LAHORE: Hyderabad Kingsmen won the toss and chose to bat first against 2021 champions Multan Sultans in their PSL 11 clash at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore on Wednesday.
This encounter marks the first-ever meeting between the two sides, with the Kingsmen featuring in their debut season of the Pakistan Super League.
Squads
Hyderabad Kingsmen
Marnus Labuschagne (c), Hassan Khan (vc), Usman Khan, Akif Javed, Maaz Sadaqat, Saim Ayub, Mohammad Ali, Kusal Perera, Muhammad Irfan Khan, Shayan Jahangir, Glenn Maxwell, Hammad Azam, Riley Meredith, Sharjeel Khan, Asif Mehmood, Hunain Shah, Rizwan Mehmood, Saad Ali, Tayyab Arif, Maheesh Theekshana and Ahmed Hussain.
Multan Sultans
Ashton Turner (c), Shan Masood (vc), Mohammad Nawaz, Shehzad Gul, Faisal Akram, Imran Randhawa, Arafat Minhas, Sahibzada Farhan, Steve Smith, Peter Siddle, Tabraiz Shamsi, Lachlan Shaw, Delano Potgieter, Josh Philippe, Momin Qamar, Muhammad Awais Zafar, Muhammad Shahzad, Arshad Iqbal, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Muhammad Ismail and Atizaz Habib Khan.
Head-to-head
The match represents the inaugural contest between the two teams, as Hyderabad Kingsmen are making their first appearance in the tournament.
The two sides come into the fixture with contrasting form. Multan Sultans are riding high after a convincing five-wicket win over Islamabad United in their opening match. In contrast, Hyderabad Kingsmen are still searching for their first victory, having lost both of their matches so far.
They were beaten by Lahore Qalandars in their opening game before suffering another defeat at the hands of Quetta Gladiators.
Multan Sultans: W, L, L, L, L (most recent first)
Hyderabad Kingsmen: L, L
