The unbeaten Multan Sultans will start as favourites against the lowly-rated Peshawar Zalmi in the Pakistan Super League (PSL) season 9 on Friday night. Multan will have the benefit of playing at home and being full of confidence after three consecutive triumphs in the current edition.
Multan boys appear to be favourites over Peshawar Zalmi in PSL game
The Peshawar lads’ confidence may have plummeted after being thoroughly defeated by the Karachi Kings in their most recent match. Except for skipper Babar Azam, who made 72 runs off 51 balls, no other batsman could help him reach a high total.
Meanwhile, the strip in Multan Cricket Stadium this season seemed to be helping bowlers as there have been no big score recorded so far. That could be the reason that the skipper who wins toss, opts to put opponent in to bat and prefer run chase.
Probable squads
Multan Sultans: Mohammad Rizwan, Dawid Malan, Reeza Hendricks, Yasir Khan, Iftikhar Ahmed, Khushdil Shah, David Willey, Usama Mir, Abbas Afridi, Mohammad Ali, Shahnawaz Dahani
Peshawar Zalmi: Saim Ayub, Babar Azam, Mohammad Haris (wk), Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Rovman Powell, Asif Ali, Aamer Jamal, Luke Wood, Mohammad Zeeshan, Waqar Salamkheil, Salman Irshad
