Islamabad United 105 for 7, 20 overs (Muhammad Musa 26 not out, Liam Dawson 22; Imran Tahir 2-8, Asif Afridi 2-21) lost to Multan Sultans 111 for 4, 17.2 overs (Mohammad Rizwan 51 not out, David Willey 28; Liam Dawson 3-16)
LAHORE: Defending champions Multan Sultans produced another stellar all-round performance to finish the double-league round-robin stage of Pakistan Super League 7 with a staggering nine wins out of 10 matches (most for any teams in the group stage in an HBL PSL edition).
Sultans defeated Islamabad United by six wickets in front of a packed Gaddafi Stadium on Sunday night, despite their defeat, United, the 2016 and 2018 champions confirmed a place in the play-offs.
United won the toss and opted to bat first, their batters though failed to do justice to the decision made by the captain Asif Ali on a sluggish pitch.
United who have had multiple recent injuries to deal with had to field a largely inexperienced side. Debutant Mohammad Huraira (2) was the first to go. Liam Dawson scored 22 off 11 balls (five fours) but his departure with the total at 36 triggered a collapse. The Sultans squeezed the United middle and lower order as from 36 for one they slipped to 77 for seven.
