Islamabad United (209/8) beat Multan Sultans (205/5) by 2 wickets in a last over thriller

[MenInG]

This is a chance for Multan Sultans to break the streak of defeats which has seen them drop to 3rd position in the points table. But Islamabad United with their batting firepower (aka Azam Khan) stands in the way. Ihsanullah will be the key for Multan if they are to get back to their winning ways, but Rizwan's batting powerplay performances will come under scrutiny as well - this could be a subplot to watch.

 

[daytrader]

Tim David back for MS. Rizwan should be playing all 4 of his premier overseas batters: Rossouw, Miller, Pollard, David - that's a lot of firepower. We might see the opening partners change today

 

[MenInG]

Islamabad United have won the toss and opted to field against Multan Sultans in Match 24

 

[MenInG]

XIs

 

[Rana]

No middle order development of Pak players in Multan

 

[PakPremi]

They should had left out Shan Masood and tried a youngster.

 

[Rana]

Simon Doull in commentary

Good

 

[JibranAnsari]

Worst batting pair to watch

 

[Rana]

Blistering start

 

[JibranAnsari]

They want to add more teams ,look at the batting talent already playing.

 

[Rana]

Pakistan’s top 3 lol

 

[shaz619]

Riswan batting at 200+ S/R

Sarkar [MENTION=2016]Rana[/MENTION] , are you ok?

 

[zarak]

What's wrong with Rizwan in this innings. Still can't avoid criticism

 

[Rana]

Can’t really fault Rizwan tbf

At least he was trying for once

 

[Rana]

Poor Rizwan

Forced to bat first. Knowing he has 4 megaladon middle order T20 batsmen on a road. Couldn’t take his time to score a personal milestone

He won’t be very happy today

 

[Gullycricket]

Poor Rizwan

Forced to bat first. Knowing he has 4 megaladon middle order T20 batsmen on a road. Couldn’t take his time to score a personal milestone

He won’t be very happy today

Shan is the real problem tbh

 

[PakPremi]

Rizwan played well and enough balls for others to post big total with a good power play start

 

[Major]

Shadab bowled a maidan over, damnn

 

[NeVerMind]

Shan is the real problem tbh

Rossouw is the one who has played 5 dot balls without scoring....

 

[Major]

Mubasir is bowling well, but he is just getting unlucky due to other players

 

[PakPremi]

IU have good fielders except Asif Ali.

 

[NeVerMind]

Rossouw seems all at sea against spin...

 

[Omer2002]

Multan are about to explode but i dont think they have enough power in their bowling

 

[Rana]

I recon they will get 180

Wickets will tumble

 

[Major]

I recon they will get 180

Wickets will tumble

supporting my islamabad, i see

 

[PakPremi]

One Megaladon gone after wasting balls.

 

[Rana]

supporting my islamabad, i see

Why would anyone support Multan?

 

[Rana]

Shan is such a wannabe. I think he overestimates his importance at the crease.

He runs so hard calling 2 from the word get go with David jogging through. As if David is actually going to come back for him.

 

[Ahmed216]

So Rizwan can play at a good strike rate also

 

[Rana]

These are good boundaries for Shan whilst Shakeel Sheikh and Najam Sethi are watching

He could be playing himself into a captaincy role here

 

[Rana]

Wasim Jr is better than Amir lol

 

[shariqnoor]

This strategic timeout - when is it actually taken? Sometimes I see it taken after 16th over, sometimes 10th, sometimes 12th. There's no set standard. Is this the umpires prerogative or the bowling/batting side takes it? I have no clue.

 

[Major]

Simon doul has to be the dumbest commentator for t20. WHy would a batter retire when he is strking the ball at a strike rate of 150+. What gurantee is there that the incoming batter will strike with the higher strike rate.


Poor stuff from PSL management for hiring such poor commentators.

 

[PakPremi]

Simon Doull always calling Pakistani batsmen to d strategic retirement. What if the big boys like Russow fail.

 

[PakPremi]

[MENTION=135038]Major[/MENTION] you felt same as me . Lol

 

[PakPremi]

This strategic timeout - when is it actually taken? Sometimes I see it taken after 16th over, sometimes 10th, sometimes 12th. There's no set standard. Is this the umpires prerogative or the bowling/batting side takes it? I have no clue.

As far as I rememeber its fielding captain, but I could be wrong.

 

[PakPremi]

David being given freebies by IU bowlers

 

[Champ_Pal]

Ruman got destroyed.

 

[Omer2002]

can David take pakistani nationality by any chance.

 

[boomboomcheema]

Tim David 4 Sixes in a row. Amazing.

 

[jattafridi]

My multan playing so good

 

[msb314]

Shan is such a wannabe. I think he overestimates his importance at the crease.

He runs so hard calling 2 from the word get go with David jogging through. As if David is actually going to come back for him.

Yes David would have run harder if Sharjeel was running two instead…

 

[Kroll]

Welcome back Tim David hahahahhaha

What a man!

 

[Rana]

50 balls is 8.2 overs

Man scored 75 on this road

 

[PakPremi]

Rare good inning by Shan.

 

[PakEngFan]

Why would anyone support Multan?

Not everyone is blinded by hate.

 

[PakEngFan]

50 balls is 8.2 overs

Man scored 75 on this road

That’s twice as many runs sharjeel has scored the whole tournament. Try again.

 

[PakEngFan]

Simon doul has to be the dumbest commentator for t20. WHy would a batter retire when he is strking the ball at a strike rate of 150+. What gurantee is there that the incoming batter will strike with the higher strike rate.


Poor stuff from PSL management for hiring such poor commentators.

This clown should be shown the door. Let’s see him call out his players.

 

[PakPremi]

Poor 19th over from big boys.

 

[Rana]

Simon Doull getting hate for speaking the truth about Misbah type players )

 

[Justcrazy]

Multan looking for a big total here

 

[zarak]

Really?! Okay Sana Mir

 

[Justcrazy]

Tim David played an exceptional innings here.

 

[Rana]

This clown should be shown the door. Let’s see him call out his players.

No he shouldn’t

It’s about time someone calls out the rubbish

 

[Justcrazy]

206 is the target for IU .

This will be tough chase.

 

[PakPremi]

Non Misbah type / big boys really struggled to finish off after Shan exit.

 

[boomboomcheema]

Lame ending. MS were 173 in16 overs , well set for a good 225-230type total but settling for 205 in the end. Islamabad would fancy their chances here.

 

[Rana]

Yes David would have run harder if Sharjeel was running two instead…

The difference here Misbah is that Sharjeel actually won’t run hard for the two because he’s looking for boundaries

 

[Rana]

50 balls

Zero sixes on one of the smallest grounds in the world

Thank God we have Simon Doull as a commentator!

#strategicRetirement

 

[jattafridi]

Champion Tim David

Islamabad u will lose

 

[shariqnoor]

Multan has a rubbish bowling attack. If Islamabad play sensibly, they can easily win this. Ilyas is a terrible weak link.

 

[zarak]

Considering Miller made 11 of 9 Doull was wrong

 

[zarak]

Riley and Miller combined were 26 of 24. No one is having a go at them.

 

[MenInG]

 

[Ahmed216]

Considering Miller made 11 of 9 Doull was wrong

Rubbish commentator

 

[Rana]

Riley and Miller combined were 26 of 24. No one is having a go at them.

They have earned a reputation to have a day off from constantly entertaining the world

 

[Rana]

Anyone who speaks the honest truth about the game is rubbish according to a particular school of thought fans

 

[zarak]

It wasn't honest. The batter got out, the next man in was not able to deliver. Sometimes it works sometimes it doesn't

 

[zarak]

Anyone who speaks the honest truth about the game is rubbish according to a particular school of thought fans

No one said anything about being rubbish. The point was that there is no guarantee that the next man in will deliver over a set batter so one has to calculate.

 

[Rana]

One of the dumbest captains in the world

This is a pitch where you have to set the tone with the new ball

You have a 150kmh bowler. Use him for the first over!!’

 

[Rana]

No one said anything about being rubbish. The point was that there is no guarantee that the next man in will deliver over a set batter so one has to calculate.

Ah yes there is no gaurentee…they have just built up strike rates of 150+ out of thin air having not played the game for up to a decade?

 

[shariqnoor]

Hahaha Mark Butcher suggesting Ilyas fielding there to protect the car. I swear in my childhood where we used to play in the building, we specifically put fielders only to protect the cars. Thanks Butcher for taking me down memory lane.

 

[shariqnoor]

One of the dumbest captains in the world

This is a pitch where you have to set the tone with the new ball

You have a 150kmh bowler. Use him for the first over!!’

Your best bowler needs to bowl the hardest overs. Over number 1 and 7 are usually the easiest overs to bowl in T20. Why would you waste those overs on your best bowler.

Multan is defending 205 which they can by containing them.

As is, Anwar Ali only went for 9 in the first over. You have him bowl the 3rd -6th over and watch him disappear for 25.

 

[zarak]

Ah yes there is no gaurentee…they have just built up strike rates of 150+ out of thin air having not played the game for up to a decade?

current batter was already at 150, and the next man in played at 120. So yes there is no guarantee.

 

[Rana]

Your best bowler needs to bowl the hardest overs. Over number 1 and 7 are usually the easiest overs to bowl in T20. Why would you waste those overs on your best bowler.

Multan is defending 205 which they can by containing them.

As is, Anwar Ali only went for 9 in the first over. You have him bowl the 3rd -6th over and watch him disappear for 25.

So why is Shaheen bowling over 1? You can peg a couple if you land it right

IU’s top 3 set the tone for the inexperienced middle order

 

[Rana]

Hales what are you doing mate?

This is club level bowling you are struggling against

 

[Rana]

Ilyas getting away with a 3 run over is criminal

Against Hales and Gurbaz too!!

 

[Rana]

Alex Hales Masood

 

[Rana]

What an embarrassing outing

What an embarrassment!!

 

[shariqnoor]

So why is Shaheen bowling over 1? You can peg a couple if you land it right

IU’s top 3 set the tone for the inexperienced middle order

Because Shaheen can swing the ball. So you need someone to take advantage of the swing. Plus he has a phenomenal 1st over record. Ihsanullah cannot swing the ball. No point of him taking the 1st over.