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2024 Multan Sultans season

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Multan Sultans
2024 season
CoachAbdul Rehman
CaptainMohammad Rizwan
Ground(s)Multan Cricket Stadium
PSL 2024Runner-up
Most runsUsman Khan (430)[1]
Most wicketsUsama Mir (24)[2]

Multan Sultans is a franchise cricket team that represents Multan in the Pakistan Super League (PSL). They were one of the six teams competing in the 2024 Pakistan Super League. The team was coached by Abdul Rehman,[3] and captained by Mohammad Rizwan.[4]

Squad

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  • Players with international caps are listed in bold.
  • Ages are given as of 17 February 2024, the date of the first match in the tournament.
No. Name Nationality Birth date Category Batting style Bowling style Year signed Notes
Batsmen
13 Usman Khan  United Arab Emirates (1995-05-10)10 May 1995 (aged 28) Silver Right-handed 2023
17 Reeza Hendricks  South Africa (1989-08-14)14 August 1989 (aged 34) Gold Right-handed Right-arm off break 2024
18 Yasir Khan  Pakistan (2002-04-13)13 April 2002 (aged 21) Emerging Right-handed 2024
25 Johnson Charles  West Indies (1989-01-14) 14 January 1989 (age 35) Supplementary Right-handed Left-arm orthodox 2021
29 Dawid Malan  England (1987-09-03)3 September 1987 (aged 36) Diamond Left-handed Right-arm leg break 2024
96 Tayyab Tahir  Pakistan (1993-07-26)26 July 1993 (aged 30) Silver Right-handed Right-arm leg break 2024
All-rounders
23 David Willey  England (1990-02-28)28 February 1990 (aged 33) Platinum Left-handed Left-arm fast-medium 2024 Vice-captain
27 Mohammad Shehzad  Pakistan (2004-02-05)5 February 2004 (aged 20) Supplementary Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast 2024
55 Abbas Afridi  Pakistan (2001-04-05)5 April 2001 (aged 22) Gold Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast 2022
72 Khushdil Shah  Pakistan (1995-02-07)7 February 1995 (aged 29) Diamond Left-handed Left-arm orthodox 2020
95 Iftikhar Ahmed  Pakistan (1990-09-03)3 September 1990 (aged 33) Platinum Right-handed Right-arm off break 2024
97 Faisal Akram  Pakistan (2003-08-20)20 August 2003 (aged 20) Emerging Left-handed Left-arm unorthodox 2024
Wicket-keepers
16 Mohammad Rizwan  Pakistan (1992-06-01)1 June 1992 (aged 31) Platinum Right-handed 2021 Captain
Bowlers
5 Ali Majid  Pakistan (1991-12-29)29 December 1991 (aged 32) Right-handed Right-arm off break 2024 Full replacement for Ihsanullah
14 Mohammad Ali  Pakistan (1992-11-01)1 November 1992 (aged 31) Silver Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast 2024
24 Usama Mir  Pakistan (1995-12-23)23 December 1995 (aged 28) Diamond Right-handed Right-arm leg break 2023
26 Olly Stone  England (1993-10-09)9 October 1993 (aged 30) Right-handed Right-arm fast 2024 Partial replacement for Reece Topley
28 Shahnawaz Dahani  Pakistan (1998-08-05)5 August 1998 (aged 25) Silver Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast 2021
34 Chris Jordan  England (1988-10-04)4 October 1988 (aged 35) Supplementary Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium 2024
38 Reece Topley  England (1994-02-21)21 February 1994 (aged 29) Gold Right-handed Left-arm fast-medium 2024
39 Richard Ngarava  Zimbabwe (1997-12-29)29 December 1997 (aged 26) Left-handed Left-arm fast-medium 2024 Full replacement for Olly Stone
50 Ihsanullah  Pakistan (2002-10-11)11 October 2002 (aged 21) Silver Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast 2022
83 Aftab Ibrahim  Pakistan (2004-04-15)15 April 2004 (aged 19) Supplementary Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast 2024

Administration and coaching staff

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Position Name
Manager Hijab Zahid[5]
Head coach Abdul Rehman[3]
Assistant and development coach Mohammad Wasim
Fast bowling coach Catherine Dalton[6]
Spin bowling coach David Parsons[7]
Fielding and strength and conditioning coach Drikus Saaiman[8]
Assistant spin bowling coach Alex Hartley[9]
Director of Strategy Nathan Leamon[3]
Physiotherapist Javed Mughal

Kit manufacturers and sponsors

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Season standings

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Points table

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Pos Team Pld W L NR Pts NRR
1 Multan Sultans (R) 10 7 3 0 14 1.150
2 Peshawar Zalmi (3rd) 10 6 3 1 13 0.147
3 Islamabad United (C) 10 5 4 1 11 0.224
4 Quetta Gladiators (4th) 10 5 4 1 11 −0.921
5 Karachi Kings 10 4 6 0 8 −0.192
6 Lahore Qalandars 10 1 8 1 3 −0.554
Source: ESPNcricinfo

The four top-ranked teams qualified for the Playoffs.
  Advanced to Qualifier
  Advanced to Eliminator 1

Notes
  • C = Champions;
  • R = Runner-up;
  • (x) = Position at the end of the tournament;


Group fixtures

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Match 3
18 February 2024
19:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
(H) Multan Sultans
185/2 (20 overs)
v
Karachi Kings
130/8 (20 overs)
Reeza Hendricks 79* (54)
Mir Hamza 1/30 (4 overs)
Shoaib Malik 53 (35)
Mohammad Ali 3/23 (4 overs)
Multan Sultans won by 55 runs
Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan
Umpires: Chris Gaffaney (NZ) and Rashid Riaz (Pak)
Player of the match: Reeza Hendricks (Multan Sultans)
  • Karachi Kings won the toss and elected to field.
  • Saad Baig (Karachi Kings) made his T20 debut.

Match 5
20 February 2024
19:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Islamabad United
144 (20 overs)
v
(H) Multan Sultans
145/5 (19.5 overs)
Salman Ali Agha 52 (43)
Mohammad Ali 3/19 (4 overs)
Reeza Hendricks 58 (46)
Naseem Shah 2/27 (4 overs)
Multan Sultans won by 5 wickets
Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan
Umpires: Faisal Afridi (Pak) and Chris Gaffaney (NZ)
Player of the match: Mohammad Ali (Multan Sultans)
  • Multan Sultans won the toss and elected to field.

Match 7
21 February 2024
19:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Lahore Qalandars
166/5 (20 overs)
v
(H) Multan Sultans
170/5 (19 overs)
Rassie van der Dussen 54 (37)
Mohammad Ali 2/28 (4 overs)
Mohammad Rizwan 82 (59)
Shaheen Afridi 2/25 (4 overs)
Multan Sultans won by 5 wickets
Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan
Umpires: Chris Gaffaney (NZ) and Rashid Riaz (Pak)
Player of the match: Mohammad Rizwan (Multan Sultans)
  • Lahore Qalandars won the toss and elected to bat

Match 9
23 February 2024
19:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Peshawar Zalmi
179/8 (20 overs)
v
Multan Sultans
174 (20 overs)
Haseebullah Khan 37 (18)
Mohammad Ali 2/23 (4 overs)
Dawid Malan 52 (25)
Arif Yaqoob 3/43 (4 overs)
Peshawar Zalmi won by 5 runs
Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan
Umpires: Faisal Afridi (Pak) and Chris Gaffaney (NZ)
Player of the match: Luke Wood (Peshawar Zalmi)
  • Peshawar Zalmi won the toss and elected to bat.

Match 11
25 February 2024
14:00
Scorecard
(H) Multan Sultans
180/4 (20 overs)
v
Quetta Gladiators
167/9 (20 overs)
Reeza Hendricks 72 (47)
Mohammad Amir 2/46 (4 overs)
Khawaja Nafay 36 (31)
Mohammad Ali 3/19 (4 overs)
Multan Sultans won by 13 runs
Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan
Umpires: Faisal Afridi (Pak) and Chris Gaffaney (NZ)
Player of the match: Mohammad Ali (Multan Sultans)
  • Quetta Gladiators won the toss and elected to field.

Match 14
27 February 2024
19:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Multan Sultans
214/4 (20 overs)
v
(H) Lahore Qalandars
154 (17 overs)
Usman Khan 96 (55)
Shaheen Afridi 2/39 (4 overs)
Sahibzada Farhan 31 (21)
Usama Mir 6/40 (4 overs)
Multan Sultans won by 60 runs
Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
Umpires: Ruchira Palliyaguruge (SL) and Ahsan Raza (Pak)
Player of the match: Usman Khan (Multan Sultans)
  • Multan Sultans won the toss and elected to bat.

Match 19
3 March 2024
19:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Multan Sultans
189/3 (20 overs)
v
(H) Karachi Kings
169/7 (20 overs)
Usman Khan 106* (59)
Blessing Muzarabani 2/32 (4 overs)
Shoaib Malik 38 (28)
Usama Mir 2/29 (4 overs)
Multan Sultans won by 20 runs
National Stadium, Karachi
Umpires: Faisal Afridi (Pak) and Chris Gaffaney (NZ)
Player of the match: Usman Khan (Multan Sultans)
  • Multan Sultans won the toss and elected to bat.
  • As a result of this match, Multan Sultans qualified for the playoffs.[10]

Match 21
5 March 2024
19:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Peshawar Zalmi
204/5 (20 overs)
v
Multan Sultans
200/5 (20 overs)
Babar Azam 64 (40)
Usama Mir 3/32 (4 overs)
Iftikhar Ahmed 60* (27)
Aamer Jamal 2/36 (4 overs)
Peshawar Zalmi won by 4 runs
Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi
Umpires: Richard Illingworth (Eng) and Alex Wharf (Eng)
Player of the match: Babar Azam (Peshawar Zalmi)
  • Peshawar Zalmi won the toss and elected to bat.

Match 27
10 March 2024
14:00
Scorecard
Multan Sultans
228/4 (20 overs)
v
(H) Islamabad United
232/7 (20 overs)
Usman Khan 100* (50)
Faheem Ashraf 2/32 (3 overs)
Colin Munro 84 (40)
Abbas Afridi 3/40 (4 overs)
Islamabad United won by 3 wickets
Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi
Umpires: Mohammad Asif (Pak) and Ruchira Palliyaguruge (SL)
Player of the match: Colin Munro (Islamabad United)
  • Islamabad United won the toss and elected to field.
  • As a result of this match, Islamabad United qualified for the playoffs.

Match 30
12 March 2024
21:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Multan Sultans
185/4 (20 overs)
v
Quetta Gladiators
106 (15.5 overs)
Mohammad Rizwan 69 (47)
Mohammad Amir 2/40 (4 overs)
Omair Yousuf 37 (25)
David Willey 3/22 (4 overs)
Multan Sultans won by 79 runs
National Stadium, Karachi
Umpires: Richard Illingworth (Eng) and Rashid Riaz (Pak)
Player of the match: Mohammad Rizwan (Multan Sultans)
  • Quetta Gladiators won the toss and elected to field.

Playoffs

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Qualifier

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Match 31
14 March 2024
21:00 (N)
Scorecard
Peshawar Zalmi
146/7 (20 overs)
v
Multan Sultans
147/3 (18.3 overs)
Babar Azam 46 (42)
Usama Mir 2/16 (4 overs)
Yasir Khan 54 (37)
Aamer Jamal 1/23 (3 overs)
Multan Sultans won by 7 wickets
National Stadium, Karachi
Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Richard Illingworth (Eng)
Player of the match: Usama Mir (Multan Sultans)
  • Peshawar Zalmi won the toss and elected to bat.

Final

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Match 34
18 March 2024
21:00 (N)
Scorecard
Multan Sultans
159/9 (20 overs)
v
Islamabad United
163/8 (20 overs)
Usman Khan 57 (40)
Imad Wasim 5/23 (4 overs)
Martin Guptill 50 (32)
Iftikhar Ahmed 2/19 (3 overs)
Islamabad United won by 2 wickets
National Stadium, Karachi
Umpires: Chris Gaffaney (NZ) and Richard Illingworth (Eng)
Player of the match: Imad Wasim (Islamabad United)
  • Multan Sultans won the toss and elected to bat.
  • By winning in the final, Islamabad United became the most successful team in PSL history.[11]

Statistics

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Most runs

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Player Inns Runs Ave HS 50s 100s
Usman Khan 7 430 107.50 106* 2 2
Mohammad Rizwan 12 407 33.91 82 4 0
Reeza Hendricks 8 304 43.42 79* 3 0
Iftikhar Ahmed 11 259 64.75 60* 1 0
Yasir Khan 7 164 23.42 54 1 0

Most wickets

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Player Inns Wkts Ave BBI
Usama Mir 12 24 15.87 6/40
Mohammad Ali 12 19 18.63 3/19
David Willey 11 15 20.40 3/22
Abbas Afridi 9 13 19.07 3/33
Chris Jordan 6 6 29.50 2/28

References

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  1. ^ "2024 - Multan Sultans Cricket Team Records & Stats | ESPNcricinfo.com". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
  2. ^ "2024 - Multan Sultans Cricket Team Records & Stats | ESPNcricinfo.com". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
  3. ^ a b c "Abdul Rehman replaces Andy Flower as head coach of Multan Sultans". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
  4. ^ OneCricket; Sai (18 February 2024). "PSL 2024 | Mohamamad Rizwan will Aim to Lead Multan to a Title Win - Squad Analysis of Multan Sultans". OneCricket. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
  5. ^ "Multan Sultans to become first Pakistani T20 franchise with female general manager". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
  6. ^ "In historic signing, Catherine Dalton joins Multan Sultans as fast-bowling coach". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
  7. ^ "PSL 9: Saqlain Mushtaq withdraws from Multan Sultans' coaching staff". www.geosuper.tv. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
  8. ^ "Pakistan's strength and conditioning coach becomes part of Multan Sultans for PSL 9". www.geosuper.tv. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
  9. ^ "Hartley set to be Multan Sultans spin coach in PSL". BBC Sport. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
  10. ^ "Usman Khan ton powers Multan Sultans into playoffs". Cricbuzz. 3 March 2024. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
  11. ^ Callum Matthews (18 March 2024). "Islamabad beat Multan in final-ball thriller to win PSL". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 March 2024.