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.

18.6
W
Muzarabani to Hussain Talat, OUT, top-edges this slog, straight to cover. Two in two for Muzarabani and Multan Sultans are through to the PSL final. . What an incredible turnaround

Hussain Talat c Sohail Tanvir b Muzarabani 25 (25b 2x4 0x6) SR: 100.00

18.5
W
Muzarabani to Faheem Ashraf, OUT, that is a magnificent catch! Charles missed one earlier in the evening but more than makes up for it. This was a low full toss, hit really well by Faheem. Yet, Charles has a long way to run in from the rope, and not just that, he has to put in a full-length dive too just to stand a chance. And boy, he does that superbly.

Faheem Ashraf c Charles b Muzarabani 0 (3b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00

18.4
1
Muzarabani to Hussain Talat, 1 run, drills this yorker-length ball to cover
18.3
1b
Muzarabani to Faheem Ashraf, 1 bye, beaten by a skiddy short ball, they'll scamper through for a bye
18.2
0
Muzarabani to Faheem Ashraf, no run, goes full and wide, yorker-length, Faheem looks to scoop, then tries to change his shot last moment to ramp over short third. Misses both in the end
18.1
1
Muzarabani to Hussain Talat, 1 run, full toss wide outside off, it was dipping as well, sliced to square third man

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
17.6
W
Imran Khan to Mohammad Wasim, OUT, goes way outside off to scoop, but this is a yorker, a toe-crusher. He's hit flush on the boot but impact was in line as replays confirm. So the decision to take the DRS has gone in their favour.

Mohammad Wasim (1) lbw b Imran Khan 13 (8b 1x4 1x6) SR: 162.50

17.5
4
Imran Khan to Mohammad Wasim, FOUR, not pretty but it's a boundary. Dug in short, Wasim walks across and scoops it over the keeper's head. Wow, he's certainly got steaks of adventure about him. There's life yet

39 off 14

17.4
1
Imran Khan to Hussain Talat, 1 run, squeezes this low full toss to deep point
17.3
1
Imran Khan to Mohammad Wasim, 1 run, on the pads, flicked to deep square leg
17.2
0
Imran Khan to Mohammad Wasim, no run, another short ball, another premeditated pull, beaten again
17.1
0
Imran Khan to Mohammad Wasim, no run, beaten on the pull by this slower one

Camper: "That one Akif over at the end is more and more looking like THE crucial difference."

17.1
1w
Imran Khan to Mohammad Wasim, 1 wide, attempts a yorker but slips it down leg

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
16.6
4
Shahnawaz Dahani to Hussain Talat, FOUR, sliced over the infield, two bounces to the third man boundary. Too much width from Dahani and Talat went hard at that. Opened the bat face slightly to pick his spot. Excellent batting.
16.5
1lb
Shahnawaz Dahani to Mohammad Wasim, 1 leg bye, off the pad to the leg side, attempted the scoop once again

United 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st1UT KhawajaC Munro
2nd12UT KhawajaMuhammad Akhlaq
3rd1UT KhawajaShadab Khan
4th40UT KhawajaIftikhar Ahmed
5th7UT KhawajaAsif Ali
6th50UT KhawajaHussain Talat
7th14Hussain TalatHasan Ali
8th21Hussain TalatMohammad Wasim (1)
9th3Hussain TalatFaheem Ashraf
10th0Hussain TalatAkif Javed

Pakistan Super League

TeamMWLPTNRR
IU1082160.859
MS1055101.05
PZ1055100.586
KK105510-0.115
LQ105510-0.589
QG10284-1.786