- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR1.3 Taken at short third! Prances down the track, lots of flight and drops short, gets a hint of turn away from off, he plays a rash shot, not able to get to the pitch of the ball and splices it in the air for a regulation catch to Tymal Mills. He was trying to slog him up and over midwicket but didn't account for the turn, Imad cleverly pulled back his length when he saw him advancing, he is a clever customer, just took him lightly 8/19.5 Gets the big fish! Martin Guptill made the ground quickly and took a stunning catch at cow corner, safe as a house in the outfield. Bowled a fuller wrong'un on fifth stump line, he went down and tried to pummel it out of the park, got more height than distance, you could just sense they were getting fidgety as the innings slowed down and Rizwan loses the plot while trying to up the ante. Shadab lured him with the bait and he bit it. 67/31.6 Gottim! What a comeback! Bowls a snorter of a arm-ball and he gets stuck deep in the crease, it was shorter and very wide, tries to cut and chopped it back onto the stumps off the pad, David Willey has to go, he was promoted up the order to accelerate but the move has backfired. 14/215.1 Oh my word, massive wicket just after the timeout! He was down on one knee and looked to clout it over wide long-on but Jordan Cox takes a spellbinding juggling catch, unleashed a powerful swing but just didn't get the requisite timing. 114/511.4 Another one bites the dust! Got down on one knee and top-edged to Naseem Shah at short fine, totally flummoxed by the accuracy and mastery of Imad, goes for a high-risk shot and perishes. Multan Sultan are in a spot of bother! They've just not treated Imad with enough respect, he got deceived by the lack of pace and the suffocating length, wasn't really under the ball in that attempt for a scoop, another big wicket because he can be such a dangerous customer at death. Usman has to hold the innings together 85/416.2 Produces magic again the biggest night of this PSL season, no reaction from Imad. Landed it quicker on a shorter length just outside off, tried to tonk him over midwicket but handed a simple catch to Guptill who gobbles him down his throat. 126/715.3 His ebullience comes to an end on the second ball, bowls a terrific wide leg-break, he reaches out and has a massive swish at it, trying to whack him over cover but caught the splice and handed a simple catch to Hunain Shah who makes no mistake on this occasion, another vital incision 120/616.3 Bowls an absolute ripper that landed on a length and turned away extravagantly, drew him forward and looks like it might have scratched the outside edge, umpire didn't hesitate in raising the dreaded finger but he has gone for the review. Well, there is clearly a spike on the ultra-edge as the ball went past the bat, damning evidence for everybody to see, no daylight between bat and ball says third umpire and Jordan goes for the golden duck. Multan in dire straits, can Iftikhar halt the slump and get them a fighting total? Imad is on a hattrcik! 126/816.6 Beautifully tossed up on a length and it's curving across him, patted to Shadab at short cover who hunts it down like a cheetah snaring it's prey, pings a sharp throw to Azam Khan who whips off the zingers quickly and Abbas Afridi is well short of the crease, chaos continues. Terribly judged run, shouldn't have gone for the tighter run. Nothing is working for Multan at the moment, they find themselves stuck in a rut ! 127/9Extras10 (b 2, lb 3, nb 2, w 3)TOTAL159/9 (20 Overs, RR: 7.95)Fall of wickets: 1-8 (Yasir Khan, 1.3 ov), 2-14 (David Willey, 1.6 ov), 3-67 (Mohammad Rizwan, 9.5 ov), 4-85 (Johnson Charles, 11.4 ov), 5-114 (Usman Khan, 15.1 ov), 6-120 (Usama Mir, 15.3 ov), 7-126 (Khushdil Shah, 16.2 ov), 8-126 (Chris Jordan, 16.3 ov), 9-127 (Abbas Afridi, 16.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB Naseem Shah 4 0 25 0 6.25 14 2 1 1 2 Imad Wasim 4 0 23 5 5.75 14 2 1 0 0 Hunain Shah 1 0 17 0 17.00 1 4 0 0 0 Faheem Ashraf 3 0 33 0 11.00 3 4 1 0 0 TS Mills 4 0 24 0 6.00 11 0 2 0 0 Shadab Khan 4 0 32 3 8.00 10 3 1 2 0
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR12.5 Botch-up! Well out of the picture! Can this run-out open the floodgates? This was such a needless run-out, was a irksome slow fuller ball and he just chipped it merrily in the air towards cover, kept running down the track and fielder pings a sharp throw to Rizwan who uproots the stumps. It was too late to go back and he was left stranded in the middle. 102/43.1 Snaffled by Iftikhar Ahmed at short midwicket, what a spellbinding diving catch to his right, instinctively flicked his hands out and surprisingly he ball stuck in! Ball just got stuck in the surface and he was trying to force it past midwicket, he was struggling with his leg injury and couldn't run well between the wickets so he had to go for boundaries. Important breakthrough for Multan, they need to get wickets at regular intervals to stay alive in the contest 26/15.6 Khushdil is khush! Gets the prized scalp of Salman Ali Agha. He gave him a charge and chipped it back to Khushdil who takes a stunner after his follow-through, kisses the ball and the move to charge the part-timer has cost them two wickets. What a day he is having with the ball 46/28.1 Stumps shattered, a lovely sight for Iftikhar, Shadab can't believe it, dreadful death rattle means he has to take the long walk back to the pavilion. Looking for the sweep shot, it was zipped in quicker and fired in at the stumps, this is not very judicious from the captain, the situation demanded him to occupy the crease and take it deep. Are they going to leave it all to Imad again? I'm not impressed, are you? 55/315.3 Enthusiastic appeal from Rizwan but not much support from Usama. Bowls a delicious legbreak on a length that turned away ever so slightly from outside off, he moved late to squeeze it out into the off-side and Rizwan think he might have edged it. He looks absolutely convinced but keepers are always excited. Goodness me, Rizwan is spot on! Sharp work from Rizwan and an absolute ripper from Usama, that's more like it. It did scratch his outside edge. Gotta look for wicket-taking deliveries! Don't go anywhere, there is a twist in the tale 121/516.2 Beautiful bowling, not so imaginative batting! Sends one outside off and makes it climb off the deck, lots of width available but not much pace to work with, tries to clatter it past point but ends up feathering it to the keeper. Man in red-hot-form departs! 128/617.1 Iftikhar, you beauty! Pandemonium has broken loose Round the wicket, tossed up on middle, leading edge balloons up and Iftikhar leaps full-stretch to pocket it in his second attempt. It's a tug of war for that coveted Orion trophy, nobody wants to give up. 129/719.5 Crazy scenes out there! Oh my word! What is happening out there? He bowls a snorter of a bouncer on middle, Naseem goes for the pull looking a bit ungainly and tickles it to Rizwan, umpire raises his finger without any hesitation. Yes, there is a thick deflection on the ultra-edge. We'll have to wait more to find out who's the champion. Props to Mohammad Ali for fighting tooth and nail and refusing to give in. Intelligent bowling. Super over blaring between my ears. Anything can happen! 159/8Extras6 (lb 3, w 3)TOTAL163/8 (20 Overs, RR: 8.15)Did not bat: TS MillsFall of wickets: 1-26 (Colin Munro, 3.1 ov), 2-46 (Salman Agha, 5.6 ov), 3-55 (Shadab Khan, 8.1 ov), 4-102 (Martin Guptill, 12.5 ov), 5-121 (Azam Khan, 15.3 ov), 6-128 (Haider Ali, 16.2 ov), 7-129 (Faheem Ashraf, 17.1 ov), 8-159 (Naseem Shah, 19.5 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB DJ Willey 2 0 15 1 7.50 6 3 0 0 0 Khushdil Shah 4 1 21 2 5.25 14 2 1 0 0 Mohammad Ali 4 0 32 1 8.00 10 6 0 0 0 Iftikhar Ahmed 3 0 19 2 6.33 8 1 1 0 0 CJ Jordan 3 0 28 0 9.33 6 5 0 0 0 Usama Mir 3 0 36 1 12.00 4 3 2 1 0 Abbas Afridi 1 0 9 0 9.00 2 0 1 0 0
Match Details
Toss
Multan Sultans , elected to bat first
Player Of The Match
Player Of The Series
Series result
Islamabad United won the 2023/24 Pakistan Super League
Season
Hours of play (local time)
21.00 start, First Session 21.00-22.30, Interval 22.30-22.50, Second Session 22.50-00.20
Match days
18 March 2024 - night match (20-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Match Notes
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 48 runs, 2 wickets)
- Multan Sultans: 50 runs in 6.2 overs (39 balls), Extras 2
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 44 balls (Mohammad Rizwan 25, Usman Khan 25, Ex 2)
- Multan Sultans: 100 runs in 13.4 overs (83 balls), Extras 6
- Usman Khan: 50 off 36 balls (6 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Strategic Timeout: Multan Sultans - 114/4 in 15.0 overs (Usman Khan 57, Khushdil Shah 9)
- Over 16.3: Review by Multan Sultans (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - CB Gaffaney, Batter - CJ Jordan (Struck down)
- Over 17.4: Review by Islamabad United (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - Ahsan Raza, Batter - Iftikhar Ahmed (Struck down)
- Multan Sultans: 150 runs in 19.2 overs (117 balls), Extras 6
- Innings Break: Multan Sultans - 159/9 in 20.0 overs (Iftikhar Ahmed 32, Mohammad Ali 0)
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 46 runs, 2 wickets)
- Islamabad United: 50 runs in 6.6 overs (42 balls), Extras 0
- Over 7.4: Review by Multan Sultans (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - CB Gaffaney, Batter - Shadab Khan (Struck down)
- Strategic Timeout: Islamabad United - 94/3 in 12.0 overs (MJ Guptill 49, Azam Khan 12)
- MJ Guptill: 50 off 30 balls (4 x 4, 3 x 6)
- Islamabad United: 100 runs in 12.2 overs (74 balls), Extras 2
- Over 15.3: Review by Multan Sultans (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - CB Gaffaney, Batter - Azam Khan (Upheld)
- Islamabad United: 150 runs in 18.3 overs (111 balls), Extras 5
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