The 7th match of Pakistan Super League 2023 is scheduled to play between Multan Sultans and Islamabad United on Sunday 19th February 2023 at Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan.

There are not many double headers in this season of Pakistan Super League and the first Sunday of PSL 2023 is going to be a fun day. Multan Sultans will face Islamabad United in the first match while Karachi Kings will face Lahore Qalandars in the second match. The way how Multan Sultans performed in this tournament is just outstanding and are currently the best-performing team in this tournament right now. They had won two out of three matches played so far and are leading the points table.

Multan Sultans had improved its net run rate to near about +2 as they had beaten Peshawar Zalmi and Quetta Gladiators by big margins. Islamabad United had a start like a champion in this season of the Pakistan Super League. They had beaten Karachi Kings in their very first match of this tournament with a handsome margin. Now they are going to face Multan in Multan and this will not very easy job to beat the home side. Both teams are almost equal in strength and this match is going to be very interesting.

Multan Sultans had won two out of three matches in this tournament and their most recent win came against Peshawar Zalmi with a big margin of 56 runs. The batting order of Multan Sultans is very strong and they also had been good in almost all matches. They become the first team to score more than 200 runs in this edition of PSL. They scored a total of 210 runs in 20 overs. Almost all batsmen from their side performed well and put some runs on the board. Rilee Rossouw was the highest run-scorer from their side with 75 runs to his name on just 36 balls with the help of 12 boundaries and two huge sixes. Mohammad Rizwan is currently the leading run-scorer in this tournament and also performed well in the previous match.

Mohammad Rizwan scored 66 runs while he faced 42 balls and smashed nine boundaries and one huge six. David Miller remained not out after scoring 23 runs. The bowling unit of Multan Sultans was under pressure in the first half of the inning but they bounce back strongly and defended the target of 211 runs. They leaked 154 runs and send the full team of Peshawar Zalmi back to the pavilion in under 20 overs. They used seven bowlers and almost all bowlers from their side performed well. Usama Mir was the most successful bowler from their side with three wickets to his account in four overs against just 22 runs. Ihsanullah also performed well and picked three wickets in 3.5 overs while he was charged with 24 runs. Abbas Afridi picked two wickets but he leaked a lot of runs. He was charged with 33 runs in just three overs. Carlos Brathwaite picked one wicket while Khushdil Shah, Sameen Gul, and Kieron Pollard were the bowlers who failed to pick any wicket.

Islamabad United had an ideal and winning start to this season of PSL and beat the strong team, Karachi Kings in their very first match. They won the toss and decided to field first but their bowling unit was not much impressive and they leaked 173 runs in 20 overs. The bowling unit of Islamabad United is strong and the best bowlers of T20 cricket like Tom Curran, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Faheem Ashraf, and Rumman Raees are leading the bowling unit of this team. Rumman Raees was the most successful bowler from their side with two wickets to his name in four overs against 26 runs. Mohammad Wasim Jr also picked two wickets while he was charged with 38 runs in four overs.

Tom Curran was the other bowler who picked two wickets but he leaked a lot of runs. He was charged with 42 runs in four overs. Faheem Ashraf picked one wicket while the skipper, Shadab Khan failed to pick any wicket and leaked 40 runs in four overs. The way how the bowling unit of Islamabad United performed in the previous match was just outstanding. They chased the target of 174 runs in 18.2 overs. Colin Munro was the most successful and highest run-scorer from their side with 58 runs to his name on just 28 balls with the help of five boundaries and four huge sixes. Colin Munro is in good form and he was also good in the previous match. He scored 44 runs while he faced 28 balls and smashed six boundaries and one huge six. Rassie van der Dussen scored 31 runs.

Multan Sultans had faced Islamabad United in 11 matches where they won 6 matches while Islamabad United 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 two out of three matches played
• The key players of Multan Sultans are in good form
• Multan Sultans also have a strong bowling unit
• Islamabad United won the first match and will be confident
• Both teams are almost equal in strength and this match is going to be very interesting

Multan Sultans is overall a strong team as compared to Islamabad United 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
Islamabad United 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 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 7th 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: James Vince, Sharjeel Khan, Haider Ali, Shoaib Malik, Matthew Wade (wk), Imad Wasim (c), Irfan Khan, James Fuller, Andrew Tye, Muhammad Musa, Mohammad Amir.

Islamabad United: Jason Roy, Martin Guptill, Umar Akmal, Sarfaraz Ahmed (c & wk), Mohammad Hafeez, Iftikhar Ahmed, Mohammad Nawaz, Abdul Bangalzai, Naseem Shah, Mohammad Hasnain, Nuwan Thushara.

Captain: Mohammad Rizwan
Vice-Captain: R Rossouw
Kieron Pollard, David Miller, Colin Munro, Shadab Khan, Faheem Ashraf, Tom Curran, Rumman Raees, Usama Mir, Mohammad Wasim

• Date: Sunday, 19th February 2023
• Time: 09:00 AM GMT / 02:00 PM LOCAL / 02:30 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

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