- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR3.4 Clattered the stumps! Round the wicket, good length, snaked it in and it rips through the gate and lights up the zingers. What an incredible delivery, a superb new ball spell. Munro's misery comes to an end, got an inside edge onto the stumps. It's like you are closed in an exam room and asked tough questions! No respite for the batters 14/22.4 Launched miles into the Multan sky at deep square and hasn't got all of it! Multan draw first blood. Superb adjustment in the end from Khushdil Shah swooping to his left and pouching it comfortably. Touch short and got big on him at middle, he lost his shape while trying to pummel that on the leg side, got more height than distance off the top edge 9/118.4 Bowls a leg-cutter outside off, tries to heave it and ends up spooning it to Khushdil at mid-off who takes a comfortable catch 141/711.3 That looks stone dead, attempted a switch hit and missed it completely, looks very adjacent but he has taken a review. Darted quicker with some turn, three reds and the on-field decision stands, Jordan Cox wasted a review, that was plumbest of the lbws. Was already walking off before the confirmation came from third umpire, was pretty obvious in real time 82/313.4 Cries of catch it and safely snaffled by David Willey at long-on! Settled under the skier and reverse cupped it smoothly. Azam got down low and tried to play a slog sweep, sent it soaring high in the night sky but just not enough distance, big wicket because he is a dangerous customer 100/414.4 Chopped on! That's extremely unfortunate, very unlucky. Short of a length, wicket-to-wicket stuff, stays rooted in his crease, trying to fend it to the on side and ends up dragging it back to the stumps, Imad tried to nudge the ball way but then it had already kissed the stumps and the bails came off 105/518.2 Disturbs the furniture! Length ball, arcing in at the stumps, he tried to tonk it to square leg and ball thumps his pads and hits the stumps. Abbas loved it, roars in celebration 140/619.1 Holes out to long-on! Lofted in the air and Reeza Hendricks tracks the ball from the bat, through the air, towards him and then into his hand. Brilliant pace-up delivery outside off, couldn't get under it and toe-ended it 141/819.6 Slowish teasing good length ball wide of off, doesn't connect but keeps heading down the pitch, Ali collects the throw from Rizwan and outruns Naseem in the race, whips off the bails before Naseem slid the bat in so innings ends with a run-out. Excellent bowling at death from Multan Sultans 144/1019.3 Wrecked the stumps! Fullish length and attacks at the stumps, tries to heave it over midwicket but gets beaten comprehensively, Ali's day keeps getting better and better. Uprooted off-stump with a corker 141/9Extras14 (b 5, lb 3, nb 3, w 3)TOTAL144 all out (20 Overs, RR: 7.2)Fall of wickets: 1-9 (Alex Hales, 2.4 ov), 2-14 (Colin Munro, 3.4 ov), 3-82 (Jordan Cox, 11.3 ov), 4-100 (Azam Khan, 13.4 ov), 5-105 (Imad Wasim, 14.4 ov), 6-140 (Shadab Khan, 18.2 ov), 7-141 (Agha Salman, 18.4 ov), 8-141 (Faheem Ashraf, 19.1 ov), 9-141 (Ubaid Shah, 19.3 ov), 10-144 (Naseem Shah, 19.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB DJ Willey 4 0 26 1 6.50 11 2 1 0 0 Mohammad Ali 4 0 19 3 4.75 14 1 0 0 2 OP Stone 3.4 0 28 0 7.63 8 1 1 2 0 Abbas Afridi 4 0 33 3 8.25 8 3 1 1 1 Usama Mir 4 0 29 2 7.25 9 1 2 0 0 Khushdil Shah 0.2 0 1 0 3.00 1 0 0 0 0
Player of the Match
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- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR10.1 Massive appeal for an lbw and GIVEN! Dangles a delicious legbreak and the ball thunders into the back pad. Rizwan has reviewed it. Nothing on the ultra-edge. Landed on a length pitching in line, impact in-line and hitting top of middle so that's a straightforward decision, Rizwan might have expected to pitch outside leg or hoping it may have bounced over the stumps on the hawk-eye. Vital breakthrough but as Swathi pointed out, why did Shadab introduced himself too late tonight? 77/20.4 Oh my! Stumps shattered what a sight! Pitched up and gets it to jag back and beats him with the appreciable movement. Excellent delivery right out of the top drawer, pings the middle stump, makes him play and he plays all around it 6/117.3 Is there a twist in the tale? Touch short on middle and leg, tried to plonk that over leg side, got a top-edge that flew towards Faheem Ashraf who reverse-cups it in his hands right down his throat and Mills claps, he hasn't given up! 125/413.2 Tossed up fuller on off, Jordan Cox takes a screamer at deep midwicket, that was slugged in the air, Cox caught inside the rope and before going out, flicked the ball in the air towards Hales and he then completed the catch. Third umpire took his time to check from different camera angles and it does look a clean catch. Excellent work in tandem and remarkable awareness in the deep. Always looks cool when fielders pull off such stunners 96/318.2 Hits the deck hard and gets it to kick off the pitch wide of off, throws his bat at it and Shadab Khan pouches it as easy as you like at mid-off. That's soft! 134/5Extras8 (w 8)TOTAL145/5 (19.5 Overs, RR: 7.31)Fall of wickets: 1-6 (Dawid Malan, 0.4 ov), 2-77 (Mohammad Rizwan, 10.1 ov), 3-96 (Yasir Khan, 13.2 ov), 4-125 (Reeza Hendricks, 17.3 ov), 5-134 (Khushdil Shah, 18.2 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB Naseem Shah 4 0 27 2 6.75 15 4 0 3 0 Faheem Ashraf 2 0 15 0 7.50 8 1 1 2 0 Ubaid Shah 2 0 15 0 7.50 5 1 1 0 0 Imad Wasim 4 0 22 1 5.50 8 2 0 0 0 TS Mills 3.5 0 31 1 8.08 8 2 1 2 0 Shadab Khan 4 0 35 1 8.75 7 3 1 0 0
Match Details
Toss
Multan Sultans , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Season
Hours of play (local time)
19.00 start, First Session 19.00-20.30, Interval 20.30-20.50, Second Session 20.50-22.20
Match days
20 February 2024 - night match (20-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Multan Sultans 2, Islamabad United 0
Match Notes
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 32 runs, 2 wickets)
- Islamabad United: 50 runs in 7.6 overs (50 balls), Extras 4
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 39 balls (Agha Salman 21, JM Cox 30, Ex 2)
- Over 11.3: Review by Islamabad United (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - CB Gaffaney, Batter - JM Cox (Struck down)
- Islamabad United: 100 runs in 13.2 overs (82 balls), Extras 8
- Strategic Timeout: Islamabad United - 100/4 in 13.4 overs (Agha Salman 28)
- Floodlight Failure: Islamabad United - 104/4 in 14.1 overs (Agha Salman 28, Imad Wasim 0)
- Agha Salman: 50 off 40 balls (3 x 4, 2 x 6)
- Innings Break: Islamabad United - 144/10 in 20.0 overs (TS Mills 0)
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 44 runs, 1 wicket)
- Multan Sultans: 50 runs in 7.1 overs (43 balls), Extras 7
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 45 balls (Mohammad Rizwan 34, RR Hendricks 13, Ex 5)
- Strategic Timeout: Multan Sultans - 77/2 in 10.1 overs (RR Hendricks 26)
- Over 10.1: Review by Multan Sultans (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - CB Gaffaney, Batter - Mohammad Rizwan (Struck down)
- Islamabad United: 100 runs in 13.2 overs (82 balls), Extras 8
- Multan Sultans: 100 runs in 14.5 overs (89 balls), Extras 8
- RR Hendricks: 50 off 43 balls (5 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Over 17.1: Review by Islamabad United (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - Faisal Afridi, Batter - Iftikhar Ahmed (Struck down)
Match Coverage
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