Multan Sultans Vs Lahore Qalandars, Final dream11 prediction today match

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Match : Multan Sultans Vs Lahore Qalandars, Final

Venue : Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore

Date & Time : 18th March Saturday at 7:30 PM IST

H2H Record :

Total matches - 16
LAH won - 08
MUL Won - 08
Tie - 00,
NR - 00,

Pitch Report:

The pitch at Lahore's Gaddafi Stadium has a batting-friendly surface with very little help for the bowlers in T20 cricket. The batters will be seen struggling here, is expected to remain on a slower side which the spinners will look to find purchase and get wickets in a consistent manner.

A total of around 160 will be a strong score for the team batting first.

Weather Report :

The temperature is expected to hover around 32°C on the Saturday with 65%. humidity and 15 km/hr wind speed. There are no chances of rain during the game.

Probable XI :

Lahore Qalandars :

Fakhar Zaman, Kamran Ghulam, Abdullah Shafique, Sam Billings (w), David Wiese, Sikandar Raza, David Wiese, Rashid Khan, Shaheen Afridi (c), Haris Rauf, Zaman Khan.

Multan Sultans :

Shan Masood, Mohammad Rizwan(c & w), Rilee Rossouw, Khushdil Shah, Tim David, Usman Khan, Kieron Pollard, Johnson Charles, Usama Mir, Abbas Afridi, Ihsanullah.

Preview :

We have now reached the fag end of season 8 of the Pakistan Super League, as the Lahore Qalandars look to defend their title against the Multan Sultans on Saturday.
This will essentially be a rematch of the 2022 Finals, where the Qalandars defeated the Sultans by 42 runs at this very venture to lift the trophy for the first time. However, that was a year ago and both teams have very different squads compared to then. Let’s have a look at how both teams have performed over this season.

Multan Sultans have endured a rollercoaster ride to the Finals. At one stage, they were leading the points table by a comfortable margin. However, they faltered a bit towards the end of the group stage but managed to finish in the second spot. The Sultans squared off against the Qalandars in Qualifier 1, where they decimated the opponents to win the match by 84 runs. The Sultans have put together a brilliant squad that is well-balanced in all departments. Mohammad Rizwan has led from the front and is the top-scorer in the team with 516 runs. Joining him at the top of the order will be Usman Khan, who has played just 3 matches so far this season by has already scored a brilliant century. Kieron Pollard and Rilee Rossouw add muscle to the middle order, while all-rounders Tim David and Khushdil Shah add depth to the batting.
The bowlers have contributed equally to the Sultans’ success this season. Ihsanullah, playing his first full season, has been brilliant with the new ball and is second on the list of top wicket-takers for the season. His number is only bettered by his teammate Abbas Afridi, who has claimed 23 wickets.

The Qalandars are the defending champions for this season and have carried their form from the last season to this season too. They have been clinical in their performance during the group stages and finished at the top of the points table. However, they did falter in Qualifier 1 and had to face Peshawar Zalmi in Qualifier 2, which they managed to win relatively comfortably in the end.
The batting has been a strong point for the Qalandars this season as most of their top and middle-order batsmen are in good form. Fakhar Zaman is the leading scorer with 390 runs and has been well supported by Mirza Baig and Abdullah Shafique at the top of the order. Sikandar Raza and Sam Billings have been quite reliable in the middle order, while David Weise can perform the role of a finisher in crunch situations.
Rashid Khan and Shaheen Afridi can swing the willow too if the need arises. The Qalandars have a strong pace attack consisting of Shaheen Shah Afridi, Haris Rauf, and Zaman Khan, and will be banking on them to bowl well. Rashid Khan, who is one of the best spinners in the world when it comes to T20 cricket will play an important role during the middle overs.

Team Guide

Makes various team combinations with the help of these information.

Mohammad Rizwan :

Mohammad Rizwan is the leading run scorer in the competition. He will always be in the lime light for his consistency. The Multan skipper has amassed 516 runs from 11 innings with one century and four fifties this season at an average of 57.33. The star wicketkeeper batter scored 33 off just 29 against Lahore Qalandars in the last game. Default c/vc pick

Fakhar Zaman :

Fakhar Zaman is an experienced top order batter, who's hit 66 runs in the first group stage game against Multan Sultans earlier in the tournament. Fakhar is leading the scoring chart for the Qalandars with 384 runs from 11 innings this season. Will best c/vc pick for grand league.

Rilee Rossouw :

Rilee Rossouw is the star South African batter scored 13 off 12 balls against Lahore Qalandars in the last game before that, he's smashing 121 off 51 against Peshawar Zalmi. He has scored 401 runs from 10 innings for the Sultans this season so far. Must have pick.

Tim David :

Tim David hits the ball cleanly and scores at a faster rate every time. In 4 matches so far in this tournament, he has struck 127 runs at a strike rate of 190.90. The star Australian batter smashed 43* off just 29 against Quetta Gladiators & 22* again the Lahore Qalandars in the last game. Good pick.

Kieron Pollard :

Kieron Pollard was the Player of the Match in the Qualifier against Lahore Qalandars. He struck 57 runs at a strike rate of 167.64 including one four and 6 maximums while with the ball picked up a wicket. Must have pick.

Mirza Tahir Baig :

Mirza Tahir Baig impressed everyone with his ability to bat under pressure. In 9 matches in this PSL, he has scored 214 runs at an average of 23.77 with the highest score of 54. Punt pick.

Abdullah Shafique :

Abdullah Shafique is the young Pakistan batter scored just 10 runs against the Peshawar Zalmi in the last game but is in good form lately with 203 runs from just 8 innings this season. Good pick.

Usman Khan :

Usman Khan is an aggressive opener was at his best in Saturday’s game when he hit 12 fours and nine sixes on his way to 120 runs from just 43 balls, can repeat same here? Punt pick.

Sikandar Raza :

Sikandar Raza is a dashing batting allrounder who's shows up when the team is in need. So far in this PSL, he has scored 221 runs at an average of 55.25 and picked up 5 wickets. Must have pick if plays.

Khushdil Shah :

Khushdil Shah is an excellent batting all-rounder didn't get a chance to bat and bowled just one over against the Gladiators in the last game. He has scored 47 runs and has taken one wicket from nine matches this season. Punt pick.

Rashid Khan :

Rashid Khan has been the best bowler for Lahore Qalandars and has picked up 17 wickets while bowling at an average of 13 and an economy rate of 8.48. The star Afghanistan leg-spinner gets two wickets against the Peshawar Zalmi in the last game but has been in excellent form this season. Must have pick.

Shaheen Shah Afridi :

Shaheen Shah Afridi has 15 wickets in the 2023 PSL and his best figures this season are 5-40 and he will bowl with pace and accuracy on this pitch. The left-arm quick is our tip for Lahore Qalandars’ top wicket taker on Wednesday. Default c/vc pick.

Abbas Afridi :

Abbas Afridi has a strike rate of 8.9 with two four-wicket hauls and a five-wicket haul in this PSL. He comes into this game after taking 5-47 against Quetta Gladiators. He is a strong choice for Multan Sultans’ top wicket taker against Lahore Qalandars. Good pick.

Haris Rauf :

Haris Rauf- the right-arm fast bowler picked up another two wickets in the final group stage game. He comes into the play-offs with a strike-rate of 15.0 in the competition. Good pick.

Zaman Khan :

Zaman Khan is the young pacer took two wickets for 20 runs against the Peshawar Zalmi in the last game and has taken 14 wickets from 11 innings this season. Punt pick.

Details Analysis

Cheat sheet

Multan Sultans

WK :

Mohammad Rizwan (c) -

Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open Open, Open, Open, Open, Open,
33(29), 55(29), 7(6), 33(18), 30(27), 29(25), 110(64)*, 50(38), 66(42), 28(34)*, 75(50), 24(21), 11(6), 61(47), 73(39), 54(47), 3(7), 55(47)*,

Batter :

Kieron Pollard - Right Arm Medium

2dwn, 3dwn, 2dwn, 4dwn, 4dwn, 2dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, DNB, 2dwn, 4dwn, DNB, 3dwn, 3dwn, 1dwn
57(34), 23(14)*, 52(25), 1(1), 39(28), 2(2)*, 32(21)*, 15(6)*, DNB, 20(12), 57(35)*, DNB, 43(17), 19(7), 50(19)*
1/3(3), DNB, 0/26(2), DNB, 2/16(2), DNB, DNB, 0/6(1), DNB, DNB, 0/24(2), DNB, DNB, DNB, DNB

Rilee Rossouw -

1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 2dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 1dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn,
13(12), 15(9), 121(51), 15(15), 12(10), 7(6), 29(21), 36(30), 75(36), 78(42)*, 18(12), 40(19), 1(5), 19(13), 1(1)*,

David Miller -

3dwn, 3dwn, 2dwn, DNB, 2dwn, 2dwn, DNB, 1dwn, 3dwn, 4dwn, 3dwn, 4dwn, 4dwn, 3dwn,
11(9), 1(2), 7(10), DNB, 52(25), 23(14)*, DNB, 25(20), 5(6)*, 37(23)*, 28(14)*, 26(24), 10(9),

Shan Masood -

Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, 2dwn, 2dwn, 3dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn
5(5), 75(50), 19(20), 25(16), 51(33), 3(4), 20(25), 3(5), 35(31), 38(28), 3(4)*, 24(11)*, 2(6), 12(16)

Tim David -Right Arm Medium

3dwn, 2dwn, 3dwn, 2dwn, 4dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 2dwn
22(15)*, 43(25)*, 2(3), 60(27), 17(8), 33(26), 4(6), 24(13), 44(27)*, 76(41)*, 3(1)
DNB, DNB, 0/11(1), DNB, 0/14(2), 1/15(2), 0/13(2), 0/14(1), 0/22(3), 0/10(1), 0/15(2)

Usman Khan -

Open, Open, 4dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open,
29(28), 120(43), 0(1), 2(8), 30(29), 52(41), 0(1), 4(3), 45(31), 0(5), 22(21),

All-rounder :

Khushdil Shah – Left Arm Orthodox

4dwn, DNB, 4dwn, 5dwn, 3dwn, DNB, DNB, DNB, 3dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 2dwn, 4dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn,
0(1), DNB, 18(14), 10(9), 4(9), DNB, DNB, DNB, 12(6), 40(20), 23(19), 12(10), 13(11), 30(17), 64(24), 3(7), 10(10)*,
DNB, 0/6(1), DNB, 0/17(1), DNB, 1/25(4), 0/20(2), 0/17(2), DNB, DNB, 0/16(2), DNB, 0/15(1), 0/26(3), 2/24(4), 0/23(3), DNB,

Wayne Parnell - Left Arm Fast Medium

9dwn, 6dwn, 6dwn, DNB, DNB,
2(3)*, 1(3), 5(2)*, DNB, DNB,
1/3(2), 3/14(3), 0/24(3), 2/12(3), 0/40(3),

Carlos Braithwaite - Right Arm Fast Medium

6dwn, DNB, DNB, DNB, DNB, 5dwn, 4dwn, 6dwn, 3dwn, DNB, 5dwn,
1(4), DNB, DNB, DNB, DNB, 13(9), 18(18), 12(10), 0(1), DNB, 4(9),
0/11(1), 0/19(1), 0/29(3), 1/22(3), 3/19(4), 1/33(4), 1/31(4), 2/32(3), 4/18(4), 3/25(3), 3/17(4), 0/19(2),

Anwar Ali - Right Arm Medium fast

5dwn, DNB, 5dwn, DNB, 6dwn, 4dwn, 3dwn, DNB, 5dwn, DNB, 5dwn, DNB
1(1)*, DNB, 24(8)*, DNB, 17(12), 12(12), 1(2), DNB , 31(13)*, DNB, 15(5), DNB
1/13(3), 1/48(3), 1/66(4), 3/33(4), 2/21(3), 1/28(4), 3/44(4), 0/20(2), 0/37(3), 1/33(4), 1/32(4), 1/30(4)

Amad Butt - Right Arm Medium fast

DNB, 5dwn, DNB, DNB, 5dwn,
DNB, 7(8), DNB, DNB, 4(7), 2(2),
1/52(3), 0/25(3), 1/26(4), 3/16(4), 0/31(4),

Mohammad Sarwar - Right Arm Medium

4dwn, 1dwn, 2dwn, 4dwn, 4dwn
30(20), 37(28), 8(7)*, 4(6), 14(9)
1/20(2), 0/8(1), 0/16(2), 1/24(3), 2/20(3)

Bowler :

Adil Rashid – Legbreak Googly

2/37(4), 1/26(4), 1/10(4), 2/25(3), 0/38(4), 2/46(4),

Akeal Hosein - Left Arm Orthodox

0/36(3), 0/31(4), 1/31(1), 1/32(4), 0/21(4), 0/28(4), 2/24(4), 0/29(4)

Sheldon Cottrell - Left Arm Fast Medium

3/20(3), 0/37(3), 1/12(3), 1/32(4), 0/34(4), 2/49(4), 3/33(4),

Josh Little - Left Arm Fast Medium

1/39(4), 1/37(4), 3/22(4), 2/21(4), 2/16(3), 0/45(4), 0/31(4), 1/30(4), 3/24(4),

Shahnawaz Dahani - Right Arm Medium fast

1/40(1), 0/21(2), 1/22(3), 1/24(4), 0/23(3), 0/62(4)

Sameen Gul - Right Arm Medium

1/29(3), 0/26(2), 2/20(3), 0/41(4), 0/24(4), 1/23(4), 2/22(4), 0/33(4), 3/27(4)

Usama Mir - Legbreak

2/12(2), 0/37(4), 1/27(3), 2/38(4), 0/37(4), 0/32(4), 1/35(4), 2/33(4), 3/22(4), 1/19(4), 2/25(4), 2/30(4), DNB, 1/25(4), 1/31(4), 0/32(4), 0/23(3)

Abbas Afridi - Right Arm Medium

1/5(3), 5/47(4), 4/39(4), 1/44(4), 2/25(3), 0/37(4), 2/55(4), 4/22(3), 2/33(3), 2/27(4), 0/23(2), 1/38(4), 2/20(3), 1/33(4), 1/23(3)

Ihsanullah - Right Arm Fast

1/18(3), 2/58(4), 0/35(4), 2/35(4), 2/33(4), 2/22(4), 0/17(4), 2/19(4), 3/24(4), 5/12(4), 2/37(4), 0/33(3), 0/14(4), 1/15(2), 1/23(4), 2/16(4)

Izharullahq Naveed - Legbreak

0/55(4), 2/28(4), 0/32(4), 1/21(4), 1/31(4), 0/38(4)

Mohammad Ilyas - Right Arm Fast Medium

0/54(4), 0/38(3), 2/12(2), 3/29(4), 1/28(4), 2/39(4), 2/19(3),

Arafat Minhas - Right Arm Medium

Domestic
4dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 4dwn, 4dwn
39(26), 8(5), 34(29), 82(92), 1(3)
0/20(5), 0/23(4), 1/20(7), 0/52(10), 4/34(9)

Lahore Qalandars

WK :

Kusal Mendis -

Open, Open, Open, Open, Open,
7(11), 80(41), 10(9), 39(25), 29(19),

Sam Billings -

3dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 1dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn
28(21), 19(27), 11(13), 32(22), 0(1), 54(35), 2(5), 33(23), 47(23), 27(23), 16(9), 28(21), 5(7), 1(4)

Shai Hope -

2dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, Open
47(32), 1(2), 19(17), 9(9), 37(24), 91(55)*, 33(22), 33(32), 5(8),

Jordan Cox -

4dwn, 4dwn, 4dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn,
0(1), 13(18), 1(2), 0(1), 5(11),

Shawaiz Irfan -

7dwn, Open, Open, Open, Open
0(1), 11(12), 49(63), 0(4), 79(32)

Batter :

Fakhar Zaman -

Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn,
6(5), 6(7), 13(11), 115(57), 11(11), 0(3), 4(3), 36(23), 96(45), 22(14), 15(12), 66(42), 20(16), 0(1), 13(28), 5(9), 15(18),

Kamran Ghulam -

1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn ,2dwn, 2dwn, 1dwn, 2dwn, 1dwn, 2dwn, 1dwn
11(10), 41(30), 21(17), 23(22), 3(6), 16(11), 8(9), 26(21), 54(40), 19(21)

Abdullah Shafique -

2dwn, 1dwn, Open, Open, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, Open, Open, Open, 1dwn, Open
10(10), 0(2), 2(6), 1(2), 7(12), 48(35), 15(14), 45(24), 75(41), 0(2), 19(13), 4(3), 33(23), 11(17)

Shane Dadswell- Right Arm Off-break

5dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, DNB, 3dwn, 3dwn,
3(4), 16(24), 2(5), DNB, 18(22), 22(13),
0/8(1), DNB, DNB, DNB, DNB, DNB, DNB,

Mirza Tahir Baig -

Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open
54(42), 8(9), 17(11), 2(7), 20(17), 5(7), 31(15), 45(39), 32(26), 17(14), 47(33), 9(13), 13(11), 30(20)

All-rounder :

Sikandar Raza - Right Arm Off-break

4dwn, 5dwn, 3dwn, 5dwn, 3dwn, 5dwn, 4dwn, DNB, 4dwn, 4dwn, 3dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 3dwn, 1dwn, 3dwn,
23(14), 1(3), 1(4), 20(7), 14(8), 71(34)*, 23(10)*, DNB, 32(16)*, 18(12), 19(14)*, 2(7), 12(10), 17(7), 45(33), 0(3),
DNB, DNB, 0/14(1), 0/21(1), 1/10(1), 0/6(1), 2/6(2), 0/24(2), 1/6(1), 0/27(4), 0/32(3), 2/14(2), 2/23(4), 1/31(2), 1/26(4), 2/5(3),

David Wiese - Right Arm fast Medium

5dwn, 6dwn, 4dwn, 4dwn, 6dwn, 5dwn, 6dwn, 5dwn, 3dwn, 5dwn, 5dwn, 5dwn, DNB, 4dwn, 6dwn, 4dwn, 4dwn,
9(7)*, 12(12), 2(7), 6(2), 0(2), 15(12)*, 2(3), 12(6), 8(4)*, 1(4), 9(9), 5(4), DNB, 14(13), 5(4), 35(29) 22*(19),
0/22(3), 0/24(4), 0/6(1), 1/17(3), 0/26(3), 1/22(4), 3/17(3), 0/20(2), 3/23(4), 0/15(1), 0/24(3), 5/20(4). 1/27(4), 2/14(4), 1/33(4), 1/35(4),

Hussain Talat - Right Arm Medium

4dwn, 3dwn, DNB, 3dwn, 4dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, DNB, 3dwn, 3dwn, 4dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn
4(10), 25(25), DNB, 59(10), 6(7), 6(5), DNB, 26(13), 2(4), 20(12), 47(30), 52(36)*, 18(15), 16(16), 39(19)
DNB, 2(24(3), DNB, DNB, 1/22(1), DNB, DNB, 0/1(1), 0/5(1), DNB, 1/16(2), 0/7(1), 0/15(2), DNB, DNB, 0/34(2)

Liam Dawson - Left Arm Orthodox

6dwn, DNB, 5dwn, 5dwn, 5dwn, DNB, 6dwn,
1(2), DNB, 3(7) 16(9), 18(13), DNB, 34(17),
1/29(3), 0/8(1), 0/17(2), 1/32(3), 0/34(3), DNB, 1/17(4),

Ahsan Bhatti - Right Arm Medium fast

1dwn, 5dwn, 5dwn, DNB, 6dwn, 5dwn
15(10), 39(65)*, 4(16)*, DNB, 8(17), 43(51)*
0/13(2), 3/40(10), 3/50(10), 0/38(10), 1/43(10), 1/25(5)

Bowler :

Rashid Khan - Legbreak Googly

2/42(4), 1/18(4), 0/30(4), 4/21(4), 2/41(4), 3/15(4), 2/14(4), 2/8(3), 1/49(4), 1/17(4), 0/42(4), 1/17(4), 0/24(4), 3/16(4), 1/16(4), 1/53(4),

Shaheen Afridi (c) - Left Arm Fast Medium

1/41(4), 0/47(4), 0/18(2), 4/31(4), 0/29(4), 0/35(4), 0/22(2), 5/40(4), 3/22(4), 1/39(4), 1/27(4), 1/13(2), 2/24(4), 4/22(4), 3/14(4), 1/19(4)

Haris Rauf - Right Arm Medium fast

0/31(4), 3/34(4), 2/52(4), 2/16(3), 2/35(4), 1/30(4), 3/22(4), 1/15(2), 1/38(4), 0/43(3), 1/35(4), 1/37(4), 0/35(4), 1/19(4), 0/49(4), 1/19(4), 3/17(4),

Zaman Khan - Right Arm Medium

2/20(3), 1/36(4), 2/39(4), 2/17(3), 2/30(3), 1/23(3), 0/29(3), 1/18(2), 2/28(3), 0/18(3), 1/34(4), 1/29(3), 0/21(2), 1/31(4), 1/22(4), 1/36(3), 1/28(4)

Dilbar Hussain - Right Arm fast

1/37(4), 0/35(2), 1/11(2), 2/25(4), 2/28(4), 2/29(3)

Ahmed Daniyal - Right Arm Medium fast

0/51(4), 0/32(4), 2/24(4), 0/35(3), 3/27(4)

Jalat Khan - Left Arm Fast

0/22(2), 0/66(4), 0/43(4), 3/24(4), 2/19(4)

Cheat Sheet

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