Multan Sultans vs Islamabad United, PSLT20, Today Match Prediction 20 February 2024

MS vs ISU Match Prediction & Analysis

With all six teams getting to play their first game of the tournament over the weekend, the group stage has already started to take some shape with Multan Sultans, Islamabad United and Quetta Gladiators in the top half and Peshawar Zalmi, Lahore Qalandars and Karachi Kings in the bottom half.

Both Multan Sultans and Islamabad United will have the opportunity to go top of the table with a win in this game but it is still very early days in the competition so neither team should get too high with a win or too low with a defeat in Multan.

Either way, the Sultans and United will be keen to have a 100% record come the end of Monday.

RECENT PERFORMANCE

MS

W

MS

185/2 in 20.0 9.25

PSLT20

Multan Sultans beat Karachi Kings by 55 runs 18 Feb 2024

KRK

130/8 in 20.0 6.5

ISU

W

LHQ

195/5 in 20.0 9.75

PSLT20

Islamabad United won by 8 wickets 17 Feb 2024

ISU

200/2 in 18.2 10.91

HEAD TO HEAD

TEAMS PREVIEW

Multan Sultans Preview

With Mohammad Rizwan, their skipper and last year's PSL leading run scorer at the top of the order, most pundits expect the bulk of Multan Sultans' runs to come from him in this campaign. But it wasn't to be in their opener as Englishman Dawid Malan hit 52 runs from 41 balls and South Africa's Reeza Hendricks made 79 not out from 54 balls. Rizwan? He could make only 11 runs from 12 balls, but we are sure there are plenty more runs to come for him in the tournament.

David Willey (2/22) and Mhammad Ali (3/23) were the standout bowlers for the Sultans with Abbas Afridi (2/16) and Usama Mir (1/14) both catching the eye as well.

The Sultans went all the way to the final last year and they look to be a very strong side once again.

Multan Sultans Predicted Playing XI:

Mohammad Rizwan (c) (wk), Dawid Malan, Reeza Hendricks, Khushdhil Shah, Yasir Khan, Iftikhar Ahmed, David Willey, Usama Mir, Abbas Afridi, Mohammad Ali, Shahnawaz Dahani

Multan Sultans Actual Playing XI:

Reeza Hendricks, Khushdil Shah, Dawid Malan, Yasir Khan, Iftikhar Ahmed, David Willey, Mohammad Rizwan, Abbas Afridi, Mohammad Ali, Usama Mir, Olly Stone

Islamabad United Preview

Not many teams have beaten Lahore Qalandars in either of their back to back PSL championship winning seasons so Islamabad United brushing them aside by 8 wickets with 10 balls remaining will have sent a shudder through all the other five teams in this year's tournament. 

Captain Shadab Khan was the star of the show with the bat in Match 1 as the all-rounder hit 74 not out from 41 balls with an innings that included 11 boundaries. He was well backed up by Alex Hales (36) and Agha Salman who crashed 64 not out from 31 balls.

Khan also impressed with the ball, taking 1/24 from his four overs and he should get more turn in Multan in this game. Tymal Mills was the standout bowler with two dismissals.

ISU Over/Under betting tips

Shadab Khan to score over 19.5 runs @ 1.87 (Parimatch)

The captain of Islamabad United played a match-winning knock (74 runs in 41 balls) in the tournament opener. Shadab Khan has looked good, and his recent form is a big boost to Islamabad United. We back him to come good and continue his dominance with the bat against Multan Sultans and score over 19.5 runs.

Islamabad United to score Over 51.5 runs in the first six overs @ 1.80 (1XBET)

The average powerplay score per inning at Lahore in the last three matches is 60 runs. The opening pair of Alex Hales and Colin Munro are aggressive in their approach, and both batsmen's average strike rate in powerplay overs is over 150. given their power-hitting prowess, we back Islamabad United to score over 51.5 runs against Multan Sultans.

Islamabad United Predicted Playing XI:

Colin Munro, Alex Hales, Shadab Khan (c), Agha Salman, Azam Khan (wk), Haider Ali, Imad Wasim, Faheem Ashraf, Naseem Shah, Ubaid Shah, Tymal Mills

Islamabad United Actual Playing XI:

Colin Munro, Alex Hales, Agha Salman, Shadab Khan, Imad Wasim, Faheem Ashraf, Jordan Cox, Azam Khan, Ubaid Shah, Naseem Shah, Tymal Mills

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

It will be very humid throughout this entire match in Multan. Clear skies from start to finish so there will be no worries of potential rain interruptions.

MS vs ISU Pitch Report

Multan Sultans posted 185/2 in the first game of the tournament on this pitch and we expect another high scoring clash in this game. Whoever bats first will need to make at least 175 to be competitive.

Total Runs Over/Under betting tips

Total sixes over 14.5 @ 1.92 (Parimatch)

On average 16 sixes were smashed in the three matches played at Lahore this season. Both teams boast power hitters in their ranks, and with the pitch favouring batsmen and short square boundaries to their aid, we predict the total aggregate sixes hit will be over 14.5.

Toss: To Bat

The first three games of the tournament saw the toss winning captains choose to bat first so we expect the sequence to continue in this game in Multan on Tuesday!