Table-toppers Islamabad United and Multan Sultans will meet on 19 June, in Match 30 of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2021 at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi. This will be the final league game of the tournament.
Usman Khawaja’s Islamabad have been on rampage ever since the resumption of PSL in the UAE. Having won seven out of nine matches, they are the only side that has qualified for the Playoffs.
Riding on Khawaja’s unbeaten 56-ball 105, Islamabad piled a record 247/2 in their last encounter against Peshawar Zalmi. The reply from Wahab Riaz’s men was valiant as well, as they ended at 232/6. Colin Munro is also in red-hot form, scoring 241 runs in five games at 175.
Multan are coming to the Islamabad fixture with an astounding 110-run win over Quetta Gladiators. After posting 183/5 in the first innings, Imran Tahir (2-1-7-3) and Imran Khan (2-0-13-2) tore Quetta batters apart to bowl them out for 73 in just 12.1 overs.
Mohammad Rizwan is leading Multan from the front, with 444 runs in 9 games at 133. He is only behind Babar Azam (478 at 137) in the most run-scorers tally. Shahnawaz Dhani, meanwhile tops the most wicket-takers list, with 18 scalps.
Head to Head
Islamabad have played Multan seven times. They have won four and lost three.
Probable XIs
Multan Sultans: Shan Masood, Mohammad Rizwan (c & wk), Sohaib Maqsood, Johnson Charles, Rilee Rossouw, Khushdil Shah, Sohail Tanvir, Blessing Muzarabani, Shahnawaz Dhani, Imran Khan, Imran Tahir
Islamabad United: Usman Khawaja (c), Colin Munro, Asif Ali, Brandon King, Muhammad Akhlaq, Iftikhar Ahmed, Hussain Talat (wk), Hasan Ali, Zafar Gohar, Fawad Ahmed, Akif Javed
Prediction
Islamabad to win the contest.