MUL vs ISL - The Last League Fixture

Author: Shreyas
20 Jun 2021 00:40:33
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Multan Sultans vs Islamabad United -  Match 30 of the Pakistan Super League'2021, at Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE 

Weather Forecast
Clear - 33°C

Points Table Scenario

MUL - 8-4w/4l (4th)
ISL - 9-7w/2l (1st)


Series Performers till now 

MUL

Mohammad Rizwan - 2nd highest run scorer (429), Avg (61.29) - 8M/8I
Sohaib Maqsood - 10th highest run scorer (232), Avg (38.67) - 8M/8I

Shahnawaz Dhani - 2nd highest wicket taker (14), Avg (17.64), SR (11.21) - 7M/7I
Imran Tahir - 10th highest wicket taker (7), Avg (12.86), SR (12) - 4M/4I
Imran Khan Sr - 15th highest wicket taker (6), Avg (14.67), SR (13) - 4M/4I

ISL

Colin Munro - 9th highest run scorer (241), Avg (80.33) - 5M/5I
Asif Ali - 12th highest run scorer (190), Avg (38) - 9M/7I
Iftikhar Ahmed - 13th highest run scorer (189), Avg (47.25) - 9M/6I
Usman Khawaja - 14th highest run scorer (176), Avg (58.67) - 5M/5I

Hasan Ali - 4th highest wicket taker (11), Avg (15.55), SR (16) - 8M/8I
Mohammad Wasim Jr - 10th highest wicket taker (7), Avg (32.71), SR (24.86) - 7M/7I


1. VENUE AND PITCH INFO 

Venue - Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates 

(i) Total Matches - T20s

Overall - 132

Avg 1st Innings - 160
Avg 2nd Innings - 144

Highest total - 247/2 (Islamabad United vs Peshawar Zalmi - 17th June'2021)

(ii) Performance of both teams on this ground 

MUL - 4-3w/1l (75%)
ISL - 6-4w/2l (66.67%)

(iii) Top Performers on this venue from the current squads - T20s

MUL

Mohammad Rizwan - 69th highest run scorer (142), Avg (47.33) - 4M/4I
Rahmanullah Gurbaz - 89th highest run scorer (117), Avg (29.25) - 4M/4I

Blessing Muzarabani - 37th highest wicket taker (8), Avg (21), SR (13.50) - 5M/5I
Imran Tahir - 58th highest wicket taker (6), Avg (14.17), SR (14) - 4M/4I
Imran Khan Sr - 81st highest wicket taker (5), Avg (13.20), SR (12) - 3M/3I
Shahnawaz Dhani - 81st highest wicket taker (5), Avg (18.40), SR (13.40) - 3M/3I

ISL

Colin Munro - 10th highest run scorer (263), Avg (65.75) - 6M/6I

Faheem Ashraf - 17th highest wicket taker (11), Avg (8.73), SR (9.27) - 6M/6I
Hasan Ali - 17th highest wicket taker (11), Avg (17.18), SR (13.91) - 7M/7I
Shadab Khan - 72nd highest wicket taker (5), Avg (25.60), SR (25) - 6M/6I

(iv) Recent T20 Matches on this venue 

1) Karachi Kings vs Lahore Qalandars - 17th June'2021 
176/5 vs 169/7 (KAR won by 7 runs)

Pacers - 2w+3w=5w
Spinners - 3w+3w=6w

2) Islamabad United vs Peshawar Zalmi - 17th June'2021 
247/2 vs 232/6 (ISL won by 15 runs)

Usman Khawaja - 105(56)*
Colin Munro - 48(28)
Brandon King - 46(22)*
Asif Ali - 43(14)
Akif Javed - 3w
Hussain Talat - 2w
Hasan Ali - 1w

Pacers - 1w+6w=7w
Spinners - 1w+0w=1w

3) Multan Sultans vs Quetta Gladiators - 16th June'2021 
183/5 vs 73/10 (MUL won by 110 runs)

Shan Masood - 73(42)
Johnson Charles - 47(24)
Mohammad Rizwan - 21(23)
Khushdil Shah - 20(18)*
Imran Tahir - 3w
Imran Khan Sr - 2w
Shahnawaz Dhani - 1w
Blessing Muzarabani - 1w
Sohail Tanvir - 1w

Pacers - 3w+5w=8w
Spinners - 2w+3w=5w

4) Karachi Kings vs Peshawar Zalmi - 15th June'2021 
108/9 vs 109/4 (PES won by 6 wkts)

Pacers - 5w+1w=6w
Spinners - 3w+3w=6w

5) Quetta Gladiators vs Lahore Qalandars - 15th June'2021 
158/5 vs 140/10 (QUE won by 18 runs)

Pacers - 3w+8w=11w
Spinners - 2w+2w=4w

6) Karachi Kings vs Islamabad United - 14th June'2021 
190/4 vs 191/2 (ISL won by 8 wkts)

Colin Munro - 88(56)*
Iftikhar Ahmed - 71(39)*
Akif Javed - 1w
Hasan Ali - 1w
Mohammad Wasim Jr - 1w
Ali Khan - 1w

Pacers - 4w+2w=6w
Spinners - 0w+0w=0w

7) Peshawar Zalmi vs Multan Sultans - 13th June'2021 
166/7 vs 167/2 (MUL won by 8 wkts)

Mohammad Rizwan - 82(56)*
Sohaib Maqsood - 61(31)
Shahnawaz Dhani - 4w
Blessing Muzarabani - 1w

Pacers - 5w+2w=7w
Spinners - 0w+0w=0w

8) Islamabad United vs Lahore Qalandars - 13th June'2021 
152/7 vs 124/10 (ISL won by 28 runs)

Asif Ali - 75(43)
Iftikhar Ahmed - 49(37)
Musa Khan - 3w
Fawad Ahmed - 2w
Shadab Khan - 2w
Ali Khan - 1w

Pacers - 7w+4w=11w
Spinners - 0w+4w=4w

9) Peshawar Zalmi vs Quetta Gladiators - 12th June'2021 
197/5 vs 136/9 (PES won by 61 runs)

Pacers - 2w+7w=9w
Spinners - 2w+1w=3w

10) Quetta Gladiators vs Islamabad United - 11th June'2021 
133/10 vs 137/0 (ISL won by 10 wkts)

Colin Munro - 90(36)*
Usman Khawaja - 41(27)*
Hasan Ali - 2w
Mohammad Wasim Jr - 2w
Musa Khan - 2w
Akif Javed - 1w
Shadab Khan - 1w

Pacers - 7w+0w=7w
Spinners - 1w+0w=1w

11) Lahore Qalandars vs Peshawar Zalmi - 10th June'2021 
170/8 vs 160/8 (LAH won by 10 runs)

Pacers - 4w+3w=7w
Spinners - 2w+5w=7w

12) Multan Sultans vs Karachi Kings - 10th June'2021 
176/5 vs 164/7 (MUL won by 12 runs)

Rilee Roussouw - 44(24)
Khushdil Shah - 44(32)*
Sohaib Maqsood - 31(14)
Mohammad Rizwan - 29(23)
Sohail Tanvir - 14(14)*
Imran Khan - 3w
Imran Tahir - 2w

Pacers - 3w+3w=6w
Spinners - 1w+2w=3w

13) Islamabad United vs Lahore Qalandars - 9th June'2021 
143/9 vs 144/5 (LAH won by 5 wkts)

Faheem Ashraf - 27(24) & 1w
Usman Khawaja - 18(17)
Hussain Talat - 14(17)
Hasan Ali - 14(9) & 2w
Iftikhar Ahmed - 12(16)
Colin Munro - 11(7)
Mohammad Wasim Jr - 10(5

Pacers - 8w+3w=11w
Spinners - 1w+2w=3w


SUMMARY OF WICKETS 

Pacers
1st Innings - 51w
2nd Innings - 38w

Spinners 
1st Innings - 14w
2nd Innings - 22w

Overall 
89w:36w (Pacers:Spinners)


(v) Toss Based Analysis on this venue 

Multan Sultans (MUL)

1. Mohammad Rizwan 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 10(14), 29(23), 21(23)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 82(56)*

2. Hammad Azam
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 29(30)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

3. Imran Tahir
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 2w, 3w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w, 0w

4. Imran Khan Sr
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 3w 2w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0w

5. Johnson Charles
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 5(5), 47(24)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

6. Khushdil Shah
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 44(32)*, 20(18)*
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

7. Mohammad Umar
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

8. George Linde 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

9. Rahmanullah Gurbaz
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 3(4)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

10. Rilee Roussouw 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 23(17), 44(24), 2(2)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

11. Shahnawaz Dhani
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w, 1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 4w

12. Shan Masood
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 73(42)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 14(12)

13. Shimron Hetmeyer 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 42(22)*, 7(9)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 21(12), 10(5)

14. Sohaib Maqsood
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 31(14), 5(8)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 61(31)

15. Sohaibullah
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

16. Sohail Khan
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

17. Sohail Tanvir
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 2w, 14(14)*&0w, 1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0w, 0w

18. Usman Qadir
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

19. Muhammad Waseem
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

20. Asif Afridi 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

21. Blessing Muzarabani 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w


Islamabad United (ISL)

1. Shadab Khan
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 1w, 1w, 7(8)&1w, 5(7)&2w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w, 16(8)*&1w, 8(7)&0w, 1w, 0w

2. Ahmed Saifi Abdullah 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

3. Ali Khan
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w

4. Akif Javed
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 3w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w, 1w

5. Asif Ali
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 24(21), 7(9), 75(43), 43(14)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0(2)

6. Colin Munro
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 11(15), 11(7), 4(11), 48(28)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 58(42), 90(36)*, 88(56)*

7. Fawad Ahmed
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 3w, 4(3)*&1w, 2w, 0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w

8. Faheem Ashraf
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 2w, 10(8)*&0w, 27(24)&1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w, 3w, 4w

9. Hasan Ali
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 17(8)*&1w, 3w, 0w, 14(9)&2w, 1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 3w, 2w, 0w, 2w, 1w

10. Hussain Talat
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 14(17), 8(13), 2w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

11. Iftikhar Ahmed 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 12(16), 49(37)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 71(39)*&0w

12. Mohammad Wasim Jr
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 10(5)*&0w, 0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 2w, 1w

13. Mohammad Akhlaq
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1(2)

14. Musa Khan
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 3w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 2w

15. Rohail Nazir
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 8(5), 1(3)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

16. Usman Khawaja
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 18(17), 0(3), 105(56)*
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 41(27)*, 12(16)

17. Zafar Gohar
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w

18. Zeeshan Zameer
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

19. Brandon King 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 46(22)*
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

20. Umar Amin
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

 

2. HEAD TO HEAD

(i) Overall
7 - 4w/3l (In favour of ISL)

(ii) Last 5 Matches 
5 - 3w/2l (In favour of MUL)

(iii) On this Venue 
Not Played Yet!

(iv) Recent head to head matches 

1) Multan Sultans vs Islamabad United - 22nd February'2021
150/8 vs 151/7 (ISL won by 3 wkts)

Mohammad Rizwan - 71(53)
Rilee Roussouw - 25(14)
Khushdil Shah - 7(8) & 1w
Mohammad Umar - 1w
Faheem Ashraf - 22(12) & 1w
Shadab Khan - 5(6) & 1w
Mohammad Wasim Jr - 3w
Hasan Ali - 1w

Pacers - 7w+3w=10w
Spinners - 1w+3w=4w

2) Islamabad United vs Multan Sultans - 8th March'2020 
91/7 vs 94/1 (MUL won by 9 wkts)

Colin Munro - 25(12)
Shadab Khan - 14(12) & 1w
Imran Tahir - 2w

Pacers - 2w+0w=2w
Spinners - 3w+1w=4w

3) Multan Sultans vs Islamabad United - 23rd February'2020 
164/8 vs 165/2 (ISL won by 8 wkts)

Shan Masood - 21(20)
Colin Munro - 50(32)
Faheem Ashraf - 2w
Akif Javed - 1w
Musa Khan - 1w

Pacers - 8w+1w=9w
Spinners - 0w+1w=1w

4) Islamabad United vs Multan Sultans - 27th February'2019
121/10 vs 122/4 (MUL won by 6 wkts)

Asif Ali - 22(12)
Musa Khan - 1w
Shadab Khan - 1w

Pacers - 8w+2w=10w
Spinners - 2w+2w=4w

5) Islamabad United vs Multan Sultans - 16th February'2020 
125/7 vs 126/5 (MUL won by 5 wkts)

Faheem Ashraf - 20(14)* 
Shadab Khan - 15(17) & 2w
Shan Masood - 26(20)
Hammad Azam - 14(18)

Pacers - 5w+2w=7w
Spinners - 2w+2w=4w


(v) Top Performers when these two sides meet 

MUL

Mohammad Rizwan - 9th highest run scorer (71), Avg (71) - 1M/1I
Shan Masood - 13th highest run scorer (47), Avg (23.50) - 2M/2I

Imran Tahir - 3rd highest wicket taker (6), Avg (17.50), SR (14) - 4M/4I

ISL

Hussain Talat - 3rd highest run scorer (109), Avg (27.25) - 6M/5I
Colin Munro - 7th highest run scorer (75), Avg (37.50) - 2M/2I
Asif Ali - 11th highest run scorer (65), Avg (13) - 7M/6I

Shadab Khan - Highest wicket taker (7), Avg (25.43), SR (19.71) - 7M/7I
Mohammad Wasim Jr - 9th highest wicket taker (3), Avg (9.67), SR (8) - 1M/1I

(vi) Toss Based Analysis - Head to Head

Multan Sultans (MUL)

1. Mohammad Rizwan 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 71(53)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

2. Hammad Azam
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 14(18)

3. Imran Tahir
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 3w, 0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w, 2w

4. Imran Khan Sr
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

5. Johnson Charles
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0(6), 4(3)

6. Khushdil Shah
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 7(10), 7(8)&1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

7. Mohammad Umar
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

8. George Linde 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

9. Rahmanullah Gurbaz
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

10. Rilee Roussouw 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0(1), 25(14)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

11. Shahnawaz Dhani
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

12. Shan Masood
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 21(20)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 26(20)

13. Shimron Hetmeyer 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

14. Sohaib Maqsood
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 1(4), 2(4)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 13(13)

15. Sohaibullah
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

16. Sohail Khan
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

17. Sohail Tanvir
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 9(8)&0w, 10(6)&0w, 0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 10(5)&0w, 0w

18. Usman Qadir
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

19. Muhammad Waseem
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

20. Asif Afridi 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

21. Blessing Muzarabani 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 


Islamabad United (ISL)

1. Shadab Khan
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 2w, 15(17)*&2w, 4(5)&1w, 14(12)&1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0w, 0w, 5(6)&1w

2. Ahmed Saifi Abdullah 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

3. Ali Khan
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

4. Akif Javed
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w

5. Asif Ali
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 17(13), 2(5), 22(12), 4(4)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 11(19), 9(9)

6. Colin Munro
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 25(12)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 50(32)

7. Fawad Ahmed
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

8. Faheem Ashraf
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 13(6)*&2w, 20(14)*&0w, 16(10)*&0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 12(20)*&0w, 2w, 22(12)&1w

9. Hasan Ali
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w

10. Hussain Talat
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 36(21), 7(12), 8(11)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 48(34)*, 10(16)

11. Iftikhar Ahmed 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1(4)

12. Mohammad Wasim Jr
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 3w

13. Mohammad Akhlaq
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

14. Musa Khan
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 1w, 0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w

15. Rohail Nazir
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

16. Usman Khawaja
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

17. Zafar Gohar
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0w

18. Zeeshan Zameer
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

19. Brandon King 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

20. Umar Amin
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 


3. SQUAD INFO WITH DETAILING 


A) Multan Sultans (MUL): 

Unavailable: Shimron Hetmeyer (On National Duty)

Probable XI

1) Shan Masood - LHB, RMF
Last 10 - 73, 14, 1, 141, 125, 91, 66*, 49, 0, 0, 10, 0

2) Mohammad Rizwan (C/Wk) - RHB
Last 10 - 21, 82*, 29, 21, 45, 91*, 13, 82*, 0, 73*, 0

3) Johnson Charles - RHB, WK
Last 10 - 47, 59, 12, 14, 0, 23, 73*, 26, 76, 8

4) Sohaib Maqsood - RHB, Offbreak 
Last 10 - 5, 61, 31, 2, 34*, 61*, 36, 2, 22r 0w, 130

5) Rilee Roussouw - LHB, Offbreak 
Last 10 - 2, 44, 3, 7, 1*, 14*, 25, 6, 3, 3

6) Khushdil Shah - LHB, LAO 
Last 10 - 20*, 44*, 19r 0w, 6r 0w, 6*, 7r 1w, 15, 12, 7r 0w, 5

7) Imran Khan Sr - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 2w, 0w, 3w, 1w, 0w, 1w, 4w, 2w, 1w, 1w, 1w

8) Blessing Muzarabani - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 1w, 1w, 3w, 4w, 0w, 1w, 1w, 0w, 1w, 1w

9) Shahnawaz Dhani - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 1w, 4w, 0w, 3w, 2w, 2w, 2w, 2w, 1w, 1w

10) Imran Tahir - RHB, Legbreak 
Last 10 - 3w, 0w, 2w, 2w, 2w, 1w, 2w, 0w, 0w, 0w

11) Sohail Tanvir - LHB, LFM
Last 10 - 1w, 0w, 14r 0w, 1w, 0w, 0w, 1w, 0w, 0w, 2w


BENCH 

12) Shimron Hetmeyer - LHB
Last 10 - 7, 16*, 0*, 53*, 1, 14*, 0*, 12, 0, 20, 113, 67*

13) Mohammad Umar - RHB, RM
Last 10 - 1w, 1w, 1w, 2w, 2w, 4w, 3w, 2w, 1w, 2w, 1w, 2w

14) George Linde - LHB, LAO
Last 10 - 3r 0w, 22r 0w, 20r 3w, 6r 0w, 7w, 107r 1w, 22r 0w, 48r 4w, 11r 1w, 37r 2w

15) Usman Qadir - LHB, Legbreak 
Last 10 - 0w, 1w, 3w, 2w, 0w, 1w, 0w, 1w, 1w, 1w

16) Sohaibullah - LHB, LM
Last 10 - 8, 10, 0, 3, 0

17) Asif Afridi - LHB, LAO
Last 10 - 5w, 14r 2w, 15r 2w, 6r 3w, 8r 1w, 16r 3w, 0w, 13r 1w, 2w, 5r 0w

18) Rahmanullah Gurbaz - RHB, WK
Last 10 - 3, 18, 9, 87, 13, 14, 17, 26, 47, 15, 4

19) Muhammad Waseem - RHB, RM
Last 10 - 27, 5, 10, 56*, 26, 76, 12, 19

20) Hammad Azam - RHB, RM
Last 10 - 94r 1w, 39r 2w, 30r 0w, 70r 1w, 46r 1w, 36r 0w, 22r 2w, 19, 22r 1w, 45r 4w

21) Sohail Khan - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 0w, 1w, 1w, 0w, 0w, 1w, 4w, 1w, 3w, 0w, 0w, 2w, 0w


Safe C/VC choices
Mohammad Rizwan, Sohaib Maqsood


B) Islamabad United (ISL): 

Probable XI

1) Usman Khawaja(C) - LHB, Offbreak 
Last 10 - 105*, 12, 0, 18, 23, 64, 25, 50, 6, 42

2) Colin Munro - LHB, RM
Last 10 - 48, 88*, 4, 11, 2, 30, 7, 46*, 5, 82, 34, 50

3) Brandon King - RHB
Last 10 - 46*, 58, 10, 7, 4, 19, 97, 2, 20

4) Muhammad Akhlaq - RHB, WK
Last 10 - 1, 1, 14, 10, 0, 1, 55, 117, 4, 48, 0, 38*, 0

5) Iftikhar Ahmed - RHB, Offbreak 
Last 10 - 58r 0w, 49, 16, 0w, 7r 0w, 49r 0w, 1, 20r 0w, 4, 40r 0w, 19r 1w

6) Asif Ali - RHB, Offbreak 
Last 10 - 43, 75, 7, 1, 5, 19, 2, 16*, 19, 21*

7) Hussain Talat - LHB, RFM
Last 10 - 2w, 8, 14, 1*, 22, 42r 1w, 10, 5, 3, 15

8) Hasan Ali - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 1w, 1w, 14r 2w, 5w, 0w 30r 4w, 5w, 4w, 3w, 1w, 12r 1w, 9r 2w

9) Akif Javed - RHB, LFM
Last 10 - 3w, 1w, 0w, 2w, 0w, 0w, 3w, 1w, 2w

10) Fawad Ahmed - RHB, Legbreak 
Last 10 - 0w, 1w, 1w, 1w, 2w, 0w, 0w, 1w, 0w, 3w

11) Zafar Gohar - LHB, LAO 
Last 10 - 0w, 0w, 0w, 1w, 53r 1w, 28r 2w, 24r 3w, 48r 0w, 5r 1w, 7r 3w


BENCH 

12) Mohammad Wasim Jr - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 1w, 0w, 10r 0w, 0w, 1w, 0w, 3w, 1w, 18r 2w, 24r 1w, 7r 0w

13) Zeeshan Zameer - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 4r 1w, 2r 0w

14) Musa Khan - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 3w, 0w, 2w, 2w, 0w, 1w, 0w, 0w, 0w, 2w, 1w

15) Faheem Ashraf - LHB, RFM
Last 10 - 27r 1w, 0w, 1w, 0w, 1w, 0w, 3w, 1w, 0w, 0w, 0w

16) Ali Khan - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 3w, 2w, 1w, 1w, 0w, 2w, 0w, 1w, 0w, 1w

17) Rohail Nazir - RHB, WK
Last 10 - 1, 8, 34, 57, 88, 69*, 18, 45, 68

18) Ahmed Saifi Abdullah - RHB, Legbreak 
Last 10 - 10r 0w, 14r 1w, 3r 0w, 0r 1w, 35r 0w, 1w, 4w, 0w, 0w, 13r 0w, 0w, 17r 2w, 4w, 4r 1w, 2w, 1w

19) Shadab Khan - RHB, Legbreak 
Last 10 - 0w, 5r 2w, 7r 1w, 13r 0w, 33r 0w, 21r 1w, 6r 0w, 0r 0w, 5r 1w, 0r 0w

20) Umar Amin - LHB, RM
Last 10 - 24, 83, 47, 1, 26, 67, 0, 10, 14, 22


Safe C/VC choices
Colin Munro, Usman Khawaja

Differential C/VC choices 

MUL

Shan Masood, Shahnawaz Dhani, Imran Tahir
Hit or Miss: Rilee Roussouw, Blessing Muzarabani 

ISL

Hasan Ali, Brandon King, Hussain Talat
Hit or Miss: Iftikhar Ahmed, Asif Ali


NOTE - BOTH TEAMS ARE CHANGING THEIR BATTING ORDER, ESPECIALLY ISLAMABAD UNITED, SO INVEST CAUTIOUSLY. 

My Fantasy Team (SL)
(Pre Toss)

Wk - Rizwan
Bat - Khawaja, Munro, Maqsood, Masood, Charles
AR - Talat
Bowl - Tahir, H Ali, Dhani

Options for the 11th player - Asif Ali, Brandon King, Iftikhar Ahmed, Akif Javed

As ISL's batting order has been different in the last 3 games, it's difficult to predict which one to keep.

Thu, 26 Dec 2024 10:55:51 GMT
Konstas later brushed the incident aside, but Ricky Ponting said on commentary that Kohli "instigated that confrontation"
Thu, 26 Dec 2024 08:07:48 GMT
Bumrah had a significant say with three wickets although it was Australia who edged the honours with their top four all passing fifty
Wed, 25 Dec 2024 09:20:38 GMT
He equals Ashwin's record of 904 rating points as he consolidates the top spot on the bowler's table
Thu, 26 Dec 2024 05:26:45 GMT
Australia will have all eyes on their new opener Konstas, and India would want more support for their star bowler Bumrah
Tue, 24 Dec 2024 16:08:40 GMT
Matthews' knock wasn't enough as West Indies were eventually bowled out for 238 in big chase
Tue, 24 Dec 2024 12:58:14 GMT
The final has been allocated to Lahore, but will be played in Dubai if India make the title round
Tue, 24 Dec 2024 08:02:52 GMT
The India captain emphasised that the team management doesn't want to tamper with the batters' mindsets
Tue, 24 Dec 2024 07:54:58 GMT
It's almost the same squad that won the Asia Cup in Malaysia recently
Tue, 24 Dec 2024 06:17:21 GMT
Mumbai allrounder was part of the India A tour to Australia before the Border-Gavaskar Trophy began
Mon, 23 Dec 2024 13:52:26 GMT
Tanusree Sarkar led the way for Bengal with 113 off 83 balls, while Priyanka Bala, Dhara Gujjar and Sasthi Mondal scored half-centuries
Mon, 23 Dec 2024 12:29:05 GMT
His left knee has minor swelling due to increased joint loading from his bowling workload
Mon, 23 Dec 2024 07:57:07 GMT
The hosts dominated from start to finish despite not batting to full potential, winning by 211 runs
Sun, 22 Dec 2024 20:24:25 GMT
Pakistan will kick off the tournament against New Zealand in Karachi on February 19
Sun, 22 Dec 2024 08:32:56 GMT
Rohit was struck on the knee while attempting to play a pull shot and had to be attended by the physio
Sat, 21 Dec 2024 14:05:01 GMT
It was the second-biggest successful chase in Vijay Hazare Trophy history
Sat, 21 Dec 2024 11:18:22 GMT
Only Jake Fraser-McGurk and AB de Villiers have scored faster List A centuries
Sat, 21 Dec 2024 03:48:31 GMT
Pakistan will not travel to India for the remaining ICC tournaments in the ongoing events cycle
Thu, 19 Dec 2024 17:23:18 GMT
India posted 217 for 3, their highest-ever T20I total, in their first bilateral T20I series win at home since 2019
Thu, 19 Dec 2024 09:59:29 GMT
"I don't think Ashwin the cricketer is done, I think only Ashwin the Indian cricketer called time."
Wed, 18 Dec 2024 11:24:24 GMT
Ashwin played only one of the first three Tests of the ongoing series in Australia, taking 1 for 53 in the day-night fixture in Adelaide
Wed, 18 Dec 2024 11:14:55 GMT
India captain takes heart from India having put the pressure back on Australia late in the Gabba Test, despite having fallen behind earlier
Wed, 18 Dec 2024 08:13:18 GMT
India captain says "it's high time somebody from NCA talks about him, where he is rehabbing"
Wed, 18 Dec 2024 06:33:17 GMT
Australia and India conjured up the most intriguing of what-ifs in the 22 overs that were possible on the fifth day
Tue, 17 Dec 2024 23:09:10 GMT
India's last wicket pair put on 39 to help them take the innings into the final day at the Gabba
Tue, 17 Dec 2024 17:24:12 GMT
Captain Matthews leads chase with an unbeaten 47-ball 85 after Dottin's excellence with the ball and on the field restricts India
Tue, 17 Dec 2024 13:00:40 GMT
The batter posted his List A stats on social media, expressing surprise at his omission
Tue, 17 Dec 2024 09:35:38 GMT
A total of 98 overs can be bowled on the final day, but only 192 have been bowled across the first four days of this Test
Mon, 16 Dec 2024 15:37:39 GMT
He "will be exploring new opportunities" in the world of cricket and the "business side of it"
Mon, 16 Dec 2024 11:59:34 GMT
India need 195 more runs to avoid the follow-on with six wickets in hand
Mon, 16 Dec 2024 11:38:51 GMT
He says Siraj has a "little bit of a niggle" and praises his "fighter spirit that the team loves"
Mon, 16 Dec 2024 09:04:00 GMT
The Mumbai captain says Shaw needs to "figure out himself" how to get things back on track
Sun, 15 Dec 2024 18:51:52 GMT
MP captain Patidar's unbeaten 40-ball 81 wasn't enough as Mumbai chased down 175 with 13 balls to spare
Sun, 15 Dec 2024 18:42:09 GMT
Dottin led the fight for West Indies with a rapid fifty, but her team still fell 49 runs short
Sun, 15 Dec 2024 10:07:36 GMT
The lack of depth in India's attack showed as the day went on as Head and Smith added 241 in 302 balls
Sun, 15 Dec 2024 05:52:17 GMT
Harmanpreet admits that the short turnaround between the ODIs in Australia and the T20Is at home against West Indies is "very difficult" to deal with
Sat, 14 Dec 2024 10:37:13 GMT
Asked to bat first at the toss, Australia's openers ensured they did not lose a wicket against the new ball in brief spell of play
Sat, 14 Dec 2024 04:23:06 GMT
Bhatia, Patil and Punia remain unavailable for India's white-ball series against WI due to injuries
Fri, 13 Dec 2024 10:05:03 GMT
The India batter has looked good in his two innings this series but will want a few more runs to show for it
Fri, 13 Dec 2024 09:42:03 GMT
The last time India played at this venue, they pulled off one of the greatest wins in Test cricket
Wed, 11 Dec 2024 15:17:48 GMT
She made a welcome return to form as the hosts clean-swept India building towards a defence of their 50-over title
Wed, 11 Dec 2024 13:15:01 GMT
Mandhana scored 105 off 109 balls in the 299-chase, but India collapsed after her dismissal
Wed, 11 Dec 2024 12:55:27 GMT
Gaud and Harpreet also contributed to the 174 chase as MP entered their first SMAT semis since 2010-11
Wed, 11 Dec 2024 09:39:56 GMT
Travis Head and Temba Bavuma among batters and Pat Cummins and Matt Henry among bowlers to have moved up this week
Tue, 10 Dec 2024 13:21:13 GMT
After the surgery in London, Sai Sudharsan put out an Instagram post saying "will be back stronger in no time"
Sat, 14 Dec 2024 06:19:11 GMT
Australia, India and Sri Lanka are also still in the race, with 10 Tests left in this cycle
Tue, 10 Dec 2024 05:55:11 GMT
Bhuvneshwar and Rinku, meanwhile, teamed up with Vipraj Nigam to help UP blaze past Andhra into the final eight
Mon, 09 Dec 2024 13:02:29 GMT
In addition, one demerit point was also added to Siraj and Head's disciplinary records
Mon, 09 Dec 2024 08:01:41 GMT
The secretary's position had been left vacant after Jay Shah took over as the ICC chair from this month
Sun, 08 Dec 2024 13:32:15 GMT
He also defends picking Harshit Rana for the Adelaide game: "Rana didn't do anything wrong in the first Test"
Sun, 08 Dec 2024 13:30:42 GMT
The duo helped Bangladesh defend 198 as India went down by 59 runs in Dubai
Sun, 08 Dec 2024 10:28:01 GMT
The India fast bowler has not played for India since November last year
Sun, 08 Dec 2024 09:35:46 GMT
India could add only 47 to their overnight score as Australia finished things off in under four overs with the bat
Sun, 08 Dec 2024 08:12:14 GMT
India fast bowler contradicts Australian batters comments from press conference
Thu, 12 Dec 2024 09:04:00 GMT
Voll continued her stunning rise in the international arena while Perry produced a vintage knock
Sun, 08 Dec 2024 07:35:46 GMT
The five teams have 19 slots to fill, and have 120 players to choose from on December 15 in Bengaluru
Sat, 07 Dec 2024 17:42:31 GMT
Head's innings of 140 was scored at a strike-rate of 99.29 and flattened India by the time they came out to bat in the final session
Sat, 07 Dec 2024 13:49:41 GMT
The Australia batter said there had been 'no confrontation' in the lead-up to the moment
Sat, 07 Dec 2024 03:43:42 GMT
Starc's career-best figures of 6 for 48 saw India fold for 180 before the batters kept Bumrah and Co at bay
Fri, 06 Dec 2024 07:50:22 GMT
Bengal, Chandigarh, Andhra, UP, Baroda, Delhi, MP, Saurashtra, Mumbai and Vidarbha made it to the knockouts
Fri, 06 Dec 2024 09:27:22 GMT
ESPNcricinfo understands the proposal emerged on Thursday after meetings between the new ICC chair Jay Shah and PCB chair Mohsin Naqvi
Thu, 05 Dec 2024 11:23:57 GMT
India captain was all praise for Washington Sundar but he also said he sees Ashwin and Jadeja "playing a huge role in the rest of the series"
Thu, 05 Dec 2024 09:16:12 GMT
Rookie legspinner Mishra, Renuka help India salvage positives in big defeat
Thu, 05 Dec 2024 07:44:25 GMT
India are 1-0 up, but their playing XI has more more changes than Australia's, who will field Boland instead of the injured Hazlewood
Wed, 04 Dec 2024 13:04:26 GMT
Marco Jansen is the big gainer this week, rising in both the Test bowlers' and allrounders' tables after his Durban starrer
Wed, 04 Dec 2024 12:57:40 GMT
Greg Barclay hopes Jay Shah brings "India into the international fold even more" but without making cricket "under the yoke of India"
Wed, 04 Dec 2024 10:25:23 GMT
"Quicks will get a bit out of it, spinners will be able to get height and bounce, but also important for us to get some partnerships in," says the curator about the pitch
Thu, 05 Dec 2024 05:26:10 GMT
Shivam Dube, Shardul Thakur and Suryakumar Yadav play big roles in Mumbai's win over Services
Tue, 03 Dec 2024 18:07:47 GMT
It is yet to be decided whether such provisions are for the next three years or until the end of the current rights cycle in 2031
Mon, 02 Dec 2024 12:42:21 GMT
There could be significant ramifications for an ageing side if the Adelaide Test doesn't go well
Mon, 02 Dec 2024 12:36:16 GMT
Finalising the playing XI for the second Test will be on Gambhir's agenda once he is back with the touring party
Mon, 02 Dec 2024 06:54:56 GMT
Baroda felt Hardik's absence while Naman Dhir continued to impress in the fifth round of SMAT 2024
Wed, 04 Dec 2024 15:45:17 GMT
No team is assured of a place in the top two yet, with 15 Tests to go in this World Test Championship cycle
Sun, 01 Dec 2024 15:04:04 GMT
"I think that with the pink ball, it's better to bowl back of length. Because pitching it up, there's not a lot of swing"
Sun, 01 Dec 2024 12:46:45 GMT
Rohit Sharma slotted in at No. 4, while, from the other side, Sam Konstas impressed with a century at the top for PM's XI
Sun, 01 Dec 2024 10:41:17 GMT
At 36, he is the youngest ICC chair and he was elected unopposed in August
Sun, 01 Dec 2024 08:03:45 GMT
It is expected that Shreyas Iyer will, however, continue to lead the side
Mon, 02 Dec 2024 10:13:55 GMT
PCB chairman Mohsin Naqvi stressed once again that "whatever happens must be on the basis of equality"
Sat, 30 Nov 2024 08:23:47 GMT
The first day was washed out in Canberra
Fri, 29 Nov 2024 17:03:47 GMT
It was decided at the ICC Board meeting to give the PCB and BCCI more time to find a solution
Fri, 29 Nov 2024 08:23:22 GMT
"Whether it's a pink ball or a red ball, the difference is really in the mind," batting coach Nayar says
Fri, 29 Nov 2024 13:13:40 GMT
Each of the five franchises have a total budget of INR 15 crore, up from INR 13.5 crore last year, to build their squads
Thu, 28 Nov 2024 15:39:08 GMT
Pujara also says that Washington should continue as the lone spinner ahead of Ashwin and Jadeja
Thu, 28 Nov 2024 14:32:12 GMT
"I feel I still have 3-4 years of cricket left in me, but I wanted to go out on a high, when I was at peak fitness and performing well"
Thu, 28 Nov 2024 12:30:47 GMT
The chances of a hybrid model were reduced on Thursday after a PCB official told ESPNcricinfo they had informed the ICC once again that it was off the table
Thu, 28 Nov 2024 03:06:35 GMT
PCB chairman Mohsin Naqvi says any decision on hosting should be made "on the basis of equality"
Wed, 27 Nov 2024 16:56:57 GMT
Chetry is yet to make her ODI debut but has played four T20Is
Wed, 27 Nov 2024 09:42:26 GMT
Bumrah went past Rabada and Hazlewood on the list following his superb performance in the Perth Test
Wed, 27 Nov 2024 06:44:00 GMT
ESPNcricinfo has learnt that India's head coach will be back with the team before the Adelaide Test on December 6
Tue, 26 Nov 2024 12:12:46 GMT
The PCB chairman remains steadfast about hosting the entire tournament in Pakistan
Tue, 26 Nov 2024 06:03:11 GMT
Travis Head made a positive 89 but the home side's hopes were forlorn from the start and it was over shortly after tea
Mon, 25 Nov 2024 18:12:36 GMT
Indian allrounders Krunal Pandya and Nitish Rana were sought after by RCB and RR
Mon, 25 Nov 2024 17:49:54 GMT
He had clattered a 58-ball century against Australia Under-19 in a four-day game less than two months ago
Mon, 25 Nov 2024 17:39:12 GMT
Who are the big-ticket players to find no bidders at the two-day IPL auction?
Mon, 25 Nov 2024 15:34:15 GMT
Uttar Pradesh breezed past Himachal Pradesh's total of 100 in just 13.3 overs
Mon, 25 Nov 2024 15:17:00 GMT
The six-sixes-in-an-over at the Delhi Premier League put him in the headlines, but he has been scoring big and quick runs for a while now
Mon, 25 Nov 2024 12:26:11 GMT
"Probably his best Test innings because he left the ball well," Bumrah said of Jaiswal
Sun, 24 Nov 2024 17:43:16 GMT
Arshdeep Singh was the first player sold at the mega auction, also to PBKS for INR 18 crore
Sun, 24 Nov 2024 17:17:33 GMT
"If given the responsibility, I would be more than happy to take it on," Venkatesh says about the KKR captaincy
Sun, 24 Nov 2024 16:04:34 GMT
"We spent a bit of money, but what we're trying to do is rebuild this franchise basically from the ground up," Ponting says on spending big on Chahal and Arshdeep
Sun, 24 Nov 2024 10:24:38 GMT
India's quicks made three late inroads in a dramatic conclusion to third day to put them on track for a huge victory
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