Multan Sultans vs. Lahore Qalandars: Can Tournament Favorites Make it to the Final of PSL 7?

With league games coming to an end, Multan Sultans and Lahore Qalandars would be up against each other in the first qualifier of the HBL PSL 7. Lahore is back in action, playing in front of their home crowd, in the Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore. On the other hand, it's the Multan Sultans who have won 9 out of 10 games in the league stages. Mohammad Rizwan, the hot favorite, would be looking to make the most of the opportunity and pave a smooth path for his team to the finals of the HBL PSL season 7. With league stages coming to a close, Lahore experienced a few unexpected defeats against Karachi Kings and Peshawar Zalmi. The upcoming qualifier game would test the skills of Shaheen Afridi, who played a cameo the other night against Peshawar Zalmi.

Multan Sultans would be eying to make it through to the final of HBL PSL 7. Multan Sultans has been pretty much consistent as a team, led by Mohammad Rizwan, the master behind keeping his boys on toes and scoring runs throughout the season. With Shan Masood and Mohammad Rizwan being amongst the runs, Multan Sultans shouldn't worry about scoring runs at the top order. In the middle order, it's Tim David and Rilee Rossouw who can be lethal with the bat. Multan has a pretty decent and well-matched bowling attack comprising of Shahnawaz Dahani, Khushdil Shah, Rauman Raees, and Imran Tahir.

• ‌Mohammad Rizwan;
• ‌Shan Masood;
• Tim David;
• Rilee Rossouw;
• Imran Tahir.

In the league stages, Lahore Qalandars was really impressive at the start, but with Fakhar Zaman losing his concentration, Lahore has crumbled. With 10 games played, Lahore managed to win 6 games, which included a decisive win against Multan Sultans. Going in the game against Rizwan eleven, Lahore has to stick to the plot and follow basic match-winning strategies. With the likes of Fakhar Zaman, Harry Brook, Mohammad Hafeez, and Sohail Akhter in their ranks, Lahore has the ability to dominate Multan Sultans.

• Fakhar Zaman;
• Mohammad Hafeez;
• Harry Brooks;
• Shaheen Shah Afridi;
• Fawad Ahmed.

Comparing both teams on paper and taking the points table into consideration, Multan's are surely the favorites of winning against Lahore in the first qualifier of HBL PSL 7. It would be a thriller of a game between Multan batsman and Lahore bowlers who would be equally up for the challenge.