Multan Sultans will take on Quetta Gladiators in the 25th match of the Pakistan Super League 2021 at Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi. We will cover MUL vs QUE Dream11 Team Prediction, Probable Playing XI, and Fantasy Cricket Tips.
Multan Sultans:
Sultans are in a challenging situation as they have won three out of the seven matches and are currently at the 4th position on the points table. They put up a brilliant performance in the last game and won by eight wickets.
Skipper and opener Rizwan has been in tremendous form, scored 82* runs, and won the match for his team. Another new opening partner, Shan Masood, got out early in the last game. Sohaib Maqsood has been batting brilliantly irrespective of the position and scored a fifty in the previous match.
Rossouw and Khusdil Shah have been the significant strengths in the middle-order. Hetmyer has not got enough chances so far to prove himself.
The bowlers have made an improvement match after match and getting stronger. Shahnawaz Dhani has been the consistent wicket-taker and picked up four wickets in the last game. Muzarabani managed to pick up a wicket in the previous match.
Multan Sultans have won two consecutive matches and need to keep winning the matches to ensure a spot in the playoffs.
Quetta Gladiators:
Gladiators started to win matches and have won two out of the eight games and are currently at the bottom of the points table. The bowlers rose to the occasion and performed brilliantly, and as a result, they won the match by 18 runs.
Jake Weatherald has been promoted as the opener and batted well in the last match but missed his fifty by just two runs. Another opener, Usman Khan, except for one game, has not scored much this season. Delport has been struggling a lot to score runs so far this season.
Azam Khan, after many matches, batted aggressively and scored runs quickly. Skipper Sarfaraz has been in decent form and scoring runs in the middle-order. Mohammad Nawaz is looking out of shape from the last few matches.
The bowling department, for the first time this season, has put up such a good performance. Hasnain and Nawaz have been picking up wickets consistently for Gladiators. Khurram and Shinwari managed to pick up three wickets each in the last match.
Quetta Gladiators might have a chance to qualify if they win the remaining two matches.
MUL vs QUE Today Match Prediction
Multan Sultans vs Quetta Gladiators, 25th Match, Pakistan Super League 2021.
Venue: Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi.
Date: 16th June 2021
Time: 09:30 PM IST
MUL vs QUE Head-to-Head Records
Matches Played: 6
MUL Won: 2
QUE Won: 4
Tied: 0
No Result: 0
Pitch Conditions
Average 1st innings score: 159
Average 2nd innings score: 147
(The average score is based on ten matches played so far at this venue in this season)
The pitch has shown slight indications of slowing down as the batsmen could not score runs freely in the last two matches. But we can still expect high-scoring games in the remaining matches.
(The team batting first has won five of the ten games played at this venue so far in this season.)
Weather Forecast
The weather will be clear skies, and there is no chance of rain during the match.
MUL vs QUE Dream11 Team News
MUL:
- Shimron Hetmyer has left Multan Sultans and won’t be available for the rest of the season due to international duties.
- Shahid Afridi has been ruled out of the Abu Dhabi-leg due to back injury. Asif Afridi replaced Shahid Afridi in the squad.
QUE:
- There is no update about the availability of Faf du Plessis.
- Andre Russell has also left the squad due to international duties, UAE fast bowler Zahoor Khan has been drafted in the Quetta Gladiators squad.
Probable Playing XI
Multan Sultans:
Mohammad Rizwan (C&WK), Shan Masood, Sohaib Maqsood, Rilee Rossouw, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Khushdil Shah, Sohail Tanvir, Blessing Muzarabani, Shahnawaz Dhani, Imran Khan, Imran Tahir.
Quetta Gladiators:
Jake Weatherald, Usman Khan, Cameron Delport, Sarfaraz Ahmed (C & WK), Azam Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Hassan Khan, Zahoor Khan, Khurram Shahzad, Mohammad Hasnain, Usman Shinwari.
Top picks for MUL vs QUE Dream11 Team
Multan Sultans:
Mohammad Rizwan:
(7 M, 408 R, 68 A)
Skipper Rizwan is brilliant and scored 82* runs and leads his team to victory, and He is a good choice for C and VC in MUL vs QUE Dream11 team.
Sohaib Maqsood:
(7 M, 227 R, 45.40 A)
He batted aggressively throughout the tournament, and in the last match, he scored 61 runs from just 31 balls.
Shahnawaz Dhani:
(6 M, 23 O, 13 W)
He is a right-arm medium-fast bowler and bowled brilliantly, picking up four wickets.
Shan Masood:
(1 M, 14 R, 14 A)
Shan is a left-handed batsman and generally opens the innings. He scored 14 runs in his first match of the season.
Rahmanullah Gurbaz:
(1 M, 3 R, 3 A)
Gurbaz is a decent striker of the ball. He did not play the last match.
Rilee Rossouw:
(6 M, 94 R, 23.50 A)
Rossouw has looked back in form and is a good middle-order batsman but did not bat in the last match.
Imran Tahir:
(3 M, 12 O, 4 W)
He is an experienced right-arm leg-break bowler and picks up wickets consistently. However, Tahir went wicketless in the last match.
Sohail Tanvir:
(4 M, 16 O, 0 W)
He is an experienced left-arm fast bowler and has not been able to pick up a single wicket so far this season.
Imran Khan:
(3 M, 11 O, 4 W)
Imran is a right-arm medium-fast bowler and bowled decent enough but went wicketless in the last match.
Quetta Gladiators:
Jake Weatherald:
(3 M, 104 R, 34.66 A)
He has started to open the innings for QUE and batted well in the last match, scoring 48 runs.
Usman Shinwari:
(4 M, 14 O, 5 W)
He is a left-arm medium-fast bowler. Shinwari managed to pick up three wickets in the last match. Usman Shinwari is a very good pick in MUL vs QUE Dream11 Team.
Usman Khan:
(4 M, 123 R, 30.75 A)
Usman is also an opener but has lacked consistency and was out for a duck in the last match.
Mohammad Nawaz:
(8 M, 99 R, 16.50 A + 23 O, 5 W)
He is a bowling all-rounder and scored only six runs but bowled brilliantly, picking up two wickets for 16 runs.
Mohammad Hasnain:
(8 M, 28.5 O, 9 W)
He is a young right-arm fast bowler and is the leading wicket-taker for QUE. Hasnain was expensive but managed to pick up two wickets in the last match.
Sarfaraz Ahmed:
(8 M, 257 R, 42.83 A)
Skipper Sarfaraz has been batting like the leader by scoring consistently this season and scored 34* runs in the last match.
Khurram Shahzad:
(3 M, 9 O, 4 W)
He is a right-arm medium fast-bowler and bowled brilliantly in the last match, picking up three wickets for just 14 runs.
Cameron Delport
(2 M, 10 R, 5 A)
He is one of the most experienced players in this format. Delport is yet to deliver match-winning performances with the bat but In the last game he batted at no.3 so Cameron Delport can be a good picks in MUL vs QUE Fantasy Cricket Team.
MUL vs QUE Dream11 Prediction
Wicket-Keepers:
M Rizwan, S Ahmed
Batsmen:
R Rossouw, S Maqsood, J Weatherald
All-Rounders:
S Tanvir, M Nawaz
Bowlers:
I Tahir, U Khan Shinwari, M Hasnain, S Dhani
Captain and Vice-Captain:
- Mohammad Rizwan
- Sohaib Maqsood
- Jake Weatherald
- Mohammad Nawaz
- Sohail Tanvir
We will update the final Fantasy Team on Telegram Channel.
Disclaimer: This team is based on the understanding, analysis, and instinct of the author. While selecting your team, consider the points mentioned and make your own decision.
