Hyderabad Kingsmen skipper Marnus Labuschagne (right) and Multan Sultans captain Ashton Turner pose for a photo during the toss for PSL 11 match at National Bank Stadium, Karachi, on April 22. — PSL
After winning the toss, Hyderabad Kingsmen opted to field first against Multan Sultans in the 33rd match of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) 11 at Karachi’s National Bank Stadium on Wednesday.
Playing XI
Hyderabad Kingsmen: Maaz Sadaqat, Marnus Labuschagne (c), Usman Khan (wk), Saim Ayub, Kusal Perera, Gleen Maxwell, Irfan Niazi, Hassan Khan, Hunain Shah, Mohammad Ali, and Akif Javed.
Multan Sultans: Sahibzada Farhan, Steve Smith, Ashton Turner (c), Shan Masood, Josh Philippe (wk), Muhammad Nawaz, Arafat Nawaz, Muhammad Imran, Peter Siddle, Muhammad Waseem Jnr, and Muhammad Ismail.
Head-to-head
The upcoming fixture marks only the second meeting between Sultans and Kingsmen, while their maiden face-off saw the 2021 champions emerge victorious by six wickets.
- Matches: 1
- Multan Sultans: 1
- Hyderabad Kingsmen: 0
Form Guide
Multan Sultans and Hyderabad Kingsmen enter the fixture with similar momentum in their favour as the 2021 champions have four victories in their last five completed matches, while the debutants have three triumphs in as many games.
Overall, Sultans have six victories in the ongoing PSL 11 and thus sit second on the points table with 12 points after eight matches, and a victory over Kingsmen would seal their qualification for the playoffs with a match to spare.
Kingsmen, on the other hand, have three triumphs in seven matches, which came consecutively after four successive defeats.
Multan Sultans: W, W, L, W, W (most recent first)
Hyderabad Kingsmen: W, W, W, L, L
