Key match-ups, squad lists, head-to-head record, weather forecast, prediction, odds, form guide and more ahead of the next game of the 2022 Pakistan Super League season
Lahore Qalandars take on Multan Sultans in the Pakistan Super League.
The game is set for Friday, February 11. The first ball will be bowled at 7.30pm local time (2.30pm GMT).
The game will be held at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore.
Multan Sultans remain undefeated after six games in PSL7.
Last season’s champions have been unstoppable so far and blasted Peshawar Zalmi away in their last match to secure their place in the play-offs.
In the first fixture between these two sides Multan chased down Lahore's 206 in the last over with Shan Masood (83 from 50) and Mohammad Rizwan (69 from 42) setting the tone for the chase before Khushdil Shah pummelled 18 runs in the final over, helping his side across the line with two balls to spare.
Lahore have had a mainly positive tournament to this point, having won three games and lost two. The games they have lost have been tight, where they have set 200-plus and been beaten in the last over. The first came against Multan, and the second was their last game, when a Jason Roy century massively assisted in Quetta Gladiators chasing down 204.
Lahore beat in-form Islamabad United, restricting them to 166 in response of their 174, as well as defeating Peshawar Zalmi, who fell 29 runs short of Qalandars’ 199. They have also had success chasing, as they knocked off Karachi Kings’ 170 within the final over.
Shan Masood is in fine form [Asif Hassan/AFP via Getty Images]
Top-order batting and wicket-taking are key aspects of both sides. Lahore's Fakhar Zaman has been the most in-form batter in the competition so far, only failing to pass 50 on one occasion (three half-centuries and a century), and has hit 356 runs.
Abdullah Shafique has supported him, with 149 runs, making him the second-highest scoring batter in the Qalandars' side.
English batter Harry Brook also came into his own last time out, hitting a quickfire 41 from 17 deliveries.
The strike bowling department is the main feature of the side, along with Fakhar. Captain Shaheen Shah Afridi has taken seven scalps at an average of 22.00, and his partner in crime, Haris Rauf, has also taken seven.
The Sultans' opening batting pair have been devastating. Shan Masood has smashed four fifties, and his partner Mohammad Rizwan has passed the half-century mark on three occasions.
Lower down the order, Tim David has blasted 231 runs, while also striking the ball north of 200.
The spin bowling duo for the Sultans has been in good nick, Imran Tahir has taken 11 wickets, and Khushdil Shah has 12.
Matches played: 10
Multan Sultans wins: 6
Peshawar Zalmi wins: 4
A clear evening is expected in Lahore, with temperatures sitting around 20 degrees Celsius.
Lahore Qalandars: Shaheen Shah Afridi, Rashid Khan, David Wiese, Haris Rauf, Mohammad Hafeez, Sohail Akhtar, Zeeshan Ashraf, Ahmed Daniyal, Fakhar Zaman, Phil Salt, Harry Brook, Abdullah Shafique, Kamran Ghulam, Dean Foxcroft, Zaman Khan, Maaz Khan, Samit Patel, Syed Faridoun
Supplementary round: Mohammad Imran Randhawa, Akif Javed
Partial replacement:Ben Dunk, Matthew Potts
Multan Sultans: Mohammad Rizwan, Rilee Rossouw, Sohaib Maqsood, Imran Tahir, Shan Masood, Khushdil Shah, Shahnawaz Dhani, Tim David, Odean Smith, Rumman Raees, Asif Afridi, Anwar Ali, Rovman Powell, Imran Khan Sr., Abbas Afridi, Amir Azmat, Blessing Muzarabani, Ihsanullah
Supplementary round: David Willey, Rizwan Hussain
Partial replacements: Johnson Charles, Dominic Drakes
Tim David [Asif Hassan/AFP via Getty Images]
Lahore Qalandars: Fakhar Zaman, Abdullah Shafique, Kamrah Ghulam, Mohammad Hafeez, Phil Salt, Harry Brook, David Wiese, Rashid Khan, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Haris Rauf, Zaman Khan
Multan Sultans: Shan Masood, Mohammad Rizwan, Sohaib Maqsood, Rilee Rossouw, Tim David, Khushdil Shah, Anwar Ali, Abbas Afridi, Blessing Muzurabani, Imran Tahir, Shahnawaz Dahani
Multan Sultans should continue their top form and beat Lahore for the second time in PSL7.
In Pakistan, games will be on A Super and PTV Sports.
In the UK games will be shown on Sky Sports Cricket (Sky 404, Virgin 504).
In Australia, the games will be shown on Foxtel, Fox Sports and Kayo.
In India, Sony Sports Network carries the broadcast rights.
In the Caribbean, Flow Sports hold the broadcast rights, with Willow TV showing the tournament in North America.
SuperSport will provide coverage in South Africa, while Sky Sport will show the matches in New Zealand.
The PCB has partnered with ICC TV and tapmad TV to broadcast PSL7 in: Andorra, Antarctica, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bouvet Island, Bouvet Island, Brazil, British Indian Ocean Territory, Brunei, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Chile, China, Christmas Island, Cocos Island, Colombia, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, East Timor, Ecuador, Estonia, Falkland Islands, Faroe islands, Finland, France, French Guiana, Georgia, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Guyana, Heard Island, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, Indonesia, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Kyrgystan, Laos, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macao, Macedonia, Malaysia, Malta, Micronesia, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Myanmar, Netherlands, New Caledonia, North Korea, Norway, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, San Marino, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Thailand, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vatican City, Vietnam and Venezuela.
The commentary line-up includes Nick Knight, David Gower, Mike Haysman, Pommie Mbangwa, Danny Morrison, Bazid Khan, Waqar Younis, Urooj Mumtaz, Sana Mir, Marina Iqbal and Tariq Saeed. Erin Holland, Zainab Abbas and Sikandar Bakht will present the live coverage.
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