Sultans vs United, 13th Match at Multan, PSL, Apr 23 2025 - Match Result

RESULT
13th Match (N), Multan, April 23, 2025, Pakistan Super League
(17.1/20 ov, T:169) 171/3

United won by 7 wickets (with 17 balls remaining)

Player Of The Match
80* (45)
andries-gous
Cricinfo's MVP
73.21 ptsImpact List
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Match centre 
Scores: Binoy George | Comms: Rvel Zahid
Scorecard summary
Multan Sultans 168/5(20 overs)
61 (40)
1/25 (4)
Islamabad United 171/3(17.1 overs)
45 (28)
1/31 (3.1)
Cricinfo’s Most Valuable Players of the Match
PlayerTeam
TI
Runs
I. Runs
B. Impact
Bowl
I. Wkts
Bo. Impact
IU73.2180(45)84.273.21---
MS58.5661(40)59.1758.56---
IU46.1821(19)21.3910.471/131.4535.71
IU45.93---1/251.2645.93
IU40.4745(28)47.7140.47---

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Islamabad played like table-toppers once again, registering another unblemished performance. First, they restricted Multan Sultans to a modest 168 and then, when they came out to bat, they dominated the powerplay. From there, it became a cakewalk. Sahibzada Farhan provided a solid start, Andries Gous was a treat to watch with an array of beautiful strokes and Colin Munro's fireworks turned it into a walk-in-the-park affair. Not much to celebrate for Multan--their spinners weren't tight enough and Jordan couldn't nail his yorkers as well as he has done for the most part of his career. Simply put, Multan couldn't compete with the formidable three-time PSL champions

Andries Gous, Player of the Match: It's a big relief to be honest, just thankful to the team for backing me. (Pitch) was a bit slow and it came on nicely when dew settled in. In the beginning there was bit of pressure, but I had a chat with coach and fellow players and we decided to play aggressive way and I got the backing. Spend some time in the field before game, knew it was a bit slow but it's always nice to keep

17.1
6
Ubaid Shah to Gous, SIX runs

Over the wicket, on a shorter length with barely any inward seam movement, off-stump, he loads up and clubs it over wide long-on for a six, finishing the game in style. Islamabad United continue their stellar record and remain unbeaten after five games; coast home with 7 wickets

end of over 1712 runs • 1 wicket
IU: 165/3CRR: 9.70 RRR: 1.33 • Need 4 from 18b
Andries Gous74 (44b 6x4 4x6)
Chris Jordan 2-0-24-1
Usama Mir 4-0-41-0
16.6
W
Jordan to Nawaz, OUT

Fraction short and whooshing away in the corridor, tries to clatter it into the covers; Usman thinks he might have got a feather. Sent upstairs. There is a small spike when the ball was next to the bat and Nawaz is already walking off before the OUT on big screen

Mohammad Nawaz c Usman Khan b Jordan 21 (19b 1x4 1x6 27m) SR: 110.52

Abdul Samad: "This PSL is not good enough for Pakistan... Let's be real, Pakistan really needs to build a good T20 team yet playing so many overseas batsmen in the opening slots is just not going to do the trick. Look at Karachi, their only way of surviving this PSL is Vince and Warner. I think it's high time teams like Multan give chance to youngsters to open and play top order positions"

16.5
2
Jordan to Nawaz, 2 runs

Touch short and angled across off, pulled across the line to deep midwicket

16.4
1
Jordan to Gous, 1 run

Shorter in length, nibbles in from outside off, chopped off the backfoot to point

16.3
1
Jordan to Nawaz, 1 run

Fired in full and slanted in at middle and leg, opens the face and jabs it down to long-off, excellent yorker

16.3
1nb
Jordan to Nawaz, (no ball)

Saw him sashaying across off, he bowls and wider outside the tramline on off, but since the batter moved, the line moves too. Chat between umpire and bowler, has gone past the batting strip - touch and go, not entirely outside the pitch, given as a no ball finally

Taha: "@hunain Pretty sure it has something to do with an injury. No reason to exclude him otherwise. He's in sensational form"

16.2
1
Jordan to Gous, 1 run

Fuller and slanted in, blazed away into the empty spaces at deep midwicket

16.1
6
Jordan to Gous, SIX runs

Pitched up on middle and leg, gives himself room and it's a rapacious loft for six over long-off; clean hit

end of over 169 runs
IU: 153/2CRR: 9.56 RRR: 4.00 • Need 16 from 24b
Mohammad Nawaz18 (15b 1x4 1x6)
Andries Gous66 (41b 6x4 3x6)
Usama Mir 4-0-41-0
Ubaid Shah 3-0-25-1
15.6
Usama Mir to Nawaz, no run

Slows down the pace, plenty of revs on the ball, spins in a touch at middle, happy to knock it into the covers. Expensive over; he walks away crestfallen and sweating profusely

15.5
6
Usama Mir to Nawaz, SIX runs

Plenty of oomph behind this slog sweep over long-on; into the stands! That was in his zone and he didn't miss out

15.4
1
Usama Mir to Gous, 1 run

Legbreak on leg-stump, stays leg-side, comes down the track and punches it to long-on. Relaxed IU camp, all smiles.

15.3
1
Usama Mir to Nawaz, 1 run

tight legbreak on middle, tip to silly mid-off and hustles to the other end

15.2
1
Usama Mir to Gous, 1 run

Another legbreak bit slower, steps leg-side and caresses it along the ground to deep extra cover

15.1
Usama Mir to Gous, no run

Over the wicket, legbreak turning away a touch from off, flicked across line to the fielder at short midwicket

end of over 158 runs
IU: 144/2CRR: 9.60 RRR: 5.00 • Need 25 from 30b
Andries Gous64 (38b 6x4 3x6)
Mohammad Nawaz11 (12b 1x4)
Ubaid Shah 3-0-25-1
Usama Mir 3-0-32-0

Taha: "@hunain Pretty sure it has something to do with an injury. No reason to exclude him otherwise. He's in sensational form" Or maybe because the team is doing splendidly well so they don't want to bring the seasoned campaigner yet into the side and only when needed perhaps towards the business end

14.6
1
Ubaid Shah to Gous, 1 run

Back of a length angled into his pads who shimmies down leg, works it to midwicket rather nonchalantly, time for a strategic timeout and for me to read your comments

14.5
2
Ubaid Shah to Gous, 2 runs

Shortens his length again, tight off-stump line, backs away and punches it down the floor to long-off

14.4
Ubaid Shah to Gous, no run

Swing and a miss, rising ball towards him

Syed: "Is Saad Masood playing PSL only as a fielder. He is not called to bowl and he does not get a chance to bat."

14.3
Ubaid Shah to Gous, no run

Cranks up the pace; scorcher rising from short of a length and zips in, play and a miss. Usman throws the ball to Ubaid and they try to sneak a run, umpire signals it doesn't count because the delivery had completely completed

14.2
4
Ubaid Shah to Gous, FOUR runs

Slightly short and gets a hint of inward seam movement, off-stump line, backs away and gets an outside, third man up in the ring so there's not much risk flirting with deliveries outside off

Muhammad hunain: "why is the Pakistani captain not playing for last 2-3 matches, this looks embarrassing "

RAZA: "Munro in T20 form his life. Why he retired so early in the int cricket?"

14.1
1
Ubaid Shah to Nawaz, 1 run

Over the wicket, thumped hard into the surface, rises waist height, cracks it down the ground and Iftikhar intercepts running to his right from wide long-on

Best performances - batters
Spike Graph
Wagon Zone
AGS Gous
80 runs (45)
6 fours5 sixes
Productive shot
pull
20 runs
0 four3 sixes
Control
78%
Usman Khan
61 runs (40)
4 fours4 sixes
Productive shot
pull
15 runs
1 four1 six
Control
73%
Best performances - bowlers
JO Holder
O
4
M
0
R
25
W
1
ECO
6.25
FTYFGSGS
OFFLEG
RHB
1W
Mohammad Nawaz
O
2
M
0
R
13
W
1
ECO
6.5
FTYFGSGS
OFFLEG
RHB
1W
Match details
Multan Cricket Stadium
TossMultan Sultans, elected to bat first
Series
Season2025
Player Of The Match
Hours of play (local time)20.00 start, First Session 20.00-21.30, Interval 21.30-21.50, Second Session 21.50-23.20
Match days23 April 2025 - night (20-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpire
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
PointsIslamabad United 2, Multan Sultans 0
Language
English
Win Probability
IU 100%
MSIU
100%50%100%MS InningsIU Innings

Over 18 • IU 171/3

United won by 7 wickets (with 17 balls remaining)
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Pakistan Super League

TeamMWLPTNRR
IU550102.342
KK5326-0.215
LQ52340.561
PZ5234-0.362
QG3122-0.917
MS5142-1.764