Islamabad United (150/6) defeat Multan Sultans (149) by 4 wickets in last PSL 6 group game

[MenInG]

The table-toppers will be pitted against Multan who look set to be one of the top 4 sides when playoffs begin on Monday.

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Multan Sultans

Shan Masood, Rilee Rossouw, Sohail Tanvir, Imran Tahir, Khushdil Shah, Usman Qadir, Sohail Khan, Mohammad Rizwan (c), Sohaib Maqsood, Sohaibullah, Shahnawaz Dhani, Imran Khan, Mohammad Umar, Hammad Azam, Johnson Charles, Obed McCoy, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Shimron Hetmyer, Waseem Muhammad

Islamabad United

Shadab Khan (c), Hasan Ali, Colin Munro, Faheem Ashraf, Hussain Talat, Asif Ali, Muhammad Musa, Zafar Gohar, Iftikhar Ahmed, Rohail Nazir, Ahmed Safi Abdullah, Akif Javed, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Fawad Ahmed, Ali Khan, Zeeshan Zameer, Muhammad Akhlaq, Usman Khawaja

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[FollowThru]

Rehearsal of Qualifier. Will be interesting to see whether both sides play with full strength squads or not.

 

[Last Monetarist]

Table:

 

[Ummii]

Shadab, man what a reliable captain he is, "4 changes ki hain lekin pochen nhi kiun ke mujhe yaad nahi"

 

[MenInG]

Islamabad United win the toss elect to bowl first in the final game of the group stage against Multan Sultans

 

[Titan24]

Kudos to both the teams for trying their bench. Would have liked to see Zeeshan Zameer getting a game as well but, he is still young so will get opportunities hopefully in upcoming domestic season and onwards.

 

[Artaxerxes]

Islamabad should have given Zeehshan Zameer a game instead of Fawad or Ali Khan.

 

[Justcrazy]

Sultans should look to get a solid start here an then capitalize on that

 

[Justcrazy]

13 in 2 overs .... need to accelerate in next few overs

 

[Justcrazy]

26 after 3 overs

Multans gets good solid starts

 

[Sunny_majoka]

Shan, another contender for opening in T20is

 

[Titan24]

MS as a team looking dangerous with each passing game, good signs for them.

 

[Justcrazy]

50 up in only 29 balls

 

[MenInG]

MS as a team looking dangerous with each passing game, good signs for them.

Shan is impressive at the moment.

 

[Justcrazy]

61 from six overs , very good start , Multan can look to get a good total here

 

[SangasCoverDrive]

Shadab's terrible form with the ball continues.

 

[Titan24]

Shan is impressive at the moment.

Yes definitely, I think Shan’s T20 range and power game has really improved since the last National T20 cup.

 

[Justcrazy]

Masood 50 off 35 balls

 

[SangasCoverDrive]

Looks like Shadab forgot how to bowl. It's been ages since he last bowled well.

 

[Titan24]

Good knock from Shan comes to an end. 59 off 37 balls

 

[Justcrazy]

OUT

Masood gone

 

[Titan24]

Maqsood starts with a boundary.

MS really taking their matchups and bowler they want to target seriously

 

[Justcrazy]

97 . 1

10 overs

 

[Justcrazy]

SIX

big hit by Maqsood , need to keep the momentum going.

 

[Yasir_ch]

Shadab should be dropped from national squad.He is very mediocre both with the bat and ball.

 

[Justcrazy]

OUT

Maqsood gone

 

[Titan24]

Leggies bringing IU back in the game.

 

[Titan24]

Hammad Azam and Mohammad Umar both did really well in Pakistan cup so it would be interesting to see how they both perform today.

 

[El Generico]

Hammad Azam and Mohammad Umar both did really well in Pakistan cup so it would be interesting to see how they both perform today.

Is Umar the fast bowler who plays for Sindh or is this a different guy?

 

[El Generico]

Perfect opportunity for Hammad Azam to cement his place for the finals.

 

[MenInG]

Good to see all teams allowing chances for players who havent played enough.

 

[Titan24]

141 kph from Wasim and gets his 4th wicket

 

[Titan24]

Is Umar the fast bowler who plays for Sindh or is this a different guy?

Yes he is the same guy.

 

[Titan24]

Middle order of MS collapsed big time here.

 

[FollowThru]

[MENTION=142432]Titan24[/MENTION]
At start of his spell, will Dahani be on a Hat-Trick?

 

[Darkrai]

I remember Amin played some pathetic match-losing innings in the National T20 Cup.

 

[Titan24]

[MENTION=142432]Titan24[/MENTION]
At start of his spell, will Dahani be on a Hat-Trick?

Yes.

He got wickets on last ball of his 3rd over and 1st ball of his 4th over vs LQ.

 

[Titan24]

[MENTION=142432]Titan24[/MENTION]
At start of his spell, will Dahani be on a Hat-Trick?

Missed hat-trick by just 1 ball.

 

[Titan24]

Simply outstanding catch from Rizwan

 

[El Generico]

Crazy catch by Rizwan. That was his wicket more than the bowler’s.

 

[FollowThru]

Missed hat-trick by just 1 ball.

Has done more than enough for MS to retain him.

 

[Firebat]

Chance for Shadab to lead from the front and take his team home. Just sensible batting needed.

 

[Justcrazy]

United need 58 runs in 51 balls. RRR: 6.82

 

[Titan24]

Good one from Umar.

Absolutely dont mind so many emerging pacers with good pace but, would really like to see some quality young spinners as well as batsmen in coming seasons. Hopefully with the revival of the club cricket and now proper city cricket structure we can see a few more in domestic competitions.

 

[Darkrai]

Dahani always takes wickets by bowling short. It won't work this well in international cricket, will be smashed often.

 

[Firebat]

Asif Ali picking up where he left off!

 

[silentkiller187]

Asif Ali gone from jos butler to Bradman recently

 

[Titan24]

Asif Ali has player like a superhuman in this leg of the PSL

 

[Titan24]

Dahani always takes wickets by bowling short. It won't work this well in international cricket, will be smashed often.

Good thing is he has a decent enough control over good length ball as well and it works well when he is able to mix them up. So he isnt just taking wickets of international batsmen playing in PSL because he can ball short at pace as there are quite a few pacers who can do that, his strength is to mix them up well with good length ball with decent enough direction. Ofcourse if he misses his radar like any pacer in international cricket he can go for runs like he has gone in PSL matches when he erred.

 

[Titan24]

There is definitely a case for MS to play Qadir in the Qualifier. However would be really tough to sit anyone of their regular bowlers out.

 

[Saj]

IU toying with MS.

They could have finished this a long time ago.

 

[Titan24]

What a good catch from Dahani

 

[Saj]

Dahani is everywhere.

Always in the game.

What a character.

 

[Titan24]

IU toying with MS.

They could have finished this a long time ago.

Yes, should have finished it earlier. They struggled to get Qadir and Dahani away in last couple of overs.

 

[Darkrai]

Need to get rid of Amin and Talat.

 

[Titan24]

Pretty impressive captaincy from Rizwan to make a match out of it

 

[MenInG]

Islamabad United overcame a late hiccup to defeat Multan Sultans by four wickets in the dress rehearsal for Monday’s Qualifier as 30 league matches in the HBL Pakistan Super League 6 were completed at the Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium on Sunday morning.

Multan Sultans lost 10 wickets for 56 runs as they were sent tumbling out for 149 in 20 overs after being 93 for no loss in the 10th over. Mohammad Wasim Jnr, whose opening over cost him 18 runs, came back strongly to finish with career-best figures of 4-0-31-4, including three wickets in his final over.

Pakistan all-rounder Faheem Ashraf and Australia’s wrist spinner Fawad Ahmed bagged two apiece, conceding 24 and 25 runs respectively.

For Multan Sultans, Shan Masood scored 59 from 37 balls with six fours and three sixes, while Mohammad Rizwan chipped in with a 24-ball 26 and Johnson Charles contributed a 16-ball 19.

In turn, Islamabad United achieved victory with two balls and four wickets to spare after they required four runs off the last over. Shadab Khan top scored with 35, while Hussain Talat (34), Muhammad Akhlaq (26) and Asif Ali (25) were the other notable run-getters.

Shahnawaz Dahani and Usman Qadir equally shared four wickets between them, conceding 21 and 22 runs, respectively.

The 30th match result had no bearing on the final standings with Islamabad United finishing at the top of the table with 16 points, followed by Multan Sultans, Peshawar Zalmi and Karachi Kings, who all ended with up on 10 points apiece. Lahore Qalandars with 10 points and Quetta Gladiators with four points were eliminated from the tournament.

Multan Sultans’ superior net run-rate over Peshawar Zalmi and Karachi Kings means the Southern Punjab side will take on Islamabad United in Monday’s Qualifier, which will start at 1700 UAE time (1800 PKT time).

The first Eliminator between Peshawar Zalmi and Karachi Kings will follow the Qualifier and will begin at 2200 UAE time (2300 PKT time). The second Eliminator between the loser of the Qualifier and winner of the first Eliminator will be played on Tuesday with the first ball to be bowled at 2000 UAE time (2100 PKT time).

After 30 league matches, Karachi Kings’ Babar Azam leads the batting chart with 501 runs, followed by Multan Sultans’ Mohammad Rizwan (470), Sarfaraz Ahmed of Quetta Gladiators (321), Sharjeel Khan of Karachi Kings (312) and Multan Sultans’ Sohaib Maqsood (304).

Shahnawaz Dahani of Multan Sultans is the most successful bowler with 20 wickets, followed Lahore Qalandars’ Shaheen Shah Afridi (16), Peshawar Zalmi’s Wahab Riaz (14) and Lahore Qalandars’ James Faulkner (13).

Scores in brief

30th match – Islamabad United beat Multan Sultans by four wickets

Multan Sultans 149 all out, 20 overs (Shan Masood 59, Mohammad Rizwan 26, Johnson Charles 19; Mohammad Wasim Jnr 4-31, Faheem Ashraf 2-24, Fawad Ahmed 2-25)

Islamabad United 150-6, 19.4 overs (Shadab Khan 35, Hussain Talat 34, Muhammad Akhlaq 26, Asif Ali 25; Shahnawaz Dahani 2-21, Usman Qadir 2-22)

Player of the match – Mohammad Wasim Jnr (Islamabad United)

Upcoming matches:

Monday, 21 June - Qualifier (Islamabad United v Multan Sultans); Eliminator 1 (Peshawar Zalmi v Karachi Kings)

Tuesday, 22 June – Eliminator 2 (loser of Qualifier v winner of Eliminator 1)

Thursday, 24 June – Final

 

[KhanNn]

A very interesting comment I noticed on the YouTube highlights:

"My team Islamabad united, used to do well
every season and finish in top 4 credit to dean
Jones, we didnt last season due to poor and
defensive mindset of misbah, now look how theyre
performing and despite resting half of the team
they're still performing iust like if its the main team"

More or less sums it up for me, I hadn't even taken note until this comment. Should we change our coach? Better sooner than later in my opinion....