“Islamabad United Clinches Victory over Multan Sultans in High-Scoring PSL8 Encounter”
RAWALPINDI — In the 24th game of the Pakistan Super League 8 (PSL8) at Pindi Cricket Stadium, Islamabad United beat Multan Sultans by two wickets.
Multan Sultans previously set Islamabad United a lofty goal of 206 runs.
Shan Masood and Mohammad Rizwan had made a good opening stand for the team before Shadab Khan replaced the captain. Shadab Khan took Rilee Rossouw to the pavilion for 15 as he couldn’t endure his bowling, despite his efforts to keep things going.
Here, Tim David played a remarkable 60-run game off 27 innings to make the opposing team a difficult target.
Islamabad United successfully chased the mark in 19.5 overs with losing eight wickets.
United earlier chose to field first after winning the toss.
However, With 10 points and only two losses in their first seven games of the competition, Shadab Khan’s team is now in second place in the standings. Additionally, Sultans are rated third with eight points after winning four of their seven games.
Teams Squads
Multan Sultans: Mohammad Rizwan (c), Shan Masood, Rilee Rossouw, David Miller, Tim David, Kieron Pollard, Anwar Ali, Usama Mir, Abbas Afridi, Mohammad Ilyas, Ihsanullah
Islamabad United: Alex Hales, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Colin Munro, Shadab Khan (c), Azam Khan, Asif Ali, Faheem Ashraf, Mubasir Khan, Rumman Raees, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Fazalhaq Farooqi
