Multan Sultans will be squaring off against Lahore Qalandars in Match 28 of the ongoing Pakistan Super League 2021, at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, on Friday, 18 June.
With three Playoffs spots up for the grabs, this is going to be a crucial clash for sides. If Lahore win this, they will straightaway join Islamabad United in the next stage.
Having won five and lost four matches, the Qalandars are placed third, while Multan find themselves at the fourth position.
Mohammad Rizwan’s side will be high on confidence after registering a record 110-run victory over bottom-placed Quetta Gladiators in the last game. Shan Masood struck a scintillating fifty before Johnson Charles’ cameo propelled them to 183/5. Multan’s bowlers then tore apart Gladiators, wrapping them up for 73 runs.
Lahore, on the other hand, fell seven runs short of a target of 177 set by Karachi Kings. Fakhar Zaman has blown hot and cold throughout the tournament, while Ben Dunk and Agha Salman are yet to put on anything special.
Head to Head
Both sides are tied with four wins each.
Probable XIs
Multan Sultans: Mohammad Rizwan (c & wk), Shan Masood, Sohaib Maqsood, Rilee Rossouw, Johnson Charles, Khushdil Shah, Sohail Tanvir, Blessing Muzarabani, Shahnawaz Dhani, Imran Khan, Imran Tahir
Lahore Qalandars: Fakhar Zaman, Sohail Akhtar (c), Zeeshan Ashraf, Mohammad Hafeez, Ben Dunk (wk), Tim David, James Faulkner, Rashid Khan, Ahmed Daniyal, Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf
Prediction
Multan Sultans to win.