The defending champions Multan Sultans will lock horns against Quetta Gladiators at the National Stadium, Karachi on Monday in the seventh match of the ongoing Pakistan Super League 2022. Multan Sultans have got off to a fine start as they have won their opening two matches and they will look to continue the good show.
The reigning champions won the nail-biting contest against Lahore Qalandars in their last fixture as they were able to chase down a competitive total of 207 runs. Shan Masood had scored a match-winning knock of 83 runs for his team. Thus, Multan Sultans have ticked the right boxes in both of their matches.
On the other hand, Quetta Gladiators also won their last match against Karachi Kings to get off the mark in the season. Naseem Shah scalped five wickets for his team while Ahsan Ali scored a fine fifty to help his team chase down 114 runs. The Gladiators had come up with a strong bowling show in their previous game and they will look to continue their good form.
Multan Sultans Probable XI: Mohammad Rizwan (c&wk), Shan Masood, Sohaib Maqsood, Rilee Rossouw, Tim David, Khushdil Shah, David Willey/Blessing Muzarabani, Imran Tahir, Imran Khan, Shahnawaz Dahani and Ihsanullah.
Quetta Gladiators Probable XI: Will Smeed, Ahsan Ali, Shimron Hetmyer, Umar Akmal, Mohammad Nawaz, Sarfaraz Ahmed (c & wk), James Faulkner, Mohammad Hasnain, Naseem Shah, Sohail Tanvir, Ghulam Mudassar.
Match: Quetta Gladiators vs Multan Sultans, Match 7, Pakistan Super League 2022.
Date and Time: January 31, 2022, Monday, 07:30 PM IST.
Venue: National Stadium, Karachi.
Pitch: As the matches are being played at the same venue, we have noticed that the pitch is behaving differently for different games. The track is expected to be on the slow side and the spinners will come into action.
Prediction: Multan Sultans will enter the contest as slightly favorites against Quetta Gladiators.
