PSL 2019 Match 4: Multan Sultans defeat Islamabad United by 5 wickets

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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Islamabad United set a target of 125/7

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