Multan Sultans have played 2 matches so far in the Pakistan Super League 2023, winning 1 and losing 1. With 2 points, they take the top in the points table. Peshawar Zalmi has played 2 matches so far, winning 1 and losing 1. With 2 points, PZ is placed in the 2nd spot.

In their earlier encounter in the PSL tournament 2022, Multan Sultans defeated Peshawar Zalmi by 42 runs. Batting first in the match, Multan posted a total of 182 runs on the scoreboard. Later, Peshawar Zalmi couldn’t reach the target and lost the match.

Multan Sultans defeated Quetta Gladiators in their previous game of the PSL 2023. In the match, Multan Sultans batted first and scored 110 runs losing all wickets. Jason Roy slammed 27 runs while Mohammad Hasnain had 22 runs for the Quetta team.

For Multan Sultans, the chase was quite easy. With Rilee Rossouw’s 78* and Mohammad Rizwan’s 28*, MS reached the target in the 13.3th over itself with 1 wicket in their kitty. Ihsanullah was awarded man of the match for picking 5 wickets. The Multan Sultans team won by 9 wickets (with 36 balls remaining) in this match.

Peshawar Zalmi defeated Karachi Kings in their previous game of the PSL 2023. In the match, Peshawar Zalmi first scored 199 runs losing 5 wickets. In reply, Karachi Kings failed to reach the score and lost the match. Imad Wasim slammed 80 runs while Shoaib Malik had 52 runs for the Karachi team.

For Peshawar Zalmi, Babar Azam and Tom Kohler-Cadmore hit 68 and 92 respectively. Tom Kohler-Cadmore was awarded man of the match. James Neesham and Wahab Riaz took 2 wickets each. Peshawar Zalmiwon by 2 runs in this match.