# 2023 Multan Sultans season

Multan Sultans is a franchise cricket team that represents Multan in the Pakistan Super League (PSL). They were one of the six teams that competed in the 2023 Pakistan Super League. The team was coached by Andy Flower, and captained by Mohammad Rizwan.

## Squad

* Players with international caps are listed in bold.
* Ages are given as of 13 February 2023, the date of the first match in the tournament.
| No. | Name | Nationality | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Year signed | Notes |
| Batsmen ||||||||
| 3 | Usman Khan | United Arab Emirates | (1995-05-10)10 May 1995 (aged 27) | Right-handed | — | 2023 | |
| 10 | David Miller | South Africa | (1989-06-10)10 June 1989 (aged 33) | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | 2023 | |
| 25 | Johnson Charles | West Indies | (1989-01-14)14 January 1989 (aged 34) | Right-handed | Left-arm orthodox | 2021 | Partial replacement for David Miller in playoffs |
| 45 | Rilee Rossouw | South Africa | (1989-10-09)9 October 1989 (aged 33) | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | 2020 | |
| 94 | Shan Masood | Pakistan | (1989-10-14)14 October 1989 (aged 33) | Right-handed | Left-arm medium-fast | 2018 | Vice-captain |
| All-rounders ||||||||
| 7 | Wayne Parnell | South Africa | (1989-06-30)30 June 1989 (aged 33) | Left-handed | Left-arm medium-fast | 2023 | Full replacement for Adil Rashid |
| 8 | Tim David | Australia | (1996-03-16)16 March 1996 (aged 26) | Right-handed | Right-arm off-break | 2022 | |
| 26 | Carlos Brathwaite | West Indies | (1988-07-18)18 July 1988 (aged 34) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2023 | Full replacement for Wayne Parnell |
| 37 | Amad Butt | Pakistan | (1994-05-10)10 May 1994 (aged 28) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | 2023 | |
| 48 | Anwar Ali | Pakistan | (1987-11-25)25 November 1987 (aged 35) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2022 | |
| 55 | Kieron Pollard | West Indies | (1987-05-12)12 May 1987 (aged 35) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2023 | |
| 56 | Abbas Afridi | Pakistan | (2001-04-05)5 April 2001 (aged 21) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2022 | |
| 66 | Arafat Minhas | Pakistan | (2005-01-15)15 January 2005 (aged 18) | Left-handed | Left-arm orthodox | 2023 | |
| 72 | Khushdil Shah | Pakistan | (1995-02-07)7 February 1995 (aged 28) | Left-handed | Left-arm orthodox | 2020 | |
| | Mohammad Sarwar | Pakistan | (1995-01-20)20 January 1995 (aged 28) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2023 | |
| Wicket-keepers ||||||||
| 16 | Mohammad Rizwan | Pakistan | (1992-06-01)1 June 1992 (aged 30) | Right-handed | — | 2021 | Captain |
| Bowlers ||||||||
| 11 | Shahnawaz Dahani | Pakistan | (1998-08-05)5 August 1998 (aged 24) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2021 | |
| 14 | Sameen Gul | Pakistan | (1999-02-04)4 February 1999 (aged 24) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2023 | |
| 19 | Izharulhaq Naveed | Afghanistan | (2003-11-10)10 November 2003 (aged 19) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2023 | Partial replacement for David Miller in group stage matches |
| 21 | Akeal Hosein | West Indies | (1993-04-25)25 April 1993 (aged 29) | Left-handed | Left-arm orthodox | 2023 | |
| 24 | Usama Mir | Pakistan | (1995-12-23)23 December 1995 (aged 27) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2023 | |
| 32 | Mohammad Ilyas | Pakistan | (1999-03-21)21 March 1999 (aged 23) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2023 | Full replacement for Shahnawaz Dahani |
| 50 | Ihsanullah | Pakistan | (2002-10-11)11 October 2002 (aged 20) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2022 | |
| 82 | Josh Little | Ireland | (1999-11-01)1 November 1999 (aged 23) | Right-handed | Left-arm fast-medium | 2023 | |
| 95 | Adil Rashid | England | (1988-02-17)17 February 1988 (aged 34) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2023 | |
| 119 | Sheldon Cottrell | West Indies | (1989-08-19)19 August 1989 (aged 33) | Right-handed | Left-arm fast-medium | 2023 | |
* Source: Cricinfo
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* ↑ Rashid withdrew from the tournament due to international duty.

## Administration and coaching staff

| Name | Position |
| Haider Azhar | Manager and COO |
| Andy Flower | Head coach |
| Abdul Rehman | Assistant coach |
| Mushtaq Ahmed | Spin bowling coach |
| Ottis Gibson | Fast bowling coach |
| Richard Halsall | Fielding and strength and conditioning coach |
| Cliff Deacon | Physio |
* Source: Janoobis Archived 18 February 2022 at the Wayback Machine

## Season standings
### Points table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
| 1 | Lahore Qalandars (C) | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0.915 |
| 2 | Multan Sultans (R) | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 0.500 |
| 3 | Islamabad United (4th) | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 12 | −0.708 |
| 4 | Peshawar Zalmi (3rd) | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | −0.452 |
| 5 | Karachi Kings | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0.756 |
| 6 | Quetta Gladiators | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 6 | −1.066 |
* The top 4 teams qualified for the playoffs.
* Advances to Qualifier.
* Advances to Eliminator 1.
Notes:
* C = Champions;
* R = Runner-up;
* (x) = Position at the end of the tournament

## Group fixtures

* Match 1 13 February 2023 20:30 (N) Scorecard
| Lahore Qalandars 175/6 (20 overs) | v | Multan Sultans (H) 174/6 (20 overs) |
| Fakhar Zaman 66 (42) Usama Mir 2/25 (4 overs) | | Mohammad Rizwan 75 (50) Hussain Talat 1/16 (2 overs) |
* Lahore Qalandars won by 1 run Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan Umpires: Martin Saggers (Eng) and Asif Yaqoob (Pak) Player of the match: Fakhar Zaman (Lahore Qalandars)
* Multan Sultans won the toss and elected to field.
* Mirza Tahir Baig (Lahore Qalandars) made his T20 debut.
* Match 3 15 February 2023 18:00 (N) Scorecard
| Quetta Gladiators 110 (18.5 overs) | v | Multan Sultans (H) 111/1 (13.3 overs) |
| Jason Roy 27 (18) Ihsanullah 5/12 (4 overs) | | Rilee Rossouw 78* (42) Nuwan Thushara 1/21 (2 overs) |
* Multan Sultans won by 9 wickets Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan Umpires: Faisal Afridi (Pak) and Asif Yaqoob (Pak) Player of the match: Ihsanullah (Multan Sultans)
* Multan Sultans won the toss and elected to field.
* Match 5 17 February 2023 18:00 (N) Scorecard
| (H) Multan Sultans 210/3 (20 overs) | v | Peshawar Zalmi 154 (18.5 overs) |
| Rilee Rossouw 75 (36) Salman Irshad 2/38 (4 overs) | | Saim Ayub 53 (37) Usama Mir 3/22 (4 overs) |
* Multan Sultans won by 56 runs Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan Umpires: Faisal Afridi (Pak) and Asif Yaqoob (Pak) Player of the match: Rilee Rossouw (Multan Sultans)
* Peshawar Zalmi won the toss and elected to field.
* Match 7 19 February 2023 14:00 Scorecard
| (H) Multan Sultans 190/4 (20 overs) | v | Islamabad United 138 (17.5 overs) |
| David Miller 52 (25) Rumman Raees 1/25 (3 overs) | | Rassie van der Dussen 49 (32) Abbas Afridi 4/22 (3 overs) |
* Multan Sultans won by 52 runs Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan Umpires: Faisal Afridi (Pak) and Asif Yaqoob (Pak) Player of the match: Abbas Afridi (Multan Sultans)
* Islamabad United won the toss and elected to field.
* Match 11 22 February 2023 19:00 (N) Scorecard
| (H) Multan Sultans 196/2 (20 overs) | v | Karachi Kings 193/5 (20 overs) |
| Mohammed Rizwan 110* (64) Shoaib Malik 1/29 (4 overs) | | James Vince 75 (34) Abbas Afridi 2/55 (4 overs) |
* Multan Sultans won by 3 runs Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan Umpires: Martin Saggers (Eng) and Shozab Raza (Pak) Player of the match: Mohammed Rizwan (Multan Sultans)
* Karachi Kings won the toss and elected to field.
* Match 14 26 February 2023 14:00 Scorecard
| (H) Karachi Kings 167/3 (20 overs) | v | Multan Sultans 101 (16.3 overs) |
| Tayyab Tahir 65 (46) Ihsanullah 2/22 (4 overs) | | Mohammad Rizwan 29 (25) Shoaib Malik 3/16 (3.3 overs) |
* Karachi Kings won by 66 runs National Stadium, Karachi Umpires: Alex Wharf (Eng) and Ahsan Raza (Pak) Player of the match: Tabraiz Shamsi (Karachi Kings)
* Multan Sultans won the toss and elected to field.
* Match 20 4 March 2023 19:00 (N) Scorecard
| (H) Lahore Qalandars 180/9 (20 overs) | v | Multan Sultans 159/7 (20 overs) |
| Sam Billings 54 (35) Kieron Pollard 2/16 (2 overs) | | Kieron Pollard 39 (28) Rashid Khan 3/15 (4 overs) |
* Lahore Qalandars won by 21 runs Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore Umpires: Faisal Afridi (Pak) and Martin Saggers (Eng) Player of the match: Rashid Khan (Lahore Qalandars)
* Lahore Qalandars won the toss and elected to bat.
* As a result of this match, Lahore Qalandars qualified for the playoffs.
* Match 24 7 March 2023 19:00 (N) Scorecard
| Multan Sultans 205/5 (20 overs) | v | Islamabad United (H) 209/8 (19.5 overs) |
| Shan Masood 75 (50) Shadab Khan 2/26 (4 overs) | | Faheem Ashraf 51* (26) Anwar Ali 3/33 (4 overs) |
* Islamabad United won by 2 wickets Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi Umpires: Faisal Afridi (Pak) and Rashid Riaz (Pak) Player of the match: Faheem Ashraf (Islamabad United)
* Islamabad United won the toss and elected to field.
* Match 27 10 March 2023 19:00 (N) Scorecard
| Peshawar Zalmi 242/6 (20 overs) | v | Multan Sultans 244/6 (19.1 overs) |
| Babar Azam 73 (39) Abbas Afridi 4/39 (4 overs) | | Rilee Rossouw 121 (51) Azmatullah Omarzai 2/61 (4 overs) |
* Multan Sultans won by 4 wickets Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi Umpires: Ahsan Raza (Pak) and Martin Saggers (Eng) Player of the match: Rilee Rossouw (Multan Sultans)
* Peshawar Zalmi won the toss and elected to bat.
* This was the highest run-chase in PSL history.
* As a result of this match, Multan Sultans qualified for the playoffs.
* Match 28 11 March 2023 19:00 (N) Scorecard
| Multan Sultans 262/3 (20 overs) | v | Quetta Gladiators 253/8 (20 overs) |
| Usman Khan 120 (43) Qais Ahmad 2/77 (4 overs) | | Omair Yousuf 67 (36) Abbas Afridi 5/47 (4 overs) |
* Multan Sultans won by 9 runs Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi Umpires: Alex Wharf (Eng) and Martin Saggers (Eng) Player of the match: Abbas Afridi (Multan Sultans)
* Quetta Gladiators won the toss and elected to field.
* Usman Khan (Multan Sultans) scored the fastest century in terms of balls (36) in PSL history.
* This was the highest total scored by a team in PSL history.
* As a result of this match, Peshawar Zalmi qualified for the playoffs.

## Playoffs
### Qualifier

* Match 31 15 March 2023 19:00 (N) Scorecard
| Multan Sultans 160/5 (20 overs) | v | Lahore Qalandars (H) 76 (14.3 overs) |
| Kieron Pollard 57 (34) Haris Rauf 3/34 (4 overs) | | Sam Billings 19 (27) Sheldon Cottrell 3/20 (3 overs) |
* Multan Sultans won by 84 runs Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Alex Wharf (Eng) Player of the match: Kieron Pollard (Multan Sultans)
* Multan Sultans won the toss and elected to bat.

### Final

* Match 34 18 March 2023 19:00 (N) Scorecard
| (H) Lahore Qalandars 200/6 (20 overs) | v | Multan Sultans 199/8 (20 overs) |
| Abdullah Shafique 65 (40) Usama Mir 3/24 (3 overs) | | Rilee Rossouw 52 (32) Shaheen Afridi 4/51 (4 overs) |
* Lahore Qalandars won by 1 run Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore Umpires: Alex Wharf (Eng) and Rashid Riaz (Pak) Player of the match: Shaheen Afridi (Lahore Qalandars)
* Lahore Qalandars won the toss and elected to bat.

## Statistics
### Most runs

| Player | Innings | Runs | High score | 50s | 100s |
| Mohammad Rizwan | 12 | 550 | 110* | 4 | 1 |
| Rilee Rossouw | 11 | 453 | 121 | 3 | 1 |
| Kieron Pollard | 10 | 260 | 57 | 2 | 0 |
| Shan Masood | 9 | 236 | 75 | 2 | 0 |
| Usman Khan | 4 | 167 | 120 | 0 | 1 |
* Source: ESPNcricinfo

### Most wickets

| Player | Innings | Wickets | Best bowling |
| Abbas Afridi | 11 | 23 | 5/47 |
| Ihsanullah | 12 | 22 | 5/12 |
| Usama Mir | 12 | 17 | 3/22 |
| Anwar Ali | 7 | 10 | 3/33 |
| Kieron Pollard | 5 | 3 | 2/16 |
* Source: ESPNcricinfo