Ifitkhar's cameo helps Sultans set 160-run target for United to win PSL 9 title
Cricket
Islamabad have won the trophy twice - in 2016 and 2018 - while Multan in 2021
KARACHI (Dunya News) – Multan Sultans set 160-run target for Islamabad United to win the Pakistan Super League season nine (PSL 9) at the National Stadium in Karachi on Monday.
Multan Sultans won the toss and elected to bat first. Islamabad United restricted them to 159/9 as Imad Wasim took five wickets.
Usman Khan remained the top scorer with 57 runs while Iftikhar Ahmed made a quick 32 runs helping their side to post 159 runs on the board.
Multan Sultans have become the first team to play the final of the mega Pakistani cricket event for the fourth time in a row. They won the title in 2021.
The two-time champion, Islamabad United, will clash to regain the trophy as they are in the final for the third time. They won the championship in 2016 and 2018.
Meanwhile, the PSL management committee released a photograph of Multan’s skipper Mohammad Rizwan and Shadab Khan of Islamabad with the trophy.
THE HIGH ACHIEVERS
Peshawar Zalmi captain Babar Azam is the leading scorer of the current season. He has scored 569 runs in 11 matches with the help of once century and five fifties.
Multan skipper Rizwan is a distant second with 381 runs. However, he will look to add more runs to his account in the final today.
Peshawar’s Saim Ayub remained the most ferocious batsman of the current season by hitting 21 sixes while Babar hit the most fours – 63.
Multan’s spin Osama Mir is the leading wicket taker by grabbing 23 scalps, followed by his team-mate Muhammad Ali with 18.
