DUBAI: Multan sultan has defeated Islamabad United by five wickets which is the first unexpected result of the Pakistan Super League fourth edition matches being played so far.
The victorious team chased the target after losing five wickets.
Earlier, Islamabad United had set a total of 125 runs to rival Multan Sultan on third day of Pakistan Super League fourth edition.
The Islamabad united who batted first after Multan Sultan invitation as its won the toss, scored 125 runs off 20 overs losing 7 wickets.
Except for opener Luke Ronchi, who scored 51 off 33 balls, not a single United batsman in the opening and middle order, was able to generate the required momentum.
Tailenders Samit Patel and Faheem Ashraf with their 29-run partnership dragged the score to 125.
Fast bowler Junaid Khan, Ali Shafiq and leg spinner Shahid Afridi took two wickets each..
Earlier, Multan sultan had invited Islamabad united to bat first after winning toss on 4th day of Pakistan Super League fourth edition.
Islamabad united did not bring any change in the previous team while Multan Sultan had brought two changes in its squad as Morriss and Ilyas replaced by Ali Shafiq and Johnson Charles.
As per points table Islamabad United, Quetta Gladiators, Karachi Kings got two points each after playing one match while Peshawar Zalmi, Lahore Qalandars, Multan Sultan could not get any point.
Squads
Islamabad United
Mohammad Sami (c), Luke Ronchi, Sahibzada Farhan, Asif Ali, Hussain Talat, Faheem Ashraf, Zafar Gohar, Waqas Maqsood, Rumman Raees, Shadab Khan, Ian Bell, Philip Salt, Cameron Delport, Samit Patel, Muhammad Musa, Wayne Parnell, Zahir Khan, Amad Butt, Rizwan Hussain, Nasir Nawaz
Multan Sultans
Shoaib Malik (c), Shan Masood, Umar Siddiq, Mohammad Junaid, Mohammad Irfan, Junaid Khan, Mohammad Abbas, Mohammad Irfan Khan, Shahid Afridi, Joe Denly, Nicholas Pooran, Qais Ahmed, Shakeel Ansar, Laurie Evans, Numan Ali, Dan Christian, Tome Moores, Ali Shafiq, Muhammad Ilyas, Andre Russell
