KARACHI: Shadab Khan's super knock of 91 went in vain as Multan Sultans registered their fourth consecutive win to beat Islamabad United by 20 runs in their fourth round thanks to brilliant contributions from Tim David (71) and Riley Rossouw (67*) . The HBL PSL 2022 match will take place at the National Stadium here on Tuesday night. Set for 218, United were bundled out for 197 in 19.4 overs, with skipper Shadab hitting a brutal knock of nine big sixes and five fours. Shadab, who scored a half-century in 26 balls, faced just 42 balls. This is also his highest score in T20 cricket.
Left-arm spinners Khushdil Shah (4-35) and David Willey (3-38) bowled really well. After being invited to bat earlier, Tim David and Riley Rossouw scored super fifties to guide Multan Sultans to 217-5, the highest score of the event so far. Tim David was declared man of the match. After a lucrative start to the chase, Islamabad United lost Paul Stirling, who was placed in the deep by Anwar Ali off David Willey. The Irish batsman hit four fours in his innings of 19 runs in ten balls. He scored 22 runs in 12 balls for the first wicket with Alex Hales.
David Willey then also dismissed Alex Hales (23), who was caught at mid-off by Rumman Raees. And United were 57-2 in the sixth over. Hales hit four fours in his innings of 14 balls. Left-arm orthodox Khushdil Shah was brought into the attack in the eighth over. And he dismissed Rahmanullah Gurbaz (15) and Faheem Ashraf (0) in his first over to bowl United out for 82-4. Gurbaz hit a six and a four in his 13-ball innings. Anwar Ali dismissed Shadab for 38 off Khushdil's ball. Khushdil then got rid of stumper Azam Khan by scoring 12 runs in the deep by Anwar Ali. Khushdil tosses it, Azam goes for a big shot but gets it to David at long-on, who holds the ball. And after losing his balance, threw it to Anwar Ali.
Khushdil then dismissed Asif Ali for 15 off seven balls with the help of two sixes when the right-handed batsman dropped it. And United were 138-6 in the 14th over.
After a flurry of super strokes from Shadab, Anwar Ali dismissed Mubasir Khan (9) in the 18th over. In the same over Hasan Ali (3) was run out to bowl United for 184-8 in 18 overs. In the 19th over, Rumman Raees dismissed Danger Man Shadab, caught in the deep by Tim David, to swing the pendulum towards Multan. Shadab hit nine sixes and five fours in his brilliant 91 of 42 balls. David Willey United needed 23 runs in the last over but nothing big happened and the England left-hander bowled Mohammad Wasim Jr (3) to give Multan a 20-run victory. , Earlier, boundaries from Tim David (71) and Riley Rossouw (67*) enabled Multan Sultans to post a mammoth score of 217-5.
The duo punished the bowlers ruthlessly, hitting sixes and fours with a keen ease towards all corners of the field. Multan scored 93 runs in the last five overs. David and Riley added 110 runs in just 48 balls for the fourth wicket. Tim David, who completed his fifty in 23 balls, hit six sixes and six fours in his entertaining 29-ball knock before being dismissed by Mohammad Wasim Jr in the 19th over.
Singapore batsman David smashed South African pacer Merchant de Lange for two sixes and a four and Riley Rossouw also hit him for a six in the 18th over to score 23 runs. Riley, who didn't impress in the last three matches, showed his class. He made brilliant strokes in all corners of the field. He used to pick the ball very easily by hitting six sixes and four fours in his unbeaten innings of 35 balls. Riley completed his fifty in 31 balls. Riley hit a six and two fours off Faheem Ashraf and Tim David also smashed the right-handed batsman for a six onside in the 16th over, scoring 21 runs. Riley also hit Hasan Ali for three sixes in the final over of the innings, scoring 21 runs. Khushdil Shah, who came to bat after David's fall, was dismissed after scoring eight runs in three balls. After a solid start earlier, Multan Sultans were dealt a major blow when their captain Mohammad Rizwan (12) was unlucky to be run out when Shan Masood's return drive to the non-striker after kissing the fingers of bowler Mohammad Wasim Jr. Hit the stump at the end, when Rizwan was there. out of the crease. Rizwan hit two fours in 11 balls. South African fast bowler Merchant de Lange scored 43 runs in 31 balls with the help of five fours and two sixes to get out Shan Masood trapped in the leg before.
Shaan shared a 35-run partnership with Soheb Maqsood for the second wicket. Sohaib Maqsood was also run out soon after, when Riley sent him back, when the tall batsman wanted to take a second run when Asif Ali's throw came from the boundary line to keeper Azam Khan, who broke the stumps. Sohaib hit two fours in 13 runs in 11 balls. And Multan were 78-3 in the 11th over. However, the David-Riley partnership did the heavy lifting for Multan. Multan scored 43 runs in the powerplay. He scored 100 in 78 balls, 150 in 99 balls and 200 in 115 balls. Hasan Ali (1-52 out of 4), Mohammad Wasim (1-39 out of 4)