Squads –
MUL –
Mohammad Rizwan (c), Hammad Azam, Imran Tahir, Imran Khan Snr, Johnson Charles, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Umar, Obed McCoy, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Rilee Rossouw, Shahnawaz Dhani, Shan Masood, Shimron Hetmyer (partially available), Sohaib Maqsood, Sohaibullah, Sohail Khan, Sohail Tanvir, Usman Qadir, Muhammad Waseem
ISL –
Shadab Khan (Captain), Ahmed Saifi Abdullah, Ali Khan, Akif Javed, Asif Ali, Colin Munro, Fawad Ahmed, Faheem Ashraf, Hasan Ali, Hussain Talat, Iftikhar Ahmed, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Mohammad Akhlaq, Musa Khan, Rohail Nazir, Usman Khawaja, Zafar Gohar, Zeeshan Zameer
Team News –
MUL –
– Multan Sultans have been placed at no 2 currently with 5 wins in 9 games. They have almost secured the playoffs spot but will look to win this last league game.
– Mohammad Rizwan and Shan Masood will open the Innings. Rizwan is going through golden patch of form and is 2nd highest scorer in this PSL so far. Shan masood scored a 50 in last 2nd game and was out on duck last game.
– Shoaib Maqsood will bat at 1 down. Maqsood has been in form of his live and has been very consistent this PSL. He scored 60 last game.
– Rilee Rossouw , Johnson Charles and Khushdil Shah will bat in middle. Khushdil haven’t got much chance to bat this PSL but is an excellent hitter of ball and can also bowl some spin.
– Usman Qadir(high chances) and Imran Tahir will lead the spin attack. Both of them are leg spinners.
– Shahnawaz Dhani, Sohail Tanvir, B Muzarabani and Imran Khan will be leading the pace department for Multan.
ISL –
– United have already qualified for the playoffs winning 7 of their 9 games so far and will look to do some changes in their XI to test the bench strength.
– Team can rest Hasan Ali , Colin Munro this game and give chance to Rohail Nazir at the top. Faheem can also play if fit today.
– Colin Munro and Usman Khawaja will open the innings. Munro attacks from word go but is very inconsistent however is scoring 50+ points in every game. Khawaja scored his maiden PSL ton last game in just 56 balls.
– M Akhlaq will bat at 1 down. Nazir is a very talented young player but failed in all games played recently and was dropped last game. Mohammad Akhlaq who replaced Rohail also was out cheaply last 2nd game
– Shadab Khan(if plays) and big hitting Asif Ali will bat in middle order. Asif Ali after some poor start is scoring good.
– Iftikhar Ahmed and Hussain Talat will bat next and both can contribute through bowl. Iftikhar can bowl his off spin when needed.
– Fawad Ahmed and Zafar Gohar will lead the spin attack of United. Fawad and Gohar both were wicketless and very expensive in last game.
– Ali Khan/ Mohammad Wasim, Akif Jayed and Hasan Ali will lead the pace attack of team.
Probable XI –
MUL –
Mohammad Rizwan (c & wk), Shan Masood, Sohaib Maqsood, Rilee Rossouw, Khushdil Shah, Shahnawaz Dhani, B Muzarabani, Imran Tahir, Usman Qadir/Sohail Tanvir, Imran Khan
ISL –
Usman Khawaja, Colin Munro, M Akhlaq, Brandon King, Asif Ali, Hussain Talat, Iftikhar Ahmed, Hasan Ali, Fawad Ahmed, Ali Khan/Mohammad Wasim/Zafar Gohar, Akif Jayed
Pitch Report –
Shield Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Pitch will be balanced and will provide equal help to both Batsman and bowlers.
Average Score: 157
Team Blueprint –
WK –
M Rizwan ( Open + wk, RHB, red hot form, 444 runs this PSL so far , brilliant form, Must have)
R Gurbaz(Open, RHB, very attacking, SR of 154 in t20s, a bit hit or miss type, Must have)
R Nazir( 1 down, RHB + wk, 400 runs in T20s with a decent SR of 119, can play this game)
M Akhlaq(1 down, 161 t20 runs in 8 innings, SR is good in range of 130s)
BAT –
Rilee Rossouw ( 2/3 down, LHB, 212 runs including a 100* last season, decent run this season)
U Khawaja( Open , LHB, 2600+ t20 runs in 101 matches, very experienced, 105* last game, Must have)
Colin Munro( Open, LHB, 400+ PSL runs with a excellent SR of 140, 48(28b) last game, hit or miss)
Asif Ali( Middle order, RHB, 3400+ runs at a SR of 147 in t20s, was in poor form last CPL , 43(14b) last game )
Shan Masood( LHB, open, 283 runs last season, experienced but plays a bit slow, 73 last 2nd game )
Shoaib Maqsood ( 1 down, RHB, very attacking batsman, scored 100 in National T20 2020, 292 runs in 9 games this PSL, Must have)
J Charles( 2 down, RHB, very experienced t20 player with 4300+ runs, hit or miss, must if opens)
Khushdil Shah( Middle order , LHB, very attacking, fastest century in National T20 recently, can also bowl, Must GL pick )
Brandon King( 1/2 down, RHB, very aggressive windies Batsman, was in good form in 2019 CPL with 400+ runs, 46(22b) last game )
ALL –
Sohail Tanvir( Left arm fast , Can Also bat, very experienced, 398 t20 Wickets, was very expensive with ball in all games played + just 1 Wicket this PSL)
Shadab Khan( 2 down + leg spin, 263 runs + 8 Wickets in last PSL, failed with both bat and bowl this PSL so far, was rested last game )
H Talat( 3/4 down, 550+ PSL carrer runs in 28 games, 2 Wickets with the ball last game)
Iftikhar Ahmed( Middle order + off spin, 286 runs in 30 games of PSL, 49(37b), 71(39b) last 2 games batted, experienced)
BOWL –
Imran Tahir( leggie, very experienced, 11 Wickets last PSL, 4 Wickets in last 2 games, Must have )
Hasan Ali( Medium pacer, hit the deck, red hot form , 1w last game, 12 Wickets in 9 games this PSL)
Fawad Ahmed ( Leg spinner from Australia, Wicket taking option, very experienced with over 130+ t20 Wickets at an eco of just 6.8 )
Ali Khan( Right Arm Fast medium, Hit the deck bowler, 39 t20 Wickets)
Sohail Khan( Right Arm fast medium, 7 Wickets last season, 133 t20 Wickets, bowls in powerplay)
Usman Qadir( Leggie, 4 Wickets against Zim in 3 games last series, 2 Wickets this PSL so far, not played last 3-4 games)
S Dhani( Right Arm fast, bowls upto 145ks, 18 Wickets in 8 games played so far this psl, 4 Wicket haul last game, excellent option at 8.5)
Akif Jayed( left arm medium fast, 21 t20 Wickets in 22 games, 3w last game played, very good GL pick)
M Wasim ( Right Arm medium fast, 7 Wickets this PSL in 8 games, was rested last game)
B Muzarabani ( Right Arm Fast, Zimbabwe pacer, 25 t20 Wickets, 4 Wickets in last 3 games this PSL)
C/VC –
MUL –
Mohammad Rizwan
Shoaib Maqsood
S Dhani
ISL –
Colin Munro
Usman Khawaja
Hasan Ali