# 2024 Pakistan Super League final

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.

## Route to the Final

League progression :
| Team | Group matches | Group matches | Group matches | Group matches | Group matches | Group matches | Group matches | Group matches | Group matches | Group matches | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Q1/E | Q2 | F |
| Islamabad United | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | W | W | W |
| Multan Sultans | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | W | | L |
| Win | Loss | No result |
* Note: The total points at the end of each group match are listed.
* Note: Click on the points (group matches) or W/L (playoffs) to see the match summary.

### Group Stage

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

### Playoffs

In the qualifier on 14 March 2024, Multan Sultans defeated Peshawar Zalmi by seven wickets to reach into its fourth consecutive PSL final.
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.
In the second eliminator on 16 March 2024, Islamabad United defeated Peshawar Zalmi by five-wickets to reach their third PSL final.

## Match officials

* On-field Umpires: Chris Gaffaney and Richard Illingworth
* TV umpire: Ahsan Raza
* Reserve umpire: Asif Yaqoob
* Match referee: Roshan Mahanama

## Match

* Match 34 18 March 2024 21:00 (N) Scorecard
| Multan Sultans 159/9 (20 overs) | v | Islamabad United 163/8 (20 overs) |
| Usman Khan 57 (40) Imad Wasim 5/23 (4 overs) | | Martin Guptill 50 (32) Iftikhar Ahmed 2/19 (3 overs) |
* Islamabad United won by 2 wickets National Stadium, Karachi Umpires: Chris Gaffaney (NZ) and Richard Illingworth (Eng) Player of the match: Imad Wasim (Islamabad United)
* Multan Sultans won the toss and elected to bat.
* By winning in the final, Islamabad United became the most successful team in PSL history.

### Scorecard

Toss: Multan Sultans won the toss and elected to bat.
Multan Sultans innings :
| Player | Status | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | Strike rate |
| Yasir Khan | c Mills b Imad | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Mohammad Rizwan | c Guptill b Shadab | 26 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 100.00 |
| David Willey | b Imad | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 200.00 |
| Usman Khan | c sub (Cox) b Shadab | 57 | 40 | 7 | 1 | 142.50 |
| Johnson Charles | c Naseem b Imad | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 66.66 |
| Khushdil Shah | c Guptill b Imad | 11 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 84.61 |
| Usama Mir | c Hunain b Shadab | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 300.00 |
| Iftikhar Ahmed | not out | 32 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 160.00 |
| Chris Jordan | c †Azam b Imad | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Abbas Afridi | run out (Shadab/†Azam) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Mohammad Ali | not out | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Extras 10 (b 2, lb 3, nb 2, wd 3) Total 159/9 (20 overs) | Extras 10 (b 2, lb 3, nb 2, wd 3) Total 159/9 (20 overs) | Extras 10 (b 2, lb 3, nb 2, wd 3) Total 159/9 (20 overs) | 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)
Islamabad United bowling :
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Econ | Wides | NBs |
| Naseem Shah | 4 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 6.25 | 1 | 2 |
| Imad Wasim | 4 | 0 | 23 | 5 | 5.75 | 0 | 0 |
| Hunain Shah | 1 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 17.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Faheem Ashraf | 3 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 11.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Tymal Mills | 4 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 6.00 | 1 | 0 |
| Shadab Khan | 4 | 0 | 32 | 3 | 8.00 | 2 | 0 |
Target: 160 runs from 20 overs at 8.00 RR
Islamabad United innings :
| Player | Status | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | Strike rate |
| Martin Guptill | run out (Iftikhar/†Rizwan) | 50 | 32 | 4 | 3 | 156.25 |
| Colin Munro | c Iftikhar b Khushdil | 17 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 130.76 |
| Salman Ali Agha | c & b Khushdil | 10 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 90.90 |
| Shadab Khan | b Iftikhar | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Azam Khan | c †Rizwan b Mir | 30 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 136.36 |
| Imad Wasim | not out | 19 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 111.76 |
| Haider Ali | c †Rizwan b Willey | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Faheem Ashraf | c & b Iftikhar | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 |
| Naseem Shah | c †Rizwan b M. Ali | 17 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 188.88 |
| Hunain Shah | not out | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 400.00 |
| Tymal Mills | did not bat | | | | | |
| Extras 6 (lb 3, wd 3) Total 163/8 (20 overs) | Extras 6 (lb 3, wd 3) Total 163/8 (20 overs) | Extras 6 (lb 3, wd 3) Total 163/8 (20 overs) | 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)
Multan Sultans bowling :
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Econ | Wides | NBs |
| David Willey | 2 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 7.50 | 0 | 0 |
| Khushdil Shah | 4 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 5.25 | 1 | 0 |
| Mohammad Ali | 4 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 8.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Iftikhar Ahmed | 3 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 6.33 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Jordan | 3 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 9.33 | 0 | 0 |
| Usama Mir | 3 | 0 | 36 | 1 | 12.00 | 1 | 0 |
| Abbas Afridi | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9.00 | 0 | 0 |
Result: Islamabad United won by 2 wickets