Peshawar Zalmi vs Multan Sultans, PSL T20 2022, Today Match Prediction

psz vs mls Match Prediction & Analysis

PSL 2022 is entering the middle phase of the league matches and teams are fighting hard to stay in the top-4. Multan Sultans have bettered all their opponents so far and are in a 4-match winning streak at the moment. They would look to beat Multan Sultans in this match and go one step near to qualification. Peshawar Zalmi on the other hand are having a roller coaster ride and will look to gain some momentum with a win in this crucial match. This will be last match in the Karachi leg for both teams and they will look to end with a victory.

TEAMS PREVIEW

Peshawar Zalmi Preview

Peshawar Zalmi posted a competitive total of 173 runs against Karachi Kings with Hazaratullah Zazai (43 runs) and Shoaib Malik (52 runs) scoring the bulk of the runs for the team. Ben Cutting and Kamran Akmal chipped in with a 20+ cameo in the middle to build partnerships. Sherfane Rutherford and Hussain Talat too are good players who are waiting for their opportunity with the bat.  

Peshawar Zalmi restricted the opposition to 164/6 as they won by 9 runs. Mohammed Umar was the pick of the bowlers with bowling figures of 4-0-22-3 in the match. Shoaib Malik, Hussain Talat, and Usman Qadir chipped in with a wicket each in the match. Salman Irshad bowled an economical spell to restrict the batters in middle overs.

Key players to bet on: Shoiab Malik, Hussain Talat, Mohammed Umar

Peshawar Zalmi Predicted Playing XI:

Kamran Akmal (wk), Hazratullah Zazai, Haider Ali, Hussain Talat, Shoaib Malik, Sherfane Rutherford, Ben Cutting, Wahab Riaz (c), Arish Ali Khan, Usman Qadir, Salman Irshad

Peshawar Zalmi Actual Playing XI:

Usman Qadir, Hazratullah Zazai, Haider Ali, Salman Irshad, Saqib Mahmood, Wahab Riaz, Ben Cutting, Sherfane Rutherford, Mohammad Umar, Shoaib Malik, Kamran Akmal

Multan Sultans Preview

Shan Masood set up the platform with his 31-ball 43 runs at the top but a couple of unlucky run-outs caused them to struggle at 78/3. Rilee Rossouw (67 runs) and Tim David (71 runs) then launched an assault on the opposition bowlers as they ended up with 27 runs in their 20 overs. They have a strong batting line-up with quality players in top-6 position.

Their bowlers defended the target successfully to win by 20 runs. David Willey and Khusdil Shah claimed 7 wickets between themselves in the match. Anwar Ali and Rumman Raees chipped in with a wicket each in the match despite going for runs at over 10 RPO. They put on a good show as a unit to win the match last night.

Key players to bet on: Tim David, Shan Masood, David Willey

Multan Sultans Predicted Playing XI:

Shan Masood, Mohammad Rizwan (c & wk), Sohaib Maqsood, Rilee Rossouw, Tim David, Khushdil Shah, Anwar Ali, David Willey, Abbas Afridi, Imran Tahir, Rumman Raees

Multan Sultans Actual Playing XI:

Imran Tahir, Shan Masood, Khushdil Shah, Abbas Afridi, Shahnawaz Dhani, Tim David, Mohammad Rizwan, Johnson Charles, Blessing Muzarabani, Sohaib Maqsood, Anwar Ali

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

Karachi is expected to have a bright and sunny weather on the match day with 10% chances of precipitation. No rain interruptions are expected in this match.

Venue Details

National Stadium has a lovely sheen on the pitch and the ball will slide onto the bat comfortably. The average scores has been around 180-190 runs in this season with most of the matches going for over 170+ runs.

Toss: To Bat

The pitch has started to slightly slow down and batting becomes difficult in the second innings. After first 6 matches were won by teams batting second last 5 matches are won by teams batting first.