Preview

The Pakistan Super League 2024 playoff matches have begun, and Multan Sultans will face Peshawar Zalmi in a qualifier match on March 14. Whichever team wins this match will get direct qualification for the finals. The losing team will get another chance to reach the final in the eliminator match. Let us tell you that both the teams will come face to face in this match after winning their previous matches.

While Multan Sultans defeated Quetta Gladiators in the old match, Peshawar Zalmi won against Karachi Kings. Both the teams have clashed twice in this season of PSL 2024 and both times the team Peshawar Zalmi captained by Babar Azam has won the flag. Talking about Multan Sultans, they will be proud of the fact that they have lost only three times this season.

Match Details:

Pitch Report:

The pitch of National Stadium, Karachi is flat, due to which the batsmen will get more help here. Also, there will be good bounce on the wicket which will help the fast bowlers in the beginning. The average score of the first innings on this pitch is 190 runs.

Head-to-Head Record:

Probable Playing XIs:

Multan Sultans:

Mohammad Rizwan (captain/wicketkeeper), Yasir Khan, Usman Khan, Johnson Charles, Iftikhar Ahmed, Chris Jordan, Tayyab Tahir, David Willey, Usama Mir, Abbas Afridi, Mohammad Ali.

Peshawar Zalmi:

Babar Azam (captain), Saeem Ayub, Mohammad Haris (wicketkeeper), Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Hasibullah Khan, Rovman Powell, Aamer Jamal, Luke Wood, Naveen-ul-Haq, Mehran Mumtaz, Aimal Khan.

Probable Best Batter of the match

Babar Azam is back in the role of opening batsman in PSL and has already scored a century. He would like to perform big in the qualifiers and live up to the hype created around his name.

Probable Best Bowler of the match

Usama Mir is like the ace of cards of Multan Sultan. This brilliant spinner has used slow tracks in the league stages. He is on top in terms of taking most wickets in the league. He has taken 21 wickets in 10 matches at an economy rate of 7.47. He has shown his best figures this year by taking six wickets for 40 runs.