KARACHI: Rawalpindis won the toss and elected to bat first against former champions Multan Sultans in the Pakistan Super League (PSL) 11th over of 31st match at the National Bank Stadium on Tuesday.
Playing XIs
Multan Sultans: Sahibzada Farhan, Steven Smith, Ashton Turner (catch), Shaun Masood, Josh Phillip, Arafat Minhas, Mohammad Imran, Peter Siddle, M Wasim Jr, and Momin Qamar.
Rawalpindi’s: Mohammad Rizwan (caught), Shahzaib Khan, Yasir Khan, Daryl Mitchell, Sam Billings, Dian Forrester, Saad Masood, Razaullah Khan, Asif Afridi, Mohammad Amir and Ben Sears.
head-to-head
The upcoming match marks only the second meeting between Multan Sultans and Rawalpindis, while their first head-to-head saw the 2021 champions win by seven wickets.
Competitions: 1
Sultans of Multan: 1
Rawalpindis: 0
Form Guide
Multan Sultans and Rawalpindis enter the tournament on the back of contrasting momentum as the 2021 champions are second in the table with 10 points after seven matches.
Sultans started their PSL 11 campaign with wins over Islamabad United and fellow debutants Hyderabad Kingsmen before losing by 20 runs at the hands of defending champions Lahore Qalandars in a rain-affected, high-scoring match.
The former champions were forced to make a stunning comeback, comprehensively winning their next two matches against Gladiators and Bindis respectively, before leaders Peshawar Zalmi halted their winning streak.
Multan Sultans returned to winning ways last week by defeating home team Karachi Kings at the aforementioned ground.
Rawalpindis, on the other hand, lost each of their first seven matches and crashed out of the PSL 11 playoff race.
Sultans of Multan: W, L, W, W, L (Most recent first)
Rawalpindis: L, L, L, L, L