Peshawar Zalmi vs Multan Sultans, Pakistan Super League 2021, Today Match Prediction 23 Feb 2021

psz vs mls Match Prediction & Analysis

Pakistan Super League`s sixth season is up and running successfully. Multan Sultans and Peshawar Zalmi face off in the fifth match of the league phase and both teams come into this match losing their opening encounter. A loss in this match will be a big setback for both teams so they will give their best to win and will be looking to find their best possible XI that gives depth and balance.

TEAMS PREVIEW

Peshawar Zalmi Preview

Peshawar Zalmi`s top order collapsed to 46/4 in their opening game before Ravi Bopara resurrected their innings with a 44-ball 50 runs. Shoaib Malik, Sherfane Rutherford, and Amad Butt played vital 20+ cameos to keep the scoreboard ticking as they finished with 140/6 at the end of 20 overs.

Pacers Wahab Riaz and Saqib Mahmood took 2 wickets each in the match while spinner Mujeeb chipped in with a crucial 4-0-25-1 in the match. Amad Butt and Mohd Imran leaked runs at a big rate that caused them to lose the match by 4 wickets.

Top players to bet on:

Sherfane Rutherford – Rutherford came in at 46/4 and played an uncharacteristic knock of 26 runs in 27 balls. He is an attacking batsmen and will look to score runs at a good rate in this match.

Saqib Mahmood – Mahmood had amazing figures of 4-0-22-2 bowling in the power play and claimed the wickets of Samit Patel and David Wiese. We expect him to play a huge role with the ball in this match.

Peshawar Zalmi Predicted Playing XI:

Kamran Akmal (wk), Imam-ul-Haq, Haider Ali, Shoaib Malik, Ravi Bopara, Sherfane Rutherford, Amad Butt, Wahab Riaz (c), Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Saqib Mahmood, Mohammad Imran

Peshawar Zalmi Actual Playing XI:

Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Mohammad Irfan, Shoaib Malik, Imam-ul-Haq, Kamran Akmal, Wahab Riaz, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Haider Ali, Saqib Mahmood, Sherfane Rutherford, Mohammad Imran

Multan Sultans Preview

Mohammed Rizwan continued his impressive form with the bat scoring 71 runs at the top. Rossouw and Brathwaite played some good 20+ cameos in the match while the rest of the batting unit fell like nine pins. They ended with just 150 runs on board in the end of 20 overs.

Carlos Brathwaite and Shahid Afridi bowled superbly and picked up 2 wickets each and gave runs at just 6 RPO. Sohail Tanvir, Sohaiballuh and Umar leaked nearly 98 runs in their combined 10 overs as they failed to maintain the pressure on the batting unit.

Top players to bet on:

Mohammed Rizwan – Rizwan is in red hot form in the T20 matches with a century and 3 fifties in the last 5 matches. We expect him to continue his good form with the bat in this match too.   

Carlos Brathwaite – Brathwaite had superb bowling figures of 4-0-23-2 & scored a quick fire 22 runs off 14 balls to finish the innings with a flourish. We expect him to play an all-round role in this match too.

Multan Sultans Predicted Playing XI:

Mohammad Rizwan (c & wk), Chris Lynn, James Vince, Sohaib Maqsood, Rilee Rossouw, Khushdil Shah, Shahid Afridi, Carlos Brathwaite, Sohail Tanvir, Mohammad Umar, Sohail Khan

Multan Sultans Actual Playing XI:

RR Rossouw, Carlos Brathwaite, Usman Qadir, Sohail Tanvir, Mohammad Rizwan, Shahnawaz Dhani, Chris Lynn, Khushdil Shah, James Vince, SMSK Afridi, Sohaib Maqsood

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

Karachi will have bright and sunny weather on the match day and no rain or interruptions is expected as per the weather forecasters.

Venue Details

Karachi is a good batting track with true bounce and pace on offer. Bowlers will enjoy the seam movement with the new ball in hand. We expect the scores to be in the range of 150-160 runs in this match.

Toss: To Bowl

Chasing is the best option here and all the matches so far are won by the teams bowling first.