Multan Sultans

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Multan Sultans
ملتان سلطانز
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Nickname(s)Janoobis[1] (lit. 'Southerns')
LeaguePakistan Super League
Personnel
CaptainMohammad Rizwan
CoachAndy Flower[2]
OwnerAlamgir Khan Tareen[3]
Team information
CityMultan, Punjab, Pakistan
ColorsMultan Sultans team colors
Founded2017; 5 years ago (2017)
Home groundMultan Cricket Stadium
Capacity30,000[4]
History
PSL wins1 (2021)
Official websitewww.janoobis.com
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T20 kit

Seasons

Multan Sultans (Urdu: ملتان سلطانز) is a Pakistani professional Twenty20 franchise cricket team representing the city of Multan in southern Pakistan in the Pakistan Super League (PSL). The team was founded in 2017 as an additional sixth team added to the PSL.[5][6][7] The team plays its home matches at Multan Cricket Stadium.[8]

After their debut season, Schön Properties who bought the team in 2017, failed to pay their annual fee, and their contract was terminated;[9][10] in December 2018, a consortium formed by Alamgir Khan Tareen, the majority shareholder, and Ali Khan Tareen became the new owners of the team.[11] In 2021, Alamgir Khan Tareen took over as the sole owner.[3]

The team won its first PSL title in the 2021 season.[12]

Franchise history[edit]

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.[5] The Pakistan Cricket Board short-listed five regions as possibilities for the sixth team.[6] 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.[7]

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.[9][10] 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.[11] In 2021, Alamgir Khan Tareen bought the sole ownership rights.[3]

2018 season[edit]

See also: Multan Sultans in 2018

In its debut season, the team was captained by Shoaib Malik.[13][14] Tom Moody and Wasim Akram were appointed as head coach and director respectively[15][16] with Haider Azhar as general manager of cricket operations and Nadeem Khan the team's manager.[16][17][18]

The side won its first match, defeating defending champions Peshawar Zalmi by seven wickets[19] 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[edit]

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

The Sultans started their season against Karachi Kings with a close defeat[21] 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,[22] while Shahid Afridi took 10 wickets to be the team's leading wicket taker for the season.[23]

2020 season[edit]

Main article: Multan Sultans in 2020

Ahead of the 2020 season, Shan Masood was named team captain[24] and Andy Flower became the team's head coach.[2] 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[edit]

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[edit]

The team's logo and kit was revealed in September 2017.[25] 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.[26][27]

Year Kit Manufacturers Shirt Sponsor (Chest) Shirt Sponsor (Back) 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 G.F.C Fans Snack Video, Asia Ghee
2022 wolf777 News Asia Ghee, Shell V-Power, Nishan-E-Haider Builders and Developers

Current squad[edit]

This section is transcluded from 2022 Pakistan Super League squads. (edit | history)
Key
Name Nat. Bat. Bowl.
  • Players with international caps are listed in bold.
  •  *  denotes a player who is fully unavailable
  •  *  denotes a player who will be partially unavailable
 abbreviation of Nationality Batting style
  • R for Right-hand
  • L for Left-hand
 Bowling style
  • R for Right-arm
  • L for Left-arm


No. Name Nat. Birth date Category Bat. Bowl. Joined Notes
Batsmen
1 Aamer Azmat  Pakistan (1998-11-26) 26 November 1998 (age 23) Emerging R R off break 2022
12 Sohaib Maqsood  Pakistan (1987-04-15) 15 April 1987 (age 35) Diamond R R off break 2021
22 Rizwan Hussain  Pakistan (1996-04-26) 26 April 1996 (age 26) Supplementary L — 2022
23 Rilee Rossouw  South Africa (1989-10-09) 9 October 1989 (age 32) Platinum L R off break 2020
25 Johnson Charles  Saint Lucia (1989-01-14) 14 January 1989 (age 33) Diamond R Left arm orthodox 2022 Full replacement for Odean Smith
94 Shan Masood  Pakistan (1989-10-14) 14 October 1989 (age 32) Gold R L medium-fast 2018 Vice Captain
All-rounders
8 Tim David  Singapore (1996-03-16) 16 March 1996 (age 26) Platinum R R off-break 2022
15 David Willey  England (1990-02-28) 28 February 1990 (age 32) Supplementary L L fast-medium 2022
48 Anwar Ali  Pakistan (1987-11-25) 25 November 1987 (age 34) Silver R R fast-medium 2022
55 Abbas Afridi  Pakistan (2001-04-05) 5 April 2001 (age 21) Emerging R R medium-fast 2022
72 Khushdil Shah  Pakistan (1995-02-07) 7 February 1995 (age 27) Gold L Left arm orthodox 2020 Ambassador
N/A Rovman Powell  Jamaica (1993-07-23) 23 July 1993 (age 29) Silver R R fast-medium 2022
Wicket-keepers
16 Mohammad Rizwan  Pakistan (1992-06-01) 1 June 1992 (age 30) Platinum R — 2021 Captain
Bowlers
5 Ihsanullah  Pakistan (2002-10-11) 11 October 2002 (age 19) Supplementary R R medium-fast 2022
7 Rumman Raees  Pakistan (1991-10-18) 18 October 1991 (age 30) Silver R L fast-medium 2022
11 Shahnawaz Dahani  Pakistan (1998-08-05) 5 August 1998 (age 24) Gold R R medium fast 2021
17 Imran Khan  Pakistan (1987-07-15) 15 July 1987 (age 35) Silver R R fast-medium 2021
31 Asif Afridi  Pakistan (1986-12-25) 25 December 1986 (age 35) Silver L Slow left arm orthodox 2021
40 Blessing Muzarabani  Zimbabwe (1996-10-02) 2 October 1996 (age 25) Supplementary R R fast-medium 2022
99 Imran Tahir  South Africa (1979-03-28) 28 March 1979 (age 43) Diamond R R leg break 2020 Mentor
N/A Dominic Drakes  Barbados (1998-02-06) 6 February 1998 (age 24) Silver L L medium-fast 2022 Partial replacement for Rovman Powell
N/A Odean Smith  Jamaica (1996-11-01) 1 November 1996 (age 25) Diamond R R medium 2022
Source: MS squad


Administration and coaching staff[edit]

Name Position
Pakistan Alamgir Khan Tareen Owner
Pakistan Haider Azhar Manager and COO
Zimbabwe Andy Flower Head Coach
Pakistan Abdul Rehman Assistant coach
Pakistan Mushtaq Ahmed Assistant and Spin bowling Coach
Barbados Ottis Gibson Assistant and Fast bowling Coach
England Richard Halsall Fielding and Strength & Conditioning Coach
South Africa Cliff Deacon Team physio
Pakistan Talha Ejaz Team analyst
Pakistan Usman Munir Assistant manager
Pakistan Taimur Aziz Team manager operations
Pakistan Hassan Azam Head of digital media
Pakistan Ahmed Mir Media manager
Pakistan Sultan Faiz Lead videographer
Source:MS Team management

Captains[edit]

No. Nat. Player From To Mat Won Lost Tie&W Tie&L NR %
1 Pakistan Shoaib Malik 2018 2019 20 7 12 0 0 1 36.84
2 Pakistan Shan Masood 2020 2020 11 6 3 0 1 0 65.00
3 Pakistan Mohammad Rizwan 2021 Present 23 17 6 0 0 0 73.91

Source: ESPNcricinfo, Last updated: 26 February 2022

Result summary[edit]

Overall result in PSL[edit]

Year Pld Won Lost Tie+W Tie+L NR Win(%) Position (LS) Summary
2016 Team did not exist
2017
2018 10 4 5 0 0 1 44.44 5/6 League-stage
2019 10 3 7 0 0 0 30 5/6 League-stage
2020[a] 11 6 3 0 1 1 65 1/6 Playoffs (3rd)
2021 12 7 5 0 0 0 58.33 2/6 Champions
2022 12 10 2 0 0 0 83.33 1/6 Runners-up
Total 55 30 22 0 1 2 54.54 – 1 Title
  1. ^ In this season, their match against Quetta Gladiators was abandoned due to rain.
  • 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 February 2022.

Head-to-head record[edit]

Opposition Span Mat Won Lost Tie Tie+W Tie+L NR Win%
Islamabad United 2018–present 10 5 5 0 0 0 0 50
Karachi Kings 2018–present 11 4 4 0 0 1 2 50
Lahore Qalandars 2018–present 11 6 5 0 0 0 0 54.54
Peshawar Zalmi 2018–present 11 8 3 0 0 0 0 72.72
Quetta Gladiators 2018–present 9 5 4 0 0 0 0 55.55

Source: ESPNcricinfo, Last updated: 18 February 2022.

References[edit]

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  3. ^ a b c Sultans, Multan (27 February 2021). "Official Release Regarding Ownership Structure of Multan Sultans". Multan Sultans. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  4. ^ "Multan Cricket Stadium | Pakistan | Cricket Grounds | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo.
  5. ^ a b "Sethi confirms addition of sixth team, increased matches in PSL3". The Express Tribune. 8 April 2017.
  6. ^ a b Lakhani, Faizan (28 April 2017). "PCB shortlists five possible regions for 6th team in PSL 3". Geo News.
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  11. ^ a b "Ali Tareen wins bid for PSL's Multan Sultans". Dunya News. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
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  16. ^ a b Faizan Lakhani (1 August 2017). "Wasim Akram leaves Islamabad United for new PSL franchise". Geo News. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
  17. ^ "Multan Sultans appoint Nadeem Khan as Manager". Geo News. 8 November 2017. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
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  19. ^ Rasool, Danyal. "Irfan, Sangakkara fashion Multan win on PSL debut". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
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  24. ^ "PSL 2020: Shahid Afridi accidentally confirms Shan Masood as Multan Sultans captain". Geo Super. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
  25. ^ Muhammad Irfan (22 September 2017). "Multan Sultans unveil logo, team kit". Daily Pakistan. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
  26. ^ "Pakistan Super League teams ambassadors". Samaa TV. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  27. ^ "Neelam Muneer & Ahsan Khan join Multan Sultans as Brand Ambassadors". PSLfantasy.com. Retrieved 23 February 2018.

External links[edit]

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