Preview:

The final match of Pakistan Super League 2024 will be played between Multan Sultans (MUL) and Islamabad United (ISL) on March 18. Islamabad United first defeated Quetta Gladiators by 39 runs in Eliminator 1. Then Peshawar defeated Zalmi by 5 wickets in Eliminator 2 and made it to the finals. Peshawar Zalmi, batting first, put 185 runs on the board at the loss of 5 wickets. Islamabad United chased the target with 6 balls remaining.

Multan Sultan had made it to the final by defeating Peshawar Zalmi by 7 wickets in the Qualifier-1 match. Peshawar Zalmi, batting first, scored 146 runs for the loss of 7 wickets, Multan Sultan chased the target with 9 balls remaining.

Match Details:

Pitch Report:

The pitch of National Stadium, Karachi is flat, due to which the batsmen will get more help here. Also, there will be good bounce on the wicket which will help the fast bowlers in the beginning. The average score of the first innings on this pitch is 190 runs.

Head to Head Records:

Probable Playing XIs:

Multan Sultan (MUL):

Yasir Khan, Mohammad Rizwan (captain and wicketkeeper), Usman Khan, Johnson Charles, Iftikhar Ahmed, Khushdil Shah, Chris Jordan, David Willey, Usama Mir, Abbas Afridi, Mohammad Ali

Islamabad United (ISL):

Martin Guptill, Alex Hales, Salman Ali Aga, Shadab Khan (c), Imad Wasim, Azam Khan (wk), Haider Ali, Faheem Ashraf, Naseem Shah, Hunain Shah, Obed McCoy.

Probable Best Batter of the Match

Mohammad Rizwan had played an innings of 15 runs in 21 balls in the last match. Mohammad Rizwan can bat brilliantly against Islamabad United in the final match.

Probable Best Bowler of the Match

In the last match, Naseem Shah had taken 3 wickets for 30 runs in 4 overs. Naseem Shah can be seen bowling brilliantly against Multan Sultan.

Who will win the match (Today’s Match Prediction): Multan Sultan team will win against Islamabad United.

Scenario 1

Islamabad United won the toss and chose to bowl.

Powerplay Score- 35-45

Score of first innings- 150-160

Multan Sultan won

Scenario 2

Multan Sultan won the toss and chose to bowl.

Powerplay Score- 45-55

Score of first innings- 165-175

Multan Sultan won