Feb 25, 2018
17:00 IST / 11:30 GMT
Dubai Cricket Stadium - Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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Multan Sultans are favorites to win
With winning the first match of PSL 2018, Multan Sultans has given a flying start to its PSL journey whereas Islamabad United is yet to stage its performance for this season. But the PSL history have had Islamabad United as Champions in 2016 and 2nd Qualifying-Finalists in 2017 – a fact which can't be unnoticed either! Nonetheless winnings odds for Multan Sultans vs Islamabad United PSL 2018 are in favour of Multan Sultans.
The third season of Pakistan Super League kick-started on February 22nd, 2018 and a new team franchise, Multan Sultans, made a grand entry in the series! With an exceptional performance in the first match, Multan Sultans won by 7 wickets; boosting the confidence level and lowering the nervousness, this squad is all geared up to face the veteran franchises in the upcoming matches.
Led under the captaincy of Shoaib Malik, who scored 42 in 30 balls, Multan Sultans performed commendably in its first match against Peshawar Zalmi. Kumar Sangakkara won 'Man of the Match' by scoring a total of 57 in 51 balls. With star-bowler as Mohammad Irfan, who took 2 wickets for 19 runs in 4 overs, the bowling squad of Multan Sultans had a strong hand in the maiden match of the season 2018.
Both bowlers and batsmen of Multan Sultans showed a balanced performance in the inaugural match of PSL 2018, defeating Peshawar Zalmi. With a continuing wicket taking spree from the bowling end, Mohammad Irfan took 2 wickets whereas all the remaining bowlers took one wicket each. Giving away 37 runs in 4 overs, Imran Tahir had the highest economy rate of 9.25; followed by Sohail Tanvir, who took 1 wicket for 36 runs in 4 overs, thus both the bowlers need to work on their economy rate by improving the over-rate.
Talking of batting lineup, the opening batsmen of Multan Sultans gave poles apart performance with Kumar Sangakkara being the 'Player of the Match' and Ahmed Shehzad getting knocked-out on a duck. He couldn't perform up to the expectations of cricket fans and punters but we are hoping that he'll get back with a bang on the cricket pitch with a feasible and effective strategy in the upcoming matches.
Islamabad United, a team with an experience of 2 seasons in PSL hasn't played its first match of the third season yet; but the team's history-check reveals that this team franchise won the first Pakistan Super League title, defeating Quetta Gladiators in the 2016 season. The champions of PSL 2016 managed to reach 2nd Qualifying Final in 2017 but unfortunately were knocked-out and couldn't make through the finale. By and large, the experience and a commendable play in both 2016 and 2017 season of Islamabad United cannot be overlooked.
The squad of Islamabad United includes bowlers like Mohammad Sami, Andre Russell and Samuel Badree. Speaking of Andre Russell, he ended the series of 2016 as the leading wicket-taker by taking three for 37. When it comes to the batting squad, Islamabad has some aggressive batsmen like Misbah-ul-Haq (Captain), Jean-Paul Duminy and Sam Billings.
Islamabad United has an edge of having Andre Russell in the team. He is a bustling bowler allrounder, who impressed a lot of people with his pace and energy in 2011 World Cup. Also as stated before, he played a significant role for United's win in PSL 2016.
With more enigmatic bowlers like Mohammad Sami and Samuel Badree in team, it seems that Islamabad United has got a stronger hold on its bowling side.
With a bunch of high-performing bowlers and batsmen, the first-timer Multan Sultans won its maiden match, defeating Peshawar Zalmi on February 22nd, 2018 whereas 2016 Champions Islamabad United is yet to make an entry to the PSL 2018.
Final Verdict – Back Multan Sultans to defeat Islamabad United
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