MATCH NO – 9th MATCH
SERIES – Pakistan Super Leagues – 2024
DATE – 23rd February, 2024
TIME – 07:30 PM IST
VENUE – Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan
INTRODUCTION
Pakistan Super league is one of the most popular T20 leagues in Men’s cricket. In this league many big stars like Kieron pollard, Rashid Khan, Fakhar Zaman, Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan, Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf, Shadab Khan, Imad Wasim, Alex Hales, Colin Munro etc play for many frenchies.
This t20 format started from 2015 by cricket Pakistan Cricket Board, This is a Pakistan professional t20 league and biggest T20 league.
Pakistan Super League 2024 has started from 20th February.9th match of Pakistan Super League league will be played between Multan Sultan & Peshawar Zalmi. Multan team have won 1 trophy of Pakistan Super League whereas Peshawar Zalmi also won 1 trophy of Pakistan Super League.
MATCH PREVIEW
The Fifth match played between Multan Sultan (MS) and Peshawar Zalmi (PSZ) is going to be an exciting contest. Both teams have a strong line-up. In this season Multan Sultan team started this season with a win against Karachi Kings whereas Peshawar Zalmi team started this season with losses of both against Karachi Kings & Quetta Gladiators.
Last time when both teams Multan Sultan and Peshawar Zalmi played between each other Peshawar Zalmi team scored 242 runs and Multan Sultan team chased a record massive total 242 runs and Multan Sultan team won the match by 4 wickets.
Multan Sultan as a home team have the advantage of more experience of this pitch as well. Multan Sultan is a well-balanced team with a blend of experienced and talented players. They have proven themselves in this season and also started with winning the match against Karachi Kings.In the previous match against Karachi kings Multan team scored 185 runs with the help of Dawid Malan & Reeza Hendricks fifties. They have talented & aggressive batsmen like Reeza Hendricka, Dawid Malan, Mohammad Rizwan, Iftikhar Ahemd, David Willey, Mohamamd Shahzad, Johnson Charles. Their bowling department is also well-equipped with bowlers like Abbas Afridi, Chris Jordan, Shahnawaz Dahani, Usama Mir, adding depth and experience to their bowling line-up.
On the other Peshawar Zalmi is a well-balanced team with a blend of experienced and talented players. They have proven themselves in this season almost chased 206 runs but lost the match against Quetta Gladiators.In the previous match against Quetta Gladiators Peshawar Zalmi team scored 190 runs with the help of Babar Azam 68 runs & Saim Ayub scored 42 runs. They have talented & aggressive batsmen like Babar Azam, Saim Ayub, Mohammad Haris, Rovman Powell, Tom Kohler Cadmore & Asif Ali. Their bowling department is also well-equipped with bowlers like Luke Wood, Salman Irshad, Mohmmad Zeeshan, Khurram Shahzad adding depth and experience to their bowling line-up.
Both teams boast of strong batting & bowling attacks, so the battle between the batsmen and bowlers will be crucial in deciding the outcome of the match.
Considering the form and capabilities of both teams, this match has the potential to be a close contest. It will be interesting to see how the teams strategize and adapt to the conditions. Fans can again expect an exciting and competitive match between Multan Sultan and Peshawar Zalmi.
PITCH REPORT
Multan Cricket Stadium is an International cricket stadium located in MUltan, Pakistan. It is owned and operated by the Pakistan Cricket Board. It serves as the home ground for the Multan Sultan team. The stadium is located in third biggest city of Pakistan Multan.First test matches was played between Pakistan & Bangladesh Team in 2001.First ODI match was played on this ground in 2003 between Pakistan men’s team & Bangladesh men’s team.Not any international t20 match played on this ground..
Multan Stadium is one of the most popular & oldest grounds in the cricket world which is operated by the Pakistan Cricket Board. It has a seating capacity of 30000 and has hosted various international mens’ cricket matches, including Test matches and One Day Internationals.
Overall, Multan Cricket Stadium holds a significant place in cricket history & Pakistan Super League history and continues to be a prominent venue for domestic and international cricket matches in Multan.
This pitch has served 10 matches of Pakistan Super League and in 10 matches 7 times the first batting team won the match and 3 times second batting won the match. So toss is an important role for this match and who will win the toss will choose batting first.
Multan Cricket Stadium pitch is balanced for both departments. But this pitch is more favourable for the Batsmen.The last match witnessed the batting first side crossing 144 runs and the second batting team chased the total and won the match by 5 wickets.In 10 matches played 7 times the team scored 170+ runs on board.That’s shown how much this pitch favours for Batsmen.
In the initial overs, the bowling side needs to maintain a tight line and length, aiming to secure early breakthroughs to restrict the opponent to a low score. The role of pacers becomes crucial in the Pakistan conditions.But this pitch is more favourable for batsmen and Due to the small boundaries, we will see many boundaries in this match.Talking about the Par score, the team batting first should aim to score at least 175+ to be considered a competitive total.
GROUND STATS (PSL)
| TOTAL MATCH | 11 |
| AVERAGE SCORE | 175+ |
| BATTING 1ST WON | 07 |
| BATTING 2ND WON | 04 |
| NO RESULT | 00 |
SCORING PATTERN
| BELOW SCORE 150 | 03 |
| BETWEEN 150 TO 169 | 01 |
| BETWEEN 170 TO 189 | 03 |
| ABOVE SCORE 190 | 04 |
BOWLERS STATS ON MULTAN CRICKET STADIUM (PSL)
TOTAL MATCHES PLAYED – 11
PACER WICKETS – 93
SPINNER WICKETS – 33
MS TEAM NEWS, SQUADS, PLAYING 11 & PLAYERS STATS
TEAM NEWS
- Multan Sultan team performed very well in the previous season and won 6 matches out of 10 matches and took second position in the points table.
- Last match played between Multan Sultan & Peshawar Zalmi, Multan Sultan team chased a record 242 runs and won the match by 4 wickets.
- Mohamamd Rizwan has scored 54 runs in this season of Pakistan Super League.
- Reez Hendricks has scored 137 runs with 137+ average in 2 innings in this PSL.
- Mohammad Ali has taken 8 wickets in 3 innings in this PSL season.
- Abbas Afridi has taken 6 wickets in 3 innings in this season of Pakistan Super league.
- Usama Mir has taken 4 wickets in 3 innings in this season of Pakistan Super league.
- David Willey has taken 3 wickets in 3 innings in this season of Pakistan Super league.
- Mohammad Ali has taken 2 wickets, whereas Usama & Abbas Afridi took 1-1 wicket each against Lahore Qalander.
- Both teams played 13 matches and Multan Sultan won 10 matches and lost 3 matches against Peshawar Zalmi.
SQUADS
Batting – Mohammad Rizwan © (wk), Usman Khan, Johnson Charles (wk), Mohamamd Shahzad (wk), Reeza Hendricks, Dawid Malan, Tayyab Tahir, Yasir Khan, Faisal Akram.
Bowling – Abbas Afridi, Chris Jordan, Shahnawaz Dahani, Mohammad Ali, Usama Mir, Aftab ibrahim.
All Rounder – Khusdil Shah, Iftikhar Ahmed, David Willey
POSSIBLE PLAYING 11
Mohammad Rizwan © (wk), Dawid Malan, Reeza Hendricks, Yasir Khan, Iftikhar Ahemd, Khusdil Shah, David Willey, Abbas Afridi, Usama Mir, Shahnawaz Dahani, Mohammad Ali.
PLAYERS RECENT INNINGS
| PLAYERS NAME | RECENT 5 INNINGS |
| Mohammad Rizwan | 82r, 43r, 11r, 21r, 16r. |
| Dawid Malan | 0r, 0r, 52r, 6r, 63r. |
| Reeza Hendircks | 9r, 58r, 79r, 4r, 4r. |
| Yasir Khan | 8r, 8r, 10r, 41r, 39r. |
| Iftikhar Ahmed | 34+0W, 18r, 0W, 23+0W, 69r. |
| Khusdil Shah | 3+0W, 28r, 4r, 13+1W, 21+1W. |
| David WIlley | 25+0W, 1W, 2W, 36+1W, 11+0W. |
| Abbas Afridi | 1W, 3W, 2W, 1W, 0W. |
| Mohammad Ali | 2W, 3W, 3W, 0W, 2W. |
| Usama Mir | 1W, 2W, 1W, 0W, 3W. |
| Shahnawaz Dahani | 0W, 0W, 2W, 3W, 0W. |
PLAYERS STATS ON MULTAN CRICKET STADIUM (PSL)
| PLAYERS NAME | RECORDS ON THIS VENUE |
| Mohammad Rizwan | 8 INNINGS – 465 RUNS. |
| Dawid Malan | 3 INNINGS – 52 RUNS. |
| Reeza Hendircks | 3 INNINGS – 146 RUNS. |
| Yasir Khan | 2 INNINGS – 16 RUNS. |
| Iftikhar Ahmed | 5 INNINGS – 66 RUNS – 1 WICKET. |
| Khusdil Shah | 7 INNINGS – 99 RUNS – 2 WICKETS. |
| David WIlley | 3 INNINGS – 3 WICKETS. |
| Abbas Afridi | 7 INNINGS – 16S WICKETS. |
| Mohammad Ali | 3 INNINGS – 8 WICKETS. |
| Usama Mir | 8 INNINGS – 13 WICKETS. |
| Shahnawaz Dahani | 3 INNINGS – 1 WICKET. |
PLAYERS LAST 5 INNINGS VS PSZ (PSL)
| PLAYERS NAME | LAST 5 INNINGS VS PSZ |
| Mohammad Rizwan | 7r, 66r, 34r, 47r, 30r. |
| Dawid Malan | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Reeza Hendircks | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Yasir Khan | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Iftikhar Ahmed | 50r, 10+1W, 8r, 10r, 7r. |
| Khusdil Shah | 18+0W, 11+3W, 0W, 15r, 6r. |
| David WIlley | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Abbas Afridi | 4W, 2W, 1W, 1W, 27+0W. |
| Mohammad Ali | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Usama Mir | 1W, 3W, 0W, 0W, 0W. |
| Shahnawaz Dahani | 2W, 3W, 0W, 2W. |
PLAYERS OVERALL RECORDS VS PSZ (PSL)
| PLAYERS NAME | TOTAL RUNS/WICKETS VS PSZ |
| Mohammad Rizwan | 13 INNINGS – 393 RUNS. |
| Dawid Malan | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Reeza Hendircks | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Yasir Khan | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Iftikhar Ahmed | 8 INNINGS – 114 RUNS – 1 WICKET. |
| Khusdil Shah | 6 INNINGS – 123 RUNS – 3 WICKETS. |
| David WIlley | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Abbas Afridi | 6 INNINGS – 10 WICKETS. |
| Mohammad Ali | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Usama Mir | 8 INNINGS – 7 WICKETS. |
| Shahnawaz Dahani | 4 INNINGS – 7 WICKETS. |
PSZ TEAM NEWS, SQUADS, PLAYING 11 & PLAYERS STATS
TEAM NEWS
- Peshawar Zalmi team performed very poorly in this season and lost both matches and last position in the points table.
- Last match played between Peshawar Zalmi & Multan Sultan, Peshawar Zalmi team scored 242 runs but failed to defend this massive total and lost the match by 4 wickets.
- Babar Azam has scored 140 runs in 2 innings with a 70+average in this season of Pakistan Super League.
- Rovman Powell has scored 56 runs in 2 innings in this season of Pakistan Super League.
- Luke Wood has taken 3 wickets in 2 innings in this season of Pakistan Super League.
- Salman Irshad has taken 3 wickets in 2 innings in this season of Pakistan Super League.
- In the last match against Karachi Kings Peshawar Zalmi team failed to defend 154 runs and lost the match by 7 wickets.
- Babar Azam scored 72 runs & Rovman Powell scored 39 runs against Karachi Kings.
- Luke Wood has taken 2 wickets, whereas Waqar Salamkheli took 1 wicket against Karachi Kings.
- Both teams played 13 matches and Peshawar Zalmi won 03 matches and lost 10 matches against Multan Sultan.
SQUADS
Batting – Asif Ali, Babar Azam ©, Rovman Powell, Saim Ayub, Mohammad Haris (wk), Tom Kohler Cadmore, Haseebullah Khan(wk)..
Bowling – Khurram Shahzad, Mehran Mutaz, Naveen ul Haq, Salman irshad, Mohammad Zeeshan, Umair Afridi, Arif Yaqoob, Shamar Joseph, Arsad Iqbal.
All Rounder – Dan Mousley, Aamer Jamal, Luke Wood.
POSSIBLE PLAYING 11
Babar Azam ©, Saim Ayub, Mohammad Haris (wk), Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Rovman Powell, Asif Ali, Aamer Jamal, Luke Wood, Mohammad Zeeshan, Salman Irshad, Waqar Salamkheli.
PLAYERS RECENT INNINGS
| PLAYERS NAME | RECENT 5 INNINGS |
| Babar Azam | 72r, 68r, 47r, 47r, 37r. |
| Saim Ayub | 0r, 42r, 10r, 2r, 13r. |
| Mohamamd Haris | 6r, 7r, 16r, 12r, 8r. |
| Tom Kohler-Cadmore | 2r, 18r, 4r, 1r, 19r. |
| Rovman Powell | 39r, 17r, 8r, 21r, 63r. |
| Asif Ali | 23r, 2r, 6r, 0r, 4r. |
| Aamer Jamal | 0W, 0W, 5W, 1W, 0W. |
| Luke Wood | 2W, 1W, 0W, 3W, 0W. |
| Mohammad Zeeshan | 0W, 1W, 0W, 1W, 1W. |
| Salman Irshad | 0W, 3W, 2W, 0W, 2W. |
| Waqar Salamkheli | 1W, 1W, 2W, 1W, 3W. |
PLAYERS STATS ON MULTAN CRICKET STADIUM (PSL)
| PLAYERS NAME | RECORDS ON THIS VENUE |
| Babar Azam | 2 INNINGS – 22 RUNS. |
| Saim Ayub | 1 INNING – 53 RUNS. |
| Mohamamd Haris | 1 INNING – 40 RUNS. |
| Tom Kohler-Cadmore | 1 INNING – 3 RUNS. |
| Rovman Powell | 1 INNING – 23 RUNS. |
| Asif Ali | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Aamer Jamal | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Luke Wood | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Mohammad Zeeshan | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Salman Irshad | 1 INNING – 2 WICKETS. |
| Waqar Salamkheli | NOT PLAYED YET. |
PLAYERS LAST 5 INNINGS VS MS (PSL)
| PLAYERS NAME | LAST 5 INNINGS VS MS |
| Babar Azam | 73r, 9r, 2r, 23r, 85r. |
| Saim Ayub | 58+1W, 53r, 23r. |
| Mohamamd Haris | 35r, 40r. |
| Tom Kohler-Cadmore | 38r, 3r, 53r. |
| Rovman Powell | 2r, 23r, 23r, 4r. |
| Asif Ali | 8r, 9r, 15r, 1r, 25r. |
| Aamer Jamal | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Luke Wood | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Mohammad Zeeshan | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Salman Irshad | 2W, 2W, 0W. |
| Waqar Salamkheli | NOT PLAYED YET. |
PLAYERS OVERALL RECORDS VS MS (PSL)
| PLAYERS NAME | TOTAL RUNS/WICKETS VS MS |
| Babar Azam | 11 INNINGS – 507 RUNS. |
| Saim Ayub | 3 INNINGS – 134 RUNS. |
| Mohamamd Haris | 2 INNINGS – 75 RUNS. |
| Tom Kohler-Cadmore | 3 INNINGS – 94 RUNS. |
| Rovman Powell | 4 INNINGS – 52 RUNS. |
| Asif Ali | 10 INNINGS – 114 RUNS. |
| Aamer Jamal | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Luke Wood | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Mohammad Zeeshan | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Salman Irshad | 3 INNINGS – 4 WICKETS. |
| Waqar Salamkheli | NOT PLAYED YET. |
HEAD TO HEAD RECORDS
TOTAL MATCHES PLAYED – 13
- MS WIN – 10
- PSZ WIN – 03
- NO RESULT – 00
FANTASY TEAM/DREAM 11 TEAM
SMALL LEAGUE(SL-TEAM)
WK BATSMAN – M. Rizwan.
BATSMEN – R. Hendricks, D. Malan, B. Azam, S. Ayub.
ALL-ROUNDERS – R. Powell, K. Shah.
BOWLERS – D. Willey, L. Wood, A. Afridi, M. Ali.
GRAND LEAGUE(GL-TEAM)
WK BATSMAN – M. Rizwan.
BATSMEN – D. Malan, R. Hendricks, B. Azam, S. Ayub.
ALL-ROUNDERS – R. Powell, K. Shah.
BOWLERS – U. Mir, S. Irshad, A. Afridi, M. Ali.
BACK-UPS – M. Haris, T. Kohler Cadmore, I. Ahmed, S. Dahani
CAPTAIN/VICE-CAPTAIN (SL) – B. Azam, M. Rizwan
CAPTAIN/VICE-CAPTAIN (GL) – R. Hendricks, M. Ali.
POSSIBLE OUTCOME –
MULTAN SULTAN MAY BE THE WINNER OF THIS MATCH.
