Unbeaten Multan Sultans take on dangerous Islamabad United tonight

The HBL Pakistan Super League (PSL) will witness the top of the table clash tonight as Multan Sultans take on Islamabad United in the eighth match of the season seven at the National Stadium in Karachi.

Sultans, led by Mohammad Rizwan, have made a perfect start to the defence of their title, winning all three of their opening games while Islamabad United thrashed Peshawar Zalmi by nine wickets in their first match of the campaign.

Sultans are playing back to back matches and this will be their fourth of the competition tonight while United will play their second.

Two teams have met nine times before and United have managed to register five wins. The fans are expecting a thriller, viewing the style of play both teams have adopted this year.

Multan Sultans

The side have been flawless in terms of stamping their authority on oppositions. The first win against Karachi Kings was one-sided, however, the last two matches have been nail-bitter.

They chased 207 against Lahore Qalandars while they became the first side to win the match after batting first as they claimed a six-run win over Quetta Gladiators last night.

Sultans have played collectively and everyone is playing part in wins. Opener Shan Masood is in sublime touch as he bagged Player of the Match awards from his 83 and 88 respectively. 

Meanwhile, Rizwan was dismissed for a golden duck for the first time in the last 37 innings. The wicketkeeper-batter has two fifties to his name this season.

Veteran Imran Tahir and Englishman David Willer have been the key among Sultans bowlers but they will be hoping from Imran Khan Sr. and Shahnawaz Dahani to step up as they have been below par this season.

Khushdil Shah has been a star for Sultans in all three departments. He has played cameos and also bowled economic spells, his fielding has also been top-notch.

Squad: Mohammad Rizwan, Rilee Rossouw, Sohaib Maqsood, Imran Tahir, Shan Masood, Khushdil Shah, Shahnawaz Dhani, Tim David, Rumman Raees, Asif Afridi, Anwar Ali, Imran Khan Sr., Abbas Afridi, Amir Azmat, Blessing Muzarabani, Ihsanullah, David Willey, Rizwan Hussain, Johnson Charles

Islamabad United

United were all over Peshawar Zalmi in their first match as they chased down a 169-run target for the loss of one wicket and in the 16th over.

The opening duo of Alex Hales and Paul Stirling scored 112 in 58 balls while Rahmanullah Gurbaz also showed promising signs at the one-down position.

Hales remained unbeaten on 82 off 54 while Stirling scored 25-ball 57. Gurbaz ended the chase with 16-ball 27 and the trio cautioned the opposing bowlers what type of threat to expect from them.

Islamabad United: Asif Ali, Hasan Ali, Shadab Khan, Faheem Ashraf, Alex Hales, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Azam Khan, Paul Stirling, Colin Munro, Marchant de Lange, Muhammad Akhlaq, Reece Topley, Danish Aziz, Zafar Gohar, Mubasir Khan, M. Zeeshan, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ather Mehmood, Musa Khan, Zahir Khan, Mohammad Huraira