MULTAN, APR 23: Multan Sultans managed to set a modest target of 167 runs for Islamabad United in the 13th match of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) 10 being played at the Multan Cricket Stadium on Wednesday.
Opting to bat first, the home side got off to a cautious start to their innings as their in-form opening pair of skipper Mohammad Rizwan and Yasir Khan knitted 51 runs before the latter fell victim to Mohammad Nawaz in the seventh over.
Yasir, who scored a match-winning 87-run knock against Lahore Qalandars at the same venue on Tuesday, could only muster 29 runs off 17 deliveries with the help of two fours and as many sixes against leaders United.
Skipper Rizwan then shared a 65-run partnership for the second wicket with Usman until he got dismissed by United counterpart Shadab Khan.
Rizwan scored a cautious 36 off 37 deliveries, managing to hit only three boundaries.
The Sultans then suffered two more blows to their batting expedition as Michael Bracewell and Iftikhar Ahmed perished after making modest contributions.
Usman, on the other hand, had an agonising end to his defiant knock as he got run out in the penultimate over.
He remained the top-scorer for the Sultans with a 40-ball 61, comprised of four fours and as many sixes.
Middle-order batter Kamran Ghulam then gave a late push to the Sultans’ total with a brief 13-run cameo from just six deliveries and featured one four and a six.
For United, Shadab, Nawaz, Holder and Riley Meredith picked up one wicket apiece.
PLAYING XI
Multan Sultans: Mohammad Rizwan (c & wk), Yasir Khan, Usman Khan, Kamran Ghulam, Tayyab Tahir, Michael Bracewell, Iftikhar Ahmed, Chris Jordan, Usama Mir, Josh Little, Ubaid Shah
Islamabad United: Andries Gous (wk), Sahibzada Farhan, Colin Munro, Shadab Khan (c), Mohammad Nawaz, Haider Ali, Jason Holder, Imad Wasim, Saad Masood, Riley Meredith, Salman Irshad
