Multan Sultans vs Islamabad United Match Preview
In-form Islamabad United will take the field against Multan Sultans eyeing the top spot of PSL table on Tuesday at Sharjah. With three back-to-back wins, Islamabad United have climbed to second place and are points-tied with leaders Quetta Gladiators. On the other hand, Multan Sultans have slipped to third place on the PSL tally after three consecutive losses.
Date and time: 13 March, 09:30 PM IST
Venue: Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah
Team News
A few changes can be expected after three losses in-a-row. There is a chance of Viljoen missing out and Umar Gul getting a game.
Form (recent first): L L L W W
Probable XI
Shoaib Malik (c), Kumar Sangakkara (wk), Kieron Pollard, Sohail Tanvir, Ahmed Shehzad, Imran Tahir, Mohammad Irfan, Junaid Khan/Umar Gul, Hardus Viljoen/Nicholas Pooran, Sohaib Maqsood, Saif Badar
Squad
Shoaib Malik (c), Kumar Sangakkara (wk), Umar Gul, Kieron Pollard, Sohail Tanvir, Ahmed Shehzad, Imran Tahir, Mohammad Irfan, Ross Whiteley, Sohaib Maqsood, Saif Badar, Darren Bravo, Junaid Khan, Nicholas Pooran, Hardus Viljoen, Shan Masood, Umar Siddiq, Kashif Bhatti, Mohammad Abbas , Abdullah Shafique
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Team News
Islamabad are looking settled at the moment and are unlikely to tamper with their winning combination. Sam Billings or Alex Hales could slot in for unimpressive Steven Finn.
Form (recent first): W W W W L
Probable XI
Mohammad Sami, Jean-Paul Duminy, Misbah-ul-Haq (c), Luke Ronchi (wk), Samit Patel, Steven Finn/ Sam Billings/Alex Hales, Zafar Gohar, Asif Ali, Hussain Talat, Shadab Khan, Faheem Ashraf
Squad
Mohammad Sami, Jean-Paul Duminy, Misbah-ul-Haq (c), Luke Ronchi (wk), Samit Patel, Steven Finn, Zafar Gohar, Asif Ali, Hussain Talat, Shadab Khan, Faheem Ashraf, Samuel Badree, Chadwick Walton, Sam Billings, Amad Butt, Iftikhar Ahmed, Rumman Raees, Mohammad Hasan, Rohail Nazir, Sahibzada Farhan
Multan Sultans: Kumar Sangakkara is second leading run-getter in the tournament. Imrah Tahir has the most wickets in the tournament.
Islamabad United: Luke Ronchi has scored 221 runs at an astonishing strike rate of 171.31. Faheem Ashraf has claimed 10 wickets in 7 games so far.
Multan Sultans have slipped from the top position to third, but have enough firepower in their ranks to change that. It is an evenly poised game that can swing either way.
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