- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR8.4 Farhan has holed out, massive wicket! Short pitched delivery with extra bounce off the pitch on middle-leg, hangs back and attempts to swing it away over the cow corner area, failed to place it square of the wicket, mishits and finds Iftikhar near the ropes at deep mid wicket 80/24.5 Lofted straight to mid-wicket! Short of a length ball on the leg stump channel, makes room outside leg, cramped for space, attempts to pull it over the in-field, did not get enough elevation and finds the mid wicket fielder at the edge of the circle 45/115.2 Munro departs on 48! Hard line and length ball pitching outside off, Munro goes big at it, attempts to swing it away across the line, whacks it with the inner part of the bat and finds the deep mid wicket fielder 136/511.3 Slices it straight to short third man! Back of a length ball on the stumps, extra bounce off the pitch, makes room outside leg and plays it late, tries to cut it square of the wicket, only managed to find the leading edge and a regulation catch for Ubaid Shah at short third man, moving to his right side and completes the catch with the reverse cup technique. 103/314.2 Catching practice for Shai Hope! Full and wide outside off, picked up front, follows the line of the ball and drills it away, struck it flat and hard, straight to Shai Hope at long off, the fielder did not have to move an inch to grab it 128/418.6 Full and wide outside off, reaches for it and goes for the big shot, failed to connect well and sliced it in the air to deep backward point, Bracewell comes around and bends down, collects the catch making no mistake 185/6Extras8 (b 4, lb 1, w 3)TOTAL202/6 (20 Overs, RR: 10.1)Fall of wickets: 1-45 (Andries Gous, 4.5 ov), 2-80 (Sahibzada Farhan, 8.4 ov), 3-103 (Shadab Khan, 11.3 ov), 4-128 (Azam Khan, 14.2 ov), 5-136 (Colin Munro, 15.2 ov), 6-185 (Haider Ali, 18.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB DJ Willey 3 0 21 1 7 10 4 0 0 0 MG Bracewell 3 0 37 0 12.33 6 5 2 0 0 Usama Mir 4 0 31 1 7.75 8 3 1 0 0 Mohammad Hasnain 2 0 30 1 15 4 1 3 1 0 Ubaid Shah 4 0 37 1 9.25 6 3 2 0 0 CJ Jordan 4 0 41 2 10.25 6 5 1 2 0
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR10.4 Rizwan goes for the slog sweep and finds the sweeper fielder! Tossed up fuller length in the slot, teasing Rizwan to attempt the slog sweep and he commits to it, down on one knee, struck the slog sweep hard and flat to deep mid wicket, Shahzad moves forward and squats down, collects the catch cleanly 96/40.5 Driven aerially and taken at backward point! Hard line and length ball outside off, closes the face of the bat early as he plays the check-drive shot, thick outside edge and an easy catch for the fielder inside the circle 3/15.5 Arm ball darted on the stumps, Usman Khan once again goes for the sideways dancing stance, this time failed to time the ball well and picked up the short third man fielder off the outside edge of the bat, shaky batting with a few big hits after getting a life has finally come to an end 62/29.5 Short ball trap paid off! Another short ball delivery, this one kept straight on the stumps, Kamran Ghulam failed to pounce on it, swivel pulls it flat and straight into the safe hands of Colin Munro at deep backward square leg 92/312.6 Cross-seamed delivery on the stumps, Bracewell attempts to play it with the straight-bat and clear the fences, this time the bat face rotates as he strikes the ball, mistimed the shot and finds Holder at long on 120/518.4 Slammed it straight to long off! Short of a length ball held on the pitch around off, Iftikhar goes for the big heave stroke, failed to connect it well and he has holed out to long off, Holder moves to his right side and completes the catch 155/1013.6 Well directed bouncer on the stumps, Willey plays the swivel pull shot, did not get enough elevation to clear the ropes, Meredith completes the catch at deep backward square leg near the ropes 124/615.6 Soft dismissal! Quicker widish yorker outside off, Jordan places his bat and reaches for it, opens the face of the bat and clips it straight to backward point inside the circle 142/716.4 Forces him to chop on! Pace on bouncer delivery around off, kept a bit low, full swing of the bat from Usama Mir, went for the shot early and finds the under-edge, crashed onto the stumps and Holder gets his third wicket of the match 150/816.6 Knocked him over! Another peach of a delivery from Holder. Wobbly seam yorker delivery targeting the off stump, Hasnain moves away from the wicket to negate the ball, beaten by the pace and breaks the off stump! 150/9Extras13 (b 8, nb 3, w 2)TOTAL155 all out (18.4 Overs, RR: 8.3)Fall of wickets: 1-3 (Shai Hope, 0.5 ov), 2-62 (Usman Khan, 5.5 ov), 3-92 (Kamran Ghulam, 9.5 ov), 4-96 (Mohammad Rizwan, 10.4 ov), 5-120 (Michael Bracewell, 12.6 ov), 6-124 (David Willey, 13.6 ov), 7-142 (Chris Jordan, 15.6 ov), 8-150 (Usama Mir, 16.4 ov), 9-150 (Mohammad Hasnain, 16.6 ov), 10-155 (Iftikhar Ahmed, 18.4 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB Naseem Shah 4 0 34 1 8.5 9 2 2 0 1 RP Meredith 3 0 35 1 11.66 6 2 3 1 0 JO Holder 4 0 25 4 6.25 10 1 1 1 2 Imad Wasim 4 0 33 2 8.25 9 3 1 0 0 Shadab Khan 3 0 16 1 5.33 6 1 0 0 0 Muhammad Shahzad 0.4 0 4 1 6 3 1 0 0 0
Match Details
Toss
Multan Sultans , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Season
Hours of play (local time)
20.00 start, First Session 20.00-21.30, Interval 21.30-21.50, Second Session 21.50-23.20
Match days
16 April 2025 - night match (20-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Islamabad United 2, Multan Sultans 0
Match Notes
- Wet Ground: Islamabad United - 0/0
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 62 runs, 1 wicket)
- Islamabad United: 50 runs in 5.2 overs (32 balls), Extras 4
- Sahibzada Farhan: 50 off 30 balls (7 x 4, 2 x 6)
- Islamabad United: 100 runs in 10.5 overs (65 balls), Extras 5
- Strategic Timeout: Islamabad United - 102/2 in 11.0 overs (C Munro 21, Shadab Khan 14)
- Islamabad United: 150 runs in 16.5 overs (101 balls), Extras 7
- Islamabad United: 200 runs in 19.5 overs (119 balls), Extras 8
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 62 runs, 2 wickets)
- Multan Sultans: 50 runs in 4.5 overs (31 balls), Extras 6
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 27 balls (Mohammad Rizwan 22, Usman Khan 23, Ex 6)
- Multan Sultans: 100 runs in 11.4 overs (72 balls), Extras 6
- Over 12.3: Review by Islamabad United (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wide, Umpire - CM Brown, Batter - Iftikhar Ahmed (Struck down)
- Strategic Timeout: Multan Sultans - 120/5 in 13.0 overs (Iftikhar Ahmed 10)
- Multan Sultans: 150 runs in 16.3 overs (102 balls), Extras 13
Match Coverage
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