Pakistan T20 League 2023

Match 20: LAH vs MUL

Preview

LAH and MUL will cross swords in the 20th match of the Pakistan T20 League. The match will be played at the Gadaffi stadium in Lahore. 

LAH are in first place as they have won five of their six matches and have a run rate of +1.367. On the other hand, MUL have the second slot with four wins in six games with a lower run rate of +0.844. It will be a good contest as both sides are in seventh heaven winning most of their matches which will surely boost their confidence. Lahore won their last match against Quetta by 17 runs and Multan won their previous game against Karachi by a huge margin of 66 runs. 

LAH and MUL clashed in the first game of the Pakistan T20 League. Lahore padded up first in that match and scored 66 runs off 42 deliveries to post a total target of 175 runs at a loss of 6 wickets. Ihsanullah and Usama Mir picked up two wickets apiece to restrict the total in a chasable clause. MUL tried hard to chase the target but fell before the LAH side by just a margin off 1 run in a last-ball thriller. Skipper Mohammad Rizwan smashed 75 off 50 balls which is the most from the side but failed to guide his team to victory. Zaman Khan took 3 wickets in the last over giving away just 13 runs to lead their side to a narrow victory over Multan. 

Match Details

Match: LAH vs MUL, 20th Match, Pakistan T20 League, 2023

Date: Saturday, March 04, 2023

Time: 07:30 PM

Venue: Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore

Pitch and Weather Report

The Gaddafi stadium in Lahore will host the match on Saturday, March 04, 2023. The same stadium will also be the venue for all the playoff matches including the final. The average first innings score is 175 runs and the par score is 190 runs. 

The stadium provides almost no help for the bowlers as this is a batting-friendly venue. The pacers will have a hard time finding a good pace and a perfect length. The powerplays will be tough for the bowlers on both sides. The weather is expected to be sunny with some hints of clouds. The temperature will be mostly 21 degrees celsius. 

LAH vs MUL Squads

LAH: Liam Dawson, Abdullah ShafiMUL, Harry Brook, Jordan Cox, Dilbar Hussain, Ahmed Daniyal, Jalat Khan, Shawaiz Irfan, Fakhar Zaman, Mirza Tahir Baig, Shai Hope (wk), Kamran Ghulam, Hussain Talat, Sikandar Raza, David Wiese, Rashid Khan, Shaheen Afridi (c), Haris Rauf, Zaman Khan.

MUL: Mohammad Rizwan, Ihsanullah, David Miller, Shahnawaz Dahani, Khushdil Shah, Rilee Rossouw, Tim David, Shan Masood, Abbas Afridi, Josh Little, Usama Mir, Akeal Hosein, Usman Khan, Mohammad Sarwar, Adil Rashid, Sameen Gul, Kieron Pollard, Anwar Ali, Arafat Minhas, Wayne Parnell, Izharulhaq Naveed, Ammad Butt

LAH vs MUL Probable Playing XIs

LAH: Fakhar Zaman, Mirza Baig, Abdullah ShafiMUL, Sam Billings (wk), Sikandar Raza, David Wiese, Rashid Khan, Hussain Talat, Shaheen Afridi (c), Haris Rauf, and Zaman Khan.

MUL: Shan Masood, Mohammad Rizwan (c & wk), Rilee Rossouw, David Miller, Khushdil Shah, Carlos Brathwaite, Anwar Ali, Akeal Hosein, Usama Mir, Abbas Afridi, Ihsanullah

Match Prediction

Lahore’s batting and bowling sides have a good balance among themselves which makes them more competitive and stronger as a team to play. Moultan needs to focus more on its bowling department in order to get better results. Hence, we expect LAH to win this match. 

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