Multan Sultans, Islamabad United to contest for PSL 9 title today

Karachi: The Pakistan Super League (PSL 9) Season 9 final will take place today between Multan Sultans and Islamabad United at Karachi’s National Bank Stadium.

Table-toppers Multan Sultans will compete with Islamabad United for the grand Orion trophy at 9 pm in Karachi. The toss will take place at 8:30 pm.

Sultans, who qualified for the final after beating Peshawar Zalmi in the Qualifier, will be playing their fourth consecutive final. They were crowned champions in the 2021 edition and finished as runners-up in the subsequent two editions wherein Lahore Qalandars clinched two back-to-back titles.

After finishing third on the table, United beat Quetta Gladiators and Peshawar Zalmi in the two eliminators to earn the coveted berth in the final. This will be two-time champions United’s first final since 2018 – when they last won the HBL PSL title.

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During the pre-match press conference, Islamabad United’s skipper Shadab Khan said, “I’m proud of my team for standing tall in crucial situations and getting through to the final of HBL PSL after a long hiatus of five years. This is what we intended while assembling the squad and all the players have responded very well throughout the group stage as well as the playoffs. Islamabad winning the trophy for the third time will be a great achievement and I’m looking forward to whatever challenge Multan Sultans will pose in the final. Hopefully, our batters and bowlers will step up in a spirited manner as they have done throughout the season and will make us champions.”

Meanwhile, Mohammad Rizwan said “I am very proud of the way my team has played in this tournament. Our boys have displayed the true warrior spirit throughout the tournament. Whenever we found ourselves behind the opposition, our players stepped up through their bold and fearless approach.

We have a solid team that has all the bases covered. Our locals, foreigners, and emerging players have shone and produced some extraordinary performances. What further helps us is the fact that our team has gelled well in the last four weeks, he added.