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
KAR –
Imad Wasim (c), Abbas Afridi, Amir Yamin, Arshad Iqbal, Babar Azam, Chadwick Walton, Danish Aziz, Martin Guptill, Mohammad Amir, Mohammad Ilyas, Mohammad Haris, Thisara Perera, Najeebullah Zadran, Noor Ahmed, Qasim Akram, Sharjeel Khan, Waqas Maqsood, Zeeshan Malik
Team News –
MUL –
– Multan Sultans have been performing very poor this season with just a win in their 5 games. Their Batting however looks very strong with the addition of Gurbaz and Shimron Hetmyer along with the in form Mohammad Rizwan.
– Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Mohammad Rizwan will open the Innings. Rizwan is going through golden patch of form and is also leading scorer in this PSL so far. Gurbaz attacks from word go and can score big runs if gets 10-20 balls to play.
– Shimron Hetmyer will bat at 1 down. Hetmyer is a known hitter of the ball and will look to make most of the limited games he is available to play.
– Rilee Russouw, Shoaib Maqsood 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 and Imran Tahir will lead the spin attack. Both of them are leg spinners and will be extremely important in UAE pitches.
– Shahnawaz Dhani, Sohail Tanvir and Sohail Khan/Imran Khan will be leading the pace department for Multan.
KAR –
– Karachi Kings are placed 2nd in the points table with 3 wins in 5 games and are a very strong team. They have roped in Martin Guptill and Thisara Perera for their UAE leg.
– Sharjeel Khan and Babar Azam will open the innings. Babar no doubt is world’s best T20 Batsman while his partner Sharjeel is an attacking lad but is very inconsistent, however is looking in great form here being the 2nd Highest scorer of team so far.
– Martin Guptill will bat 1 down. Guptill will be very important for the team due to his high experience and attacking nature. He is a regular opener but can bat at 1 down here.
– Chadwick Walton will bat next and will be the wicket keeper for the team.
– Thisara Perera, Danish Aziz and Imad Wasim will bat in middle and all three can contribute through both bat and bowl.
– Imad Wasim and Noor Ahmed the Renegades pair will contribute through their spin bowling.
– Mohammad Amir, Waqas Maqsood/Abbas Afridi and Arshad Iqbal will be the pace attack of Karachi. Thisara Perera will assist them.
Probable XI –
MUL –
Mohd Rizwan (c & wk), Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Shimron Hetmyer, Rilee Rossouw, Sohaib Maqsood, Khushdil Shah, Sohail Tanvir, Shahnawaz Dhani, Imran Tahir, Usman Qadir, Sohail Khan/Imran Khan
KAR –
Sharjeel Khan, Babar Azam, Martin Guptill, Danish Aziz, Chadwick Walton (wk), Thisara Perera, Imad Wasim, Mohammad Amir, Arshad Iqbal, Waqas Maqsood/Abbas Afridi,Noor Ahmed
Pitch Report –
Shield Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Pitch will be balanced and will provide equal help to both Batsman and bowlers.
Average Score: 157
H2H –
Played : 06
KAR Won : 05
MUL Won : 01
Team Blueprint –
WK –
M Rizwan ( Open + wk, RHB, red hot form, 71, 41, 76, 43, 66 in 5 games this PSL, Must have)
R Gurbaz(Open, RHB, very attacking, SR of 154 in t20s, a bit hit or miss type, Must have)
C Walton( Middle order + wk, experienced with 3000+ runs however going through poor form, haven’t played any game still now this PSL)
BAT –
Babar Azam ( Open, #1 t20 batsman in world cricket, 62, 90, 77 runs in 3 of 4 last games, Must have, C/VC )
Rilee Rossouw ( 2 down, LHB, 212 runs including a 100* last season, just 50 runs in 5 games this PSL, Still a Must have pick)
Martin Guptill ( Open/1 down, RHB, 2nd highest world t20 scorer, very experienced, Must have)
Shan Masood( LHB, 1 down, 283 runs last season, experienced but plays a bit slow )
Shimron Hetmyer ( 1/2 down, LHB, very attacking batsman, attacking 53 of 25 balls this IPL against RCB, 1669 t20 carrer runs, Must have)
S Khan( Open, LHB, very attacking, hit or miss, SR of 138 in t20s, 100, 27, 64, 0 last 4 games, Must have )
Najib Zadran( Middle order, LHB, very attacking batsman with a SR of 140 in t20s, 72* against Zim recently on the same Ground)
Shoaib Maqsood ( 2 down, RHB, very attacking batsman, scored 100 in National T20 2020, 135 runs in 5 games this PSL)
J Charles( Open, RHB, very experienced t20 player with 4300 runs, hit or miss, most likely will not play)
Zeeshan Malik ( 1 down, around 320 runs in National T20 2020, Must pick if playing)
Danish Aziz( 2/3 down + Slow left arm spin, 455 t20 runs + 8 Wickets in t20s , 22,15 in last series against Zim)
Khushdil Shah( Middle order , LHB, very attacking, fastest century in National T20 recently, can also bowl, Must GL pick )
ALL –
Imad Wasim ( Slow left arm + attacking lower order Batsman, very experienced with 181 t20 Wickets, 10 Wickets in BBL 2020)
Thisara Perera ( Middle/lower middle order + Right Arm medium, very highly experienced t20 player, 3699 runs + 243 Wickets in t20 cricket, 332 runs in 6 games including 4 50s in recent List A matches)
Sohail Tanvir( Left arm fast , Can Also bat, very experienced, 397 t20 Wickets, was very expensive with ball in both games played + Wicketless this PSL)
Aamer Yamin ( Bowling Allrounder, RHB + Right arm Medium pacer, have played a lot of domestic Cricket for Pakistan, 68 Wickets + 750 t20 runs, Must even in SL)
BOWL –
Imran Tahir( leggie, very experienced, 11 Wickets last PSL, Must have if plays )
M Amir( Left arm fast, huge t20 experience with 217 Wickets, 10 Wickets including a 5-fer in LPL2020, 5w this PSL so far )
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, Must have )
Mohammad Illyas( Medium pacer, 17 t20 Wickets, economy slightly high but a Wicket taking option)
W Maqsood ( Left arm fast medium, 49 t20 Wickets with 6 in 4 National T20 2020 , 5 Wickets thos PSL so far )
Arshad Iqbal ( Medium pacer, 30 t20 Wickets, eco just over 7, 6 Wickets this PSL so far, very talented pacer, Must have )
S Dhani( Right Arm fast, bowls upto 145ks, 9 Wickets in 4 games played so far, excellent option at 8.5)
Noor Ahmed (Left arm wrist spinner, 21 Wickets in 21 t20s so far, wicket taking option to have )
B Muzarabani ( Right Arm Fast, Zimbabwe pacer, 25 t20 Wickets, 2 Wickets in recent series against Pakistan)
C/VC –
MUL –
Mohammad Rizwan
Shimron Hetmyer
R Gurbaz (GL)
KAR –
Babar Azam
Martin Guptill
Imad Wasim