The 3rd match of the Pakistan Super League ( PSL T20 ) 2022 is scheduled to play  Multan Sultans vs Lahore Qalandars on  Saturday, 29th January 2022 at The National Stadium, Karachi.

Multan Sultans was just outstanding with the bat and ball in their opening match. They leaked 124 runs in their inning of 20 overs while bowling first. Imran Tahir was the most successful and highest run-scorer from their side who picked three wickets in his four overs bowled out against just 16 runs. Khushdil Shah and Shahnawaz Dhani picked one wicket each.

Lahore Qalandars had an outstanding start to the previous edition of the Pakistan Super League but soon they lost the momentum and ended the previous edition on the fifth spot. Remember that they had not won the title of PSL so far. They had appointed Shaheen Afridi as their new captain for the 7th edition of PSL. Lahore Qalandars had their key strength in bowling than batting. Shaheen Afridi, Rashid Khan, and Haris Rauf are the bowlers who can destroy any strong batting order of the world.

Total Match: 9

• Multan Sultans won: 5
• Qalandars had won: 4

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

• Multan Sultans had won their opening match quite easily
• Key players of Lahore Qalandars are not available for this match
• Multan Sultans has a strong batting order on the side which is in good form
• Multan Sultans is overall a well-balanced team as compared to the Lahore Qalandars
• The batting order of Lahore Qalandars is strong and in good form

Multan Sultans 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 papers, so the winning chances of today’s match for Multan Sultans have been increased. The equation of winning chances of both teams for today’s match is mentioned as under.

Multan Sultans have a 52% chance to win this match
Lahore Qalandars has a 48% chance to win this match

The toss had played a key role in the decision of all previously played matches of Pakistan Super League season 7. We had seen in the previous editions of this tournament that chase is the best option for both teams at the venue of Karachi. Almost 65% of matches had been won by the bowling first. According to toss prediction, the team that will win the toss may choose to field first.

The 3rd match of Pakistan Super League season 2022 is scheduled to be held at National Stadium, Karachi. The pitch here at this venue is flat good for batting as there is no bounce and pace. Out-field on this venue is very fast and the ball will travel to the boundary very quickly. It also has a lot of help for the spin bowlers but almost all teams in this tournament have a strong batting order so this does not matter. According to the live cricket score, a total of 180 runs should be as a par score.

The weather forecast in Karachi is good for a cricket match. The forecast is predicting almost no chances of rain on match day and we will have a full match to enjoy.

Captain: M Rizwan
Vice-Captain: F Zaman
S Maqsood, D Wiese S Akhtar, T David, S Masood, S Patel, I Tahir, I Khan, S Afridi

Date: Saturday, 29th Jan 2022
Time: 03:30 PM BD

Stadium: National Stadium
Location: Karachi, Pakistan
Capacity: 34228
Ends: Pavilion End, University End
Time Zone: UTC +05:00
Home to: Pakistan, Multan Sultans
Floodlights: Yes

Mohammad Rizwan (c & wk), Shan Masood, Sohaib Maqsood, Rilee Rossouw, Asif Afridi, Anwar Ali, Blessing Muzarabani, Rumman Raees, Johnson Charles, Dominic Drakes, Rizwan Hussain, Abbas Afridi, Aamer Azmat, Tim David, Khushdil Shah, David Willey, Imran Tahir, Imran Khan, Shahnawaz Dahani, Ihsanullah.