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
QUE –
Sarfaraz Ahmed (c), Abdul Nasir, Andre Russell , Anwar Ali, Arish Ali Khan, Azam Khan, Cameron Delport, Faf du Plessis, Hassan Khan, Jack Wildermuth, Jake Weatherald, Khurram Shehzad, Mohammad Hasnain, Mohammad Nawaz, Saim Ayub, Usman Khan, Usman Shinwari, Zahid Mahmood, Zahir Khan
Team News –
MUL –
– Multan Sultans have been placed at no 4 currently with 3 wins in 7 games. They need to win atleast 2 of their 3 games to qualify for the playoffs.
– Shimron Hetmyer will not be available for the rest of the PSL due to National duties.
– Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Mohammad Rizwan can open the Innings. Rizwan is going through golden patch of form and is 2nd highest scorer in this PSL so far. Gurbaz attacks from word go and can score big runs if gets 10-20 balls to play.
– Shan Masood can bat at 1 down. Shan Masood opened in last game but now as any 1 of Gurbaz and Charles can play , Masood can bat 1 down.
– Shoaib Maqsood , Rilee Rossouw 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 and will be extremely important in UAE pitches.
– Shahnawaz Dhani, Sohail Tanvir, B Muzarabani and Imran Khan will be leading the pace department for Multan.
QUE –
– Quetta Gladiators after winning the last game now has some decent chance of making it to playoffs by winning their remaining games and depending on the results of other teams as well.
– Saim Ayub/Usman Khan and Jake Weatherald will open the Innings. Usman Khan scored a brilliant 81 in the last game of PSL leg, but struggled to score in next 2 games. Weatherald has been excellent in last 3 games with scores of 44,13 and 48.
– Cameron Delport or Faf du Plessis will bat next. Faf if plays will open and Weatherald will bat 1 down.
– Captain Sarfaraz will bat 2 down. Sarfaraz is in brilliant form this PSL with being the leading scorer of the team. He will also keep the Wickets.
– Young Azam Khan will bat 3 down. Azam has emerged as a attacking talent recently and will be important in that middle order. He scored 33 in last game.
– Mohammad Nawaz and Khurram Shahzad will be the spin options for Quetta. Nawaz can bowl his left arm spin in powerplay. Khurram Shahzad took 3 while Nawaz took 2 Wickets last game.
– Usman Shinwari, Mohammad Hasnain and Zahoor Khan will be the pace attack of Quetta.
Probable XI –
MUL –
Mohd Rizwan (c & wk), Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Shan Masood, Sohaib Maqsood, Rilee Rossouw, Khushdil Shah, Shahnawaz Dhani, B Muzarabani, Imran Tahir, Usman Qadir/Sohail Tanvir, Imran Khan
QUE –
Saim Ayub/Usman Khan, Jake Weatherald, Cameron Delport/Faf Du Plessis, Sarfaraz Ahmed, Azam Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Hassan Khan, Mohammad Hasnain, Usman Shinwari, Khurram Shahzad, Zahoor Khan
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, 404 runs this PSL so far with 82* last game, Must have)
S Ahmed (2 down + wk, 187 runs at a brilliant SR of 145 this PSL, out cheaply on 34 last game, Must have)
Azam Khan( 3 down, very attacking batsman, 800+ runs with a brilliant SR of 157 in t20s, 33 last game, Must try)
R Gurbaz(Open, RHB, very attacking, SR of 154 in t20s, a bit hit or miss type, Must have)
BAT –
Rilee Rossouw ( 2 down, LHB, 212 runs including a 100* last season, just 94 runs in 7 games this PSL, 44 last 2nd game)
Faf Du Plessis (Open, RHB, very experienced and attacking batsman, 320 IPL2021 runs with a brilliant SR of 145, Must have if plays)
J Weatherald ( open/1 down, LHB, one of the top scorers in BBL history, 433 runs this BBL with a SR of 142 , 48 last game, Must have)
Shan Masood( LHB, 1 down, 283 runs last season, experienced but plays a bit slow )
Shoaib Maqsood ( 1/2 down, RHB, very attacking batsman, scored 100 in National T20 2020, 226 runs in 7 games this PSL, 31,61 last 2 games, Must have)
J Charles( Open, RHB, very experienced t20 player with 4300 runs, hit or miss, most likely will not play)
Khushdil Shah( Middle order , LHB, very attacking, fastest century in National T20 recently, can also bowl, Must GL pick )
C Delport ( 1 down + part time medium pace, 5700+ runs in t20s, Must, also bowls)
ALL –
Sohail Tanvir( Left arm fast , Can Also bat, very experienced, 397 t20 Wickets, was very expensive with ball in all games played + Wicketless this PSL)
Mohammad Nawaz ( Slow left arm + very good middle order batsman, can bowl in powerplay, 2 Wickets last game )
Jack Wildermuth ( Medium fast + good hitter of the ball, 235 runs + 40 Wickets in t20s, bowls most overs in powerplay, didn’t played last game)
BOWL –
Imran Tahir( leggie, very experienced, 11 Wickets last PSL, 2 Wickets last 2nd game, Must have )
Mohammad Hasnain( Medium fast, hit the deck, will bowl in death, 18 Wickets in National T20 2020, 2 Wicket last game)
Usman Shinwari( Left arm fast, 9 Wickets in 7 games in LPL2020, 3 Wickets in last game)
Anwar Ali ( Medium fast + hard hitting batsman, 143 t20 Wickets + 1100 runs, SR of 143 in t20s, Must have if plays)
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 2 games)
Naseem Shah( Right Arm fast, hit the deck bowler, 5 Wickets in 6 games last PSL)
Zahid Mehmood( Leg spin, quality spinner, 6 Wickets this psl so far )
S Dhani( Right Arm fast, bowls upto 145ks, 13 Wickets in 6 games played so far, excellent option at 8.5)
B Muzarabani ( Right Arm Fast, Zimbabwe pacer, 25 t20 Wickets, 1 Wicket in last game)
C/VC –
MUL –
Mohammad Rizwan
Shoaib Maqsood
R Gurbaz (gl)
QUE –
Jake Weatherald
Mohammad Nawaz