Multan Sultans vs Islamabad United: Playing XIs for PSL 9 Final confirmed

Multan Sultans have won the toss and elected to bat first in the Pakistan Super League (PSL) season nine final against Islamabad United at Karachi's National Bank Cricket Stadium.

Sultans have made no changes from Qualifier 1 where they defeated Peshawar Zalmi. Meanwhile, Islamabad United have made two chances - Alex Hales and Obed McCoy are out while Colin Munro and Tymal Mills come in.

Islamabad United: Colin Munro, Martin Guptill, Salman Ali Agha, Shadab Khan (c), Azam Khan (wk), Haider Ali, Imad Wasim, Faheem Ashraf, Naseem Shah, Hunain Shah, Tymal Mills

Multan Sultans: Mohammad Rizwan (c & wk), Yasir Khan, Usman Khan, Johnson Charles, Iftikhar Ahmed, Khushdil Shah, Chris Jordan, David Willey, Usama Mir, Mohammad Ali, Abbas Afridi

Sultans are playing after a gap of four days but Rizwan is confident it will not affect the side.

"Sometimes rest is good, sometimes it isn't. We will play the same brand of cricket that we have played in the last 11 games.

"Islamabad is a strong team but we'll look to execute our plans and continue in the same way," he added.

Meanwhile, Shadab explained the reason behind the two changes. "We wanted to bowl first regardless of the toss. Tymal Mills has replaced Obed McCoy at the last minute. Obed wasn't 100% and had a niggle before the game.

It must be noted Sultans are playing the final for a fourth consecutive year while United take the field in their first final since 2018.

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