Islamabad United overcame Multan Sultans in a historic run chase to maintain their second-place standing in the PSL standings. Under the efforts of Shan Masood and Mohammad Rizwan, the Sultans got off to a strong start.
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Sultans scored 205/5 thanks to Tim David’s spectacular innings later in the innings and Shan’s outstanding half-century. Islamabad United’s powerplay saw them lose Alex Hales and Rahmanullah Gurbaz, which was a disastrous start.
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Colin Munro and Shadab Khan counter-punched but United lost back-to-back wickets which hindered their run chase. Islamabad’s pursuit of the objective was aided by the intervention of Faheem Ashraf, who produced a magnificent half-century. In the last over, Faheem chased down 18 to help United win.
| Team | Matches | Won | Lost | N/R | Points | Net Run Rate |
| Lahore Qalandars (Q) | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0.938 |
| Islamabad United (Q) | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 12 | -0.036 |
| Multan Sultans | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0.473 |
| Peshawar Zalmi | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 8 | -0.509 |
| Karachi Kings | 9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0.358 |
| Quetta Gladiators | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 4 | -1.344 |