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Multan Sultans[a] is a Pakistani professional Twenty20 franchise cricket team representing Multan, a city in southern Punjab, in the Pakistan Super League (PSL). The team was established in 2017 as the sixth franchise of the league, added ahead of the third season.[5][6] The team plays its home matches at the Multan Cricket Stadium.[7]
Initially, the franchise was owned by Schön Properties for US$41.6 million over eight seasons, but the contract was terminated in 2018 after payment defaults.[8] Later that year, a consortium led by Alamgir Khan Tareen and Ali Khan Tareen acquired the team.[9] Alamgir Tareen became the sole owner in 2021 and remained in that role until his passing in 2023.[10] The franchise is currently managed by the Tareen family group.[11]
Multan Sultans won their first PSL title in the 2021 season by defeating Peshawar Zalmi in the final.[12] The franchise reached the finals in four consecutive seasons between 2021 and 2024, winning once and finishing runners-up three times, establishing itself as one of the PSL’s most consistent sides.[13]
The team is currently coached by Abdul Rehman, with Mohammad Rizwan serving as captain since 2021.[14]
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Franchise history
In April 2017, a few weeks after the conclusion of the 2017 Pakistan Super League, PSL chairman Najam Sethi announced that a sixth team would be added for the third season.[6] The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) short-listed five regions as possibilities for the new franchise.[15] In June 2017, the franchise was officially established after Schön Properties won the bid for an eight-year contract against ten other contesting bidders.[5]
On 10 November 2018, the PCB announced that the franchise agreement with Schön Properties had been terminated and all rights in respect to the franchise were returned to the board. The termination followed the franchise’s failure to pay the annual fee required by the PCB.[16][17] The PCB temporarily took over the management of all player and coaching contracts while launching a new public tender to sell the repackaged rights for the franchise.
In December 2018, the Multan Consortium, led by Alamgir Khan Tareen and Ali Khan Tareen, won the bid for the team.[18] In 2021, Alamgir Khan Tareen became the sole owner of the franchise[9] and remained in that role until his passing in 2023. The franchise is currently managed by the Tareen family group.[19]
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Performance in PSL
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2018 season
In its debut season, the team was captained by Shoaib Malik.[20][21] Tom Moody and Wasim Akram were appointed as head coach and director respectively[22][23] with Haider Azhar as general manager of cricket operations and Nadeem Khan the team's manager.[23][24][25]
The side won its first match, defeating defending champions Peshawar Zalmi by seven wickets[26] 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
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.[27] Wasim Akram also left the team, joining Karachi Kings.
The Sultans started their season against Karachi Kings with a close defeat[28] 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,[29] while Shahid Afridi took 10 wickets to be the team's leading wicket taker for the season.[30]
2020 season
Ahead of the 2020 season, Shan Masood was named team captain[31] and Andy Flower became the team's head coach.[32] 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
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
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
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
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Team identity
The team's logo and kit was revealed in September 2017.[33] 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.[34][35]
Current squad
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Administration and coaching staff
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Captains
Source: ESPNcricinfo. Last updated: 26 March 2024
Result summary
Overall result in PSL
- 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: ESPNcricinfo, Last updated: 26 March 2024
Head-to-head record
Source: ESPNcricinfo, Last updated: 26 March 2024
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Statistics
- As of 26 March 2024
Most runs
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Most wickets
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