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Multan Sultans
2020 season
CoachAndy Flower
CaptainShan Masood
Regular season1st
PSL FinalsEliminator (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

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  • 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 (1989-10-09)9 October 1989 (aged 30) Left-handed Right-arm off break 2020 Overseas
14 James Vince  England (1991-03-14)14 March 1991 (aged 28) Right-handed Right-arm medium 2019 Overseas
94 Shan Masood  Pakistan (1989-10-14)14 October 1989 (aged 30) Right-handed Left-arm medium-fast 2018 Captain
72 Khushdil Shah  Pakistan (1995-02-07)7 February 1995 (aged 25) Left-handed Left-arm orthodox 2020
77 Wayne Madsen  England (1984-01-02)2 January 1984 (aged 36) Right-handed Right-arm off break 2020 Overseas. Replacement for Fabian Allen
81 Asad Shafiq  Pakistan (1986-01-28)28 January 1986 (aged 34) Right-handed Right-arm off break 2020
All-rounders
10 Shahid Afridi  Pakistan (1980-02-01)1 February 1980 (aged 40) Right-handed Right-arm leg break 2019
18 Moeen Ali  England (1987-06-18)18 June 1987 (aged 32) Left-handed Right-arm off break 2020 Overseas
25 Ravi Bopara  England (1985-05-04)4 May 1985 (aged 34) Right-handed Right-arm medium 2020 Overseas
33 Sohail Tanvir  Pakistan (1984-12-12)12 December 1984 (aged 35) Left-handed Left-arm fast-medium 2020
80 Bilawal Bhatti  Pakistan (1991-09-17)17 September 1991 (aged 28) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium 2020
97 Fabian Allen  West Indies (1995-05-07)7 May 1995 (aged 24) Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox 2020 Overseas. Partially unavailable
Wicket-keepers
6 Rohail Nazir  Pakistan (2001-10-10)10 October 2001 (aged 18) Right-handed — 2020 Vice-captain
60 Zeeshan Ashraf  Pakistan (1992-05-11)11 May 1992 (aged 27) Left-handed Right-arm off break 2018
Bowlers
3 Ali Shafiq  Pakistan (1996-11-16)16 November 1996 (aged 23) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast 2019
12 Junaid Khan  Pakistan (1989-12-24)24 December 1989 (aged 30) Right-handed Left-arm fast 2018
27 Mohammad Irfan  Pakistan (1982-06-06)6 June 1982 (aged 37) Right-handed Left-arm fast 2018
37 Mohammad Ilyas  Pakistan (1999-03-21)21 March 1999 (aged 20) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium 2019
91 Usman Qadir  Pakistan (1993-08-10)10 August 1993 (aged 26) Right-handed Right-arm leg break 2020
99 Imran Tahir  South Africa (1979-03-27)27 March 1979 (aged 40) Right-handed Right-arm leg break 2020 Overseas

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Points table

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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

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21 February 2020
20:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
(H) Lahore Qalandars
138/8 (20 overs)
v
Multan Sultans
142/5 (16.1 overs)
Chris Lynn 39 (19)
Moeen Ali 2/13 (2 overs)
Shan Masood 38 (29)
David Wiese 1/11 (2 overs)
Multan Sultans won by 5 wickets
Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
Umpires: Ranmore Martinesz (SL) and Rashid Riaz (Pak)
Player of the match: Imran Tahir (Multan Sultans)
  • Multan Sultans won the toss and elected to field.
22 February 2020
19:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Multan Sultans
164/8 (20 overs)
v
Islamabad United
165/2 (16.4 overs)
Zeeshan Ashraf 50 (29)
Amad Butt 4/27 (4 overs)
Luke Ronchi 74 (45)
Mohammad Ilyas 1/17 (2.4 overs)
Islamabad United won by 8 wickets
Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
Umpires: Ranmore Martinesz (SL) and Shozab Raza (Pak)
Player of the match: Luke Ronchi (Islamabad United)
  • Islamabad United won the toss and elected to field.
26 February 2020
19:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Peshawar Zalmi
123 (18.3 overs)
v
Multan Sultans (H)
124/4 (14.5 overs)
Haider Ali 47 (27)
Sohail Tanvir 4/13 (3.3 overs)
Rilee Rossouw 49* (42)
Wahab Riaz 2/36 (3.5 overs)
Multan Sultans won by 6 wickets
Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan
Umpires: Faisal Afridi (Pak) and Asif Yaqoob (Pak)
Player of the match: Sohail Tanvir (Multan Sultans)
  • Multan Sultans won the toss and elected to field.
28 February 2020
15:00
Scorecard
(H) Multan Sultans
186/6 (20 overs)
v
Karachi Kings
134 (17 overs)
Moeen Ali 65 (42)
Mohammad Amir 2/27 (4 overs)
Alex Hales 29 (21)
Imran Tahir 3/28 (3 overs)
Multan Sultans won by 52 runs
Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan
Umpires: Faisal Afridi (Pak) and Shozab Raza (Pak)
Player of the match: Moeen Ali (Multan Sultans)
  • Karachi Kings won the toss and elected to field.
29 February 2020
14:00
Scorecard
(H) Multan Sultans
199/5 (20 overs)
v
Quetta Gladiators
169/7 (20 overs)
Rilee Rossouw 100* (44)
Mohammad Nawaz 1/16 (3 overs)
Shane Watson 80 (41)
Bilawal Bhatti 3/26 (4 overs)
Multan Sultans won by 30 runs
Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan
Umpires: Faisal Afridi (Pak) and Asif Yaqoob (Pak)
Player of the match: Rilee Rossouw (Multan Sultans)
6 March 2020
19:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Multan Sultans
102/6 (16.5 overs)
v
Shahid Afridi 35* (17)
Imad Wasim 2/14 (4 overs)
No result
Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
Umpires: Michael Gough (Eng) and Shozab Raza (Pak)
  • Karachi Kings won the toss and elected to field.
  • No further play was possible due to rain.
8 March 2020
14:00
Scorecard
(H) Islamabad United
91/7 (9 overs)
v
Multan Sultans
94/1 (6.4 overs)
Colin Munro 25 (12)
Imran Tahir 2/13 (2 overs)
James Vince 61* (24)
Shadab Khan 1/30 (2 overs)
Multan Sultans won by 9 wickets
Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi
Umpires: Ranmore Martinesz (SL) and Tariq Rasheed (Pak)
Player of the match: James Vince (Multan Sultans)
  • 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]
11 March 2020
19:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
v
Match abandoned
Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Asif Yaqoob (Pak)
  • No toss.
  • No play was possible due to rain.
13 March 2020
20:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Multan Sultans
154/6 (20 overs)
v
Peshawar Zalmi
151/7 (20 overs)
Zeeshan Ashraf 52 (39)
Rahat Ali 3/24 (4 overs)
Imam-ul-Haq 56 (41)
Sohail Tanvir 3/26 (4 overs)
Multan Sultans won by 3 runs
National Stadium, Karachi
Umpires: Michael Gough (Eng) and Rashid Riaz (Pak)
Player of the match: Zeeshan Ashraf (Multan Sultans)
  • Peshawar Zalmi won the toss and elected to field.
15 March 2020
14:00
Scorecard
Multan Sultans
186/6 (20 overs)
v
Lahore Qalandars (H)
191/1 (18.5 overs)
Khushdil Shah 70* (29)
Shaheen Afridi 2/23 (4 overs)
Chris Lynn 113* (55)
Usman Qadir 1/24 (4 overs)
Lahore Qalandars won by 9 wickets
Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Shozab Raza (Pak)
Player of the match: Chris Lynn (Lahore Qalandars)
  • Lahore Qalandars won the toss and elected to field.
  • Lahore Qalandars qualified for the semi-finals play-offs.[11][a][12]

Playoffs

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Qualifier

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14 November 2020
15:00
Scorecard
Multan Sultans
141/7 (20 overs)
v
Karachi Kings
141/8 (20 overs)
Ravi Bopara 40 (31)
Arshad Iqbal 2/21 (4 overs)
Babar Azam 65 (53)
Sohail Tanvir 3/25 (4 overs)
Match tied
(Karachi Kings won the Super Over)
National Stadium, Karachi
Umpires: Michael Gough (Eng) and Rashid Riaz (Pak)
Player of the match: Babar Azam (Karachi Kings)
  • 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

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15 November 2020
20:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Lahore Qalandars
182/6 (20 overs)
v
Multan Sultans
157 (19.1 overs)
David Wiese 48* (21)
Shahid Afridi 2/18 (4 overs)
Adam Lyth 50 (29)
David Wiese 3/27 (4 overs)
Lahore Qalandars won by 25 runs
National Stadium, Karachi
Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Michael Gough (Eng)
Player of the match: David Wiese (Lahore Qalandars)
  • Multan Sultans won the toss and elected to field.

Notes

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  1. ^ 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

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  1. ^ "Sethi confirms addition of sixth team, increased matches in PSL3". The Express Tribune. 8 April 2017.
  2. ^ Lakhani, Faizan. "PCB shortlists five possible regions for 6th team in PSL 3". Geo News. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  3. ^ Zeeshan Ahmed (1 June 2017). "PSL's newest team is Multan, worth $41.6 million". DAWN. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  4. ^ Ali Ahmed (1 August 2017). "Wasim Akram joins PSL's newest baby". Business Recorder. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
  5. ^ Umar Farooq (2 August 2017). "Multan Sultans reunite Wasim, Waqar for PSL". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
  6. ^ "PSL 2019: Multan Consortium bags franchise rights for sixth team". India express.com. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  7. ^ "Multan Sultans appoint Andy Flower as Head coach". Daily Times. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  8. ^ "PSL 2020: Shahid Afridi accidentally confirms Shan Masood as Multan Sultans captain". Geo Super. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  9. ^ "Rilee Rossouw smashes fastest-ever century of PSL history". Geo Super. 29 February 2020. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
  10. ^ Tania Atzaz (9 March 2020). "Multan Sultans crush Islamabad United to qualify for PSL play-offs". Daily Times. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  11. ^ "In a first, Lahore Qalandars qualify for PSL 2020 semi-finals". Geo Super. 15 March 2020. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  12. ^ "PCB announces schedule of remaining HBL PSL 2020 matches". PCB.com.pk. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
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