Multan Sultans

Multan Sultans is a Pakistani professional Twenty20 franchise cricket team representing the city of Multan in southern Punjab in the Pakistan Super League (PSL). The team was founded in 2017 as an additional sixth team added to the PSL.[2] [3][4] The team plays its home matches at Multan Cricket Stadium.[5]

Multan Sultans
Personnel
CaptainMohammad Rizwan
CoachAndy Flower[1]
OwnerAlamgir Khan Tareen
Team information
CityMultan, Punjab, Pakistan
Founded2017
Home groundMultan Cricket Stadium
Capacity35,147
History
PSL wins1 (2021)
Official websitejanoobis.com

T20 kit

After their debut season, Schön Properties who bought the team in 2017, failed to pay their annual fee, and their contract was terminated;[6][7] in December 2018, a consortium formed by Alamgir Khan Tareen, the majority shareholder, and Ali Khan Tareen became the new owners of the team. In 2021, Alamgir Khan Tareen took over as the sole owner.[8]

The team won its first PSL title in the 2021 season.

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.[2] The Pakistan Cricket Board short-listed five regions as possibilities for the sixth team.[3] 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.[4]

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.[6][7] 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.[9] In 2021, Alamgir Khan Tareen bought the sole ownership rights.[10]

2018 season
See also: Multan Sultans in 2018

In its debut season, the team was captained by Shoaib Malik.[11][12] Tom Moody and Wasim Akram were appointed as head coach and director respectively[13][14] with Haider Azhar as general manager of cricket operations and Nadeem Khan the team's manager.[14][15][16]

The side won its first match, defeating defending champions Peshawar Zalmi by seven wickets[17] 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
See also: Multan Sultans in 2019

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.[18] Wasim Akram also left the team, joining Karachi Kings.

The Sultans started their season against Karachi Kings with a close defeat[19] 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,[20] while Shahid Afridi took 10 wickets to be the team's leading wicket taker for the season.[21]

2020 season

Ahead of the 2020 season, Shan Masood was named team captain[22] and Andy Flower became the team's head coach.[1] The side reached the playoff stage of the competition for the first time after finishing third in the group. They lost both of their playoff matches and did not reach the competition final.

2021 season
Main article: Multan Sultans in 2021

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.

Team identity

The team's logo and kit was revealed in September 2017.[23] 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.[24][25]

Year Kit Manufacturer Front Branding Back Branding Chest Branding Sleeve Branding
2018 Lake City Fatima Group Mughal Steel Inverex, Super Asia
2019 Pepsi Afsaneh Lay's OLX, Asia Ghee Mill F.C.
2020 Fatima Group Kurkure Pepsi, Asia Ghee, Shell V-Power
2021 Fatima Group G.F.C Fans Snack Video, Asia Ghee

Current squad
  • Players with international caps are listed in bold.
No. Name Nationality Birth date Player category Batting style Bowling style Year signed Notes
Batsmen
2Rilee Rossouw (1989-10-09) 9 October 1989 PlatinumLeft-handedRight-arm off break2020Overseas
94Shan Masood (1989-10-14) 14 October 1989 GoldRight-handedLeft-arm medium-fast2018
72Khushdil Shah (1995-02-07) 7 February 1995 GoldLeft-handedLeft-arm orthodox2020
92Sohaib Maqsood (1987-04-15) 15 April 1987 DiamondRight-handedRight-arm off break2021
Aamer Azmat (1998-11-26) 26 November 1998 EmergingRight-handedRight-arm off break2022
All-rounders
Tim David (1996-03-16) 16 March 1996 PlatinumRight-handedRight-arm off-break2022Overseas
48Anwar Ali (1987-11-25) 25 November 1987 SilverRight-handedRight-arm fast-medium2022
Asif Afridi (1986-12-25) 25 December 1986 SilverLeft-handedSlow left-arm orthodox2021
52Rovman Powell (1993-07-23) 23 July 1993 SilverRight-handedRight-arm fast-medium2022Overseas
23Abbas Afridi (2001-04-05) 5 April 2001 EmergingRight-handedRight-arm medium-fast2022
Wicket-keepers
16Mohammad Rizwan (1992-06-01) 1 June 1992 PlatinumRight-handed-2021Captain
99Imran Tahir (1979-03-28) 28 March 1979 DiamondRight-handedRight-arm leg break2020Overseas
11Shahnawaz Dhani (1998-08-05) 5 August 1998 GoldRight-handedRight-arm medium fast2021
15Odean Smith (1996-11-01) 1 November 1996 DiamondRight-handedRight-arm medium2022Overseas
11Rumman Raees (1991-10-18) 18 October 1991 SilverRight-handedLeft-arm fast-medium2022
17Imran Khan (1987-07-15) 15 July 1987 SilverRight-handedRight-arm fast-medium2021
40Blessing Muzarabani (1996-10-02) 2 October 1996 SupplementaryRight-handedRight-arm fast-medium2021Overseas
Ihsanullah SupplementaryRight-handedRight-arm medium-fast2022

Management and coaching staff
Name Position
Andy Flower Head Coach
Azhar Mehmood Fast bowling coach
Mushtaq Ahmed Assistant and spin bowling coach
Richard Halsall Fielding coach
Haider Azhar Team Manager

Captains
Name From To Mat Won Lost Tied NR %
Shoaib Malik 2018 2019 20 7 12 0 1 36.84
Shan Masood 2020 2020 11 6 3 1 1 65.00
Mohammad Rizwan 2021 11 7 5 0 0 58.33

Source: ESPNcricinfo, Last updated: 25 July 2021.

Result summary
YearPldWonLossTie NR PositionSummary
2016 Team did not exist
2017 Team did not exist
2018 1045015/6Group stage
2019 1037005/6Group stage
2020 1263123/6Reached playoffs
2021 12 7 5 0 0 2/6 Champions
Total 43202012-1 Title

Source: ESPNcricinfo, Last updated: 25 July 2021.

Head-to-head record
OppositionSpanMatWonLostTieNRSR%
Islamabad United2018–94500044.44
Karachi Kings2018–92401235.71
Lahore Qalandars2018–95400055.55
Peshawar Zalmi2018–96300066.66
Quetta Gladiators2018–73400042.85

Source: ESPNcricinfo, Last updated: 25 July 2021.

References
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