This season’s matchup between Islamabad United and Multan Sultans will be the first. Both clubs are eager to keep up their winning momentum after winning their respective opening games. Will there be something for the bowlers to bowl on, or will the surface be flat once more?
The fifth game of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) between Multan Sultans and Islamabad United is scheduled to take place at the Multan Cricket Stadium. In their respective opening games of the season, both teams surprised their opponents by winning by 55 runs and eight wickets, respectively. The two clubs are currently evenly matched and will be motivated to keep up their winning ways as games pile up quickly.
In their opening game, the Multan Sultans easily defeated the Karachi Kings 185 runs in defense on their home field, while Islamabad United easily overcame the Lahore Qalandars 196 runs. The second game of the season will take place in Multan, and it will be interesting to see if the chasing is still as tough as it was in the previous game the hosts won here.
Multan cricket stadium – Pitch Report
The fact that PSL 2024 pitches are perfectly level comes as no surprise. While bowlers who exhibit sufficient variation also benefit, hitters are enjoying themselves. It’s early to say whether or not it will be advantageous to bat first at this location having only seen one game played thus far. Thus, anticipate that the side that wins the toss will bowl first. Here, a score of 180–190 seems to be average.
Numbers game for T20 at Multan Cricket Stadium (since PSL 2023)
Six games were played.
Got to bat first and won – 5
First-time bowler won -1
163 is the average score for first inns.
The squads
With Mohammad Rizwan as captain, Dawid Malan, Reeza Hendricks, Khushdil Shah, Yasir Khan, Iftikhar Ahmed, David Willey, Usama Mir, Abbas Afridi, Mohammad Ali, Shahnawaz Dahani, Usman Khan, Chris Jordan, Tayyab Tahir, Mohammad Shahzad, Faisal Akram, and Aftab Ibrahim, the Multan Sultans have a strong team.
Colin Munro, Alex Hales, Shadab Khan (captain), Agha Salman, Azam Khan (w), Haider Ali, Imad Wasim, Faheem Ashraf, Naseem Shah, Tymal Mills, Ubaid Shah, Rumman Raees, Jordan Cox, Qasim Akram, Shamyl Hussain, Hunain Shah, and Shahab Khan are the players for Islamabad United.
