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
Multan Sultans take on Karachi Kings in the 11th match of PSL8.
The game is set to start at 6pm local time (1pm GMT) on Wednesday, February 22.
The Multan Cricket Stadium in Multan will play host for this fixture.
Multan Sultans are currently top of the table with three consecutive wins after their opening-day loss by one run to Lahore Qalandars. Those three wins have all been convincing displays, with two victories by over 50 runs and the other a successful chase with 39 balls remaining.
Meanwhile Karachi Kings are the only team to also have played four games at this stage of the tournament, yet are third in the table with a solitary win.
Multan Sultans' batting at the top of the order could prove too much for Karachi Kings, with the likes of Mohammad Rizwan and Rilee Rossouw the top two highest scorers in the tournament so far. With young pace bowler Ihsanullah taking 12 wickets so far and topping the bowling rankings he could make life difficult for James Vince and Matthew Wade.
Despite the Kings' recent poor form, captain Imad Wasim has contributed in recent games both with bat and ball. If he can do so again and others higher up the order chip in then they might stand a chance of disturbing the Sultans' great run.
Multan Sultans have made an excellent start to the season [Getty Images]
Mohammad Amir sustained an injury in Karachi Kings' last game against Lahore Qalandars and so could miss out here, with fellow left-arm medium pacer Mir Hamza an option to replace. The Kings have all of their international talent available to them, including Vince and Wade.
Multan Sultans do not have any injury concerns so far. Tim David will join the Sultans squad in March.
Multan Sultans: Mohammad Rizwan, Khushdil Shah, Rilee Rossouw, Shan Masood, Shahnawaz Dahani, Tim David, Abbas Afridi, Ihsanullah, David Miller, Josh Little, Akeal Hosein, Usama Mir, Usman Khan, Sameen Gul, Anwar Ali, Mohammad Sarwar, Adil Rashid, Arafat Minhas, Kieron Pollard, Ammad Butt, Wayne Parnell (partial/full replacement for Adil Rashid), Izharulhaq Naveed (partial replacement for David Miller
Karachi Kings: Haider Ali, Imad Wasim, Mohammad Amir, Shoaib Malik, Aamir Yamin, Mir Hamza, 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)
*squads are for the overall competition and not specific to this match
Multan Sultans: Shan Masood, Mohammad Rizwan, Rilee Rossouw, David Miller, Kieron Pollard, Khushdil Shah, Carlos Brathwaite, Usama Mir, Abbas Afridi, Mohammad Ilyas, Ihsanullah
Karachi Kings: Matthew Wade, James Vince, Haider Ali, Shoaib Malik, Imad Wasim, Ben Cutting, Irfan Khan, Aamer Yamin, Mir Hamza, Imran Tahir, Akif Javed
The weather is set to be warm and dry, with temperatures around 27 degrees Celsius.
Karachi Kings have only won once [Getty Images]
Multan Sultans are the favourites here at 4/6 to win, with a Karachi Kings victory at 13/10.
Multan Sultans should pick up another win here, given the poor form the Kings have shown and the pace attack at the Sultans' disposal including the likes of Ihsanullah and Abbas Afridi.
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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