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Pakistan T20 League Preview: Islamabad United vs Multan Sultans
Match Details
Date: 21st February 2021
Time: 7:30 PM (IST)
Venue: National Stadium, Karachi
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Preview
The much-awaited Pakistan T20 League has finally arrived. Islamabad United face off with Multan Sultans in Match 3. The match is scheduled to be played at 7:30 PM IST. The match will take place at the National Stadium, Karachi. While the Islamabad United received the wooden spoon last year, Multan Sultans fell short in the tournament by a close margin in the second Qualifier. Shadab Khan scored 263 runs in the previous tournament and is expected to play a key role again in this tournament. He also picked up 8 wickets at an economy of 8.25 in the 2019/20 edition.
On the other hand, Multan Sultans boast of some incredible talent. Shan Masood scored 224 runs in their previous year’s sojourn and they have the likes of Mohammed Rizwan and Chris Lynn, ready to unleash some extravaganza.
Team News
Islamabad United
They have let go a lot of quality batsmen, including Luke Ronchi, Colin Munro, Dawid Malan and Colin Ingram. However, strong local Pakistani players like Hasan Ali, Asif Ali and Shadab Khan make them a formidable team.
Multan Sultans
They have roped in Mohammed Rizwan as their skipper and he is in red-hot form. James Vince and Chris Lynn are other players to watch out for in the Sultans roster.
Head to Head (Last 6 matches)
Islamabad United: 3
Multan Sultans: 3
Players to watch out for (T20I)
- Mohammed Rizwan
Runs: 510 | HS: 104*
- Chris Lynn
Runs: 291| S/R: 131.7
- Shadab Khan
Wickets: 53| Avg: 22.6
Squads
Islamabad United
Alex Hales, Asif Ali, Fawad Ahmed, Faheem Ashraf, Hussain Talat, Musa Khan, Shadab Khan, Zafar Gohar, Hassan Ali, Paul Stirling, Lewis Gregory, Phil Salt, Rohail Nazir, Ali Khan, Iftikhar Ahmed, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Ahmed Saifi Abdullah, Zeeshan Zameer
Multan Sultans
Shahid Afridi, Imran Tahir, James Vince, Khushdil Shah, Rilee Rossouw, Shan Masood, Sohail Tanvir, Usman Qadir, Chris Lynn, Sohail Khan, Mohammad Rizwan, Carlos Brathwaite, Sohaib Maqsood, Sohaib Ullah, Adam Lyth, Shahnawaz Dhani, Muhammad Umar, Imran Khan Sr