Multan Sultans vs Karachi Kings, PSL T20 2022, Today Match Prediction 16 February 2022

mls vs krk Match Prediction & Analysis

PSL 2022 has crossed the half-way stage and every team trying to find their best possible way to go into the play-offs. Karachi kings have lost all their 7 matches played so far. And they are out of the qualification race and will be devoid of any pressure in this match. Multan Sultans lost their last game by 52 runs after winning their first 6 matches on a trot.  They will look to win this match and seal their spot in qualifiers soon. Both teams will look to give their best and help their team win this match.

TEAMS PREVIEW

Multan Sultans Preview

Multan Sultans were bundled out for just 130 runs in the last game chasing 182 runs. Openers Shan Masood and Mohammed Rizwan lead their batting unit and are among the top-3 run-scorers of the season. Tim David and Khusdil Shah have taken up the aggressor`s role in the middle order and has scored runs at over 200+ strike rate effectively.

Their bowling unit allowed the opposition to score 182/4 in the match as they failed to restrict the run flow. Anwar Ali, Imran Tahir, S Dahani, and Abbas Afridi chipped in with a wicket each in the match. Khushdil shah is their leading wicket-taker with 12 scalps so far in the tournament.  

Key players to bet on: Shan Masood, Tim David, Khusdil Shah

Multan Sultans Predicted Playing XI:

Shan Masood, Mohammad Rizwan (c & wk), Sohaib Maqsood, Rilee Rossouw, Tim David, Khushdil Shah, Imran Khan, Abbas Afridi, Imran Tahir, Blessing Muzarabani, Shahnawaz Dahani

Multan Sultans Actual Playing XI:

RR Rossouw, Imran Tahir, Rumman Raees, Shan Masood, Khushdil Shah, Shahnawaz Dhani, Tim David, Aamer Azmat, Mohammad Rizwan, Asif Afridi, Blessing Muzarabani

Karachi Kings Preview

Karachi Kings stumbled in their 191-run chase as they kept loosing wickets regularly and were struggling at 80/5 at 11 over-mark. Sharjeel Khan (44 runs), Qasim Akram (51 runs) and Imad Wasim (55 runs) fought hard with the bat but were not able to cross the line to lose agonizingly close by 1 run to register their seventh consecutive defeat.

Imad Wasim and Mir Hamza fared better with identical bowling figures of 4-0-30-1 in the match. The trio of Umaid Asif, Chris Jordan, and Jordan Thompson claimed a wicket each but gave runs at more than 10 RPO in the match. Their bowling unit collectively went for runs at over 9 RPO as the opposition piled up 191 runs in the match.

Key players to bet on: Qasim Akram, Sharjeel Khan, Imad Wasim

Karachi Kings Predicted Playing XI:

Babar Azam (c), Sharjeel Khan, Joe Clarke (wk), Jordan Thompson, Mohammad Nabi, Sahibzada Farhan, Qasim Akram, Imad Wasim, Chris Jordan, Umaid Asif, Mir Hamza

Karachi Kings Actual Playing XI:

Babar Azam, Imad Wasim, Joe Clarke, Rohail Nazir, Mohammad Nabi, Mir Hamza, Qasim Akram, Chris Jordan, Sharjeel Khan, Umaid Asif, Jordan Thompson

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

Lahore is expected to have a hot and humid weather with no chances of rain and no weather interruptions are expected in this game.

Venue Details

Lahore is a high scoring ground and batters will have an upper hand here in this ground. The pitch might aid bowlers as the match progresses by slowing down considerably. We can expect a run feast of 160-180 runs in this match.

Toss: To Bat

Teams batting first has better winning percentage in the last 10-12 matches and we expect both captains to bat first if they win the toss in this match too.