Islamabad United defeated Multan Sultans in the final of the Pakistan Super League. This is how Islamabad United won the title under the captaincy of Imad Wasim. Islamabad United had a target of 161 runs. This team achieved the target of 8 wickets in 20 overs. In this way, Shadab Khan’s Islamabad United managed a thrilling win on the last ball. For Islamabad United, opener Martin Guptill scored the highest score of 50 runs in 32 balls. He hit four fours and three sixes in his innings. Azam Khan contributed 30 runs off 22 balls.
Seven Islamabad United batsmen were in the pavilion for as many as 129 runs, but after that, all-rounders Imad Wasim and Naseem Shah formed an important 30-run partnership. Naseem Shah returned to the pavilion after scoring 17 runs off 9 balls. Imad Wasim, on the other hand, remained unbeaten after scoring 19 runs off 17 balls.
Khushdil Shah and Iftikhar Ahmed scored 2-2 for Multan Sultans. Apart from this, David Willey, Mohammad Ali and Usama Mir took 1 wicket each.
Earlier, Multan Sultans captain Mohammad Rizwan won the toss and elected to bat. Multan Sultans, who came to bat first, scored 159 runs for 9 wickets in 20 overs. For Multan Sultans, Usman Khan top scored with 57 runs in 40 balls. He hit seven fours and a six in his innings. After that, Iftikhar Ahmed contributed 32 runs in 20 balls in the last overs. But otherwise, the rest of Multan Sultans’ batsmen were disappointing. 7 Multan Sultans batsmen failed to cross double figures.
Multan Sultans captain Mohammad Rizwan was eliminated after scoring 26 runs in 26 balls. Yasir Khan scored 26 runs in 26 balls. David Willey contributed 6 runs off 3 balls. Johnson Charles became the victim of Imad Wasim after scoring 4 runs. As far as Islamabad United’s bowlers are concerned, Imad Wasim was the most successful bowler. Imad Wasim dismissed 5 batsmen for 23 runs in 4 overs. Shadab Khan took 3 wickets for 32 runs in 4 overs.
