Multan Sultans overturn Islamabad United by 5 wickets in PSL

Multan Sultans won the toss and decided to field against Islamabad United at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai today in the PSL.

Match Summary

Islamabad United 125 – 7 (Luke Ronchi 51, Samit Patel 20*, Faheem Ashraf 20*; Shahid Afridi 2-18, Ali Shafiq 2-11, Junaid Khan 2-33)

Multan Sultans 126-5 (Shoaib Malik 31*,Shan Masood 25, Shahid Afridi 16*;Shadab Khan 2-20)

Result - Multan Sultans won by 5 wickets

Scorecard

Tournament Stats and Points Table

 

Batting first, Islamabad United scored an under par 125 – 7  - Luke Ronchi 51, Samit Patel 20* and Faheem Ashraf 20* the top scorers and Shahid Afridi 2-18, Ali Shafiq 2-11 and Junaid Khan 2-33, the wizards with the ball for Multan Sultans.

In reply, Multan Sultans coasted to a 5 wicket win, hitting 126-5, with Shoaib Malik 31*,Shan Masood 25, Shahid Afridi 16*, the main run getters and  Shadab Khan 2-20 the pick of the bowlers for Islamabad United.

Islamabad United - Luke Ronchi(wk), Rizwan Hussain, Cameron Delport, Philip Salt, Hussain Talat, Asif Ali, Faheem Ashraf, Shadab Khan, Samit Patel, Mohammad Sami(c), Waqas Maqsood

Multan Sultans - Shan Masood, Johnson Charles(wk), Laurie Evans, Shoaib Malik(c), Andre Russell, Shahid Afridi, Hammad Azam, Chris Green, Junaid Khan, Mohammad Irfan, Ali Shafiq