Multan Sultans vs Peshawar Zalmi Tips - Babar to drive Zalmi win

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Last updated: 16 Feb 2023

Simon Lewis 16 Feb 2023

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Multan Sultans vs Peshawar Zalmi tips for Friday’s Pakistan Super League match (13:00 GMT)
Zalmi’s Babar Azam has scored 66, 79 & 68 in his last 4 white-ball innings
Can Sultans score back-to-back wins?

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Babar Azam is in sparkling form with the bat. (credit: ASIF HASSAN/AFP via Getty Images)

Multan Sultans vs Peshawar Zalmi Predictions

The Sultans have lost one and won one match this campaign, while Zalmi’s opening match saw them earn a 2-run victory in a high-scoring match against the Kings.

Zalmi’s Babar Azam averages 43.74 in T20 cricket
Zalmi’s Tom Kohler-Cadmore scored 92 in his opening PSL innings
Sultans’ Mohammad Rizwan has scored 55*, 54*, 73, 61, 24, 75 & 28* in his last 9 innings
Sultans’ Rilee Rossouw has scored 40, 56 & 78* in his last 6 innings

Head-to-Head

The Sultans have won four of their last five meetings with Zalmi, but the visitors’ acquisition of Babar Azam from the Karachi Kings is breathing new life into the franchise.

Multan Sultans Form

The Sultans kicked off their campaign with a one-run loss to the Qalanders, but they bounced back with a nine-wicket win over the Gladiators.

The Gladiators were bowled out for 110 off 18.5 overs, Ihsanullah (5/12) the destroyer-in-chief, reducing them to 68/8 in the 13th over.

Mohammad Rizwan (28*) and Rilee Rossouw (78*) added 108* for the second wicket to take their side home in the 14th over.

Multan Sultans Team News

The Sultans are in good form and should field their winning side again.

Peshawar Zalmi Form

Zalmi kicked off their 2023 PSL campaign with a thrilling two-run win over the Kings.

Batting first, Zalmi racked up 199/5 off their 20 overs. Skipper Babar Azam (68) and Tom Kohler-Cadmore (92) shared a 149-run partnership for the third wicket.

The Kings were struggling at 46/4 thanks to some superb bowling from James Neesham (2/26), but a 131-run stand for the fifth wicket kept the Kings in the hunt.