Yasir Khan, Usman Khan, Johnson Charles, Iftikhar Ahmed, Khushdil Shah, Chris Jordan, David Willey, Usama Mir, Mohammad Ali, Abbas Afridi
