Multan Sultans

Multan Sultans (Urdu: مُلتان سُلطانز‎, Punjabi: مُلتان سُلطانز) is a Pakistani professional Twenty20 franchise cricket team representing the city of Multan in southern Punjab. The team was formed in 2017. Multan Cricket Stadium is the team's home ground with a capacity of 35,000.[1][2] Shan Masood is the current captain of the team.[3]

Multan Sultans
مُلتان سُلطانز
Nickname(s)Janoob Ki Pehchaan (lit. Identity of the South)
Personnel
Captain Shan Masood
Coach Andy Flower
Owner Ali Khan Tareen & Alamgir Khan Tareen
Team information
CityMultan, Punjab, Pakistan
Colors
Founded2018
Home groundMultan Cricket Stadium
Capacity35,147
History
PSL wins0
Official websitejanoobis.com

T20I kit

Schön Properties who bought the team in 2017 failed to pay their annual fee of US$5.2 million and thus their contract was expired.[4][5] Ali Khan Tareen and Taimoor Malik of Multan Consortium became the new owners of the team, who won the rights of the team on 20 December 2018 for US$6.2 million, they decided not to change the name of the team.[6][7][8]

In their inaugural season, the team was captained by Shoaib Malik.[9][10] Tom Moody and Wasim Akram were appointed as team's head coach and director respectively.[11][12] Haider Azhar was the GM- Cricket Operations while Nadeem Khan was the team's manager.[12][13] Ahead of 2019 season, Johan Botha, who was serving as assistant coach of the team in 2018 season was appointed as head coach, replacing Tom Moody, who withdrew from his role due to domestic commitments.[14] Ahead of the 2020 PSL, Former England cricket team's Head coach Andy Flower was appointed as the Head Coach.[15]

Shoaib Malik and Junaid Khan are team's leading run-scorer and leading wicket-taker respectively.[16][17]

Franchise history

In April 2017, a few weeks after the conclusion of PSL 2, PSL chairman Najam Sethi announced that there would be a sixth team in the third season of PSL.[18] Pakistan Cricket Board short-listed five regions for the sixth team.[19]

On 1 June 2017, from those five regions, Multan was bought by Schön Properties after winning a bid of US$5.2 million per year for an eight-year contract against 10 contesting bidders. The total contract was worth US$41.6 million. Thus, the Sultans becoming the most expensive team of the PSL replacing Karachi Kings then.[20]

On 10 November 2018, PCB announced that the agreement which gave franchise rights of the Sultans has been terminated. A joint statement issued by Schön Properties and the PCB said that all rights in respect to the team have returned to the board. The termination was brought about due to the franchise failing to pay their annual fee of US$5.2 million.[4][5]

The PCB took responsibility of all player and coach contracts while the public tender process took place to grant the repackaged rights of the team.[5] The new franchise could choose a new name and a new city. Until then the team was known as The Sixth Team, Ali Tareen and Taimoor Malik of Multan consortium, won the bid for the team for US$6.2 million and selected the name for the sixth team again as Multan Sultans.[21][7]

2018 season
See also: Multan Sultans in 2018

The Sultans began their inaugural campaign on a winning note as they defeated defending champions, Peshawar Zalmi, by 7 wickets in the chase of 152 runs.[22] In the following game, they beat Lahore Qalandars by 43 runs owing to a massive batting collapse induced by the Sultans' bowlers Junaid Khan and Imran Tahir. The former registered a hattrick as the duo reduced the Qalandars from 132-4 to 136 all-out.[23] However, the team's winning run came to an end in the next fixture as they lost to Islamabad United by 5 wickets in the defense of a below-par target of 114.[24]

As the league progressed to Sharjah, Sultans' game against Karachi Kings was washed out due to persistent rain.[25] In the next game, the Sultans comfortable beat Quetta Gladiators by 9 wickets in the chase of a low target of 103. The target was made possible by a batting collapse induced by the Sultans, as the Gladiators lost their last 5 wickets for just 1 run. This included a hat-trick from the legspinner, Imran Tahir.[26]

With the tournament moving back to Dubai, the Sultans had two back-to-back games against Peshawar Zalmi and Quetta Gladiators, respectively. In the game against Peshawar, the team amassed the highest team total in this year's PSL, 183 runs, which was made possible by Sohaib Maqsood's belligerent innings of 85* (42). In reply, the Zalmis fell short by 19 runs.[27] Against the Gladiators, however, the team lost by 2 wickets in the defense of a 153-run target. The game was closely fought as Sultan's fast bowler, Umer Gul, secured 6 wickets for 24 runs, the best bowling figures this season, before the Gladiators prevailed off a penultimate-ball six.[28]

2019 season
See also: Multan Sultans in 2019

Multan Sultans started their season against Karachi Kings with a close defeat by just 7 runs.[29] In the next game against Islamabad United they registered their first win after restricting the opponents to only 125 runs and managing to chase the target pretty easily.[30] After their first five games, they lost 4 and won only once. They had their chance against Lahore Qalandars where they posted the highest total batting first of the tournament (200), but bad bowling in last few overs costed them the match, resulting in losing the match on the last ball.[31][32] They won their second match of the season against Islamabad United by 6 wickets.[33][34] Team's bad performance continued as they suffer three more loses, resulting in them being the first team to be eliminated from the season.[35][36]

After playing ten matches, they managed to get over the line in three matches with the 3rd win coming against Lahore Qalandars in their final game of the season, played at National Stadium.[37] As a result, They finished 5th on the points table for the second consecutive year.[38]

Skipper Shoaib Malik was team's leading runs-scorer with 266 runs,[39] while Shahid Afridi with 10 wickets in 8 matches was team's leading wicket-taker for the season.[40]

2020 season

Ahead of 2020 season, Shan Masood was named team captain.[3]

Team identity

On 1 August 2017, it was announced that Wasim Akram would switch his occupied position as the Director of Cricketing Operations from Islamabad United to the Multan Sultans franchise for the 2018 PSL.[12] Earlier, it was rumoured that Waqar Younis will unite with Akram to join the team Multan Sultans,[41][42] though he replaced Akram's position at Islamabad United on 14 September.[43]

Team's logo and kit was revealed in a ceremony, held on 22 September 2017. Owner Asher Schon said, "It is great to see everyone welcoming Multan Sultans, the love and enthusiasm is surreal and makes us feel very proud on making the right choice of the team". Team director Wasim Akram stated that the third season of PSL will be a treat for the crowd which will now get to see more home games.[44]

It was also announced that former Australian cricketer Tom Moody has been appointed as a coach of the team.[11]

Team's anthem Hum Hain Multan kay Sultans for 2018 season was sung by singer Waqar Ehsin.

Pakistan film stars Momal Sheikh, Javed Sheikh, Ahsan Khan, Neelam Munir and actress Sadia Khan were the team's star ambassadors in 2018 season.[45][46]

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 Pepsi Fatima Group Kurkure Pepsi, Asia Ghee, Shell V-Power

Philanthropy

In 2019, team owners invited 11 young cancer patients from SKMH to watch matches of the team live from the ground. They also spent a day with the team and celebrated team's victory against Islamabad United.[47]

Current squad

Multan Sultans

  • Players with international caps are listed in bold.
  •  *  denotes a player who is currently unavailable for selection.
  •  *  denotes a player who is unavailable for rest of the season
No. Name Nat Birth date Batting style Bowling style Signed year Notes
Batsmen
2Rilee Rossouw (1989-10-09) 9 October 1989Left-handedRight-arm off break2020Overseas
14James Vince (1991-03-14) 14 March 1991Right-handedRight-arm medium2019Overseas
94Shan Masood (1989-10-14) 14 October 1989Right-handedLeft-arm medium-fast2018Captain
72Khushdil Shah (1995-02-07) 7 February 1995Left-handedLeft-arm orthodox2020
77Wayne Madsen (1984-01-02) 2 January 1984Right-handedRight-arm off break2020Overseas,Replacement for Fabian Allen
81Asad Shafiq (1986-01-28) 28 January 1986Right-handedRight-arm off break2020
All-rounders
10Shahid Afridi (1980-02-01) 1 February 1980Right-handedRight-arm leg break2019
18Moeen Ali (1987-06-18) 18 June 1987Left-handedRight-arm off break2020Overseas
25Ravi Bopara (1985-05-04) 4 May 1985Right-handedRight-arm medium2020Overseas
33Sohail Tanvir (1984-12-12) 12 December 1984Left-handedLeft-arm medium-fast2020
80Bilawal Bhatti (1991-09-17) 17 September 1991Right-handedRight-arm fast medium2020
97Fabian Allen (1995-05-07) 7 May 1995Right-handedSlow left-arm orthodox2020Overseas, Partially Unavailable
Wicket-keepers
6Rohail Nazir (2001-10-10) 10 October 2001Right-handed—2020Vice Captain
60Zeeshan Ashraf (1992-05-11) 11 May 1992Left-handedRight-arm off break2018
Bowlers
3Ali Shafiq (1996-11-16) 16 November 1996Right-handedRight-arm Medium fast2019
12Junaid Khan (1989-12-24) 24 December 1989Right-handedLeft-arm fast2018
27Mohammad Irfan (1982-06-06) 6 June 1982Right-handedLeft-arm fast2018
37Mohammad Ilyas (1999-03-21) 21 March 1999Right-handedRight-arm medium fast2019
91Usman Qadir (1993-08-10) 10 August 1993Right-handedRight-arm leg break2020
99Imran Tahir (1979-03-28) 28 March 1979Right-handedRight-arm leg break2020Overseas

    Management and coaching staff
    Name Position
    Ali Khan Tareen & Alamgir Khan Tareen Owner(s)
    Andy Flower Head Coach
    Azhar Mehmood Fast Bowling Coach
    Mushtaq Ahmed Assistant Coach & Spin Bowling Coach
    Richard Halsall Fielding Coach
    Nathon Leamon Director
    Cliffe Deacon Physiotherapist
    Haider Azhar General Manager
    Talha Ejaz Analyst

    Captains
    No. Nat. Player From To Mat Won Lost Tie&W Tie&L NR %
    1 Shoaib Malik 2018 2019 20 7 12 0 1 0 36.84
    2 Shan Masood 2020 Present 9 6 2 0 0 1 75.00

    Source: ESPNcricinfo, Last updated: 15 March 2020

    Result summary

    Overall result in PSL
    YearPldWonLossTie&WTie&LNRSR(%)PositionSummary
    2016 Did not Participate
    2017 Did not Participate
    2018 104500144.445/6Group stage
    2019 103700030.005/6Group stage
    2020 96200175.00––
    Total 29131500248.14-0 Titles

    Source: ESPNcricinfo, Last updated: 15 March 2020

    Head-to-head record
    OppositionSpanMatWonLostTie&WTie&LNRSR%
    Islamabad United2018–63300050.00
    Karachi Kings2018–61300225.00
    Lahore Qalandars2018–53200060.00
    Peshawar Zalmi2018–64200066.66
    Quetta Gladiators2018–52300040.00

    Source: ESPNcricinfo, Last updated: 13 March 2020

    Statistics

    Most runs
    Nat. Player From To Matches Inn. Runs Avg. HS 100 50
    Shoaib Malik 2018 2019 20 17 490 40.83 65* 0 3
    James Vince 2019 present 12 12 325 27.08 84 0 1
    Shan Masood 2018 present 10 10 287 28.70 61 0 1
    Kumar Sangakkara 2018 2018 10 9 269 33.62 63 0 3
    Johnson Charles 2019 2019 7 7 208 34.66 57 0 2

    Source: ESPNcricinfo, Last updated: 29 February 2020

    Most wickets
    Nat. Player From To Matches Wkts Avg. BBI SR 4W 5W
    Imran Tahir 2018; 2020 present 15 21 18.19 3/19 14.8 0 0
    Mohammad Irfan 2018 present 24 18 33.77 2/19 29.3 0 0
    Mohammad Ilyas 2019 present 14 16 22.62 3/27 15.2 0 0
    Junaid Khan 2018 present 16 16 27.50 3/24 20.2 0 0
    Shahid Afridi 2019 present 13 14 21.57 2/18 18.7 0 0

    Source: ESPNcricinfo, Last Updated: 29 February 2020

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