After being put into bat, the United experienced an early hurdle when David Willey dismissed Alex Hales on 8-ball 2. The wicket provided Mohammad Ali the confidence to stump New Zealander Colin Munro on 13-ball 8.

This brought Agha Salaman and Jordan Cox to the wicket.

The Sultans had won four of their last five games, while the United had won the most recent encounter against the host team.

TOSS

During the toss, United captain Shadab Khan acknowledged that it was not the team’s responsibility to control the toss. However, he vowed to field his team with an aggressive approach.

Multan Sultans: Muhammad Rizwan (captain and wicketkeeper), Dawid Malan, Reeza Hendricks, Yasir Khan, Iftikhar Ahmed, Khushdil Shah, David Willey,Usama Mir, Abbas Afridi, Muhammad Ali, Olly Stone

We have opted to field first tonight! 🏏
Our playing XI has one change: Olly Stone replaces Shahnawaz Dahani!#HBLPSL9 | #SultanSupremacy | #MSvIU pic.twitter.com/7lHJetmS1f.

— Multan Sultans (@MultanSultans) February 20, 2024 Islamabad United: Alex Hales, Colin Munro, Salman Ali Agha, Shadab Khan (c), Azam Khan (wk), Jordan Cox, Imad Wasim, Faheem Ashraf, Naseem Shah, Ubaid Shah, Tymal Mills.