PSL 2024, Match 27: Islamabad United beat Multan Sultans in last ball thriller

RAWALPINDI- Islamabad United beat Multan Sultans by three wickets in the 27th match of Pakistan Super League (PSL) Season 9 at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium in Rawalpindi on Sunday afternoon.

Chasing a challenging target of 229 runs in the must-win game, United captain Shadab Khan (54) and Colin Munro (84) got the chase back on track with a 145-run partnership after losing key wickets of Alex Hales (0 ) and Salman Ali Agha (2) with just four runs on the board. The Sultans return strongly as they take the wickets of Shadab Khan, Azam Khan and Colin Munro in quick succession. Cameos by Imad Wasim (30), Faheem Ashraf (23) and Haider Ali (19) helped United achieve the winning goal in the last ball of the match. Abbas Afridi bagged three wickets and Mohammad Ali two, while David Willey and Chris Jordan took one wicket each.

Colin Munro was named player of the match.

After United captain Shadab Khan asked them to bat first, the Sultans maintained a healthy run pace from the start and finished at 228/4 in the allotted 20 overs.

Usman Khan was the top scorer with 100 runs, followed by Johnson Charles who made 42. Yasir Khan scored 33 runs, captain Mohammad Rizwan 20, Chris Jordon 15 and Iftikhar Ahmed 13 runs. Faheem Ashraf bagged two wickets, while Naseem Shah and Hunain Shah took one wicket each.

Sultans of Multan: Mohammad Rizwan (c, week), Johnson Charles, Yasir Khan, Usman Khan, Iftikhar Ahmed, Tayyab Tahir, Chris Jordan, David Willey, Usama Mir, Abbas Afridi, Mohammad Ali