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Multan Sultans will face off against Peshawar Zalmi in the 5th match of the Pakistan Super League 2023. 

MUL vs PES: Match Preview:

After facing a narrow 1-run defeat in their first match of PSL 8, Multan Sultans bounced back with a convincing 9-wicket win in their second match. While Mohammed Rizwan starred with the bat in the 1st match with 75 runs in 50 balls in the first match, Rilee Rossouw showed excellent form in the 2nd match, smacking an unbeaten 78 runs in 42 balls. The likes of David Miller and Kieron Pollard along with Khushdil Shah would have to step up soon for the team. 

20-year-old pacer Ihsanullah is coming in with a brilliant 5-wicket outing in Multan's last match, extending his total to 7 wickets in 2 matches this season. Akeal Hosein is struggling, having only 1 wicket to his name in the two matches. Usama Mir has picked up a total of 3 wickets for the Sultans. 

Peshawar Zalmi on the other hand registered a narrow 2-run win in their first match, which was a high-scoring thriller. Batting first, captain Babar Azam scored 68 runs off 46 balls, while Tom Kohler-Cadmore became the main man with his 92 runs off 50 balls, smacking 7 fours & 6 sixes and powering Zalmi to 199/5. 

While Wahab Riaz and James Neesham showed controlled bowling with 2 wickets each at an economy of 8.50 and 6.50 respectively, all the rest of the bowlers had an economy of more than 10. Salman Irshad was the only other wicket-taker with 1 wicket to his name, who gave away 42 runs in 4 overs in return. 

MUL vs PES: Match Details

• Date – Friday, February 17, 2023
• Time – 06:30 PM IST
• Venue – Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan

MUL vs PES Head-to-Head:

• Total – 11
• Multan Sultans – 8 
• Peshawar Zalmi –  3

Today's Match Prediction: Who will win today's cricket match? MUL vs PES    

Peshawar Zalmi are looking like the more balanced side on paper and will start as favourites to win this game against Peshawar Zalmi.

MUL vs PES: Where to Watch?

All matches of the Pakistan Super League 2023 will be streamed by the Sony Sports Network in India

MUL vs PES  Team News:

There are no new injury updates from either team as of now.

MUL vs PES  Probable Playing 11:

• Multan Sultans – Mohammad Rizwan (c & wk), Shan Masood, Rilee Rossouw, David Miller, Kieron Pollard, Khushdil Shah, Akeal Hosein, Usama Mir, Sameen Gul, Abbas Afridi, Ihsanullah
• Peshawar Zalmi – Babar Azam (c), Mohammad Haris (wk), Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Saim Ayub, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, James Neesham, Shakib Al Hasan, Wahab Riaz, Sufiyan Muqeem, Salman Irshad, Khurram Shahzad

MUL vs PES  Fantasy 11:

• Wicket-keepers – Mohammad Rizwan, Mohammad Haris
• Batters – Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Rilee Rossouw, Babar Azam, Shan Masood
• All-rounders – James Neesham, Khushdil Shah
• Bowlers –  Ihsanullah, Wahab Riaz, Akeal Hosein

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C/VC Picks – Mohammad Rizwan, Babar Azam, Mohammad Haris, Akeal Hosein