The Qualifier match of Pakistan Super League 2023 is scheduled to play between Lahore Qalandars and Multan Sultans on Wednesday 15th March 2023 at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore.

Lahore Qalandars and Multan Sultans are going to face each other in this very important match of this season of the Pakistan Super League. The winner of this match will qualify for the final while the loser will have another chance to reach the final match. Lahore Qalandars had been the best-performing team in this tournament till now. They had won seven out of ten league matches. They had lost just three matches and are leading the points table. Remember that they had beaten Multan Sultans in this tournament for two consecutive matches.

Multan Sultans also performed well in this season of the Pakistan Super League. They are currently the second-best-performing team in this tournament. They had played ten league matches with six wins to their name. They had lost four matches and are holding the second position on the points table. Remember that they had lost two matches in this tournament against Lahore Qalandars but this is also a fact that they are back to good form. They had now won two matches in a row after losing four consecutive matches. This match is going to be very interesting the main players are in good form and we are sure that they will perform well.

Lahore Qalandars had just been outstanding in this season of the Pakistan Super League and had proved that they are a strong team in this tournament. They lost their most recent match against Karachi Kings by a big margin of 86 runs where they lost the toss and were asked to field first. The management of Lahore Qalandars decided to give rest to their main bowlers including their captain, Shaheen Afridi. The performance of their bowling unit was not very good and they leaked 196 runs in 20 overs. They used seven bowlers in that match and Zaman Khan was the most successful bowler from their side with two wickets to his name in four overs against 39 runs. Zaman Khan performed well in this edition of PSL and he also got the reward of his best performance as he had been selected in the national team of Pakistan for T20 series against Afghanistan.

Haris Rauf was the other bowler who picked two wickets in the previous match but he also leaked a lot of runs. He was charged with 52 runs in four overs. Hussain Talat also had an outstanding performance with the ball and picked two wickets in three overs while he leaked 24 runs. Dilbar Hussain was given a chance in the final playing eleven for the first time in this season of the Pakistan Super League. He picked up one wicket in three overs while he was charged with 37 runs in three overs. Rashid Khan, Shane Dadswell, and David Wiese were the bowlers who failed to pick any wicket. The batting order of Lahore Qalandars had performed well in this tournament but they totally collapsed in the previous match and their full team came back to the pavilion on a total of just 110 runs in 18.5 overs while chasing the target of 197 runs. Hussain Talat was the most successful and highest run-scorer from their side with 25 runs to his name on 25 balls with the help of four boundaries. Haris Rauf also performed well and scored 18 runs. Fakhar Zaman scored 13 runs while Kamran Ghulam and Sam Billings scored 11 runs each.

Multan Sultans lost four matches in a row but now had bounced back strongly and had beaten Peshawar Zalmi and Quetta Gladiators in two back-to-back matches. Their most recent match against Quetta Gladiators was very interesting where they won with a margin of just nine runs. Remember that this was a high-scoring match where a total of 515 runs were scored in both innings which is the highest total in any T20 match in the history of cricket. Multan Sultans made a smart decision by dropping Shan Masood and giving a chance to Usman Khan who was on the bench since the first match. He played his shorts freely and proved the most successful and highest run-scorer from their side. He scored his first maiden century of PSL and scored a total of 120 runs on just 43 balls with the help of 12 boundaries and nine huge sixes. He also scored the fastest century of PSL on just 36 balls.

Multan Sultans has good news as their key players are back to good form. Tim David, Kieron Pollard, Rilee Rossouw, and Mohammad Rizwan are in good form and these all batsmen also performed well in the previous match. Mohammad Rizwan scored 5 runs on 29 balls with the help of six boundaries and two huge sixes. Tim David also had an outstanding performance with the bat and remained not out after scoring 43 runs on 25 balls with the help of one boundary and four huge sixes. Kieron Pollard scored 23 runs. The bowling unit of Multan Sultans totally failed to give the best performance but they defended the target of 263 runs and leaked 253 runs in 20 overs. Abbas Afridi was the most successful and highest wicket-taker from their side with five wickets to his name in four overs against 47 runs. He becomes the first bowler to complete the first hat-trick of this season of Pakistan Super League. Ihsanullah also performed well and picked up two wickets in four overs while he was charged with 58 runs. Anwar Ali picked one wicket while Khushdil Shah, Izharulhaq Naveed, and Usama Mir were the bowlers who failed to pick any wicket.

Lahore Qalandars had faced Multan Sultans in 15 matches where they won 8 matches while Multan Sultans won 7 matches.

According to today’s prediction, Lahore Qalandars is the favorite team to win this match. There are many factors that make Lahore Qalandars a favorite team to win this match.

• Lahore Qalandars had won three matches in a row against Multan Sultans
• Lahore Qalandars are the best-performing team in this tournament right now
• The batting order of Multan Sultans is also strong and they had performed well
• The bowling unit of Multan Sultans is also strong and they had performed well
• Lahore Qalandars also have a strong bowling unit in their squad

Lahore Qalandars is overall a strong team as compared to the Multan Sultans especially when it comes to batting. The batting and bowling squad of the Lahore Qalandars is strong at least on paper, so the winning chances of today’s match for Lahore Qalandars have been increased. The equation of winning the chances of both teams for today’s match is mentioned as under.

Lahore Qalandars have a 60% chance to win this match
Multan Sultans has a 40% chance to win this match

The toss is going to play an important role in almost all matches of Pakistan Super League season 8. We had seen in the previous editions of this tournament that chase is the best option for both teams at the venue of Multan. Almost 60% of matches had been won by bowling first. According to the toss prediction, the team who will win the toss may choose to field first.

The Qualifier match of the Pakistan Super League season 2023 is scheduled to be held at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore. The pitch at Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore is known for providing producing high-scoring matches. The pitch generally favors the batter and the ball comes onto the bat quite nicely. The pitch also offers some assistance to spinners as the match progresses. Fast bowlers may get some early swing and bounce especially in the first six overs but as the match progresses, the pitch tends to flatten out. The outfield is usually very fast which makes things easier for the batters to score runs quickly. Overall, the pitch at Gaddafi Stadium Lahore is considered to be a good batting surface with some help for the bowlers.

The weather in Lahore is excellent for this match. Lahore is typically known for pleasant weather and good temperatures ranging from 12°C to 26°C in February. The sky is mostly clear during this month and there is almost no chance of rain. However. The humidity levels can be relatively high, making it feel slightly warmer.

Lahore Qalandars: Abdullah Shafique, Fakhar Zaman, Kamran Ghulam, Sam Billings (wk), Hussain Talat, David Wiese (c), Shane Dadswell, Rashid Khan, Haris Rauf, Dilbar Hussain, Zaman Khan, Shaheen Afridi.

Multan Sultans: Usman Khan, Mohammad Rizwan (c & wk), Rilee Rossouw, Kieron Pollard, Tim David, Khushdil Shah, Anwar Ali, Usama Mir, Abbas Afridi, Izharulhaq Naveed, Ihsanullah.

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• Date: Wednesday, 15th March 2023
• Time: 02:00 PM GMT / 07:00 PM LOCAL / 07:30 PM IST

• Stadium: Gaddafi Stadium
• Location: Lahore, Pakistan
• Opened: 1959
• Capacity: 27,000
• Known as: Lahore Stadium
• Ends: Pavilion End, College End
• Time Zone: UTC +05:00
• Home to: Lahore Qalandars
• Other Sports: it is home to Hockey
• Floodlights: Yes

• Total matches: 24
• Matches won batting first: 13
• Matches won bowling first: 11
• Average 1st Inns scores: 160
• Average 2nd Inns scores: 145
• Highest total recorded: 209/3 (20 Ov) by ENG vs PAK
• Lowest total recorded: 101/10 (17.4 Ov) by PAK vs SL
• The highest score chased: 176/8 (19.4 Ov) by PAK vs ZIM
• The lowest score defended: 126/7 (20 Ov) by PAKW vs BANW

Fakhar Zaman, Abdullah Shafique, Kamran Ghulam, Sam Billings(w), Hussain Talat, David Wiese, Shane Dadswell, Haris Rauf, Dilbar Hussain, Shaheen Afridi(c), Zaman Khan, Mirza Tahir Baig, Jalat Khan, Shawaiz Irfan, Ahsan Bhatti, Liam Dawson, Ahmed Daniyal.