Multan Sultans and Peshawar Zami face off in the PSL 2024 Qualifier in Karachi on March 14. The match starts at 9:30 pm IST. This is the third time that these two equipment They will face each other this season. Peshawar have defeated Multan in the previous two matches this season.
Multan Sultans defeated Quetta Gladiators by 79 runs to top the points table. They scored 185/4 led by Rizwan’s 69. Camesos from Johnson Charles (53), Usman Khan (21) and Iftikhar Ahmed (20 off 8) took the Sultans to that score. The Gladiators were bowled out for 106 with David Willey and Usama Mir taking three wickets each.
Peshawar Zalmi is directed by Babar Azam. His team finished second after winning a duel against Karachi Kings by two runs. Zalmi’s team scored 147/5 in 20 overs and restricted the Kings to 145/5 in reply. Babar won the Man of the Match in the game for his 51.
The top two teams will now face each other in Qualifier 1. The winner advances to the final, while the loser plays the second Qualifier on March 16 to fight for a place in the final. The PSL 2024 final will be played on March 18 in Karachi.
Meanwhile, with all the attention on the PSL, Pakistan’s performance in international cricket has fallen since the captaincy change. Pakistan lost the test series against Australia, followed by the T20I series against New Zealand. That led Zaka Ashraf to vacate his position as PCB president. He was chosen just before the World Cup. There are also problems for PCB, who are slow in their preparations to host the ICC Champions Trophy 2025, for which they won the hosting rights last year.
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Head-to-head records between Multan Sultans and Peshawar Zalmi in PSL
| Games played | The Sultans of Multan won | Peshawar Zalmi won |
| fifteen | eleven | 5 |
Multan Sultans vs Peshawar Zalmi: Key Statistics
The two teams have met twice this season so far and have won one game each. This is the third time they will meet in this year’s PSL. In total, in 15 PSL matches, Multan won 10 games and Peshawar five.
Multan Sultans vs Peshawar Zalmi: 5 recent matches
In the last five matches, Peshawar Zalmi have won three matches and Multan Sultans two. Multan’s last win over Peshawar in the PSL was in 2023. Both matches were close with Peshawar winning by five runs and four runs respectively.
Key moments and standout performances
Peshawar Zalmi won the 2017 PSL title and finished runners-up in the 2018, 2019 and 2021 editions. Peshawar had Babar Azam as its captain last season. Multan Sultans won the PSL title in 2021 and finished runners-up in the 2022 and 2023 editions.
Multan Sultans vs Peshawar Zalmi Head to Head Records: PSL 2024, Qualifier
Games played – 15
Peshawar Zalmi won – 5
The Sultans of Multan won – 10
More runs for Peshawar Zalmi-Babar Azam-177
Most land for Peshawar Zalmi- Wahab Riaz-9
Most runs for Multan Sultans-Mohammad Rizwan- 374
Most land for Multan sultans: Sohail Tanvir-12
Conclusion
Both are previous PSL title winners. Peshawar won it in 2017, while Multan Sultans won it in 2021. Both teams have consistently made it to the playoffs of the tournament. Pakistan’s top players are captains of both franchises, are great teammates and know the strengths and weaknesses of opposing captains and players.