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
Peshawar Zalmi face Multan Sultans in the Pakistan Super League.
The game is set for Saturday, February 5. The first ball will be bowled at 7:30pm local time (2:30pm GMT).
The game will be held at the National Stadium in Karachi.
Multan Sultans have been unstoppable in PSL7, winning all four of their matches.
Karachi Kings, Lahore Qalandars, Quetta Gladiators and Islamabad United have all failed to stop Mohammad Rizwan's side, with the most impressive win coming against the Qalandars - Multan Sultans chased down 206 with two balls to spare to complete a five-wicket win.
Shan Masood (240 runs at a strike rate of 152.86) and Khushdil Shah (nine wickets) have been the standout players for Multan, although Rizwan, Tim David and David Willey have also impressed.
Peshawar Zalmi started their tournament with a win, defeating Quetta Gladiators by five wickets, but have since suffered back-to-back defeats against Islamabad United (nine wickets) and Lahore Qalandars (29 runs). They will attempt to end their losing streak against Karachi Kings on February 4.
After three matches, Sherfane Rutherford is the only player to score more than 100 runs for Zalmi while their bowlers have only taken eight wickets.
Tim David [Asif Hasan/AFP via Getty Images]
Peshawar Zalmi have struggled with the ball in PSL7. Their bowlers have only taken eight wickets in three matches (Paul Stirling was runout by Wahab Riaz against Islamabad United) while they've already used 10 different people in their bowling attack.
Usman Qadir is their leading wicket-taker, picking up three wickets in his first three matches, but is leaking 9.45 runs per over. In fact, only Riaz and Hussain Talat are conceding fewer than nine per over while Sameen Gul (10.25), Ben Cutting (10.94), Salman Irshad (11.75), Arish Ali (12) and Sohail Khan (13.71) have all been punished by batters.
And they could be in for another rough day against Multan Sultans.
Shan Masood has scored 240 runs, including two half-centuries, at a strike rate of 152.86 - only Fakhar Zaman has scored more - while opening partner Rizwan has 133 (two half-centuries) at a strike rate of 130.39.
Rilee Rossouw and Khushdil Shah have chipped in with runs further down the order while Tim David exploded into life against Islamabad United, blasting 71 runs from 29 balls.
With such batting depth, Zalmi will need to take more than a couple of wickets to wound the Sultans.
Matches played: 9
Multan Sultans wins: 6
Peshawar Zalmi wins: 3
Sunny conditions are expected in Karachi, with temperatures hovering around 23 degrees Celsius.
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
Peshawar Zalmi: Wahab Riaz, Liam Livingstone, Shoaib Malik, Sherfane Rutherford, Haider Ali, Saqib Mahmood, Hussain Talat, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Hazratullah Zazai, Usman Qadir, Salman Irshad, Arshad Iqbal (Covid replacement: Ammad Butt), Sameen Gul, Kamran Akmal (Covid replacement: Imam-ul-Haq), Sirajuddin, Mohammad Amir Khan, Ben Cutting, Mohammad Haris
Supplementary round: Mohammad Umer, Sohail Khan
Partial replacements: Matt Parkinson, Pat Brown
Hussain Talat [Asif Hassan/AFP via Getty Images]
Multan Sultans: Shan Masood, Mohammad Rizwan, Sohaib Maqsood, Rilee Rossouw, Tim David, Khushdil Shah, David Willey, Abbas Afridi, Rumman Raees, Imran Tahir
Peshawar Zalmi: Hazratullah Zazai, Kamran Akmal, Hussain Talat, Haider Ali, Shoaib Malik, Sherfance Rutherford, Ben Cutting, Wahab Riaz, Usman Qadir, Arish Ali Khan, Salman Irshad
Peshawar Zalmi are unlikely to be the side to end Multan Sultans' winning streak. Multan Sultans win.
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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