The 2024 Pakistan Super League began in mid-February with Islamabad United beating Lahore Qalandars by 8 wickets but now comes to a conclusion with Multan Sultans taking on Islamabad United on Monday evening in the final. The Sultans won the Qualifier by 7 wickets with Islamabad winning both Eliminators to reach the final. Read on as we preview this clash. The game begins at 21:00 local time on March 18th at the National Stadium, Karachi.
Multan Sultans have had an excellent 2024 PSL so far and come into this match in strong form but they were beaten in their last head to head with Islamabad United. We expect the Sultans to be super-focused in this final and to emerge with the trophy.
Islamabad United have enjoyed two comfortable wins in the Eliminator fixtures and although this is likely to be the toughest contest of the three games, they will not be short of self-belief. They will need the likes of Martin Guptill and Imad Wasim to play at their best once more to give themselves a real chance.
TV channels: The 2024 PSL will be shown on Sky Cricket.
Live Streaming: The fixture will be live-streamed on FanCode and SkyGo.
With two of the three knockout games won by the team chasing, we predict that both captains will decide to field first if they win the toss ahead of this final.
Three of the last four innings have seen scores of 174+ at this venue and we expect to see a hard pitch with plenty of bounce and pace. Whoever bats first will be targeting 190-195.
Although there will be some cloud around at the start of the game, it will give way to clear skies on Monday night. The temperature will drop from 28 to 24 degrees across the match.
Read on for team previews, betting tips, latest odds, and match prediction for Multan Sultans vs Islamabad United, Final PSL 2024
Ahead of their Qualifier against Peshawar Zalmi, Multan Sultans brought Khushdil Shah in for Tayyab Tahir but Shah was very expensive so we expect Tahir to return for this final. With four full days rest ahead of this match, no other changes are predicted ahead of the game.
Multan Sultans have won their last two games by 7 wickets and 79 runs and are playing at a very high level.
Yasir Khan, Mohammad Rizwan (c) (wk), Usman Khan, Johnson Charles, Iftikhar Ahmed, Khushdil Shah, Chris Jordan, David Willey, Usama Mir, Abbas Afridi, Mohammad Ali
Although the games have been coming thick and fast for Islamabad United during the play-off stage, with no injuries in the squad we are expecting to see captain Shadab Khan announce an unchanged side once more at the toss on Monday in Karachi!
Islamabad United have come on a strong run of form to reach the final and are targeting their fifth successive victory.
Martin Guptill, Alex Hales, Agha Salman, Shadab Khan (c), Azam Khan (wk), Faheem Ashraf, Haider Ali, Imad Wasim, Naseem Shah, Hunain Shah, Obed McCoy
Both teams have beaten the other so far in this year’s tournament with the Sultans coming out on top last month in Match 5 before Islamabad won by 3 wickets in Match 27 on March 10th.
| Matches Played | MUL Won | ISL Won | Tie | No Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 15 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Last 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
With only three points separating the teams at the end of the group stage, the sides are clearly well matched. However, Multan Sultans have won the big moments in more matches and we have them as the top team.
This PSL has been another brilliant exhibition of cricket in Pakistan and these two teams fully deserve to contest the final on Monday evening. Islamabad United looked unlikely to get this far only ten days ago but a late burst of top form means they are now only one win away from lifting the trophy. However, Multan Sultans have been the leading side for nearly the entire competition with strong batting and bowling. We are backing them to win this final.