Who Will Win Multan Sultans vs Lahore Qalandars, PSL 2018?
Lahore Qalandars will look to kick-off their campaign with a win when they take on the Multan Sultans in the third game of the Pakistan Super League 2018. Scheduled to be played on February 23, the match will be hosted by the Dubai International Cricket Stadium. Live action will begin at 8 PM local time.
Multan Sultans vs Lahore Qalandars: Where to Watch/Live Streaming
TV channels: Ten Sports, DSport, PTV Sports
Live Streaming: Bet365, CricketGateWay
Toss Prediction
The team that wins the toss will probably elect to field first as the side that has bowled first at this ground has won more often in the recent past. Lahore Qalandars lost the toss five times in their last six matches of the 2017 PSL season which is why we predict Multan Sultans to win the toss in this match.
Read on for team analysis, betting odds, betting tips and match prediction for Multan Sultans vs Lahore Qalandars, PSL 2018...
Multan Sultans Team News & Playing 11
Team News
Multan Sultans have retained Kumar Sangakkara, Kieron Pollard and Sohail Tanvir for the PSL 2018 besides adding Ahmed Shehzad, Imran Tahir and Darren Bravo into the squad.
Key Players
The team's batting will revolve mainly around the likes of Ahmed Shehzad, Kieron Pollard, Shoaib Malik and Kumar Sangakkara. Shehzad is the leading run-scorer in the Pakistan Super League and he will be expected to score the big runs for his team in this match. Sohail Tanvir, Junaid Khan, Imran Tahir and Mohammad Irfan will be the go-to bowlers for the Sultans. Tanvir is vastly experienced in this format of the game and the left-arm pacer will be a big threat for the Qalandars.
Multan Sultans Predicted Playing 11
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Shoaib Malik (c), Kumar Sangakkara (wk), Kieron Pollard, Sohail Tanvir, Ahmed Shehzad, Imran Tahir, Mohammad Irfan, Junaid Khan, Hardus Viljoen, Sohaib Maqsood, Saif Badar
Lahore Qalandars Team News & Playing 11
Team News
Lahore Qalandars have recruited big-hitting Australian batsman Chris Lynn as well as Bangladeshi paceman Mustafizur Rahman. Brendon McCullum, Yasir Shah, Umar Akmal, Sohail Khan and Fakhar Zaman are some of the other big names that have been included in the squad.
Key Players
Their batting line-up is packed with many explosive batsmen with Chris Lynn being the linchpin. The Sultans will be in for a lot of problems if this man gets going. There will also be high expectations on Fakhar Zaman, the star of the 2017 Champions Trophy. Yasir Shah, Mustafizur Rahman, Sunil Narine and Mitchell McClenaghan are the key figures in the bowling group of Lahore Qalandars. Yasir and Narine could exploit the conditions better than their faster counterparts and so they could be difficult to score off.
Recent Form
Lahore Qalandars could not make it through to the playoffs last season as they ended up at the bottom of the points table after the end of the league stage. They managed to win just three out of their eight matches.
Lahore Qalandars Squad
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Brendon McCullum(c), Fakhar Zaman, Umar Akmal, Denesh Ramdin, Anton Devcich, Bilal Asif, Cameron Delport, Bilawal Bhatti, Aamer Yamin, Ghulam Mudassar, Mitchell McClenaghan, Mustafizur Rahman, Sunil Narine, Raza Hasan, Shaheen Afridi, Sohail Khan, Yasir Shah
Multan Sultans vs Lahore Qalandars Prediction
Finishing last on the leaderboard twice in two seasons, Lahore Qalandars have so far failed to live up to the expectations of their fans. Though the franchise this year has made a few promising signings, it won't be easy for them to shrug off their disappointing performances of the past. Multan Sultans, on the other hand, are playing their first PSL season and so there isn't going to be as much pressure on them. They appear to be better balanced on paper and we feel they are slightly better placed to win this game.
Final Verdict: Back Multan Sultans to beat Lahore Qalandars.
Feb 23, 2018
21:30 IST / 16:00 GMT
Dubai Cricket Stadium - Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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