DUBAI: Multan Sultans opened their account in the HBL PSL by upsetting the title holders Islamabad United with a hard-earned five-wicket win on day three in Dubai on Saturday.
In a low scoring match Multan’s newest pace bowler Ali Shafiq (2-11), evergreen Shahid Afridi (2-18) and return to his best Junaid Khan (2-33) restricted Islamabad to 125-7 in their 20 overs after Shoaib Malik won the toss and opted to field first.
Luke Ronchi’s 33-ball 55 with five sixes and a single boundary anchored an otherwise unimpressive Islamabad innings as Multan kept taking wickets to check Islamabad’s progress.
But Multan too find the going tough before skipper Malik took the responsibility upon himself by scoring an undefeated 29-ball 31 which had two sixes.
When 12 runs were needed off the last two overs Afridi – who finished with eight-ball 16 not out — smashed Waqas Maqsood two sixes to seal the match.
Leg-spinner Shadab Khan was the pick of Islamabad bowlers with 2-20 and also effected a run out of Shan Masood who made 20-ball 26 with four boundaries.
Malik said he was calm as he knew they had batsmen who could change the complexion of the game.
“I was calm which comes by playing and I knew that we have explosive batsmen at five, six and seven who could hit big when needed and that’s what I was clam,” said Malik. “We bowled well and the credit goes to the bowlers.”
Islamabad skipper Mohammad Sami admitted his team were 20 runs short.
“We were some 20 runs short,” said Sami. “We lost wickets at regular intervals and that pushed us back.”
It was Ronchi who dealt in sixes when Islamabad batted.
Islamabad, who were off to winning start with a victory over Lahore on Thursday, raced to 58 by the eight over but a cluster of wickets halted their progress.
After a four-run first over, Ronchi launched attack against spinner Chris Green, hitting him for two sixes but wickets of Rizwan Hussain (four) and Cameroon Delport (nought) pulled them back.
But Ronchi – top scorer of HBL PSL last year with 435 in 11 matches — was not bothered as he smashed two sixes and a four off Andre Russell to complete his fifty off just 31 deliveries. But once he fell, caught at deep square-leg off Shahid Afridi, only 36 runs came in the next eight overs.
Next over Hussain Talat fell for seven while Phil Salt (four) and Asif Ali ((two) left Islamabad in a dire strait at 76-6. Shadab Khan scored 15 but it were Samit Patel and Faheem Ashraf (both scoring 20 not out) who took Islamabad to 125-7, adding 29 — 13 in the penultimate over.
Shafiq earned man of the match award for his excellent bowling, mixing his slower ones to the best effect in his debut HBL PSL match.
“I had a good coordination with the skipper and I stuck to what he told me,” said Shafiq, who was not played in team’s loss to karachi Kings on Friday. “You need to mix your slower ones and that’s what I got that rewards.”
Arch rivals Karachi Kings meet Lahore Qalandars meet in the second match later Saturday.
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Waqas Maqsood to Shahid Afridi, SIX
Waqas Maqsood to Shahid Afridi, SIX
Waqas Maqsood to Shoaib Malik, 1 run
Waqas Maqsood to Shahid Afridi, 1 run
End of over 18: Multan Sultans: 112/5
Faheem Ashraf to Shoaib Malik, no run
Faheem Ashraf to Shoaib Malik, no run
Faheem Ashraf to Shahid Afridi, 1 runs
Faheem Ashraf to Shahid Afridi, 5 no ball
Faheem Ashraf to Shoaib Malik, 1 run
Faheem Ashraf to Shahid Afridi, 1 run
Faheem Ashraf to Shoaib Malik, 1 run
End of over 17: Multan Sultans: 103/5
Mohammad Sami to Shoaib Malik, 1 run
Mohammad Sami to Shahid Afridi, 1 run
Mohammad Sami to Shahid Afridi, no run
Mohammad Sami to Russell, OUT
Mohammad Sami to Shoaib Malik, 1 run
Mohammad Sami to Shoaib Malik, SIX
End of over 16: Multan Sultans: 94/4
Waqas Maqsood to Russell, SIX
Waqas Maqsood to Shoaib Malik, 1 run
Waqas Maqsood to Russell, 1 run
Waqas Maqsood to Russell, FOUR
Waqas Maqsood to Russell, FOUR
Waqas Maqsood to Shoaib Malik, 1 run
End of over 15: Multan Sultans: 77/4
Shadab Khan to Shoaib Malik, 1 run
Shadab Khan to Shoaib Malik, no run
Shadab Khan to Shoaib Malik, no run
Shadab Khan to Russell, 1 run
Shadab Khan to Russell, no runs
Shadab Khan to Hammad Azam, OUT
End of over 14: Multan Sultans: 75/3
Mohammad Sami to Hammad Azam, 1 run
Mohammad Sami to Shoaib Malik, 1 run
Mohammad Sami to Hammad Azam, 1 run
Mohammad Sami to Hammad Azam, FOUR
Mohammad Sami to Hammad Azam, 2 runs
Mohammad Sami to Shoaib Malik, 1 run
End of over 13: Multan Sultans: 65/3
Shadab Khan to Shoaib Malik, 1 run
Shadab Khan to Shoaib Malik, no run
Shadab Khan to Hammad Azam, 1 run
Shadab Khan to Shoaib Malik, 1 run
Shadab Khan to Shoaib Malik, no run
Shadab Khan to Hammad Azam, 1 run
End of over 12: Multan Sultans: 61/3
Mohammad Sami to Shoaib Malik, no run
Mohammad Sami to Hammad Azam, 1 leg bye
Mohammad Sami to Hammad Azam, no run
Mohammad Sami to Shoaib Malik, 1 run
Mohammad Sami to Hammad Azam, 1 run
Mohammad Sami to Shoaib Malik, 1 run
End of over 11: Multan Sultans: 57/3
Patel to Hammad Azam, no run
Patel to Shoaib Malik, 1 run
Patel to Shoaib Malik, SIX
Patel to Hammad Azam, 1 run
Patel to Shoaib Malik, 1 run
End of over 10: Multan Sultans: 48/3
Mohammad Sami to Shoaib Malik, 1 run
Mohammad Sami to Hammad Azam, 1 run
Mohammad Sami to Hammad Azam, no run
Mohammad Sami to Hammad Azam, no run
Mohammad Sami to Shoaib Malik, 1 run
Muhammad Sami to Hammad Azam, 1 run
End of over 9: Multan Sultans: 44/3
Shadab Khan to Hammad Azam, 1 run
Shadab Khan to Evans, OUT
Shadab Khan to Evans, no run,
Shadab Khan to Evans, 2 runs
Shadab Khan to Shoaib Malik, 1 run
Shadab Khan to Shoaib Malik, no run
End of over 8: Multan Sultans: 40/2
Faheem Ashraf to Evans, no runs
Faheem Ashraf to Evans, no runs
Faheem Ashraf to Shaan Masood, OUT
Faheem Ashraf to Shan Masood, FOUR
Faheem Ashraf to Evans, 1 run
Faheem Ashraf to Shan Masood, 1 run
End of over 7: Multan Sultans: 35/1
Shadab Khan to Shaan Masood, 1 run
Shadab Khan to Evans, 1 run
Shadab Khan to Evans, 2 run
Shadab Khan to Shaan Masood, 1 run
Shadab Khan to Shaan Masood, FOUR
Shadab Khan to Evans, 1 run
End of over 6: Multan Sultans: 24/1
Faheem Ashraf to Evans, 1 run
Faheem Ashraf to Evans, no run
Faheem Ashraf to Evans, no runs
Faheem Ashraf to Evans, no runs
Faheem Ashraf to Evans, no runs
Faheem Ashraf to Evans, no runs
End of over 5: Multan Sultans: 23/1
Patel to Shan Masood, no runs
Patel to Evans, 1 run
Patel to Evans, no run
Patel to Shan Masood , 1 run
Patel to Shan Masood, FOUR
Patel to Evans, 1 run
End of over 4: Multan Sultans: 16/1
Waqas Maqsood to Shan Masood, no run
Waqas Maqsood to Evans, 1 run
Waqas Maqsood to Shan Masood, 1 run
Waqas Maqsood to Shan Masood, FOUR
Waqas Maqsood to Shan Masood, 2 runs
Waqas Maqsood to Evans, 3 runs
End of over 3: Multan Sultans: 5/1
Patel to Shan Masood, no run
Patel to Shan Masood, no run
Patel to Evans, 1 run
Patel to Evans, no run
Patel to Shan Masood, 1 run
Patel to Shan Masood, no run
End of over 2: Multan Sultans: 3/1
Waqas Maqsood to Evans, no runs
Waqas Maqsood to Evans, no runs
Waqas Maqsood to Evans, no runs
Waqas Maqsood to Charles, OUT
Waqas Maqsood to Charles, no run
Waqas Maqsood to Shaan Masood, 1 run
End of over 1: Multan Sultans: 2/0
Patel to Charles, no run
Patel to Charles, no run
Patel to Charles, no run
Patel to Charles, no runs
Patel to Charles, 1 wide
Patel to Shaan Masood, 1 run
Patel to Shaan Masood, no runs
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End of over 20: Islamabad United: 125/7
Russell to Patel, 1 run
Russell to Faheem Ashraf, 1 run
Russell to Patel, 1 run
Russell to Faheem Ashraf, 1 bye
Russell to Faheem Ashraf, 2 runs
Russell to Patel, 1 run
End of over 19: Islamabad United: 118/7
Junaid Khan to Faheem Ashraf, FOUR
Junaid Khan to Faheem Ashraf, SIX
Junaid Khan to Faheem Ashraf, no run
Junaid Khan to Patel, 1 run
Junaid Khan to Faheem Ashraf, 1 run
Junaid Khan to Patel, 1 run
End of over 18: Islamabad United: 105/7
Russell to Patel, no runs
Russell to Faheem Ashraf, 1 run
Russell to Patel, 1 run
Russell to Faheem Ashraf, 1 run
Russell to Faheem Ashraf, 2 runs
Russell to Faheem Ashraf, no run
End of over 17: Islamabad United: 99/7
Ali Shafiq to Faheem Ashraf, 1 run
Ali Shafiq to Patel, 1 run
Ali Shafiq to Faheem Ashraf, 1 run
Ali Shafiq to Faheem Ashraf, no run
Ali Shafiq to Shadab Khan, OUT
Ali Shafiq to Shadab Khan, 2 run
End of over 16: Islamabad United: 94/6
Mohammad Irfan to Patel, no run
Mohammad Irfan to Shadab Khan, 1 run
Mohammad Irfan to Shadab Khan, no runs
Mohammad Irfan to Shadab Khan 2 run
Mohammad Irfan to Patel, 1 run
Mohammad Irfan to Patel, no run
End of over 15: Islamabad United: 90/6
Ali Shafiq to Shadab Khan, no run
Ali Shafiq to Patel, 1 runs
Ali Shafiq to Patel, no run
Ali Shafiq to Shadab Khan, 1 run
Ali Shafiq to Shadab Khan, no runs
Ali Shafiq to Patel, 1 run
End of over 14: Islamabad United: 87/6
Junaid Khan to Patel, 1 runs
Junaid Khan to Shadab Khan, 1 run
Junaid Khan to Patel, 1 run
Junaid Khan to Patel, no runs
Junaid Khan to Patel, no runs
Junaid Khan to Patel, FOUR
End of over 13: Islamabad United: 80/6
Shahid Afridi to Patel, 1 run
Shahid Afridi to Patel, no run
Shahid Afridi to Patel, no run
Shahid Afridi to Patel, no run
Shahid Afridi to Shadab Khan, 1 run
Shahid Afridi to Patel, 1 run
End of over 12: Islamabad United: 77/6
Junaid Khan to Patel, 1 run
Junaid Khan to Patel, 1 run
Junaid Khan to Asif Ali, OUT
Junaid Khan to Shadab Khan, 1 run
Junaid Khan to Asif Ali, 1 run
Junaid Khan to Shadab Khan, 1 run
End of over 11: Islamabad United: 73/5
Shahid Afridi to Asif Ali, no run
Shahid Afridi to Asif Ali, no run
Shahid Afridi to Shadab Khan 1 run
Shahid Afridi to Asif Ali, 1 run
Shahid Afridi to Salt, OUT
Shahid Afridi to Shadab Khan, 1 run
End of over 10: Islamabad United: 70/4
Junaid Khan to Salt, FOUR
Junaid Khan to Shadab Khan, 1 run
Junaid Khan to Shadab Khan, no runs
Junaid Khan to Shadab Khan, 2 runs
Junaid Khan to Hussain Talat, OUT
Junaid Khan to Hussain Talat, 2 runs
End of over 9: Islamabad United: 61/3
Shahid Afridi to Ronchi, OUT
Shahid Afridi to Hussain Talat, 1 run
Shahid Afridi to Hussain Talat, no run
Shahid Afridi to Hussain Talat, no run
Shahid Afridi to Ronchi, 1 run
Shahid Afridi to Hussain Talat, 1 run
End of over 8: Islamabad United: 58/2
Russel to Hussain Talat, 1 run
Russell to Ronchi, 1 run
Russell to Ronchi FOUR
Russell to Ronchi, SIX
Russell to Ronchi, SIX
Russell to Ronchi, 2 runs
End of over 7: Islamabad United: 38/2
Shahid Afridi to Ronchi, 1 run
Shahid Afridi to Ronchi, no run
Shahid Afridi to Hussain Talat, SIX
Shahid Afridi to Hussain Talat, 1 run
Shahid Afridi to Hussain Talat, no run
Shahid Afridi to Ronchi, 1 run
End of over 6: Islamabad United: 29/2
Mohammad Irfan to Ronchi, 1 run
Mohammad Irfan to Ronchi, no run
Mohammad Irfan to Hussain Talat, 1 run
Mohammad Irfan to Hussain Talat, no runs
Mohammad Irfan to Ronchi, 1 run
Mohammad Irfan to Ronchi, no run
End of over 5: Islamabad United: 26/2
Ali Shafiq to Talat, no run
Ali Shafiq to Delport, OUT
Ali Shafiq to Delport, no run
Ali Shafiq to Ronchi, 1 run
Ali Shafiq to Ronchi, no run
Ali Shafiq to Ronchi, no run
End of over 4: Islamabad United: 25/1
Mohammad Irfan to Delport, no run
Mohammad Irfan to Delport, no run
Mohammad Irfan to Rizwan Hussain, OUT
Mohammad Irfan to Ronchi, 1 run
Mohammad Irfan to Ronchi, no run
Mohammad Irfan to Ronchi, (no ball) 2 runs
Mohammad Irfan to Rizwan Hussain, 1 run
End of over 3: Islamabad United: 20/0
Ali Shafiq to Ronchi, no run
Ali Shafiq to Rizwan Hussain, 1 run
Ali Shafiq to Rizwan Hussain, no run
Ali Shafiq to Rizwan Hussain, no run
Ali Shafiq to Ronchi, 1 run
Ali Shafiq to Ronchi, no run
End of over 2: Islamabad United: 18/0
Green to Rizwan Hussain
Green to Ronchi, 1 run
Green to Ronchi, no run
Green to Ronchi, SIX
Green to Ronchi, SIX
Green to Rizwan Hussain, 1 run
End of over 1: Islamabad United: 4/0
Mohammad Irfan to Ronchi, no run
Mohammad Irfan to Rizwan Hussain, 1 run
Mohammad Irfan to Ronchi, 1 run
Mohammad Irfan to Ronchi, 2 runs
Mohammad Irfan to Ronchi, no run
Mohammad Irfan to Ronchi, no run
Multan Sultan won the toss and opted to bowl first against Islamabad United in the fourth match of Pakistan Super League (PSL fourth edition.
Defending champions Islamabad United will take on Multan Sultans at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium today in the fourth match of the Pakistan Super League (PSL).
Teams:
Islamabad United
Mohammad Sami (c), Luke Ronchi, Sahibzada Farhan, Asif Ali, Hussain Talat, Faheem Ashraf, Zafar Gohar, Waqas Maqsood, Rumman Raees, Shadab Khan, Ian Bell, Philip Salt, Cameron Delport, Samit Patel, Muhammad Musa, Wayne Parnell, Zahir Khan, Amad Butt, Rizwan Hussain, Nasir Nawaz
Multan Sultans
Shoaib Malik (c), Shan Masood, Umar Siddiq, Mohammad Junaid, Mohammad Irfan, Junaid Khan, Mohammad Abbas, Mohammad Irfan Khan, Shahid Afridi, Joe Denly, Nicholas Pooran, Qais Ahmed, Shakeel Ansar, Laurie Evans, Numan Ali, Dan Christian, Tome Moores, Ali Shafiq, Muhammad Ilyas, Andre Russell
Pakistan and Australia scheduled to play three-match ODI series from November 4 to 10
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