:Multan Sultans

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{{Infobox cricket team

| name = Multan Sultans

| native_name = {{Nastaliq|ملتان سلطانز}}

| image = MultanSultans.png

| caption =

| nickname = Janoobis{{cite news|url=https://www.bolnews.com/sports/2022/01/psl-2022-multan-sultans-psl-7-schedule/|title=PSL 2022: Multan Sultans PSL 7 Schedule|date=21 January 2022|access-date=5 February 2022|work=Bol News}} ({{literal translation|Southerns|i=yes}})

| league = Pakistan Super League

| manager = {{flagicon|Pakistan}} Hijab Zahid{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/psl-multan-sultans-to-become-first-pakistani-t20-team-with-female-general-manager-1394526 |title=Multan Sultans to become first Pakistani T20 franchise with female general manager |author=Danyal Rasool |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |date=28 August 2023 |access-date=28 August 2023}}

| captain = {{flagicon|Pakistan}} Mohammad Rizwan

| coach = {{flagicon|Pakistan}} Abdul Rehman{{cite web|url=https://sportsfista.com/multan-sultans-squad//|title=Multan Sultans Squad 2024 – MS Team, Captain, Coach complete detail=Sports Fista|access-date=4 October 2023}}

| bowling_coach = {{flagicon|England}} Catherine Dalton
{{flagicon|England}} David Parsons

| fielding_coach = {{flagicon|New Zealand}} Will Lintern

| city = Multan, Punjab, Pakistan,

| owner = {{flagicon|Pakistan}} Ali Tareen

| founded = {{Start date and age|2017}}

| ground = Multan Cricket Stadium

| capacity = 35,000{{Cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/pakistan/content/ground/58986.html|title=Multan Cricket Stadium | Pakistan | Cricket Grounds | ESPNcricinfo.com|website=Cricinfo}}

| psl_wins = 1 (2021)

| website = {{URL|https://www.multansultans.com}}

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Multan Sultans{{efn|Punjabi and Urdu: {{Script/Nastaliq|ملتان سلطانز}}}} is a Pakistani professional Twenty20 franchise cricket team representing Multan, a city in southern Punjab, in the Pakistan Super League (PSL). The team was founded in 2017 as an additional sixth team added to the PSL with contract payments of US$41.6 million for eight seasons or US$5.2 million per season.{{Cite web |last=Ahmed |first=Zeeshan |date=2017-06-01 |title=PSL's newest team is Multan, worth $41.6 million |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1336755 |access-date=2023-10-03 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en}}{{cite news |title=Sethi confirms addition of sixth team, increased matches in PSL3 |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/1378050/sethi-confirms-addition-sixth-team-increased-matches-psl3/ |work=The Express Tribune |date=April 8, 2017}}{{cite news |last1=Lakhani |first1=Faizan |title=PCB shortlists five possible regions for 6th team in PSL 3 |url=https://www.geo.tv/latest/139852-PCB-shortlists-five-possible-regions-as-6th-team-in-PSL-3 |work=Geo News |date=April 28, 2017}}{{cite news|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1336755|title=PSL's newest team is Multan, worth $41.6 million|author=Zeeshan Ahmed|date=1 June 2017|work=DAWN|access-date=6 August 2017}} Since the team was introduced in the Third Season of Pakistan Super League, the team's contract is for eight seasons instead of ten. The team plays its home matches at Multan Cricket Stadium.{{cite web|url=https://dunyanews.tv/en/Cricket/534183-PSL-2020-Multan-Cricket-Stadium-ready-Sultans-Zalmi-clash|title=Multan Cricket Stadium ready to host Multan Sultan|publisher=Dunya News|access-date=23 September 2020}}

After their debut season, Schön Properties who bought the team in 2017, failed to pay their annual fee, and their contract was terminated; in December 2018, a consortium formed by Alamgir Khan Tareen, the majority shareholder, and Ali Khan Tareen became the new owners of the team.{{Cite web|title=Ali Tareen wins bid for PSL's Multan Sultans|url=https://dunyanews.tv/en/Cricket/470963-|access-date=2021-06-28|website=Dunya News}} In 2021, Alamgir Khan Tareen took over as the sole owner.{{Cite web|last=Sultans|first=Multan|date=2021-02-27|title=Official Release Regarding Ownership Structure of Multan Sultans|url=https://www.janoobis.com/post/official-release-regarding-ownership-structure-of-multan-sultans|access-date=2021-06-02|website=Multan Sultans|language=en}}

The team won its first PSL title in the 2021 season.{{Cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/psl-2020-21-2021-1238103/multan-sultans-vs-peshawar-zalmi-final-1247044/match-report|title=Multan Sultans complete turnaround title win on back of Sohaib Maqsood, Rilee Rossouw fifties|work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=26 January 2022}}

Franchise history

In April 2017, a few weeks after the conclusion of 2017 Pakistan Super League, PSL chairman Najam Sethi announced that there would be a sixth team in the third season. The Pakistan Cricket Board short-listed five regions as possibilities for the sixth team. In June 2017, the team was established with the franchise having been was bought by Schön Properties after winning a bid for an eight-year contract against 10 contesting bidders.

On 10 November 2018, the PCB announced that the franchise agreement had been terminated and all rights in respect to the franchise were returned to the board. The termination was due to the franchise failing to pay the annual fee required by the PCB.{{cite news |last1=Farooq |first1=Umar |title=PCB repossesses Multan Sultans after payment failure |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/25233890/pcb-repossesses-multan-sultans-payment-failure |work=ESPNcricinfo |date=10 November 2018}}{{cite news |title=PCB terminates franchise agreement with Schon Group for Multan Sultans |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1444813/ |work=Dawn |date=November 11, 2018}} The PCB took responsibility of all player and coach contracts whilst a public tender process took place to sell the repackaged rights for the franchise. Alamgir Khan Tareen and Ali Khan Tareen of Multan Consortium, won the bid for the team. In 2021, Alamgir Khan Tareen bought the sole ownership rights. After the death of Alamgir Khan Tareen in July 2023, the ownership went back to Ali Khan Tareen.{{Cite web |last=sultan |first=Tahir |date=3 October 2023 |title=Multan Sultans Squad 2024 – MS Team, Captain, Coach complete detail |url=https://sportsfista.com/multan-sultans-squad/ |access-date=4 October 2023 |website=Sports Fista}}

= 2018 season =

{{Main|2018 Multan Sultans season}}

In its debut season, the team was captained by Shoaib Malik.{{cite web|url=https://www.geo.tv/latest/167206-multan-sultans-name-shoaib-malik-as-captain|title=Multan Sultans name Shoaib Malik as captain|publisher=Geo News|date=12 November 2017|access-date=13 November 2017}}{{cite web|url=https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2019/01/22/shoaib-malik-to-captain-multan-sultans-in-psl-4/|title=Shoaib Malik to remain the captain of Multan Sultans in season 4 of PSL|work=Pakistan Today|access-date= 23 January 2019}} Tom Moody and Wasim Akram were appointed as head coach and director respectively{{cite news|url=https://www.geo.tv/latest/159351-tom-moody-appointed-head-coach-of-multan-sultans|author=Faizan Lakhani|title=Tom Moody appointed head coach of Multan Sultans|date=22 September 2017|access-date=22 September 2017|publisher=Geo News}}{{cite news|url=https://www.geo.tv/latest/151959-wasim-akram-leaving-islamabad-united|title=Wasim Akram leaves Islamabad United for new PSL franchise|author=Faizan Lakhani|date=1 August 2017|publisher=Geo News|access-date=22 September 2017}} with Haider Azhar as general manager of cricket operations and Nadeem Khan the team's manager.{{cite web|url=https://www.geo.tv/latest/166681-multan-sultans-appoint|title=Multan Sultans appoint Nadeem Khan as Manager|publisher=Geo News|date=8 November 2017|access-date=8 November 2017}}{{cite news|url=http://www.brecorder.com/2017/08/01/362493/wasim-akram-joins-psls-newest-baby|title=Wasim Akram joins PSL's newest baby|work=Business Recorder|date=1 August 2017|access-date=3 August 2017}}

The side won its first match, defeating defending champions Peshawar Zalmi by seven wickets{{cite web|last1=Rasool|first1=Danyal|title=Irfan, Sangakkara fashion Multan win on PSL debut|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8679/report/1128818/|website=ESPN Cricinfo|access-date=24 February 2018}} but finished fifth in the league table, winning four matches and losing five with one no result. They did not make the playoffs.

= 2019 season =

{{Main|2019 Multan Sultans season}}

Ahead of the 2019 season, Johan Botha, who had been assistant coach during the previous season, was appointed as head coach, replacing Moody, who withdrew from his role due to domestic commitments.{{cite web|url=https://www.oyeyeah.com/sports/ali-tareen-decides-to-continue-with-the-name-multan-sultan/|title=Johan Botha confirmed as coach of the franchise|publisher=Oye Yeah|date=7 January 2019|access-date=9 January 2019}} Wasim Akram also left the team, joining Karachi Kings.

The Sultans started their season against Karachi Kings with a close defeat{{cite web|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1464014|title=Karachi Kings open PSL campaign with 7-run win over Multan Sultans|work=The News|date=15 February 2019 |access-date=15 February 2019}} and went on to win only three matches, again finishing fifth and failing to make the playoffs. Captain Shoaib Malik was the leading run scorer with 266 runs,{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?id=12804;type=tournament|title=Records — 2019 Pakistan Super League — Most runs|work=ESPNCricinfo|access-date=11 March 2019}} while Shahid Afridi took 10 wickets to be the team's leading wicket taker for the season.{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/bowling/most_wickets_career.html?id=12804;type=tournament|title=Records — 2019 Pakistan Super League — Most wickets|work=ESPNCricinfo|access-date=11 March 2019}}

=2020 season=

{{Main|2020 Multan Sultans season}}

Ahead of the 2020 season, Shan Masood was named team captain{{cite web|url=http://www.geosuper.tv/latest/3640-psl-2020-shahid-afridi-accidentally-confirms-shan-masood-as-multan-sultans-captain|title=PSL 2020: Shahid Afridi accidentally confirms Shan Masood as Multan Sultans captain|work=Geo Super|access-date=7 February 2020}} and Andy Flower became the team's head coach.{{cite web|url=https://dailytimes.com.pk/514879/multan-sultans-appoint-andy-flower-as-head-coach/|title=Multan Sultans appoint Andy Flower as Head coach|date=6 December 2019 |publisher=Daily Times|access-date=7 December 2019}} The side reached the playoff stage of the competition for the first time after finishing top of the group. They lost both of their playoff matches and did not reach the competition final finishing third overall.

=2021 season=

{{Main|2021 Multan Sultans season}}

In 2021, Multan finished second in the group stage and went on to win the PSL final for the first time. After winning the first qualifier match against Islamabad United, who had finished top of the group stage, Multan progressed straight to the final where they beat Peshawar Zalmi by 47 runs and won their first title.

=2022 season=

{{Main|2022 Multan Sultans season}}Multan Sultans demonstrated a dominant performance in the tournament, securing the top position in the points table. Winning 9 out of 10 matches, they remained undefeated until losing the finals against Lahore Qalandars.

=2023 season=

{{Main|2023 Multan Sultans season}}Multan Sultan played very well in this season they were on 2nd position in table before playoff and after first playoff they directly Qualify to the final after winning the match from Lahore Qalandar which was on the top of point table. However, in the final Lahore Qalandar won the final by very narrow margin of 1 runs.

=2024 season=

{{Main|2024 Multan Sultans season}}

Team identity

The team's logo and kit was revealed in September 2017.{{cite news|url=https://en.dailypakistan.com.pk/sports/multan-sultans-unveil-logo-team-kit-video-photos/|title=Multan Sultans unveil logo, team kit|date=22 September 2017|access-date=22 September 2017|author=Muhammad Irfan|work=Daily Pakistan}} The team's anthem Hum Hain Multan kay Sultans for the 2018 season was sung by Waqar Ehsin. Pakistan film stars Momal Sheikh, Javed Sheikh, Ahsan Khan, Neelam Munir and actress Sadia Khan were the team's star ambassadors for the 2018 season.{{cite web|url=https://www.samaa.tv/pakistan-super-league-psl-2018/2018/02/need-know-psl-teams-ambassadors/|title=Pakistan Super League teams ambassadors|publisher=Samaa TV|access-date=20 February 2018}}{{Cite web|url=https://pslfantasy.com/news/neelam-muneer-and-ahsan-khan-multan-sultan-ambassador|title=Neelam Muneer & Ahsan Khan join Multan Sultans as Brand Ambassadors|publisher=PSLfantasy.com|access-date=23 February 2018}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
Year

!Kit manufacturer

!Shirt sponsor (chest)

!Shirt sponsor (back)

!Chest branding

!Sleeve branding

2018

|rowspan="5"|

|Lake City

|Fatima Group

|Mughal Steel

|Inverex, Super Asia

2019

|rowspan="6"|Pepsi

|Afsaneh

|Lay's

|OLX, Asia Ghee Mill F.C.

2020

|rowspan="5"|Fatima Group

|Kurkure

|Pepsi, Asia Ghee, Shell V-Power

2021

|G.F.C Fans

|Snack Video, Asia Ghee

2022

|rowspan="2"|Wolf777 News

|Asia Ghee, Shell V-Power, Nishan-E-Haider Builders and Developers

2023

|AJ Sports

|Asia Ghee, Shell V-Power, Samaa TV

2024

|Gym Armour

|Moiz Steel

|Asia Ghee, KFC

Current squad

class="wikitable"

|+Key

* Players with international caps are listed in bold.

  • {{color box|border=darkgray|#FFCCCC|*}} denotes a player who is fully unavailable.
  • {{color box|border=darkgray|#EEE8AA|*}} denotes a player who will be partially unavailable.

class="wikitable"
No.

!Name

!Nationality

!Birth date

!Category

!Batting style

!Bowling style

!Year signed

!Notes

colspan="9" |Batsmen
13

|Usman Khan

|{{cr|PAK}}

|{{birth date and age|1995|5|10|df=y}}

|Diamond

|Right-handed

|—

|2023

|

14

|Kamran Ghulam

|{{cr|PAK}}

|{{birth date and age|1995|10|10|df=y}}

|Gold

|Left-handed

|Right-arm off break

|2025

|

27

|Tayyab Tahir

|{{cr|PAK}}

|{{birth date and age|1993|12|26|df=y}}

|Silver

|Right-handed

|—

|2025

|

88

|Yasir Khan

|{{cr|PAK}}

|{{birth date and age|1998|3|3|df=y}}

|Supplementary

|Right-handed

|Right-arm medium

|2024

|

colspan="9" |All-rounders
23

|David Willey

|{{cr|ENG}}

|{{birth date and age|1990|2|28|df=y}}

|Diamond

|Left-handed

|Left-arm fast-medium

|2024

|Vice-captain

50

|Michael Bracewell

|{{cr|NZL}}

|{{birth date and age|1991|2|14|df=y}}

|Platinum

|Left-handed

|Right-arm off break

|2025

|Overseas

95

|Iftikhar Ahmed

|{{cr|PAK}}

|{{birth date and age|1990|9|3|df=y}}

|Diamond

|Right-handed

|Right-arm off break

|2024

|

50

|Muhammad Amir Bakri

|{{cr|PAK}}

|{{birth date and age|2002|7|7|df=y}}

|Supplementary

|Right-handed

|Right-arm leg break

|2024

|

colspan="9" |Wicket-Keepers
16

|Mohammad Rizwan

|{{cr|PAK}}

|{{birth date and age|1992|6|1|df=y}}

|Platinum

|Right-handed

|—

|2021

|Captain

17

|Ashton Turner

|{{cr|Australia}}

|{{birth date and age|1993|1|25|df=y}}

|Sliver

|Right-handed

|—

|2024

|Overseas

67

|Shai Hope

|{{cr|West Indies}}

|{{birth date and age|1993|11|10|df=y}}

|Supplementary

|Right-handed

|—

|2025

|Overseas

colspan="9" |Bowlers
12

|Faisal Akram

|{{cr|PAK}}

|{{birth date and age|2003|8|20|df=y}}

|Silver

|Left-handed

|Left-arm unorthodox

|2024

|

24

|Usama Mir

|{{cr|PAK}}

|{{birth date and age|1995|12|23|df=y}}

|Platinum

|Right-handed

|Right-arm leg break

|2023

|

34

|Chris Jordan

|{{cr|ENG}}

|{{birth date and age|1988|10|4|df=y}}

|Gold

|Right-handed

|Right-arm fast-medium

|2024

|

78

|Mohammad Hasnain

|{{cr|PAK}}

|{{birth date and age|2000|4|5|df=y}}

|Gold

|Right-handed

|Right-arm fast

|2025

|

90

|Akif Javed

|{{cr|PAK}}

|{{birth date and age|2000|10|10|df=y}}

|Silver

|Left-handed

|Left-arm fast-medium

|2025

|

85

|Curtis Campher

|{{cr|Ireland}}

|{{birth date and age|1996|3|20|df=y}}

|Silver

|Left-handed

|Slow left-arm orthodox

|2025

|Overseas

31

|Shahid Aziz

|{{cr|PAK}}

|{{birth date and age|2002|1|15|df=y}}

|Emerging

|Right-handed

|Right-arm off break

|2025

|

45

|Ubaid Shah

|{{cr|PAK}}

|{{birth date and age|2001|2|20|df=y}}

|Emerging

|Right-handed

|Right-arm medium-fast

|2025

|

  • Source: [https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/133112/series-digest-pakistan-super-league-2025 Cricbuzz]

Administration and coaching staff

class="wikitable"
Position

!Name

Manager

| {{flagicon|Pakistan}} Hijab Zahid

Head coach

| {{flagicon|Pakistan}} Abdul Rehman

Assistant and development coach

| {{flagicon|Pakistan}} Bilawal Bhatti

Fast bowling coach

| {{flagicon|England}} Catherine Dalton

Spin bowling coach

| {{flagicon|England}} David Parsons{{Cite web |title=PSL 9: Saqlain Mushtaq withdraws from Multan Sultans' coaching staff |url=https://www.geosuper.tv/latest/32331-psl-9-saqlain-mushtaq-withdraws-from-multan-sultans-coaching-staff |access-date=2024-01-19 |website=www.geosuper.tv |language=en-US}}

Fielding Coach

|{{flagicon|New Zealand}} Will Lintern

Strength and conditioning coach

| {{flagicon|South Africa}} Drikus Saaiman

Assistant spin bowling coach

| {{flagicon|England}} Alex Hartley

Director of Strategy

| {{flagicon|United States}} Nathan Leamon

Director of Franchise Development

| {{flagicon|Pakistan}} Asser Malik

Physiotherapist

| {{flagicon|Pakistan}} Javed Mughal

colspan="2" style="text-align: center;"| Source:[https://www.janoobis.com/management MS Team management]

Captains

class="wikitable"
Player

!From

!To

!{{Tooltip|Mat|No. of Matches as Captain}}

!{{Tooltip|Won|Won}}

!{{Tooltip|Lost|Lost}}

!{{Tooltip|Tie&W|Tied}}

!{{Tooltip|Tie&L|Tied}}

!{{Tooltip|NR|No result}}

!{{Tooltip|%|Win percentage}}

Shoaib Malik

| 2018

| 2019

| 20

| 7

| 12

| 0

| 0

| 1

|36.84

Shan Masood

|2020

|2020

|11

|6

|3

|0

|1

|1

|65.00

Mohammad Rizwan

|2021

|present

|48

|32

|16

|0

|0

|0

|66.66

Source: [https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/individual/most_matches_as_captain.html?id=205;team=6413;type=trophy ESPNcricinfo]. Last updated: 26 March 2024

Result summary

=Overall result in PSL=

class="wikitable sortable"

!class="unsortable"| Year !! Pld !! Won !! {{Tooltip | Loss | Matches Loss}} !! Tie&W !! Tie&L !! {{Tooltip | NR | No Result}} !! {{Tooltip | SR (%) | Success Rate}} !!class="unsortable"| Position !!class="unsortable"| Summary

2016

! colspan="9" rowspan="2" | Team did not exist

2017
2018

| 10 || 4 || 5 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 44.44 || 5/6 || League-stage

2019

| 10 || 3 || 7 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 30.00 || 5/6 || League-stage

2020{{efn|name=Abandoned|In this season, their match against Quetta Gladiators was abandoned due to rain.|group="Shift"}}

| 11 || 6 || 3 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 65.00 || 1/6 || Playoffs (3rd)

style="background:gold;"

! 2021

| 12

7500058.332/6Champions
style="background:silver;"

! 2022

| 12

10200083.331/6Runners-up
style="background:silver;"

! 2023

| 12

7500058.332/6Runners-up
style="background:silver;"

! 2024

| 12

8400066.661/6Runners-up
Total

!style="text-align:left; class="unsortable"|79||style="text-align:left"|45||style="text-align:left"|31||style="text-align:left"|0 ||style="text-align:left"|1 ||style="text-align:left"|2 ||style="text-align:left"|56.96|| ||style="text-align:left"|1 title

{{notelist}}

  • Tie+W and Tie+L indicates matches tied and then won or lost in a tiebreaker such as a bowlout or one-over-eliminator ("Super Over")
  • The result percentage excludes no results and counts ties (irrespective of a tiebreaker) as half a win

Source: [http://stats.espncricinfo.com/pakistan-super-league-2016-17/engine/records/team/results_summary.html?id=205;type=trophy ESPNcricinfo], Last updated: 26 March 2024

=Head-to-head record=

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! Opposition!! Span !! Mat !! Won !! Lost !! Tie !! Tie+W !! Tie+L !! NR !! SR (%)

Islamabad United2018–present1688000050.00
Karachi Kings2018–present1577001250.00
Lahore Qalandars2018–present19109000052.63
Peshawar Zalmi2018–present16115000068.75
Quetta Gladiators2018–present1394000069.23

Source: [http://stats.espncricinfo.com/pakistan-super-league-2016-17/engine/records/team/results_summary.html?class=6;id=6413;type=team ESPNcricinfo], Last updated: 26 March 2024

Statistics

{{updated|26 March 2024}}

= Most runs =

class="wikitable"
Player

!Years

!Innings

!Runs

!High score

Mohammad Rizwan

|2021–present

|71

|3443

|110*

Shan Masood

|2019–2023

|42

|1,318

|88

Rilee Rossouw

|2020–2023

|41

|1,117

|121

Sohaib Maqsood

|2018–2022

|28

|771

|85*

Khushdil Shah

|2020–2024

|45

|680

|70*

  • Source: [https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?id=205;team=6413;type=trophy ESPNcricinfo]

= Most wickets =

class="wikitable"
Player

!Years

!Innings

!Wickets

!Best bowling

Imran Tahir

|2018–2022

|37

|53

|3/7

Usama Mir

|2023–present

|24

|41

|6/40

Abbas Afridi

|2022–2024

|25

|39

|5/47

Shahnawaz Dahani

|2021–2024

|27

|39

|4/5

David Willey

|2022; 2024–present

|19

|28

|3/22

  • Source: [https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/bowling/most_wickets_career.html?id=205;team=6413;type=trophy ESPNcricinfo]

References

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