Islamabad United vs Multan Sultans Match Prediction, PSL 2020
Islamabad United will look to bounce back from their defeat on the opening night to Quetta Gladiators when they take on Multan Sultans in the Pakistan Super League. The match takes place on February 22 and the live action starts at 19:00 local time.
Islamabad United were bowled out for 168 in the opening game, despite Dawid Malan top-scoring with 64 from 40 balls. They lost by three wickets with nine balls remaining despite Muhammad Musa claiming 3-30.
Multan Sultans won their opening game against Lahore Qalandar, after Imran Tahir, Moeen Ali and Mohammad Ilyas each took two wickets to help restrict them to 138/8. The Sultans chased it down with five wickets to spare in just 16.1 overs.
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Toss Prediction
Multan Sultans won the toss and successfully fielded first last time out, and they may be keen to do so again.
Weather Report
The weather is set to be clear and sunny all day in Lahore with zero chance of rain.
Pitch Condition
The Gaddafi Stadium is a fast wicket, favouring quicker bowlers and batsmen.
Read on for team previews, betting tips, latest odds and match prediction for Islamabad United vs Multan Sultans, Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2020.
Islamabad United Team News & Playing 11
ISU Team News
With Dale Steyn with South Africa against Australia, Islamabad United opted for a batting heavy overseas quartet for the opening game. The batting dell short, but Colin Ingram and Colin Munro will expect to make a bigger impact this time.
ISU Key Players
Luke Ronchi: The big-hitting opener set the early pace with 23 from 13 balls last time out, and Islamabad United need him to make the same impact as he did in the 2018 tournament.
Dawid Malan: The England batsman got back to his best form after a frustrating tour of South Africa, hitting 64 from 40 balls last time out.
Faheem Ashraf: Smashed 20 from eight balls with the bat and then claimed 1-18 from his three overs to prove his all-round worth last time out.
ISU Team Form
Islamabad United started this year’s tournament with a defeat, despite Dawid Malan hitting 64 from 40 balls in a total of 168 all out. Quetta Gladiators chased it down with nine balls and three wickets to spare.
Islamabad United Predicted Playing 11
Luke Ronchi (wk), Colin Munro, Dawid Malan, Colin Ingram, Asif Ali, Hussain Talat, Faheem Ashraf, Shadab Khan (c), Amad Butt, Akif Javed, Muhammad Musa
Multan Sultans Team News & Playing 11
MS Team News
Multan Sultans could stick with the same team that won the opening game. Zeeshan Ashraf was behind the stumps, despite Rohail Nazir being named as a vice-captain.
MS Key Players
Moeen Ali: Took 2-13 from his two overs against Lahore Qalandars last time out, but he will want to have a bigger impact with the bat.
Imran Tahir: The veteran leg-spinner continued his superb T20 wicket-taking form, claiming 2-21 from his four overs – including 12 dot balls – in the opening game.
Shahid Afridi: Sealed victory with an unbeaten 21 from 12 balls last time out, having bowled tidily, albeit finishing wicketless, in the first innings.
MS Team Form
Multan Sultans started this year’s tournament in the same way they ended the last one – beating Lahore Qalandars. Imran Tahir, Moeen Ali and Mohammad Ilyas all took two wickets as they restricted the Qalandars to 138/8 last time out and chased it down to win by five wickets in 16.1 overs.
Multan Sultans Predicted Playing 11
James Vince, Moeen Ali, Rilee Rossouw, Shan Masood (c), Khushdil Shah, Shahid Afridi, Zeeshan Ashraf (wk), Sohail Tanvir, Mohammad Irfan, Mohammad Ilyas, Imran Tahir
Islamabad United vs Multan Sultans Head to Head
Multan Sultans beat Islamabad United twice last season, with the United batting falling short twice. Most recently, they folded for just 121 and the Sultans chased it down in 18.1 overs to win by six wickets. It was a far cry from the previous year when Islamabad beat them twice on their way to the title.
ISU vs MS Head to Head Stats
| Matches Played |
ISU Won |
MS Won |
Tie |
No Result |
| 4 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
Islamabad United vs Multan Sultans Betting Odds
Islamabad United are 1.80 favourites with Bet365 and 1.72 to win with Betway too. Multan Sultans, meanwhile, are 2.00 outsiders with both.
Colin Ingram, Colin Munro and Luke Ronchi are all 4.00 joint-favourites with Bet365 to be Islamabad United’s top team batsman. Dawid Malan is 4.33, meanwhile.
Rilee Rossouw and James Vince are both 4.33 with Bet365 to be Multan Sultans’ top team batsman. Imran Tahir is 4.00 with Bet365 to be their top team bowler. After his three wickets last time out, Muhammad Musa is 4.00 favourite with Bet365 to be Islamabad United’s top team bowler.
🏆 Islamabad United vs Multan Sultans Prediction
Islamabad United lost their opening game but will expect to bounce back sooner rather than later – despite twice losing to the Sultans last season.
Feb 22, 2020
19:30 IST / 14:00 GMT
Gaddafi Stadium - Lahore, Pakistan
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