Islamabad United and Multan Sultans will play in the final group match of PSL 6, with both the teams guaranteed top two spots in the PSL points table. Both United and Sultans are the in-form teams of the tournament, winning their previous four matches. They are likely to face each other in the Qualifier of the play-offs as well and will be looking to gain the momentum heading into the play-offs.
United were the first team to qualify for the play-offs, having registered seven wins out of their nine matches and they will be looking to extend their run in this match. Islamabad will be looking to test their bench strength and give much needed rest to some of their star players.
Multan are in a similar position as Islamabad and they are currently sitting at the second spot on the leaderboard and have booked their place in the play-offs. They too are likely to make a number of changes to test their bench strength and give some rest to the likes of Imran Tahir and Rilee Rossouw.
The match will begin at 11 pm Pakistan Standard Time as both the teams take on each other. The match will be live-streamed here.
Match Details
| Date | Saturday, 19 June 2021 |
| Time | 11:00 pm PST |
| Venue | Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi |
| Live Stream | LINK 1, LINK 2 |
Head-to-Head
United and Sultans have encountered each other 7 times in PSL history. Islamabad have won 4 and lost 3. Multan will be looking to equal the head to head record in tonight’s encounter.
Islamabad United:
Usman Khawaja (c), Brandon King, Umar Amin, Hussain Talat, Iftikhar Ahmed, Asif Ali, Rohail Nazir (wk), Mohammad Waseem Jnr., Ahmed Safi Abdullah, Musa Khan, Fawad Ahmed
Multan Sultans:
Mohammad Rizwan (c) (wk), Shan Masood, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Johnson Charles, Sohaib Maqsood, Khushdil Shah, Shahnawaz Dahani, Imran Khan Snr, Blessing Muzarabani, Usman Qadir, Sohail Tanvir
Star Players
Islamabad United:
Usman Khawaja led the side for the first time in the previous match and scored a scintillating century to help Islamabad to the highest score in PSL history. Islamabad will be hoping that he continues from where he left off and put the in-form Multan’s bowlers under pressure.
Multan Sultans:
Sohaib Maqsood has been in sublime form and is knocking on the doors of the national T20 side. He has scored heavily at a great strike-rate and has been one of the main reasons for Multan’s exceptional run. Sultans will be hoping their experienced batsman continues his form against the table toppers.
Check out the updated PSL points table here.
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