MUL vs LAH Dream11 Prediction, PSL Fantasy Cricket Tips, Playing XI, Pitch Report & Injury Updates For Match 1

Lahore Qalandars beat Multan Sultans by 42 runs in the final of the last edition of the tournament.

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Updated - 22 Nov 2024, 23:15 IST

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Multan Sultans (MUL) will clash against Lahore Qalandars (LAH) in the opening match of the PSL 2023 at Multan Cricket Stadium on Monday. Multan Sultans lost against Lahore Qalandars in the final of the PSL 2022 by 42 runs. But they were the best team in the group-stage round with nine wins from ten matches.

Check here 👉 Multan Sultans vs Lahore Qalandars, 1st Match - Live Cricket Score

Captain Mohammad Rizwan won the Player of the Tournament award for scoring 546 runs from 11 innings. Shan Masood also made a big impact with 478 runs while Shahnawz Dahani shone with 17 wickets. They signed Josh Little and Tim David in the player draft but the latter will miss the opening seven matches.

Lahore Qalandars, under the leadership of Shaheen Afridi, won the last edition with a dominant win over Multan Sultans in the final. They finished the group-stage round in the second position with six wins from ten matches. Shaheen was the leading wicket-taker in the tournament with 20 wickets from 13 innings and returned from his injury.

Last season's leading run-scored Fakhar Zaman was re-signed in the player draft along with Haris Rauf and Rashid Khan. They have signed Shai Hope and Sam Billings as replacements for Kusal Mendis and Jordan Cox. Harry Brook and Rashid Khan will miss the opening few games to due to national duties.

Match Information

Multan Sultans vs Lahore Qalandars, 1st Match

Pakistan Super League, 13 Feb 2023, Mon, 8:40 PM IST ,Multan Cricket Stadium

Weather Report

Multan Cricket Stadium

Mist

17.0°C

82% (Humidity)

Team Form (Last 5 matches)

Multan Sultans

L
W
W
W
W

Lahore Qalandars

L
L
L
L
W

Players Stats in current Series

550 Runs

12 Matches

2

Rilee Rossouw

MUL - bat

453 Runs

11 Matches

3

Fakhar Zaman

LAH - bat

429 Runs

13 Matches

268 Runs

10 Matches

5

260 Runs

11 Matches

6

Tahir Baig

LAH - bat

244 Runs

10 Matches

1

Dilbar Hussain

LAH - bowl

266.67

1 Match

2

Usman Khan

MUL - bat

198.81

4 Matches

3

Abbas Afridi

MUL - bowl

191.67

11 Matches

4

Usama Mir

MUL - bowl

180.95

12 Matches

5

Sikandar Raza

LAH - all

179.84

12 Matches

6

Rilee Rossouw

MUL - bat

171.59

11 Matches

1

Abbas Afridi

MUL - bowl

23 Wkts

11 Matches

2

Ihsanullah

MUL - bowl

22 Wkts

12 Matches

3

Rashid Khan

LAH - bowl

20 Wkts

11 Matches

4

Shaheen Afridi

LAH - bowl

19 Wkts

12 Matches

5

Usama Mir

MUL - bowl

17 Wkts

12 Matches

6

Haris Rauf

LAH - bowl

17 Wkts

13 Matches

1

Ihsanullah

MUL - bowl

7.60

12 Matches

2

Usama Mir

MUL - bowl

7.93

12 Matches

3

Khushdil Shah

MUL - bat

8.00

11 Matches

4

Rashid Khan

LAH - bowl

8.03

11 Matches

5

8.63

11 Matches

6

David Wiese

LAH - all

8.67

13 Matches

Probable Playing XI

Multan Sultans

DA Miller, Shan Masood, Usama Mir, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Rizwan (C), J Little, AJ Hosein, Shahnawaz Dahani, Usman Khan, Arafat Minhas, Kieron Pollard

Bench : AU Rashid, RR Rossouw, Sameen Gul, Anwar Ali, Tim David, Abbas Afridi, Mohammad Sarwar, Ihsanullah, WD Parnell, Izharulhaq Naveed, Amad Butt

Lahore Qalandars

FK Zaman, LA Dawson, S Afridi (C), Sikandar Raza, Hussain Talat, Haris Rauf, Kamran Ghulam, Abdullah Shafique, Z Khan, Sam Billings (wk), S Dadswell

Bench : Rashid Khan, D Wiese, HC Brook, Jordan Cox, Jalat Khan, Dilbar Hussain, Ahmed Daniyal, Shawaiz Irfan, Tahir Baig, K Mendis, Ahsan Bhatti

Injury and availability news

It will be added here if there is any injury update for this fixture.

Pitch Report

The pitch at Multan Cricket Stadium offers a batting-friendly surface with an average first innings score of 186 in T20 cricket. Both teams' batters are in great form lately but some world-class bowlers are also in the play tomorrow, so fans can witness a balanced game on Monday.

186

Average Score

Player Picks

9
C

Mohammad Rizwan MUL | WK

The star Pakistani wicketkeeper-batter won the Player of the Series award for scoring 546 runs from 12 innings for Multan Sultans last season. He enters this tournament after scoring 351 runs from just 10 innings in BPL 2023 for Comilla Victorians.

9
C

Fakhar Zaman LAH | BAT

The experienced top-order batter was the leading run-scorer in the tournament with 588 runs from 13 innings with one century and seven fifties and will be a good captaincy candidate for the Dream11 Team.

9
VC

Shaheen Afridi LAH | BOWL

The star Pakistani speedster will be returning to competitive cricketer after being sidelined for months due to injury. He guided the Qalandars to victory by taking 20 wickets from 13 innings at an economy rate of 7.57.

8.5

Haris Rauf LAH | BOWL

The in-form Pakistani pacer took nine wickets from eight innings for Rangpur Riders in the BPL 2023. Rauf took 18 wickets from 13 innings in the PSL 2022 and should be in Dream11 Team at any cost.

8.5

Khushdil Shah MUL | BAT

The 27-year-old batting all-rounder enters the tournament after scoring 239 runs and taking eight wickets for Comilla Victorians in BPL 2023. Shah scored 153 runs and took 16 wickets for Multan Sultans last season.

8.5

Shan Masood MUL | BAT

The experienced left-handed batter scored 478 runs from 12 innings at an average of 39.83 with four fifties for Multan Sultans last season.

8

Joshua Little MUL | BOWL

The young Irish speedster has established himself as one of the best T2O bowlers in recent times. Little He has taken seven wickets from his last five overall innings and costs only 8.0 credits on the Dream11 Team.

8

Shahnawaz Dahani MUL | BOWL

The 24-year-old right-arm pacer was the leading wicket-taker for Multan Sultans with 17 wickets last season. He has taken 13 wickets from his last five innings and costs only 8.5 credits on the Dream11 Team for this fixture.

7.5

Zaman Khan LAH | BOWL

The young Pakistani pacer enjoyed a breakthrough season last year with 18 wickets from 13 innings and is available for only 7.5 credits on the Dream11 Team.

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5.5

Usama Mir

MUL | BOWL

The 27-year-old leg-spinner made his ODI debut for Pakistan in the recent series against New Zealand where he took four wickets from three innings. But his T20 numbers are not impressive in the recent games.

9

Hussain Talat

LAH | BAT

Pakistani bowling all-rounder has struggled with both bat and ball in the recent domestic white-ball cricket with just three wickets from his last five innings.

Last Updated On - Nov 22 2024 11:15 PM

Players
11/11

Team 1

MUL

6 : 5

LAH

Credits Left
4.5/100

Head To Head
Mohammad Rizwan
C

9

Shan Masood

8.5

Kieron Pollard

9

Fakhar Zaman

9

Khushdil Shah
VC

8.5

Sikandar Raza

9

Joshua Little

8

Shahnawaz Dahani

8

Rashid Khan

9

Shaheen Afridi

9

Haris Rauf

8.5

Players
11/11

Team 1

MUL

5 : 6

LAH

Credits Left
7.5/100

Grand League
Mohammad Rizwan

9

David Miller

9

Rilee Rossouw

9

Fakhar Zaman
C

9

Abdullah Shafique

7.5

Khushdil Shah

8.5

Liam Dawson

7

Joshua Little

8

Rashid Khan

9

Shaheen Afridi
VC

9

Zaman Khan

7.5

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