The Pakistan Super League (PSL) action is likely to go up a notch as fans gear up for today’s (Sunday) double-header.
In the first match of the day, Multan Sultans will face two-time champions Islamabad United at the Multan Cricket Stadium.
Meanwhile, in the second match, defending champions Lahore Qalandars will face Karachi Kings.
The first match will begin at 2:00pm local time, meanwhile the second encounter will take place at 7:00pm.
Form
Multan have won two out of their first three matches and are currently at the top of the table with four points.
Islamabad have only played one match so far, which they won convincingly against Karachi Kings.
Like Islamabad, Lahore Qalandars have also stepped out on the field only once during the tournament, so far, which resulted in a win against Multan.
Karachi Kings, who finished at the bottom of the table last season, have their backs against the wall once again after losing their first three matches.
Head-to-head
Islamabad and Multan have faced-off 11 times in the past, with the latter winning six, which is slightly ahead of the former’s five, of those matches.
Lahore and Karachi have locked horns on 15 occasions over the course of PSL history. The Kings have the upper hand with nine wins as compared to Qalandars’ five.
Squads
Lahore Qalandars: Shaheen Shah Afridi (c), Fakhar Zaman, Rashid Khan, David Wiese, Hussain Talat, Haris Rauf, Abdullah Shafique, Liam Dawson, Sikandar Raza, Ahmad Daniyal, Dilbar Hussain, Harry Brook, Kamran Ghulam, Mirza Tahir Baig, Shawaiz Irfan, Zaman Khan, Jalat Khan, Jordan Cox (wk), Ahsan Bhatti, Sam Billings (wk), Shane Dadswell, Shai Hope
Multan Sultans: Mohammad Rizwan (c & wk), David Miller, Josh Little, Shan Masood, Khushdil Shah, Rilee Rossouw, Akeal Hosain, Carlos Brathwaite, Tim David, Usama Mir, Sameen Gul, Anwar Ali, Mohammad Sarwar, Usman Khan, Arafat Minhas, Ihsanullah, Abbas Afridi, Kieron Pollard, Ammad Butt, Mohammad Ilyas, IzharulHaq Naveed.
Islamabad United: Shadab Khan (c), Paul Stirling, Alex Hales, Sohaib Maqsood, Asif Ali, Rassie van der Dussen, Colin Munro, Hassan Nawaz, Moeen Ali, Faheem Ashraf, Mubasir Khan, Tom Curran, Mohammad Waseem Jr, Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Azam Khan (wk), Fazalhaq Farooqi, Zafar Gohar, Rumman Raees, Zeeshan Zameer, Hasan Ali, Abrar Ahmed, Tymal Mills, Gus Atkinson
Karachi Kings: Imad Wasim (c), Haider Ali, Andrew Tye, Mohammad Amir, Imran Tahir, Matthew Wade, Shoaib Malik, Aamer Yamin, James Fuller, James Vince, Akif Javed, Mohammad Akhlaq (wk), Irfan Khan Niazi, Qasim Akram, Mohammad Umar, Sharjeel Khan, Tayyab Tahir, Tabraiz Shamsi, Ben Cutting, Musa Khan, Faisal Akram