The 3rd match of Pakistan Super League 2023 is scheduled to play between Multan Sultans and Quetta Gladiators on Wednesday 15th February 2023 at Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan.

The eighth edition of the Pakistan Super League had started and the first match of this tournament was very interesting where the defending champions, Lahore Qalandars registered their first win against the runner team of PSL 7. Multan Sultans were just outstanding but were on the losing side as they lost the match by the margin of just one run. Now they are going to face Quetta Gladiators in their second match.

Quetta Gladiators were the second-worst-performing team of the previous season of PSL T20. They played 10 league matches with just four wins to their name. They lost four matches and were laying at the fifth position on the table when the league matches were completed. They failed to clear the road to play off but now they had made some major changes in their squad and we are sure that they will give a tough time to all teams in this tournament.

Multan Sultans showed its power and strength in the first match against Lahore Qalandars. We think that they will make some key changes in the final playing eleven of this match. Shahnawaz Dahani was injured in that match and we think that he will not play the remaining matches of this tournament. We are sure that Carlos Brathwaite will replace him. They won the toss and decided to field first but the performance of their bowling unit was not much impressive and they leaked 175 runs in 20 overs. Usama Mir was the most successful bowler from their side with two wickets to his name in four overs against 25 runs. Ihsanullah also picked two wickets but he leaked a lot of runs.

Ihsanullah was charged with 37 runs in four overs. Akeal Hosein and S Dahani picked one wicket each while Sameen Gul was the only bowler from their side who failed to pick any wicket. The way how the batting order of Multan Sultans performed in their first match was just outstanding. They scored 174 runs while chasing the target of 176 runs. The top batting order of the Sultans performed well but their middle and lower batting order failed to play a role for the team. The skipper, Mohammad Rizwan was the most successful and highest run-scorer from their side. He scored 75 runs on 50 balls with the help of eight boundaries and one huge six. Shan Masood also had an outstanding performance with the bat and scored 35 runs. Remember that Shan Masood and Mohammad Rizwan had a partnership of 100 runs for the first wicket.

Quetta Gladiators are one of the best and strong teams in the Pakistan Super League. Sarfraz Ahmed had been leading this side since 2015 and he will also lead in this edition of PSL. The batting order of Quetta Gladiators is strong at least on papers. Jason Roy will open the batting inning of Quetta Gladiators with Martin Guptil or maybe Umar Akmal. Umar Akmal is back to domestic and league cricket after the gap of a long time. We know that he is a dangerous batsman and if he gets some time to set on the crease, he can put a handsome total on the board.

Will Smeed, Omair Yousaf, and Abdul Bangalzai are also available to handle the top and middle batting orders of Quetta Gladiators. Iftikhar Ahmed had recently played in BPL where his performance was just good and he also scored a hundred. He also performed well in the expository match and hit six huge sixes in one over of Wahab Riaz. The bowling unit of Quetta Gladiators is also strong and experienced. Naseem Shah will be leading the bowling unit with Mohamamd Hasnain, Mohammad Zahid, Odean Smith, and Naveen Ul Haq. Quetta Gladiators also have some best all-rounders in their squad. Umaid Asif, Mohammad Nawaz, and Wanindu Hasaranga are leading all-rounders of Quetta Gladiators.

Multan Sultans had faced Quetta Gladiators in 9 matches where they won 5 matches while Quetta Gladiators had won 4 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 played a match earlier in the conditions of Multans
• Quetta Gladiators are rich in batting and bowling units
• Mohammad Rizwan is in good form for Multan Sultans
• Quetta Gladiators are a well-balanced team
• Multan Sultans will have the support of the ground and crowd

Multan Sultans is overall a strong team as compared to the Quetta Gladiators 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 52% chance to win this match
Quetta Gladiators has a 48% 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 70% 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 3rd 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 180 runs should be a par score.

The weather forecast in Multan is good for a cricket match. The temperatures can range from 20 to 25 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), Usman Khan, Kieron Pollard, David Miller, Khushdil Shah, Akeal Hosein, Usama Mir, Sameen Gul, Shahnawaz Dahani, Ihsanullah.

Quetta Gladiators: Jason Roy, Umar Akmal, Martin Guptill, Iftikhar Ahmed, Wanindu Hasaranga, Sarfaraz Ahmed(w/c), Mohammad Nawaz, Odean Smith, Naseem Shah, Mohammad Hasnain, Naveen-ul-Haq.

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

Mohammad Rizwan(w/c), Shan Masood, David Miller, Kieron Pollard, Khushdil Shah, Usman Khan, Usama Mir, Akeal Hosein, Sameen Gul, Shahnawaz Dahani, Ihsanullah, Arafat Minhas, Mohammad Sarwar, Abbas Afridi, Tim David, Joshua Little, Rilee Rossouw, Adil Rashid, Anwar Ali.