LAHORE: Multan Sultans won the toss and elected to bat first against Peshawar Zalmi in the 25th match of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) 10 at Multan Cricket Stadium on Monday.
Despite Multan’s historical dominance over Peshawar with an impressive 11 wins in 16 encounters, this season has painted a different picture for both sides.
The Sultans find themselves languishing at the bottom of the table with just one win from eight matches and a concerning net run-rate of -2.597, while Zalmi occupies fifth position with three victories from seven games and a net run rate of -0.507.
This encounter marks the second meeting between these teams in PSL 2025, with their previous clash resulting in a crushing 120-run victory for Peshawar Zalmi in Match 9 – a stark reversal of the traditional head-to-head dynamics.
That result epitomised the Sultans’ dismal campaign, which has seen them mathematically eliminated from playoff contention regardless of their performances in their remaining two fixtures.
In contrast, Peshawar Zalmi maintain slim hopes of reaching the playoffs, but must win all three of their remaining matches while hoping other results go their way.
Squads
Multan Sultans: Mohammad Rizwan, Usama Mir and Michael Bracewell (all platinum), David Willey, Iftikhar Ahmed and Usman Khan (all diamond), Chris Jordan, Kamran Ghulam and Mohammad Hasnain (all gold), Faisal Akram, Akif Javed, Gudakesh Motie, Josh Little and Tayyab Tahir (all silver), Shahid Aziz and Ubaid Shah (both emerging), Muhammad Amir Barki, Ashton Turner and Yasir Khan (all supplementary).
Peshawar Zalmi: Babar Azam (c), Saim Ayub and Tom Kohler-Cadmore (all platinum), Mohammad Haris, George Linde and Mohammad Ali (both diamond), Hussain Talat, Nahid Rana and Abdul Samad (all gold), Arif Yaqoob, Mehran Mumtaz, Sufiyan Muqeem and Najibullah Zadran (all silver), Ali Raza and Maaz Sadaqat (both emerging), Mitchell Owen, Ahmed Daniyal, Alzarri Joseph and Ihsanullah (all supplementary).
