Multan Sultans vs. Quetta Gladiators: Can Quetta Win and Keep their Hopes Up for the Playoffs?

With HBL PSL 7 playoffs around the corner, teams would be searching for ideal match-winning combinations which can click on match day and ultimately win games for their team. The upcoming game between Multan Sultans and Quetta Gladiators is expected to be a tough game, where both sides would be looking to go out all in, capturing opponents' strengths. With 8 games played by Multan, they have managed to win 7 of them, only losing 1 against Lahore. Whereas on the other hand, it's Quetta, who hasn't been very consistent this season, managing to only win 3 games out of 8 played. If Quetta Gladiators are eying the playoffs, they need to win their last 2 games with a decent margin to improve their net run rate.

Since the start of this years' HBL PSL 7, Multan Sultans were crowned as PSL favorites because of their ideal team selection, captaincy, and winning form. Multan Sultans were phenomenal since the start of this year's tournament, though they lost against Lahore. Among the peculiar attributes of Multan Sultans is their opening duo, Shan Masood and Mohammad Rizwan, who are hungry for scoring runs at the top order and creating a firm foundation for upcoming batters. Multan Sultans have a limited yet quality batting lineup, backed by Rilee Rossouw, Khushdil Shah, Tim David, and Sohaib Maqsood. Talking about their bowling card, they have the Larkana Express, Shahnawaz Dahani, and Proteas top spinner Imran Tahir. It's true that Multan has such diversified batting and bowling lineup, offering their skipper much comfort and ease. Abbasi Afridi, Blessings Muzarabani, and Anwar Ali are capable of picking wickets with the new ball and in the later stages of the game. Going in the game against Quetta, Multan would be looking to play with a positive rhythm and enjoy themselves out there.

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

In their last game against Peshawar Zalmi, Quetta Gladiators were taken to the cleaners, exposing their team weaknesses and mistakes in the field. Quetta needs to win their upcoming games to make it to the playoff stages. However, it's the ideal time for Sarfaraz to step up and take responsibility for making runs and performing under crunch situations. Quetta has the strength of outclassing Multan, but it would take some dedication and good knocks. It's time that Sohail Tanveer and Umar Akmal come to the party and play a blinder of an innings.

• Jason Roy;
• James Vince;
• Sarfaraz Ahmed;
• Iftikhar Ahmed;
• Sohail Tanveer.

It's quite evident that Multan Sultans are equipped in every department of the game, making them the absolute favorites for the upcoming game against Quetta Gladiators. However, Quetta can also upset Multan and keep their chances alive of qualifying for the playoff stages.