Islamabad United (IU) extended their unbeaten run in the Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2025 with a commanding seven-wicket victory over Multan Sultans in Match 13 at the Multan Cricket Stadium on Wednesday, 23 April. (Match Blog | More Cricket News)
In the match, taking in the backdrop of the horrific Pahalgam terror attack that has worsened the diplomatic relations between India and Pakistan, the home side could only manage a total of 168 in the first innings.
Electing to bat first, Multan got a solid start from the opening partnership between Mohammad Rizwan and Yasir Khan, which amounted to 51 runs off 40 balls. After the dismissal of the openers, Usman Khan added 61 off 40 balls.
However, the wickets kept tumbling at the other end, and the Sultans struggled to accelerate in the latter stages, managing only 52 runs in the final six overs.
Islamabad바카라™s bowlers, particularly Jason Holder (1/25) and Mohammad Nawaz (1/13), effectively contained the scoring during the death overs.
Chasing a target of 169, United reached 171/3 in just 17.1 overs, thanks to a scintillating unbeaten 80 off 45 balls from United States batter Andries Gous.
Gous, who joined Islamabad earlier this season, anchored the chase with an aggressive innings that featured six fours and five sixes. His partnership with Colin Munro, who contributed 45 off 28 balls, yielded 81 runs for the second wicket, effectively neutralising the Sultans바카라™ bowling attack.
Despite MS managing to take three wickets, Gous바카라™ unbeaten knock took IU over the line with almost three overs to spare, keeping their 100% win record in the PSL 2025 alive. Islamabad are currently top of the table with five wins out of five, while Multan lie at the bottom with just one victory in five games.
Teams:
Multan Sultans (Playing XI): Yasir Khan, Mohammad Rizwan(c), Usman Khan(w), Kamran Ghulam, Tayyab Tahir, Michael Bracewell, Iftikhar Ahmed, Chris Jordan, Usama Mir, Joshua Little, Ubaid Shah
Islamabad United (Playing XI): Andries Gous(w), Sahibzada Farhan, Colin Munro, Shadab Khan(c), Mohammad Nawaz, Haider Ali, Jason Holder, Imad Wasim, Saad Masood, Riley Meredith, Salman Irshad
