Pakistan Super League, 2022, Match 1: KAR vs MUL Dream11 Prediction, Fantasy Cricket Tips, Playing 11, Pitch Report and Injury Update

Preview

Karachi Kings and Multan Sultans will play the opening game of the Pakistan Super League 2022. It will be a tussle between two of the biggest names of Pakistan cricket, Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan.

Under Rizwan’s leadership, Multan won the last season of the tournament and the team would hope to recreate the same effect this year. Babar would be captaining the side for the first time and he has replaced Imad Wasim. Karachi has won five out of the seven games against Multan and also won both league games last season.

Match Details

Karachi Kings vs Multan Sultans, 1st Match

Venue: National Stadium, Karachi

Date & Time: 27th January at 07:30 PM IST and 07:00 PM Local Time

Live Streaming: Sony Sports Network

Pitch Report

The pitch at the National Stadium has a history of providing maximum support to batters and a score of over 190 runs has been scored nine times in 34 T20 matches here. The team batting second has won 25 out of the 34 matches here, hence, the team winning the toss would look to bowl.

Probable Playing XIs for KAR vs MUL

Karachi Kings

Sharjeel Khan, Babar Azam (c), Joe Clarke (wk), Shahibzada Farhan, Tom Lammonby, Jordan Thompson, Lewis Gregory, Imad Wasim, Mohammad Ilyas, Umaid Asif, Mohammad Amir

Multan Sultans

Mohammad Rizwan (c & wk), Johnson Charles, Sohaib Maqsood, Rilee Rossouw, Rovman Powell, Khushdil Shah, David Willey, Anwar Ali, Imran Tahir/Dominic Drakes, Shahnawaz Dhani, Imran Khan

Top Picks for KAR vs MUL Dream11 Match

Top Picks – Karachi Kings

Babar Azam was the leading run-scorer in PSL 2021. He made 554 runs in 11 matches at an average of 69.25 and a strike rate of 132.53. He is also the leading run-scorer in PSL with 2070 runs in 58 matches at an average of 43.12.

Mohammad Ilyas picked most wickets for the Kings franchise in the last season of the PSL. The right-arm medium-fast bowler took eight wickets in just five matches at an average of 21.62, an economy of 9.7, and a strike rate of 13.3.

Top Picks – Multan Sultans

Mohammad Rizwan created history last year when he became the first player to cross the 2000 runs mark in T20 cricket. A major part of his run-scoring happened in the PSL 2021 where he was the second-leading run-scorer. Rizwan made 500 runs in 12 matches at an average of 45.45 and a strike rate of 127.87.

Shahnawaz Dahani was the leading wicket-taker in the last season of the PSL. He was one of the reasons that the team could win the tournament. Dahani took 20 wickets in 11 matches at an average of 17, an economy of 8.42, and a strike rate of 12.1.

Suggested Playing XI No.1 for KAR vs MUL Dream11 Fantasy Cricket

Mohammad Rizwan (c), Joe Clarke, Babar Azam (vc), Sohaib Maqsood, Sharjeel Khan, Rovman Powell, Imad Wasim, David Willey, Mohammad Amir, Imran Tahir, Anwar Ali

Suggested Playing XI No.2 for KAR vs MUL Dream11 Fantasy Cricket

Mohammad Rizwan, Johnson Charles, Babar Azam, Rilee Rossouw, Sharjeel Khan (c), Shahibzada Farhan, Imad Wasim, Imran Tahir, Shahnawaz Dahani (vc), Umaid Asif, Mohammad Ilyas

Today’s KAR vs MUL Probable Winners

Multan Sultans are expected to win this match.

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