Clinch PSL9 trophy in thriller win against Multan Sultans,
Sultans lose third consecutive PSL final,
KARACHI – Islamabad United clinched Pakistan Super League (PSL) trophy by defeating Multan Sultans by wickets in PSL 2024 final at National Stadium in Karachi.
Multan Sultans had set the target of 160 for Islamabad United. Islamabad United met the target in the last of the match.
They defeated Multan Sultans by two wickets.
Earlier, Multan Sultans won the toss and elected to bat first. Islamabad United restricted them to 159/9 as Imad Wasim took five wickets.
Iftikhar Ahmed injected some much-needed impetus into the innings towards the end.
It was a vital knock.
Useful contribution from Rizwan at the top, and it was once again Usman Khan who stepped up to the plate and was the standout performer, living up to his reputation and scoring a crucial half-century.
Imad Wasim makes bowling look ridiculously easy, he picked up a fifer and only leaked 23 runs in yet another scintillating spell.Pacer Naseem Shah, who played a cameo with all-rounder Imad Wasim, told sports presenter Zainab Abbas that he practised hitting sixes in the nets.
Multan Sultans set a 160-run target for Islamabad United.
All-rounder Imad Wasim, coming back from a match-winning performance in the semi-final was the star performer for United as he grabbed five wickets, including two in the second over of the game.
Skipper Shadab Khan took three wickets as they managed to restrict Sultans to a low total in the final.The ultimate game started at 9pm.
Everything went in United’s favour right from the toss when they chose to bowl and Wasim gave them the breakthrough they needed despite having Naseem Shah in the attack.
Usman Khan was the leading run-scorer for Sultans. He made another fifty. All-rounder Iftikhar Ahemd played a cameo of 32 runs after coming to bat in the 16th over of the game.
The Muhammad Rizwan-led Sultans have reached three finals and triumphed once in three games.
United have won each of their two finals and will look to become the first team to win the tournament for the third time.
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Sultans was the first team to qualify for the playoffs followed by Peshawar Zalmi. The two teams met in the playoffs where the Rizwan-led team beat Babar Azam’s Zalmi to set sail for the final.
United, on the other hand, first defeated Quetta Gladiators and then overcame Zalmi in the eliminator to secure a spot in the final of the showpiece event.
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