2024 Pakistan Super League final explained

The 2024 Pakistan Super League final was a Twenty20 cricket match played between Multan Sultans and Islamabad United to decide the champion of the 2024 season of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) on 18 March 2024 at the National Stadium in Karachi, Pakistan.^[1]

Route to the Final

Group Stage

In the group stage, Multan Sultans finished at the top of the table having 14 points with seven wins and three defeats.^{[2] [3]} While, Islamabad United were placed third with five wins, four defeats and one no result.^[4]

Playoffs

In the qualifier on 14 March 2024, Multan Sultans defeated Peshawar Zalmi by seven wickets to reach into its fourth consecutive PSL final.^[5]

In the first eliminator of the PSL playoffs on 15 March 2024, Islamabad United beat Quetta Gladiators by 39 runs and progressed into the second eliminator.^[6]

In the second eliminator on 16 March 2024, Islamabad United defeated Peshawar Zalmi by five-wickets to reach their third PSL final.^{[7] [8]}

Match officials

• On-field Umpires: Chris Gaffaney and Richard Illingworth
• TV umpire: Ahsan Raza
• Reserve umpire: Asif Yaqoob
• Match referee: Roshan Mahanama^[9]

Match

Scorecard

Toss: Multan Sultans won the toss and elected to bat.^[10]

|colspan="4"| Extras 10 (b 2, lb 3, nb 2, wd 3)
Total 159/9 (20 overs)| 15| 6| 7.95 RR

Fall of wickets: 1-8 (Yasir Khan, 1.3 ov), 2-14 (David Willey, 1.6 ov), 3-67 (Mohammad Rizwan, 9.5 ov), 4-85 (Johnson Charles, 11.4 ov), 5-114 (Usman Khan, 15.1 ov), 6-120 (Usama Mir, 15.3 ov), 7-126 (Khushdil Shah, 16.2 ov), 8-126 (Chris Jordan, 16.3 ov), 9-127 (Abbas Afridi, 16.6 ov)

Target: 160 runs from 20 overs at 8.00 RR

|colspan="4"| Extras 6 (lb 3, wd 3)
Total 163/8 (20 overs)| 20| 5| 8.15 RR

Fall of wickets: 1-26 (Colin Munro, 3.1 ov), 2-46 (Agha Salman, 5.6 ov), 3-55 (Shadab Khan, 8.1 ov), 4-102 (Martin Guptill, 12.5 ov), 5-121 (Azam Khan, 15.3 ov), 6-128 (Haider Ali, 16.2 ov), 7-129 (Faheem Ashraf, 17.1 ov), 8-159 (Naseem Shah, 19.5 ov)

Result: Islamabad United won by 2 wickets

Notes and References

1. Web site: PSL 2024 fixtures: Full Pakistan Super League schedule and match list . www.thecricketer.com . The Cricketer . en.
2. News: Ali . Mir Shabbar . HBL PSL 2024: Sultans eye first win against Zalmi in high-stakes qualifier . DAWN . 14 March 2024 . en.
3. News: Multan face Peshawar in Qualifier 1 as PSL 2024 enters decisive stage . Arab News . 14 March 2024 . en.
4. News: Hand . Kevin . Islamabad trounce Quetta to set up Saturday showdown with Peshawar at PSL 9 . Al Jazeera . 15 March 2024 . en.
5. News: Multan beats Peshawar by 7 wickets to reach fourth straight PSL final . AP News . 14 March 2024 . en.
6. News: Islamabad United eliminates Quetta Gladiators in Pakistan Super League playoff . AP News . 15 March 2024 . en.
7. News: HBL PSL 2024: Imad, Haider power Islamabad United into final . DAWN . 17 March 2024 . en.
8. News: Wasim and Ali send Islamabad to Pakistan Super League final with 5-wicket win over Peshawar . AP News . 16 March 2024 . en.
9. Web site: Ahsan, Gaffaney and Illingworth to officiate the final of HBL PSL 9 as match officials for playoffs and final announced . www.pcb.com.pk . 10 January 2014.
10. Web site: 2024-03-18 . Final (N), Karachi, March 18, 2024, Pakistan Super League . 2024-03-18 . ESPNcricinfo . en.