Multan Sultans in 2022
The Multan Sultans (often abbreviated as MS) is a franchise cricket team which representing the city of Multan in southern Punjab in the Pakistan Super League (PSL). The team made its PSL debut in 2018 season. [3][4] The team is coach by Andy Flower,[5][6] and remain under the captaincy of Mohammad Rizwan.[7] The Sultans have previously lifted their maiden PSL title in 2021,[8] making them the defending champions in 2022.
| 2022 season | |||
| Coach | Andy Flower | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Captain | Mohammad Rizwan | ||
| PSL 2022 | Runner-up | ||
| Most runs | Mohammad Rizwan (546)[1] | ||
| Most wickets | Shahnawaz Dahani (17)[2] | ||
| 
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Administration and coaching staff
    
| Name | Position | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Alamgir Khan Tareen | Owner | |||||||||
|  Haider Azhar | Manager and COO | |||||||||
|  Andy Flower | Head Coach | |||||||||
|  Abdul Rehman | Assistant coach | |||||||||
|  Mushtaq Ahmed | Assistant and Spin bowling Coach | |||||||||
|  Ottis Gibson | Assistant and Fast bowling Coach | |||||||||
|  Richard Halsall | Fielding and Strength & Conditioning Coach | |||||||||
|  Cliff Deacon | Team physio | |||||||||
|  Talha Ejaz | Team analyst | |||||||||
|  Usman Munir | Assistant manager | |||||||||
|  Taimur Aziz | Team manager operations | |||||||||
|  Hassan Azam | Head of digital media | |||||||||
|  Ahmed Mir | Media manager | |||||||||
|  Sultan Faiz | Lead videographer | |||||||||
| Source:MS Team management,[6] | ||||||||||
Squad
    
| Name | Nat. | Bat. | Bowl. | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 
 | abbreviation of Nationality | Batting style 
 | Bowling style 
 | 
| No. | Name | Nat. | Birth date | Category | Bat. | Bowl. | Joined | Notes | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batsmen | ||||||||
| 1 | Aamer Azmat |  Pakistan | 26 November 1998 | Emerging | R | R off break | 2022 | |
| 12 | Sohaib Maqsood |  Pakistan | 15 April 1987 | Diamond | R | R off break | 2021 | |
| 22 | Rizwan Hussain |  Pakistan | 26 April 1996 | Supplementary | L | — | 2022 | |
| 23 | Rilee Rossouw |  South Africa | 9 October 1989 | Platinum | L | R off break | 2020 | |
| 25 | Johnson Charles |  Saint Lucia | 14 January 1989 | Diamond | R | Left arm orthodox | 2022 | Full replacement for Odean Smith | 
| 94 | Shan Masood |  Pakistan | 14 October 1989 | Gold | R | L medium-fast | 2018 | Vice Captain | 
| All-rounders | ||||||||
| 8 | Tim David |  Singapore | 16 March 1996 | Platinum | R | R off-break | 2022 | |
| 15 | David Willey |  England | 28 February 1990 | Supplementary | L | L fast-medium | 2022 | |
| 48 | Anwar Ali |  Pakistan | 25 November 1987 | Silver | R | R fast-medium | 2022 | |
| 55 | Abbas Afridi |  Pakistan | 5 April 2001 | Emerging | R | R medium-fast | 2022 | |
| 72 | Khushdil Shah |  Pakistan | 7 February 1995 | Gold | L | Left arm orthodox | 2020 | Ambassador | 
| N/A | Rovman Powell |  Jamaica | 23 July 1993 | Silver | R | R fast-medium | 2022 | |
| Wicket-keepers | ||||||||
| 16 | Mohammad Rizwan |  Pakistan | 1 June 1992 | Platinum | R | — | 2021 | Captain | 
| Bowlers | ||||||||
| 5 | Ihsanullah |  Pakistan | 11 October 2002 | Supplementary | R | R medium-fast | 2022 | |
| 7 | Rumman Raees |  Pakistan | 18 October 1991 | Silver | R | L fast-medium | 2022 | |
| 11 | Shahnawaz Dahani |  Pakistan | 5 August 1998 | Gold | R | R medium fast | 2021 | |
| 17 | Imran Khan |  Pakistan | 15 July 1987 | Silver | R | R fast-medium | 2021 | |
| 31 | Asif Afridi |  Pakistan | 25 December 1986 | Silver | L | Slow left arm orthodox | 2021 | |
| 40 | Blessing Muzarabani |  Zimbabwe | 2 October 1996 | Supplementary | R | R fast-medium | 2022 | |
| 99 | Imran Tahir |  South Africa | 28 March 1979 | Diamond | R | R leg break | 2020 | Mentor | 
| N/A | Dominic Drakes |  Barbados | 6 February 1998 | Silver | L | L medium-fast | 2022 | Partial replacement for Rovman Powell | 
| N/A | Odean Smith |  Jamaica | 1 November 1996 | Diamond | R | R medium | 2022 | |
| Source: MS squad | ||||||||
Season standings
    
    Points table
    
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Multan Sultans | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 1.253 | 
| 2 | Lahore Qalandars | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 0.765 | 
| 3 | Peshawar Zalmi | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 12 | −0.340 | 
| 4 | Islamabad United | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 8 | −0.069 | 
| 5 | Quetta Gladiators | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 8 | −0.708 | 
| 6 | Karachi Kings | 10 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 2 | −0.891 | 
Source: ESPNcricinfo
- The top 4 teams qualified for the playoffs
- advanced to Qualifier
- advanced to Eliminator 1
Regular season
    
| v | Multan Sultans 126/3 (18.2 overs) | |
- Multan Sultans won the toss and elected to field.
- Ihsanullah (Multan Sultans) made his T20 debut.
| Lahore Qalandars 206/5 (20 overs) | v | Multan Sultans 209/5 (19.4 overs) | 
- Multan Sultans won the toss and elected to field.
| Multan Sultans 174/4 (20 overs) | v | Quetta Gladiators 168 (19.5 overs) | 
- Quetta Gladiators won the toss and elected to field.
| Multan Sultans 217/5 (20 overs) | v | Islamabad United 197 (19.4 overs) | 
- Islamabad United won the toss and elected to field.
| Multan Sultans 222/3 (20 overs) | v | Peshawar Zalmi 165/8 (20 overs) | 
- Peshawar Zalmi won the toss and elected to field.
| Multan Sultans 182/7 (20 overs) | v | Peshawar Zalmi 140 (19.3 overs) | 
- Peshawar Zalmi won the toss and elected to field.
| Karachi Kings 174/6 (20 overs) | v | Multan Sultans 176/3 (19.3 overs) | 
- Karachi Kings won the toss and elected to bat.
| Multan Sultans 245/3 (20 overs) | v | Quetta Gladiators 128 (15.5 overs) | 
- Multan Sultans won the toss and elected to bat.
- As a result of this match, Lahore Qalandars and Peshawar Zalmi both qualified for the play-offs.[9]
| Islamabad United 105/7 (20 overs) | v | Multan Sultans 111/4 (17.2 overs) | 
- Islamabad United won the toss and elected to bat.
- Mohammad Huraira (Islamabad United) made his T20 debut.
- As a result of this match, Islamabad United qualified for the playoffs and Quetta Gladiators were eliminated from the tournament.[10][11]
Playoffs
    
    Qualifier
    
Final
    
| v | Multan Sultans 138 (19.3 overs) | |
- Lahore Qalandars won the toss and elected to bat.
- Lahore Qalandars won their maiden HBL PSL title.
References
    
- "RECORDS / PAKISTAN SUPER LEAGUE, 2021/22 - MULTAN SULTANS / MOST RUNS". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
- "RECORDS / PAKISTAN SUPER LEAGUE, 2021/22 - MULTAN SULTANS / MOST WICKETS". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
- Ali Ahmed (1 August 2017). "Wasim Akram joins PSL's newest baby". Business Recorder. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- "PSL's newest team is Multan, worth $41.6 million". Dawn. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- "Multan Sultans appoint Andy Flower as Head coach". Daily Times. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- "Multan Sultans appoint Ottis Gibson as assistant, fast-bowling coach". Cricketpakistan.com. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- "PSL 2022 team guide: Multan Sultans". The cricketer.com. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- "Multan Sultans complete turnaround title win on back of Sohaib Maqsood, Rilee Rossouw fifties". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- "Ruthless Sultans qualify for 23 Feb Qualifier; Qalandars and Zalmi also progress to play-offs". PSLt20.com. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
- "Islamabad United joins Sultans, Qalandars, and Zalmi in HBL PSL 7 playoffs". Cricket Pakistan. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
- "Gladiators suffocate Kings to secure 23-run victory". pslt20.com. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
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