| 2020 season | |||
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| Coach | Andy Flower | ||
| Captain | Shan Masood | ||
| Regular season | 1st | ||
| PSL Finals | Eliminator (3rd) | ||
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The Multan Sultans is a franchise cricket team that represents Multan, Punjab, Pakistan in the Pakistan Super League. The team was founded in 2017[1][2][3] and made its PSL debut in the 2018 season. [4][5] They were one of the sixth team that competed in 2020 Pakistan Super League.[6] The team was coached by Andy Flower,[7] and captained by Shan Masood.[8]
Squad
- Players with international caps are shown in bold
- Ages are given as of the first match of the season, 20 February 2020
| No. | Name | Nationality | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Year signed | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batsmen | |||||||
| 2 | Rilee Rossouw |  South Africa | 9 October 1989 (aged 30) | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | 2020 | Overseas |
| 14 | James Vince |  England | 14 March 1991 (aged 28) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2019 | Overseas |
| 94 | Shan Masood |  Pakistan | 14 October 1989 (aged 30) | Right-handed | Left-arm medium-fast | 2018 | Captain |
| 72 | Khushdil Shah | Pakistan | 7 February 1995 (aged 25) | Left-handed | Left-arm orthodox | 2020 | |
| 77 | Wayne Madsen | England | 2 January 1984 (aged 36) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2020 | Overseas. Replacement for Fabian Allen |
| 81 | Asad Shafiq | Pakistan | 28 January 1986 (aged 34) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2020 | |
| All-rounders | |||||||
| 10 | Shahid Afridi | Pakistan | 1 February 1980 (aged 40) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2019 | |
| 18 | Moeen Ali | England | 18 June 1987 (aged 32) | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | 2020 | Overseas |
| 25 | Ravi Bopara | England | 4 May 1985 (aged 34) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2020 | Overseas |
| 33 | Sohail Tanvir | Pakistan | 12 December 1984 (aged 35) | Left-handed | Left-arm fast-medium | 2020 | |
| 80 | Bilawal Bhatti | Pakistan | 17 September 1991 (aged 28) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2020 | |
| 97 | Fabian Allen |  West Indies | 7 May 1995 (aged 24) | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | 2020 | Overseas. Partially unavailable |
| Wicket-keepers | |||||||
| 6 | Rohail Nazir | Pakistan | 10 October 2001 (aged 18) | Right-handed | — | 2020 | Vice-captain |
| 60 | Zeeshan Ashraf | Pakistan | 11 May 1992 (aged 27) | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | 2018 | |
| Bowlers | |||||||
| 3 | Ali Shafiq | Pakistan | 16 November 1996 (aged 23) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2019 | |
| 12 | Junaid Khan | Pakistan | 24 December 1989 (aged 30) | Right-handed | Left-arm fast | 2018 | |
| 27 | Mohammad Irfan | Pakistan | 6 June 1982 (aged 37) | Right-handed | Left-arm fast | 2018 | |
| 37 | Mohammad Ilyas | Pakistan | 21 March 1999 (aged 20) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2019 | |
| 91 | Usman Qadir | Pakistan | 10 August 1993 (aged 26) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2020 | |
| 99 | Imran Tahir | South Africa | 28 March 1979 (aged 40) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2020 | Overseas |
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Points table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Multan Sultans (3rd) | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 1.031 |
| 2 | Karachi Kings (C) | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 11 | −0.190 |
| 3 | Lahore Qalandars (R) | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | −0.072 |
| 4 | Peshawar Zalmi (4th) | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 9 | −0.055 |
| 5 | Quetta Gladiators | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 9 | −0.722 |
| 6 | Islamabad United | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 0.185 |
Source: ESPNcricinfo
- The top four teams qualified for the playoffs
- Advanced to Qualifier
- Advanced to Eliminator 1
League fixtures and results
(H) Lahore Qalandars 138/8 (20 overs) |
v |
Multan Sultans 142/5 (16.1 overs) |
- Multan Sultans won the toss and elected to field.
Multan Sultans 164/8 (20 overs) |
v |
Islamabad United 165/2 (16.4 overs) |
- Islamabad United won the toss and elected to field.
Peshawar Zalmi 123 (18.3 overs) |
v |
Multan Sultans (H) 124/4 (14.5 overs) |
- Multan Sultans won the toss and elected to field.
(H) Multan Sultans 186/6 (20 overs) |
v |
Karachi Kings 134 (17 overs) |
- Karachi Kings won the toss and elected to field.
(H) Multan Sultans 199/5 (20 overs) |
v |
Quetta Gladiators 169/7 (20 overs) |
- Multan Sultans won the toss and elected to bat.
- Rilee Rossouw (Multan Sultans) scored the fastest century in the PSL (43 balls).[9]
Multan Sultans 102/6 (16.5 overs) |
v |
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- Karachi Kings won the toss and elected to field.
- No further play was possible due to rain.
(H) Islamabad United 91/7 (9 overs) |
v |
Multan Sultans 94/1 (6.4 overs) |
- Multan Sultans won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was reduced to 9 overs per side due to rain.
- Multan Sultans qualified for the play-offs.[10]
v |
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- No toss.
- No play was possible due to rain.
Multan Sultans 154/6 (20 overs) |
v |
Peshawar Zalmi 151/7 (20 overs) |
- Peshawar Zalmi won the toss and elected to field.
Multan Sultans 186/6 (20 overs) |
v |
Lahore Qalandars (H) 191/1 (18.5 overs) |
- Lahore Qalandars won the toss and elected to field.
- Lahore Qalandars qualified for the
semi-finalsplay-offs.[11][lower-alpha 1][12]
Playoffs
Qualifier
Multan Sultans 141/7 (20 overs) |
v |
|
- Karachi Kings won the toss and elected to field.
- Super Over: Karachi Kings 13/2 (1 over), Multan Sultans 9/0 (1 over)
Eliminator 2
Lahore Qalandars 182/6 (20 overs) |
v |
Multan Sultans 157 (19.1 overs) |
- Multan Sultans won the toss and elected to field.
Notes
- ↑ Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the matches were reduced from 34 to 33 and the playoffs were replaced by knockouts thus shortening the tournament. However, On 2 September 2020, PCB announced the schedule of the remaining fixtures, going back to the playoffs format.
References
- ↑ "Sethi confirms addition of sixth team, increased matches in PSL3". The Express Tribune. 8 April 2017.
- ↑ Lakhani, Faizan. "PCB shortlists five possible regions for 6th team in PSL 3". Geo News. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
- ↑ Zeeshan Ahmed (1 June 2017). "PSL's newest team is Multan, worth $41.6 million". DAWN. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
- ↑ Ali Ahmed (1 August 2017). "Wasim Akram joins PSL's newest baby". Business Recorder. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
- ↑ Umar Farooq (2 August 2017). "Multan Sultans reunite Wasim, Waqar for PSL". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
- ↑ "PSL 2019: Multan Consortium bags franchise rights for sixth team". India express.com. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
- ↑ "Multan Sultans appoint Andy Flower as Head coach". Daily Times. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
- ↑ "PSL 2020: Shahid Afridi accidentally confirms Shan Masood as Multan Sultans captain". Geo Super. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
- ↑ "Rilee Rossouw smashes fastest-ever century of PSL history". Geo Super. 29 February 2020. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
- ↑ Tania Atzaz (9 March 2020). "Multan Sultans crush Islamabad United to qualify for PSL play-offs". Daily Times. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
- ↑ "In a first, Lahore Qalandars qualify for PSL 2020 semi-finals". Geo Super. 15 March 2020. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
- ↑ "PCB announces schedule of remaining HBL PSL 2020 matches". PCB.com.pk. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
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