KARACHI: Islamabad United won the toss and elected to field first against Multan Sultans in the 40th match of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) 11th National Bank Stadium on Sunday.
Playing XIs
Islamabad United: Devon Conway (week), Sameer Minhas, Mohsin Riaz, Shatab Khan (catch), Mark Chapman, Haider Ali, Faheem Ashraf, Chris Green, Imad Wasim, Mohammad Hasnain and Salman Irshad.
Multan Sultans: Sahibzada Farhan, Steve Smith, Ashton Turner (catch), Shaun Masood, Josh Phillip (week), Arafat Minhas, Mohammad Imran Randhawa, Peter Siddle, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Muhammad Ismail and Faisal Akram.
head-to-head
The two teams have met 19 times in the PSL and three-time champions United have a slight edge in the head-to-head record with 10 wins, while the Sultans have won nine.
Their most recent meeting took place in the ongoing PSL 11, in which the Sultans easily won by five wickets with eight balls to spare.
Matches: 19
Islamabad United: 10
Sultans of Multan: 9
Form Guide
United and Sultans enter the match with similar momentum as both teams have three wins each in their last five matches.
The Sultans are second with 12 points from nine matches and United are close behind with 11 points from as many games.
While both the teams have already qualified for the PSL 11 playoffs, the upcoming match holds a lot of significance as the winner will clinch the top-two spot and set up a qualifying showdown with leaders Peshawar Zalmi.
Sultans of Multan: L, W, W, L, W (Most recent first)
Islamabad United: W, L, W, L, W