Multan Sultans had been outstanding in this season of the Pakistan Super League. They had played a total of six matches with four wins to their name. They had lost one while their one match was ended with no result. They are leading the points table with nine points and a good run rate. They beat Quetta Gladiators in their previous match with a margin of 30 runs. They won the toss and decided to bat first. Their batting order had an outstanding performance in that match. They scored 199 runs in their 20 overs inning. Rilee Rossouw was the highest run-scorer from their side who scored his maiden century of Pakistan Super League. He remained not out till the end of the inning. He smashed ten boundaries and six maximum sixes during his inning. The skipper, Shan Masood also had a good performance with the bat. He scored 44 runs while James Vince scored 29 runs.

The bowling unit of Multan Sultans also performed well in their most recent match. They defended the target of 200 runs and leaked 169 runs in their inning of 20 overs. Bilawal Bhatti was the most successful and highest wicket-taker from their side who picked three wickets in his four overs bowled out against 26 runs. Imran Tahir picked two wickets in his four overs bowled out while he was charged for 27 runs. Khushdil Shah picked one wicket in his one over bowled out against just one run. Mohammad Irfan, Mohammad Ilyas, and Sohail Tanvir were the bowlers who failed to get any wicket.

The performance of Islamabad United had been average in this season of PSL T20. They had played a total of eight matches with three wins and four losses. Their one match was ended with no result and they are holding the third position on the points table. They were beaten by Peshawar Zalmi in their previous match unluckily. They lost the toss and were asked to bat first. The way how the batting order of Islamabad United performed in that match was just outstanding. They scored 195 runs in their inning of 20 overs. The skipper, Shadab Khan was the most successful and highest run-scorer from their side who scored 77 runs on 42 deliveries with the help of five boundaries and four maximum sixes. Colin Munro also had a superb performance with the bat. He scored 52 runs on 35 deliveries while he smashed four boundaries and two huge sixes. Colin Ingram scored 41 runs.

Islamabad United was unlucky in the previous match as they lost the match even after having a good performance with the bat. Their performance with the ball was average. They leaked 85 runs in nine overs when the rain disturbed the match. Zafar Gohar picked one wicket in his two overs bowled out against 11 runs. Rumman Raees also picked one wicket but he was charged for 20 runs in his two overs bowled out. Dale Steyn, Faheem Ashraf, and the skipper, Shadab Khan remained wicket-less.

Multan Sultans had faced Islamabad United in five matches where they won two matches and Islamabad United won three matches.

According to our cricket match prediction, Multan Sultans is the favorite team to win this match. There are many factors that make Multan Sultans a favorite team to win this match.

• Multan Sultans is a strong side as compared to Islamabad United
• Islamabad United had already beaten Multan Sultans in this tournament
• The batting order of Islamabad United is in excellent form
• Multan Sultans have a strong batting order in the side
• Islamabad United have also a strong batting order

Islamabad United is also a well-balanced side and they had beaten Multan Sultans in this tournament, so the winning chances of today match for Islamabad United have been increased. The equation of winning chances of both teams for today’s match is mentioned as under.

Islamabad United have a 52% chance to win this match
Multan Sultans has 48% chances to win this match

The toss had played a key role in the decision of all matches of the Pakistan Super League. We had seen in the previous match that chase is the best option for both teams. According to our toss prediction, the team who will win the toss may choose to bat first.

The 22nd Match of Pakistan Super League season 2020 is scheduled to be held at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi. The pitch here at this venue is good for batting. It also has a lot of help for the spin bowlers. A total of 190 runs should be as a par score.

The weather forecast in Rawalpindi is good for a cricket match. The forecast is predicting some chances of rain on match day and it is possible that we may have a short match.

Date: Sunday, 8th March 2020
Time: 09:00 AM GMT / 02:00 PM LOCAL

Stadium: Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium
Location: Rawalpindi, Pakistan
Capacity: 15000
Ends: Pavilion End, Shell End
Time Zone: UTC +05:00
Home to: Pakistan, Rawalpindi
Floodlights: Yes

Shahid Afridi, Ravi Bopara, Sohail Tanvir, Rilee Rossouw, Imran Tahir, Moeen Ali, Mohammad Irfan, Shan Masood (c), Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Ilyas, Zeeshan Ashraf (wk), James Vince, Wayne Madsen, Junaid Khan, Usman Qadir, Rohail Nazir, Ali Shafiq.