Match Details
Date: 20 February 2022
Time: 8 PM IST
Venue: Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
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Preview
The 29th match of the seventh edition of the Pakistan Super League will see Multan Sultans taking on Islamabad United at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore. Sultans, under Mohammad Rizwan, have been an unstoppable force. They have won eight out of the nine games played so far in the tournament and have already qualified for the playoffs. On the other hand, Islamabad are desperate for two points to make it to the last-four stage. They will try to replicate what Lahore Qalandars did against Multan Sultans when they face them on Sunday.
Weather Report
Pitch Report
Squads
Multan Sultans: Tim David, Mohammad Rizwan, Rilee Rossouw (Platinum), Imran Tahir (Mentor), Odean Smith (Diamond), Sohaib Maqsood (Diamond), Khushdil Shah (Brand Ambassador), Shahnawaz Dahani, Shan Masood (Gold), Anwar Ali, Asif Afridi, Imran Khan Snr, Rumman Raees, Rovman Powell (Silver), Aamer Azmat, Abbas Afridi (Emerging), Blessing Muzarabani and Ihsanullah (Supplementary)
Islamabad United: Asif Ali, Colin Munro, Hasan Ali (Platinum), Faheem Ashraf, Marchant De Lange, Shadab Khan (Brand Ambassador), Alex Hales (Mentor), Azam Khan, Mohammad Wasim Jnr (Gold), Danish Aziz, Mohammad Akhlaq, Paul Stirling, Reece Topley, Zafar Gohar (Silver), Mubasir Khan, Zeeshan Zameer (Emerging), Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Ather Mehmood (Supplementary)
Probable Playing XIs
Multan Sultans: Shan Masood, Mohammad Rizwan (c & wk), Rilee Rossouw, Tim David, Khushdil Shah, Aamer Azmat, Asif Afridi, David Willey, Rumman Raees, Imran Tahir, Shahnawaz Dahini
Islamabad United: Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Mubasir Khan, Danish Aziz, Liam Dawson, Asif Ali, Shadab Khan (c), Azam Khan (wk), Faheem Ashraf, Waqas Maqsood, Marchant de Lange, Zahir Khan
Key Players
Analysis
Shan Masood and Mohammad Rizwan have been the two most consistent batters in the seventh edition of the tournament so far. They have scored in every single game for their team. Thus, they become the top two picks for the fantasy team. From the United's camp, Azam Khan Rahmanullah Gurbaz, and Asif Ali are the top picks. In the bowling department, Shahnawaz Dahini, Faheem Ashraf, and David Willey can fetch valuable points.
Team 1
Team 2
Best 14
Wicketkeepers: Mohammad Rizwan, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Azam Khan
Batsmen: Shan Masood, Rilee Rossouw, Tim David, Asif Ali
All-rounders: Faheem Ashraf, Shadab Khan, David Willey, Khushdil Shah
Bowlers: Imran Tahir, Shahnawaz Dahini, Waqas Maqsood
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