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ISL vs MUL Dream11 Prediction & Fan2Play Possible 11 Pitch Report: PSL 2022 Match 8 | ISL vs MUL Dream11 Prediction Today | Islamabad United vs Multan Sultans Key Players | Karachi Pitch Report
Stop the press. A team batting first has finally won a match in PSL 2022, after champions Multan Sultans pulled off an excellent, nail-biting victory over Quetta yesterday.
Sitting in a precariously at just 107 runs after 15 overs batting first, Multan’s batting went into overdrive, bludgeoning 67 off the final five overs courtesy of Shan Masood’s excellent form and Tim David’s powerful hitting. Spinners Khushdil Shah and Imran Tahir were superb on a surface providing turn, but it was David Willey who held his own at the death to seal a six-run win to keep the Sultans unbeaten.
What the match again showed was the Sultans’ depth. A good T20 side is filled with players who can play a role, and both the Sultans and Islamabad United have those traits. United, who finished top last season with eight wins out of 10, started PSL 2022 in the most perfect way possible as Paul Stirling and Alex Hales smashed Pesahwar Zalmi.
After last night’s thriller, we could be in for another with the Sultans’ bowling up against Islamabad’s batting sure to be a riveting contest.
Possible Playing 11
Islamabad United: 1. Alex Hales, 2. Paul Stirling, 3. Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), 4. Mubasir Khan, 5. Azam Khan, 6. Asif Ali, 6. Shadab Khan (c), 8. Faheem Ashraf, 9. Mohammad Wasim, 10. Hasan Ali, 11. Marchant de Lange
Imran Khan has conceded 129 in 10.4 overs without taking a wicket so far in PSL 2022. He could be replaced in this match.
Multan Sultans: 1. Shan Masood, 2. Mohammad Rizwan (c & wk), 3. Sohaib Maqsood, 4. Rilee Rossouw, 5. Tim David, 6. Khushdil Shah, 7. David Willey, 8. Imran Khan/Ruman Raees, 9. Shahnawaz Dahani, 10. Imran Tahir, 11. Abbas Afridi
Key Players to Watch/Key Stats
Islamabad United:
- Paul Stirling, who recently was named in the 2021 ODI team of the year, made an excellent start to 2022 in T20s. He smashed a 25-ball 57 last match vs Zalmi in a player of the match performance.
- Alex Hales was also outstanding (81* off 54 balls). Hales has struck 126 runs in five innings vs Sultans at an average of 31.50 and strike rate of 135.48.
- Hales at Karachi: 10 inns, 327 runs, avg. 36.33, SR 143.42.
- If required, Asif Ali will be a key finisher for Islamabad. The middle order batsman was excellent in this area in the T20 World Cup, but he will be aiming to improve on a poor record vs Sultans: 8 inns, 91 runs, avg. 13.00, SR 109.64.
- Shadab Khan has the most wickets in Islamabad-Multan matches (10 in nine games). He averages 23.40 and concedes 7.55 an over.
- Hasan Ali, who started PSL 2022 well with a two-fer vs Zalmi, has eight wickets in seven matches vs Sultans (econ. 7.37). Also, the seamer has taken 26 wickets in 20 T20s at Karachi.
- Mohammad Wasim took 3/29 and 4/31 in the 2021 PSL league stage vs Multan. He has taken seven wickets in three matches at an average of 14.86 vs Sultans, and will be looking to extract some revenge after conceding 0/44 in the PSL 2021 Qualifier.
Multan Sultans:
- Mohammad Rizwan’s duck against Quetta was quite the shock. Expect the skipper to walk out to the crease motivated and ready to deliver.
- Rizwan has struck 171 runs in 10 innings vs Islamabad at an average of 34.20 and strike rate of 129.55. This includes a 53-ball 71 on this ground last year.
- Shan Masood is in brilliant form. The left-hander has slammed 197 runs in three innings so far in PSL 2022 at a brilliant strike rate of 156.34. No player has more runs than Masood so far this season.
- Masood scored 59 (37) and 25 (22) in his last two innings vs Islamabad United.
- Sohaib Maqsood played a blinder vs Islamabad in last season’s Qualifier (59 off 41 balls). The right-hander had scored just 28 runs in his previous four knocks vs United, so Sultans will be hoping for an impactful knock today. Surprisingly, Maqsood is striking at just 100 so far this season (71 runs).
- Khushdil Shah is on fire at the moment. The all-rounder smashed 18 off four balls two games ago to seal victory vs Lahore, before taking a three-wicket haul yesterday vs Quetta.
- The ageless Imran Tahir continues to produce the goods. Tahir has taken the most wickets so far in PSL 2022 (7), and has taken eight wickets in five matches vs United at an average of 16.75 and economy rate of 7.44.
- David Willey will be key in the powerplay and death overs. He held his nerve yesterday, taking 3/22 in the end.
Stats and Facts
- Head-to-head: Matches 9, Islamabad 5, Multan 4.
- Multan became the first team to win batting first in seven matches in PSL 2022.
- Faheem Ashraf (2/23) looked good vs Zalmi. The seamer has 10 wickets in nine matches vs Sultans at an economy rate of just 6.92.
National Stadium Karachi Pitch Report and Weather
It is still a pretty nice batting surface at Karachi, but the spinners and seamers who bowl into the wicket are in the game. Expect the chasing team to start as favourites once again, as the team batting second has won 19 of the last 21 PSL matches.
Another clear evening is forecast in Karachi.
Dream11 Prediction
Note: The below teams are not based on the final playing XIs. We may not be able to update these in time.
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Fan2Play Prediction
Base team:
- Wicket-keepers: Mohammad Rizwan
- Batsmen: Shan Masood, Khushdil Shah, Alex Hales
- All-rounders: Shadab Khan
- Bowlers: Hasan Ali, Imran Tahir, Mohammad Wasim
Match Prediction
Both batting lineups are pretty strong, so the chasing team will likely win.