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Pakistan Super League (PSL) season nine on Sunday will entertain the cricket enthusiastics with the double blockbustor as Multan Sultans will take on Karachi Kings in the night clash at their home ground, Multan Cricket Stadium.
In their previous 11 encounts in the PSL history, Kings hold a slightly upper hand with six wins while Sultans have won five.
After reaching finals for consecutive three times, Sultans have been emerged as on of the mist consistent PSL teams. They will look to continue this impressive record as they will begin their PSL 9 campaing tonight.
The Sultans feature a potent batting lineup with both domestic and foreign talent, captained by wicketkeeper Mohammad Rizwan. But because of injuries, they are without an all-rounder and important seamers. Chris Jordan and Shahnawaz Dahani are in the forefront of the new-ball attack.
The Kings, who finished at the bottom two in the past two seasons, are optimistic about their performance with the addition of all-rounders Kieron Pollard and Daniel Sams, and the experience of Shoaib Malik and Muhammad Nawaz. With Jamie Overton’s injury, Hasan Ali and Mir Hamza will face more pressure.
The pitch at Multan Cricket Stadium is quite favorable to hitters, hence run scoring expectations are high. Because of the possibility of dew in the second inning, it is recommended to bowl first. Anything more than 180 runs is considered competitive.
Multan Sultans: Reeza Hendricks, Mohammad Rizwan (c/wk), Dawid Malan, Iftikhar Ahmed, Khushdil Shah, Tayyab Tahir, David Willey, Chris Jordan, Usama Mir, Abbas Afridi, Shahnawaz Dahani
Karachi Kings: Shan Masood (c), James Vince, Mohammad Akhlaq, Shoaib Malik, Irfan Niazi, Mohammad Nawaz, Daniel Sams, Hasan Ali, Blessing Muzarabani, Mir Hamza, Tabraiz Shamsi
Multan Sultans appear stronger than Karachi Kings and enjoy the advantage of the home crowd, giving them the upper hand in the upcoming match.
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