Match Details
Date: March 18, 2024
Time : 9:30 PM IST
Venue : National Stadium, Karachi
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Preview
The final of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2024 will have Multan Sultans take on Islamabad United at the National Stadium in Karachi. After topping the PSL standings in the round-robin stage, Multan Sultans got the better of Peshawar Zalmi to reach the final of the competition. Meanwhile, Islamabad United had a tougher road to the final, wherein they had to defeat Quetta Gladiators and Peshawar Zalmi in the Eliminator 1 and 2 respectively, after sneaking into the playoffs at the very end.
Pitch Report
The pitches at the National Stadium in Karachi have provided some enthralling cricket in the PSL 2024, allowing the batters and bowlers to compete well right throughout the tournament. The expected first innings score for Multan Sultans and Islamabad United to compete at this venue in the final could be around 165-175.
Team Analysis
Multan Sultans
The captain of Multan Sultans, Mohammad Rizwan, Usman Khan, and Iftikhar Ahmed have been the top performers with the bat for the team in the ongoing PSL 2024 season, playing a key role in securing their passage through to the final. Usama Mir is the leading wicket-taker in the ongoing PSL season with a considerable margin, while his teammate Mohammad Ali and David Willey have been brilliant with the ball in the support cast.
SportsTiger Playing XI of Multan Sultans
Yasir Khan, Mohammad Rizwan (c)/(wk), Usman Khan, Johnson Charles, Iftikhar Ahmed, Khushdil Shah, Chris Jordan, David Willey, Usama Mir, Abbas Afridi, Mohammad Ali
Islamabad United
Shadab Khan, the captain of Islamabad United, has been the star with the bat for the team in the PSL 2024, while the likes of Agha Salman, Azam Khan, and Imad Wasim, have delivered the goods whenever required too. On his return to professional cricket in the PSL, Naseem Shah has been head and shoulders above all the other bowlers of Islamabad United, picking up crucial wickets in all phases of the innings for them.
SportsTiger Playing XI of Islamabad United
Martin Guptill, Alex Hales, Agha Salman, Shadab Khan (c), Imad Wasim, Azam Khan (wk), Haider Ali, Faheem Ashraf, Naseem Shah, Hunain Shah, Obed McCoy
Match Prediction
Conclusion
Multan Sultans will be slight favourites to win against Islamabad United in the final of the PSL 2024, owing to their current form, but they have to be at their best level right throughout the contest.
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