Multan Sultans vs Peshawar Zalmi match prediction

Multan Sultans will cross paths with Peshawar Zalmi in the first semi-final of the 2020 Pakistan Super League at the Gaddafi Stadium, in Lahore this Tuesday afternoon.

We are left with the final three matches of the PSL, the matches which matter the most. Four teams have made it to the knock-outs after playing some phenomenal cricket over the past month. Either Multan Sultans or Peshawar Zalmi will make it to the final on March 18. Whatever the result maybe, we are in for a treat. To make your experience fruitful, I have assorted some bets for you so that you win loads of money while enjoying the game.

Multan Sultans openers to outscore their counterparts

Even though Pehswar Zalmi had the likes of Kamran Akmal along with players like Tom Banton (likely to miss out on the rest of the matches) and Imam Ul Haq, they never managed to get register good opening partnerships in this tournament, which has been one of their major concerns. In the last five matches, Peshawar’s opening stands garnered – 3, 1, 44, 9 and 0, having scored a total of 57 runs at an average of 11.4 runs per innings, having had the better opening stand in just one of the above mentioned instances. On the flip side, they have conceded 137 runs at a rate of 27.4 runs per innings.

Technically, the odds should have been hovering around 1.50, but good for us; we are in position to win loads of money. Meanwhile, in the last five matches, Multan Sultans have registered the better opening partnerships in three of their last five matches, having scored a total of 156 runs at a rate of 31.2 runs per innings. In each of the two H2H matches played at the venue, Multan Sultans have had the better opening stand in each of those games. I hope you have placed your bet by now.

Peshawar to hit quite a few sixes

This is one of the safest deals in the market and I’ll tell you why. Multan Sultans has been one the best teams in the tournament, having finished head and shoulders above others in the group stage. But, they have lacked when it comes to big hitting, as evident from the last five matches where they scored a total of 25 sixes (5 hit per innings), while conceding a total of 34 sixes at a rate of almost seven per innings. Most importantly, the Sultans have never outnumbered their opponents in terms of sixes hit. I hope that justifies my claim to a favourable extent.

On the other side of the story, Peshawar Zalmi have hit 23 sixes, but have conceded more than their opponents in three of those games. Moreover, Multan Sultans have struck a total of 41 sixes this season in nine matches (over 4.5 hits per match) while Peshawar Zalmi batsmen have cleared the ropes a total of 50 times (over 5.5 sixes per innings). Rillee Rossouw, who has hit a total of eight sixes this season for the Sultans, will be out of action in the upcoming match. There’s no escape from doubling up your investment, so you better place this bet.

Multan Sultans to have the last laugh

I guess there’s no alternative result to this particular deal with the contrasting campaigns the two teams concerned had this season. Peshawar narrowly edged past Quetta Gladiators by virtue of a better net run rate, while on the other end of the spectrum, Multan Sultans were the best team in the tournament and finished at the pole position with 14 points. In the two H2H matches this season, Multan Sultans emerged victorious each time, which speaks for it.

In the only match Peshawar played at the Gaddafi Stadium, in Lahore, they slumped to a 5-wicket defeat. In the H2H matches overall, Multan Sultans have won four compared to Peshawar Zalmi two. To sum it up, let me inform you that Multan Sultans have never won a match against Peshawar Zalmi in Pakistan, so that makes our case even stronger. Backing the recent form, it is likely that Multann Sultans will get through to the title clash, making this a bet with guaranteed returns.

Not expecting a big score from Kamran Akmal

Never imagined I had to place my money for Kamran Akmal to score below 23 runs in the PSL game, with the right hander being the top scorer in the history of the league. In the last eight matches, his scores were – 2, 12, 37, 23, 4, 14, and 15, having scored a total of 107 runs at an average of 21.4 runs per innings and scored more than 22 runs in just of two of those innings. That’s a sorry state for a player who has literally owned the tournament many a times in the past.

If we look at the H2H records, Kamran Akmal has played five matches against Multan Sultans, having scored 28 runs at an average of 5.60 along with a top score of 15. Moreover, his exploits at the Gaddafi Stadium isn’t something to boast about, having scored 421 runs at a rate of 23.39 runs per innings in the 27 matches he played over there. In the last semi-final match he played during the previous edition, Akmal managed to score just 21 runs. I guess there’s no reason why we should not end up on the winning side and win almost double our investment.

Sohail Tanvir to shine with the ball

This might be a riskier bet than the previous two, but what’s the fun if you are not willing to take risks. Tanvir has already taken a total of 10 wickets in this edition of the PSL, the highest for his team and the fourth highest overall. One of the main reasons to shortlist this market is the speedsters H2H record against Peshawar Zalmi, having taken eight wickets (the highest by any player along with compatriot Mohammad Irfan). But that’s not all folks!

In the last two matches against similar foes, he was the top bowler each time with figures of – 3/14 and 4/13 (the best bowling figures by any player in this fixture). In the last edition of the PSL, Tanvir took 19 wickets in 13 matches and guided his then team Quetta Gladiators to the finals of the tournament. I am sure he still has the firepower to emulate the same this time too. With Bet 365 offering odds of 4.50, this is a deal which should not be overlooked at all.

Expecting quite a few runs from Shoaib Malik

The great old man of Pakistani cricket hasn’t lost his flair, has he? We are still backing him to score runs in a T20 game at the age of 38, that’s Shoaib Malik for you. In the last three matches, his scores were – 62, 54, 68, having amassed 184 runs at an average of 61.33 runs per innings, having scored 23 or more in each of those matches. Overall, Malik has played seven matches this season, scored 239 runs at a rate of 34.14 runs per innings, which gives us an indication that we are backing the right horse.

Gaddafi Stadium, in Lahore has been a happy hunting ground for him, having played 31 T20 matches at the venue and scoring a mammoth 1004 runs at an astronomical average of 59.06 per innings. In the last match he played at the Gaddafi Stadium, Malik managed to add 62 runs to their total. To sum it up, let me inform you that the right-hander has played 110 matches in Pakistan, scored 3474 runs, maintaining an average of 51.04 runs per innings. Do you still need more reasons before you place this guaranteed bet?