Multan Sultans in 2020
The Multan Sultans is a franchise cricket team that represents Multan, Punjab, Pakistan in the Pakistan Super League. The team was founded in 2017[1][2][3] and made its PSL debut in the 2018 season. [4][5] They were one of the sixth team that competed in 2020 Pakistan Super League.[6] The team was coached by Andy Flower,[7] and captained by Shan Masood.[8]
| 2020 season | |||
| Coach | Andy Flower | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Captain | Shan Masood | ||
| Regular season | 1st | ||
| PSL Finals | Eliminator (3rd) | ||
| 
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Current squad
    
- Players with international caps are listed in bold.
- * denotes a player who is currently unavailable for selection.
- * denotes a player who is unavailable for rest of the season
| No. | Name | Nat. | Birth date | Category | Batting style | Bowling style | Signed year | Notes | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batsmen | ||||||||
| 2 | Rilee Rossouw |  | 9 October 1989 | Platinum | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | 2020 | Overseas | 
| 14 | James Vince |  | 14 March 1991 | Gold | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2019 | Overseas | 
| 94 | Shan Masood |  | 14 October 1989 | Silver | Right-handed | Left-arm medium-fast | 2018 | Captain | 
| 72 | Khushdil Shah |  | 7 February 1995 | Silver | Left-handed | Left-arm orthodox | 2020 | |
| 77 | Wayne Madsen |  | 2 January 1984 | Silver | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2020 | Overseas,Replacement for Fabian Allen | 
| 81 | Asad Shafiq |  | 28 January 1986 | Silver | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2020 | |
| All-rounders | ||||||||
| 10 | Shahid Afridi |  | 1 February 1980 | Diamond | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2019 | |
| 18 | Moeen Ali |  | 18 June 1987 | Platinum | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | 2020 | Overseas | 
| 25 | Ravi Bopara |  | 4 May 1985 | Diamond | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2020 | Overseas | 
| 33 | Sohail Tanvir |  | 12 December 1984 | Gold | Left-handed | Left-arm medium-fast | 2020 | |
| 80 | Bilawal Bhatti |  | 17 September 1991 | Silver | Right-handed | Right-arm fast medium | 2020 | |
| 97 | Fabian Allen |  | 7 May 1995 | Silver | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | 2020 | Overseas, Partially Unavailable | 
| Wicket-keepers | ||||||||
| 6 | Rohail Nazir |  | 10 October 2001 | Emerging | Right-handed | — | 2020 | Vice-captain | 
| 60 | Zeeshan Ashraf |  | 11 May 1992 | Diamond | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | 2018 | |
| Bowlers | ||||||||
| 3 | Ali Shafiq |  | 16 November 1996 | Silver | Right-handed | Right-arm Medium fast | 2019 | |
| 12 | Junaid Khan |  | 24 December 1989 | Gold | Right-handed | Left-arm fast | 2018 | |
| 27 | Mohammad Irfan |  | 6 June 1982 | Platinum | Right-handed | Left-arm fast | 2018 | |
| 37 | Mohammad Ilyas |  | 21 March 1999 | Emerging | Right-handed | Right-arm medium fast | 2019 | |
| 91 | Usman Qadir |  | 10 August 1993 | Silver | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2020 | |
| 99 | Imran Tahir |  | 28 March 1979 | Diamond | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2020 | Overseas | 
Points table
    
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Multan Sultans (3rd) | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 1.031 | 
| 2 | Karachi Kings (C) | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 11 | −0.190 | 
| 3 | Lahore Qalandars (R) | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | −0.072 | 
| 4 | Peshawar Zalmi (4th) | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 9 | −0.055 | 
| 5 | Quetta Gladiators | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 9 | −0.722 | 
| 6 | Islamabad United | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 0.185 | 
Source: ESPNcricinfo
- The top 4 teams qualified for the playoffs
- Advanced to Qualifier
- Advanced to Eliminator 1
League fixtures and results
    
| Multan Sultans 164/8 (20 overs) | v | Islamabad United 165/2 (16.4 overs) | 
- Islamabad United won the toss and elected to field.
| v | Quetta Gladiators 169/7 (20 overs) | |
- Multan Sultans won the toss and elected to bat.
- Rilee Rossouw (Multan Sultans) scored the fastest century in the PSL (43 balls).[9]
| Multan Sultans 102/6 (16.5 overs) | v | |
- Karachi Kings won the toss and elected to field.
- No further play was possible due to rain.
| v | Multan Sultans 94/1 (6.4 overs) | |
- Multan Sultans won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was reduced to 9 overs per side due to rain.
- Multan Sultans qualified for the play-offs.[10]
| v | ||
- No toss.
- No play was possible due to rain.
| Multan Sultans 154/6 (20 overs) | v | Peshawar Zalmi 151/7 (20 overs) | 
- Peshawar Zalmi won the toss and elected to field.
| Multan Sultans 186/6 (20 overs) | v | |
- Lahore Qalandars won the toss and elected to field.
- Lahore Qalandars qualified for the semi-finalsplay-offs.[11][lower-alpha 1][12]
Playoffs
    
    Qualifier
    
| Multan Sultans 141/7 (20 overs) | v | |
- Karachi Kings won the toss and elected to field.
- Super Over: Karachi Kings 13/2 (1 over), Multan Sultans 9/0 (1 over)
Eliminator 2
    
| Lahore Qalandars 182/6 (20 overs) | v | Multan Sultans 157 (19.1 overs) | 
- Multan Sultans won the toss and elected to field.
Notes
    
- Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the matches were reduced from 34 to 33 and the playoffs were replaced by knockouts thus shortening the tournament. However, On 2 September 2020, PCB announced the schedule of the remaining fixtures, going back to the playoffs format.
References
    
- "Sethi confirms addition of sixth team, increased matches in PSL3". The Express Tribune. 8 April 2017.
- Lakhani, Faizan. "PCB shortlists five possible regions for 6th team in PSL 3". Geo News. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
- Zeeshan Ahmed (1 June 2017). "PSL's newest team is Multan, worth $41.6 million". DAWN. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
- Ali Ahmed (1 August 2017). "Wasim Akram joins PSL's newest baby". Business Recorder. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
- Umar Farooq (2 August 2017). "Multan Sultans reunite Wasim, Waqar for PSL". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
- "PSL 2019: Multan Consortium bags franchise rights for sixth team". India express.com. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
- "Multan Sultans appoint Andy Flower as Head coach". Daily Times. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
- "PSL 2020: Shahid Afridi accidentally confirms Shan Masood as Multan Sultans captain". Geo Super. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
- "Rilee Rossouw smashes fastest-ever century of PSL history". Geo Super. 29 February 2020. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
- Tania Atzaz (9 March 2020). "Multan Sultans crush Islamabad United to qualify for PSL play-offs". Daily Times. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
- "In a first, Lahore Qalandars qualify for PSL 2020 semi-finals". Geo Super. 15 March 2020. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
- "PCB announces schedule of remaining HBL PSL 2020 matches". PCB.com.pk. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
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