Key match-ups, analysis, form, team news, weather forecast, tickets, TV and streaming information, odds, predictions and more ahead of the latest encounter in the 2023 PSL
Karachi Kings take on Multan Sultans in the next match of PSL8.
The match is scheduled to start at 2pm local time (9am GMT) on Sunday, February 26.
The National Stadium in Karachi will play host to this fixture.
The two sides faced off on Wednesday, with Sultans winning by three runs in a tight affair that went down to the very last ball.
Sultans are having an excellent campaign, picking up the most wins out of any team, with four. Karachi on the other hand are struggling with four losses and just one win so far.
Mohammad Rizwan has been in fine form for Multan, scoring 329 runs from five matches at an average of 109.67, including 110 not out against Karachi last time out.
Ihsanullah has been brilliant with the ball for Multan, taking 12 wickets from five games, at an average of 9.08 and an economy of just 5.54.
Imad Wasim has been one positive for Kings, scoring 166 runs across five matches at an average of 83 and a strike rate of 172.92, as well as taking five wickets.
Sultans have some huge firepower in their batting line up, with Rizwan, Rilee Rossouw, Kieron Pollard and David Miller. All four of these players have a strike rate across the season of over 144. Rossouw, Pollard and Miller all have strike rates nearing 170.
Karachi's bowling line-up has generally struggled to maintain the opposition batters across their matches and star bowlers Imran Tahir and Mohammad Amir if fit will need to be at their best to stop Sultan’s star-studded batting line-up.
Kieron Pollard has been in fine touch for Multan (Getty Images)
Karachi Kings may be without star bowler Mohammed Amir who missed the last game against Multan Sultans with an injury he suggered against Lahore Qalanders. Mir Hamza will likely replace him.
James Vince will play his last match for Kings before he joins up with England for their white-ball tour of Bangladesh.
Karachi Kings: Haider Ali, Imad Wasim, Mohammad Amir, Shoaib Malik, Aamir Yamin, Mir Hamza (injured, February 15), Sharjeel Khan, Qasim Akram, Matthew Wade, Imran Tahir, James Vince, James Fuller, Andrew Tye, Tayyab Tahir, Mohammad Akhlaq, Muhammad Irfan Khan, Tabraiz Shamsi, Mohammad Umar, Ben Cutting, Musa Khan, Faisal Akram (partial replacement for Tabraiz Shamsi), Adam Rossington (partial replacement for James Vince), Akif Javed (replaced Mir Hamza)
Multan Sultans: Mohammad Rizwan, Khushdil Shah, Rilee Rossouw, Shan Masood, Shahnawaz Dahani (injured, February 15), Tim David, Abbas Afridi, Ihsanullah, David Miller, Josh Little, Akeal Hosein, Usama Mir, Usman Khan, Sameen Gul, Anwar Ali, Mohammad Sarwar, Arafat Minhas, Kieron Pollard, Ammad Butt, Wayne Parnell (partial/full replacement for Adil Rashid), Izharulhaq Naveed (partial replacement for David Miller), Mohammad Ilyas (replacement for Shahnawaz Dahani), Carlos Brathwaite (replaced Wayne Parnell)
*squads are for the overall competition and not specific to this match
Karachi Kings: Matthew Wade, James Vince, Haider Ali, Shoaib Malik, Imad Wasim, Ben Cutting, Irfan Khan, Aamer Yamin, Mir Hamza, Imran Tahir, Akif Javed
Multan Sultans: Shan Masood, Mohammad Rizwan, Rilee Rossouw, David Miller, Kieron Pollard, Khushdil Shah, Carlos Brathwaite, Usama Mir, Abbas Afridi, Mohammad Ilyas, Ihsanullah
It's set to be a warm one in Karachi, with highs of 31 degrees Celsius.
James Vince will be key for Karachi (Getty Images)
Multan Sultans are clear favourites to win, with odds of 4/6 on Paddy Power, whereas Karachi Kings are 6/5 to win.
Multan Sultans will have too much for Karachi Kings, with their explosive batting line-up.
Cricket fans in Pakistan will be able to watch PSL8 on A Sports, PTV Sports and TEN Sports on TV. Streamed matches will be available on Daraz App, tapmadTV and Tamasha.
Viewers around the world can watch the action live on Fox Sports (Australia), Sony (South Asia outside Pakistan), Willow TV (North America), Flow Sports (Caribbean), Sky Sports (United Kingdom), Sky Sport (New Zealand), Super Sport (sub-Saharan Africa) and, Etisalat and STARZPLAY (Mena).
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