ISLAMABAD: Multan Sultans defeated Islamabad United by five wickets in their Pakistan Super League (PSL) match at the Multan Cricket Stadium on Tuesday.
Multan won the toss and sent Islamabad to bat in the 14th match between the two franchises in PSL history. The Shadab Khan-led side scored 144 from 20 overs.
Chasing 145 to win, Reeza Hendricks (58 off 46 deliveries) and Mohammad Rizwan (43 off 33 balls) guided Multan to a comfortable win in 19.5 overs.
“Islamabad United took it to the last over but it’s the hosts Multan Sultans who claim their second successive win,” read a post on the PSL’s official account on X.
Naseem Shah dismissed two for 27 runs, while Imad Wasim and Tymal Mills took one wicket each.
Earlier, Salman Ali Agha hit 52 off 43 deliveries and Jordan Cox scored 41 from 28 balls to guide Islamabad to 144 runs.
Mohammad Ali returned with 3/19 figures, Abbas Afridi 3/33 and Usama Mir dismissed two for 29 runs.
