END OF OVER:19 | 3 Runs 2 Wkts | IU: 149/10 (32 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 7.84, RRR: 32.00)
- Akif Javed0 (0b)
- Blessing Muzarabani4-0-31-3
- Imran Khan4-0-40-1
Don't go too far away. The PSL Eliminator-1 is coming up. Zalmi taking on the Kings. The winner plays Islamabad United in a virtual semi-final. The loser goes home. It's all to play for.
9.15pm Dead and buried when the tournament resumed, Multan Sultans needed to win almost everything to make the playoffs. They not just made the playoffs, but secured a top-two finish. And here they are, one win away from their maiden PSL title. What magical scenes in Abu Dhabi. The entire team is ecstatic!
Islamabad United will rue their penultimate over that went for 29. That was momentum changing in so many ways. A target of 160 would've been much different to the 181 they were eventually faced with. Usman Khawaja attempted a heist despite the top-order collapsing, but with little support from the others, it was a task too steep. Islamabad United still have a second crack at the final. They'll meet the winners of Peshawar Zalmi and Karachi Kings.
Mohammad Rizwan, the Multan Sultans captain: "Pressure was on both teams, but we made a conscious decision to remain calm and take it easy. It helped in the performance. The important thing was getting momentum towards the end. Maqsood carried it and Khushdil finished it off. That helped the bowlers. The rest we get now is a good thing, the humidity and heat has taken its toll. We'll work hard between now and the final."
Sohail Tanvir is the Player of the Match for his 3 for 17. "The slower deliveries were sticking onto the pitch, so the talk was to bring in a lot of variations. Early wickets helped since Munro is an in-form batsman. The plans we made worked, so credit to the bowling unit for utilising the conditions.
Hussain Talat c Sohail Tanvir b Muzarabani 25 (25b 2x4 0x6) SR: 100.00
Faheem Ashraf c Charles b Muzarabani 0 (3b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00
Ashraf at No. 10. Now, United need a miracle to win from here. It's not entirely out of the realms of possibility. Here's Muzarabani. Can he redeem himself?
END OF OVER:18 | 7 Runs 1 Wkt | IU: 146/8 (35 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 8.11, RRR: 17.50)
- Hussain Talat23 (22b)
- Imran Khan4-0-40-1
- Shahnawaz Dahani3-0-29-0
Mohammad Wasim (1) lbw b Imran Khan 13 (8b 1x4 1x6) SR: 162.50
39 off 14
Camper: "That one Akif over at the end is more and more looking like THE crucial difference."
END OF OVER:17 | 14 Runs | IU: 139/7 (42 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 8.17, RRR: 14.00)
- Hussain Talat22 (21b)
- Mohammad Wasim8 (3b)
- Shahnawaz Dahani3-0-29-0
- Imran Tahir4-0-29-2