The 11th match of Pakistan Super League 2023 is scheduled to play between Multan Sultans and Karachi Kings on Wednesday 22nd February 2023 at Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan.

Multan Sultans is currently the best-performing team of this season in the Pakistan Super League right now. They had played four matches with three wins to their name. They had lost just one match and are leading the points table. The net run rate of Multan Sultans is just superb which is +2.1 and excellent among all other teams in this tournament. Multan Sultans had lost just one match which came against Lahore Qalandars by the margin of just one run.

Karachi Kings finally won a match after losing three matches in a row. They were beaten by Peshawar Zalmi, Islamabad United, and Quetta Gladiators but won their match against Lahore Qalandars by a big margin of 67 runs. They are currently holding the third position on the ladder right now. They are going to play a match at a neutral venue for the first time in this edition of PSL.

Multan Sultans had now won three matches in a row and their most recent win came against Islamabad United with a handsome margin of 52 runs where they lost the toss and were asked to bat first. The way how their batting order performed in that match was just outstanding. They scored a total of 190 runs in 20 overs and almost all batsmen from their side put some runs on the board. David Miller was the most successful and highest run-scorer from their side with 52 runs to his name on 25 balls with the help of three boundaries and four huge sixes. The skipper, Mohammad Rizwan also had an outstanding performance with the bat and put some runs on the board.

Mohammad Rizwan scored 50 runs while he faced 38 balls and smashed five boundaries and one huge six. Rilee Rossouw also performed well and scored 36 runs. Kieron Pollard was the other batsman who put some runs on the board. He scored 32 runs while he faced 21 balls and smashed four boundaries and one huge six. The bowling unit of Multan Sultans also performed well in the previous match. They defended the target of 191 runs and send the full team of Islamabad United back to the pavilion with a total of 138 runs in 17.5 overs. Almost all bowlers from their side performed well. Abbas Afridi was the most successful and highest run wicket-taker from their side with four wickets to his name in three overs against 22 runs. Usama Mir, Ihsanullah, and Mohammad Ilyas picked one wicket each.

Karachi Kings finally won a match after facing defeat in three matches and won their most recent match against their traditional rivals, Lahore Qalandars with a handsome margin of 67 runs. The batting order of Karachi Kings was struggling in the previous matches but they performed well in their most recent match and scored 185 runs in 20 overs. James Vince was the most successful and highest run-scorer from their side. He scored 46 runs on 36 balls with the help of three boundaries and two huge sixes. Matthew Wade also performed well with the bat and put some runs on the board. He scored 36 runs on 26 balls and smashed four boundaries and one huge six.

The skipper, Imad Wasim was the other batsman who put some runs on the board. He remained not out after scoring 35 runs. He faced 19 balls and smashed two boundaries and the same huge sixes. Ben Cutting scored 20 runs while Haider Ali scored 18 runs. The bowling unit of Karachi Kings also performed well in their most recent match and defended the target of 186 runs. They send the full team of Lahore Qalandars back to the pavilion in 17.3 overs on a total of just 118 runs. Akif Javed was the most successful and highest wicket-taker from their side with four wickets to his name in 3.3 overs against 28 runs. Aamer Yamin picked two wickets in three overs while he was charged with 18 runs. Ben Cutting also picked two wickets but he leaked 12 runs in just one over. Mohammad Amir and Imad Wasim picked one wicket each.

Multan Sultans had faced Karachi Kings in 9 matches where they won 4 matches while Karachi Kings had won 5 matches.

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

• Multan Sultans had won three out of four matches played so far
• The key players of Multan Sultans are in good form
• Multan Sultans knows the conditions of Multan Stadium very well
• Karachi Kings had won their previous match and will be confident
• Multan Sultans has strong batting and bowling units

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

Multan Sultans have a 58% chance to win this match
Karachi Kings has a 42% 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 80% of matches had been won by bowling first. According to toss prediction, the team who will win the toss may choose to field first.

The 11th match of the Pakistan Super League season 2023 is scheduled to be held at Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan. The pitch at this venue is known to be batting-friendly with a good balance between ball and bat. The pitch has a true bounce that allows good strokes to play. This patch also offers some help to the spinners with the progress of the match which make it a challenging venue for both batsmen and bowlers. The wicket is expected to be hard and bouncy with the ball coming onto the bat nicely. The conditions are generally hot and dry which can make the pitch slow down a bit during the latter half of the match. Dew will also play a role in the second inning. According to the live cricket score, a total of 195 runs should be a par score.

The weather forecast in Multan is good for a cricket match. The temperatures can range from 16 to 29 degrees during the day and can drop to 10 to 15 at night. Dew will start falling after 9 PM. The forecast is predicting almost no chances of rain on match day and we will have a full match to enjoy.

Multan Sultans: Shan Masood, Mohammad Rizwan (c & wk), Rilee Rossouw, David Miller, Kieron Pollard, Khushdil Shah, Carlos Brathwaite, Usama Mir, Abbas Afridi, Ihsanullah, Mohammad Ilyas.

Karachi Kings: James Vince, Haider Ali, Shoaib Malik, Irfan Khan, Matthew Wade (wk), Imad Wasim (c), Ben Cutting, Akif Javed, Mohammad Amir, Imran Tahir, Aamer Yamin.

It will be updated shortly

• Date: Wednesday, 22nd February 2023
• Time: 01:00 PM GMT / 06:00 PM LOCAL / 06:30 PM IST

• Stadium: Multan Cricket Stadium
• Location: Multan, Pakistan
• Capacity: 30000
• Ends: Main Pavilion End, North Pavilion End
• Time Zone: UTC +05:00
• Home to: Multan
• Floodlights: Yes

• Total matches: 10
• Matches won batting first: 5
• Matches won bowling first: 5
• Average 1st Inns scores: 254
• Average 2nd Inns scores: 206
• Highest total recorded: 323/3 (50 Ov) by PAK vs BAN
• Lowest total recorded: 148/10 (38.3 Ov) by ZIM vs PAK
• The highest score chased: 306/5 (49.2 Ov) by PAK vs WI
• The lowest score defended: 272/9 (50 Ov) by PAK vs ZIM

Anwar Ali, Akeal Hosein, Usman Khan, Arafat Minhas, Mohammad Sarwar, Shan Masood, Mohammad Rizwan (c & wk), Rilee Rossouw, David Miller, Kieron Pollard, Khushdil Shah, Carlos Brathwaite, Usama Mir, Abbas Afridi, Ihsanullah, Mohammad Ilyas.