Recent: ... 0 W1 | 6 4 W 1 0 0 | 0 2 0 W
Overs: 19.4
So the Multan Sultans make it four in four, and unsurprisingly, are way, way ahead of everyone in the points table. That's all we have for you for today, and until tomorrow, on behalf of us, ta ta!!
Mohammad Rizwan | Winning captain: We just try to work hard and the most important thing is for the team to gel well, which the coach and the management are doing. Fielding placements are things that help you in crunch matches. I believe when the team is together, everything goes well for them.
Shadab Khan | Losing captain: Our last five overs in the death while bowling weren't good. We have bowlers who bowl well usually under pressure. Last year as well we had batting depth and we like to go hard. We could score 100 on some days and 200 as well. It helps to have these many all-rounders. I batted well, but it would have been better if we would have won.
Tim David | MoM: It's nice when you take the game on and it comes off like that. To have done it (defending) twice in a row is really pleasing. The boys have been playing really well at the top, so haven't had much of an opportunity like today. It is always a happy change room when you win four in four. We have been having a good time and hopefully it continues.
Imran Tahir: As the senior spinner I had to bowl from this end, but I am really happy for Khushdil. Rizwan is very easy going. We respect him as captain and we follow his orders. He gives you the field you want, which is the best thing for a bowler. He gives his opinion as well, which is always nice as a senior player. We are going to get a lot of confidence out of this. We have been lucky as a group, we work hard and enjoy each others' success. We just need to carry on and enjoy whatever we do on the field.
Imran Tahir: As the senior spinner I had to bowl from this end, but I am really happy for Khushdil. Rizwan is very easy going. We respect him as captain and we follow his orders. He gives you the field you want, which is the best thing for a bowler. He gives his opinion as well, which is always nice as a senior player. We are going to get a lot of confidence out of this. We have been lucky as a group, we work hard and enjoy each others' success. We just need to carry on and enjoy whatever we do on the field.
23:14 Local Time, 18:14 GMT, 23:44 IST: A brave fight, but alas, 218 was a little too far. Islamabad's batsmen came out swinging, and all of them kept the momentum going. Hales and Stirling started it off, Gurbaz continued, and Asif Ali tonked a few later on. But the real scare came from Shadab Khan, who was in some serious hitting touch, and through his 42-ball 91, kept the chase alive despite continuously losing partners at the other end. The Sultans didn't make life easy for themselves though, dropping as many as four catches, but thanks to their death batting that saw 107 runs coming off the last six overs, had the cushion to afford these lapses. Stick around, we'll get you the presentations ..
23:14 Local Time, 18:14 GMT, 23:44 IST: A brave fight, but alas, 218 was a little too far. Islamabad's batsmen came out swinging, and all of them kept the momentum going. Hales and Stirling started it off, Gurbaz continued, and Asif Ali tonked a few later on. But the real scare came from Shadab Khan, who was in some serious hitting touch, and through his 42-ball 91, kept the chase alive despite continuously losing partners at the other end. The Sultans didn't make life easy for themselves though, dropping as many as four catches, but thanks to their death batting that saw 107 runs coming off the last six overs, had the cushion to afford these lapses. Stick around, we'll get you the presentations ..
19.4
Willey to Mohammad Wasim Jr, out Bowled!! That'll do. Full, straight, a leg-cleared hoick, a miss and the leg-stump is uprooted. Mohammad Wasim Jr b Willey 3(5)
19.4
Willey to Mohammad Wasim Jr, out Bowled!! That'll do. Full, straight, a leg-cleared hoick, a miss and the leg-stump is uprooted. Mohammad Wasim Jr b Willey 3(5)
19.4
Willey to Mohammad Wasim Jr, out Bowled!! That'll do. Full, straight, a leg-cleared hoick, a miss and the leg-stump is uprooted. Mohammad Wasim Jr b Willey 3(5)
Willey to Mohammad Wasim Jr, THATS OUT!! Bowled!!
Willey to Mohammad Wasim Jr, THATS OUT!! Bowled!!
Willey to Mohammad Wasim Jr, THATS OUT!! Bowled!!
19.3
Willey to Mohammad Wasim Jr, no run, skids on off a back of a length, under Wasim's swivelling heave to lob off his thigh pad
Islamabad United
Multan Sultans
