The 3rd match of the Pakistan Super League 2021 will be played between Islamabad United and Multan Sultans on 21st February at National Stadium in Karachi.
Islamabad United Team Updates:
Islamabad United will be desperate to start this tournament with a victory, since they finished last in the table in the previous edition.
They won only 3 matches in the last edition. However, with the inclusion of overseas starts like Alex Hales and Lewis Gregory, the team is expected to perform better in this season.
Philip Salt and Alex Hales will probably open the inning for the ISL team.
Hussain Talat, Shadab Khan (c), Asif Ali will form the middle order of the team.
Iftikhar Ahmed, Lewis Gregory will take care of the lower order.
Shadab Khan will lead the ISL team as a Captain. He is also good Alrounder.
Philip Salt will do the wicket keeping for ISL team.
Zafar Gohar and Shadab Khan will take care of the spin bowling of the team.
Fawad Ahmed and Hasan Ali will lead the pace attack of the team.
Multan Sultans Team Updates:
Multan Sultans were the table-toppers last year, but didn’t qualify for the finals as they lost two back-to-back matches in the playoffs.
Skipper Mohammad Rizwan’s current form is a big plus point for them.
They have got variety in their bowling with the likes of Imran Tahir, Sohail Tanvir, Shahid Afridi, and Usman Qadir.
Mohammad Rizwan and Chris Lynn will probably open the inning for the Multan Sultans team. Both are well known inning openers.
James Vince, Shan Masood, Khushdil Shah will take care of the middle order.
Shahid Afridi, Carlos Brathwaite will be handy in death overs.
Mohammad Rizwan will lead the Multan Sultans team as a Captain. He will also do wicket keeping for his team.
Shahid Afridi , Usman Qadir and Imran Tahir will lead the spin attack of the team.
Imran Khan and Sohail Tanvir will take care of the pace attack for his team.
Last 5 Head to Head:
Islamabad United: 2 Won Multan Sultans: 3 Won
Fantasy Tips
In wicket keeping, Mohammad Rizwan will be best choice.
Top order batsman may play major role on this pitch.
Captain Options – Mohammad Rizwan, Alex Hales
Vice-Captain Options – Shadab Khan, James Vince
Squads
ISL Squad :
Philip Salt(WK), Alex Hales, Shadab Khan(C), Hussain Talat, Asif Ali, Iftikhar-Ahmed, Lewis Gregory, Faheem Ashraf, Zafar Gohar, Hasan Ali, Mohammad Wasim, Rohail Nazir(WK), Akif Javed, Paul Stirling, Musa Khan, Fawad Ahmed, Ali Khan, Ahmed Safi Abdullah, Zeeshan Zameer
Multan Sultans Squad :
Mohammad Rizwan(WK)(C), Chris Lynn, James Vince, Rilee Rossouw, Sohaib Maqsood, Khushdil-Shah, Shahid Afridi, Carlos Brathwaite, Sohail Tanvir, Usman Qadir, Shahnawaz Dhani, Adam Lyth, Sohail Khan, Shan Masood, Imran Tahir, Imran Khan, Mohammad Umar, Sohaibullah
