The home of the Multan Sultans, the Multan Cricket Stadium, will host five matches in the Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2024 season. One of the newest and best-developed grounds in Pakistan, the stadium in Lahore has been hosting cricket matches since 2001. With a capacity of 35,000, the stadium offers an action-packed environment for fans and players. With more matches to come, check out the Multan Cricket Stadium Pitch Report, Records, Stats, and 2024 season schedule.
Multan Cricket Stadium Pitch Report
As is the tradition in the PSL, the Multan Stadium offers a batter-friendly pitch. The average first-inning score here is 175 over the three editions that have been played here. In PSL 2024, only one match has been played here. The Multan Sultans batted first and put up 185 on the board to win the encounter by 55 runs. In the nine matches played, the side batting first has an advantage, winning 7 of the 9 matches.
Spinners tend to get some purchase off the pitch in Multan, especially in the first inning with dew setting later in the night. Despite teams preferring chasing nowadays, batting first is the better option here.
Multan Cricket Stadium Records & Stats in PSL
Matches Played9Won (Batting First)7Won (Chasing)2Average Score Batting First174.9Highest ScoreMultan Sultans (210)Lowest ScoreQuetta Gladiators (110)Most RunsRilee Rossouw (375)Most WicketsSohail Khan (13)Highest Individual ScoreMohammed Rizwan (110*)Best Bowling FiguresIhsanullah (5/12)
PSL 2024 Matches at the Multan Cricket Stadium
Match No.TeamsDateTime (IST)Result3Multan Sultans vs Karachi KingsSunday, 18 February7:30 PMMultan Sultans won by 55 runs5Multan Sultans vs Islamabad UnitedTuesday, 20 February7:30 PMTo be played7Multan Sultan vs Lahore QalandarsWednesday 21, February7:30 PMTo be played 9Multan Sultan vs Peshawar ZalmiFriday, 23 February7:30 PMTo be played 11Multan Sultan vs Quetta Gladiators Sunday, 25 February2:00 PMTo be played
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