Swiped over long-on for another six. What a vintage finish from Afridi. Back of a length and outside off, he clears his front leg and wins it for Multan Sultans
United vs Sultans, 4th Match at Dubai, PSL, Feb 16 2019 - Match Result
Sultans won by 5 wickets (with 8 balls remaining)
Samit Patel and Faheem Ashraf's 29-run partnership is IU's highest for the 8th wicket in T20s, breaking the record of 12 between Mohammad Sami and Imran Khalid
7.02pm Blockbuster finish from Afridi - back-to-back sixes and Multan Sultans get their first win of PSL 2019. Hope you enjoyed our coverage as much as we did bringing it to you. Goodbye for now, be back for the second match of the day.Cheers
Afridi rolls back the years. This was nice and full outside off, he reaches out for the ball, bends his back knee, and flays it up and over extra-cover. Vintage six
back of a length on middle, whipped away with the wrists to the left of deep midwicket
slower short ball outside off, paddled away behind square on the leg side
Khurram Khan: "Experienced players of Multan Sultan slowly but surely taking their team toward the target. "
short on top of off, punched to backward point. Delport swoops down the ball, but throws to the wrong end: bowler's end
short on off, fended to cover
free-hit: yorker on middle and leg, dug out to long-on
Afridi jumps across off, Ashraf sends down a beamer down the leg side, streaks away past the diving Ronchi. Ashraf tumbles in his followthrough and apologises to Afridi
short on off, quietly dabbed to short third man
short and outside off, Afridi reaches out for the ball and dabs to short third man. A direct hit could have had Afridi, they sneak an overthrow in the end
back of a length and outside off, punched through the line to deep cover
Ashraf
short and outside off, Malik leans back and late-cuts a single down to deep third man
Afridi shuffles across off again and miscues a pull behind square on the leg side
Afridi jumps across off and clips a low full-toss to Patel at short midwicket
Multan need 25 off 21 balls
Sami bowls Russell lets out an almighty roar. Yorker on off stump, Russell clears his front leg but can't get it away. Excellent execution from Sami. Another twist in the chase
just short of a good length and outside off, Malik pokes an inside edge to the leg side and gets Russell back on strike
Trex: "Brilliant by Rameez... "it almost went to the mooooon" after that six by Russell"
on a length and outside off, Malik mows it over midwicket for six
on a length and outside off, Dre Russell leans back, opens up his hips, and smokes it into the stands beyond the wide long-on boundary. Muscled away - this is Russell at his best
just short of a good length and outside off, punched through the line to sweeper cover for one
short and angling across off, Russell gets right behind the line and secures a single to extra-cover
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Dubai International Cricket Stadium | |
Toss | Multan Sultans, elected to field first |
Series | |
Season | 2018/19 |
Player Of The Match | |
Hours of play (local time) | 15.30 start, First Session 15.30-17.00, Interval 17.00-17.20, Second Session 17.20- 18.50 |
Match days | 16 February 2019 - daynight (20-over match) |
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Points | Multan Sultans 2, Islamabad United 0 |
Over 19 • MS 126/5
Sultans won by 5 wickets (with 8 balls remaining)