{"id":26619,"date":"2024-02-20T23:53:27","date_gmt":"2024-02-20T18:53:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/?p=26619"},"modified":"2024-02-20T23:53:28","modified_gmt":"2024-02-20T18:53:28","slug":"psl-9-multan-sultans-clinch-victory-against-islamabad-united-by-5-wickets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/sports\/psl-9-multan-sultans-clinch-victory-against-islamabad-united-by-5-wickets\/","title":{"rendered":"PSL 9: Multan Sultans clinch victory against Islamabad United by 5 wickets"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>LAHORE: In a thrilling clash at the Multan International Cricket Stadium, the Multan Sultans emerged victorious over Islamabad United in the fifth match of the Pakistan Super League&#8217;s ninth edition.<\/p>\n<p>After a stellar performance by Sultans&#8217; quicks Mohammad Ali and Abbas Afridi, who restricted Islamabad United to a total of 144, the Rizwan-led team showcased their batting prowess to chase down the target with five wickets in hand.<\/p>\n<p>Skipper Mohammad Rizwan led from the front with a brisk 43 off 33 balls, setting the tone for the chase. South Africa&#8217;s Reeza Hendricks continued his impressive form, contributing a crucial 58-run innings off 46 balls.<\/p>\n<p>However, it was Pakistan all-rounder Iftikhar Ahmed who stole the show with a quick-fire 18* off 17 balls, guiding the Sultans to victory in the final over of the match.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier in the innings, Agha Salman and Jordan Cox formed a resilient partnership for Islamabad United, adding 68 runs in 48 balls after early setbacks. Cox&#8217;s aggressive 41 off 28 balls and Salman&#8217;s steady 52 off 43 balls anchored Islamabad&#8217;s innings.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Read more:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/pakistan\/psl-9-points-table-multan-sultans-on-top-teams-statistcis.html\">PSL 9 Points Table: Multan Sultans on top, teams statistcis<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>However, the bowling duo of Abbas Afridi and Mohammad Ali wreaked havoc, ending with impressive figures of 3-29 and 3-19, respectively. Usama Mir also contributed with two crucial wickets, wrapping up Islamabad United&#8217;s innings at 144 in the final over.<\/p>\n<p>The victory marks Multan Sultans&#8217; second win in the tournament, following their convincing 55-run victory over Karachi Kings in the third match. With a strong start to their PSL campaign, the Sultans are poised to make a significant impact in the tournament.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LAHORE: In a thrilling clash at the Multan International Cricket Stadium, the Multan Sultans emerged victorious over Islamabad United in the fifth match of the Pakistan Super League&#8217;s ninth edition. After a stellar performance by Sultans&#8217; quicks Mohammad Ali and Abbas Afridi, who restricted Islamabad United to a total of 144, the Rizwan-led team showcased [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":26620,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,6],"tags":[9788,4620,2833,10338,2599,12180],"class_list":["post-26619","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-news","category-sports","tag-agha-salman","tag-islamabad-united","tag-multan-sultans","tag-psl-9","tag-south-africa","tag-multan-international-cricket-stadium"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26619","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26619"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26619\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/26620"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26619"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26619"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26619"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}