KARACHI: Multan Sultans captain Ashton Turner won the toss and chose to bowl first against Peshawar Zalmi in the 21st fixture of PSL 11 on Monday at the National Bank Stadium.
Head-to-head record favours Multan
Multan Sultans and Peshawar Zalmi have squared off 16 times in PSL history. The Sultans hold a commanding lead with 11 victories, while the 2017 champions Zalmi have managed only five wins.
Their most recent encounter came during the previous edition of the league, where Zalmi secured a comfortable seven-wicket victory over Sultans, following a massive 120-run triumph earlier in that tournament.
Head-to-head tally
- Total matches: 16
- Multan Sultans wins: 11
- Peshawar Zalmi wins: 5
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Current form guide
Both teams enter this contest with strong momentum, though Zalmi remain undefeated this season. After five matches, Peshawar Zalmi have won four, while their fixture against Islamabad United was abandoned due to rain in Lahore. As a result, the 2017 champions sit at the top of the points table with nine points.
Multan Sultans have also secured four victories from their opening five matches but have suffered one defeat, a rain-affected loss to defending champions Lahore Qalandars at the Qalandars’ home ground.
Recent form (most recent first)
- Peshawar Zalmi:Win, Win, Win, No Result, Win
- Multan Sultans:Win, Win, Loss, Win, Win
Squads
Multan Sultans: Ashton Turner (captain), Shan Masood (vice-captain), 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 Jnr, Muhammad Ismail, Atizab Habib Khan.
Peshawar Zalmi: Babar Azam (captain), Sufiyan Muqeem, Abdul Samad, Ali Raza, Aaron Hardie, Aamir Jamal, Khurram Shahzad, Mohammad Haris, Khalid Usman, Abdul Subhan, Tanzid Hasan, Michael Bracewell, Kusal Mendis, Iftikhar Ahmed, Nahid Rana, Kashif Ali, Shahnawaz Dahani, Farhan Yousuf, Brian Bennett, Mohammad Basit, James Vince, Shoriful Islam.
