The Pakistan Super League PSL cricket league is home to the professional T20 cricket team Multan Sultans.
They have been participating in the competition since its third season in 2018 and won the PSL 6 championship. They play at Multan Cricket Stadium, which serves as their home field.
Ownership of the business changed frequently, going from Schon Properties to Alamgir Khan Tareen and Ali Khan Tareen, and finally to just Alamgir Khan Tareen.
Their management and coaching staff includes a number of former international cricket players. Their assistant and spin bowling coach is Mushtaq Ahmed, while their head coach is Andy Flower. Their first captain was Shoaib Malik, and their current captain is Muhammad Rizwan.
Ownership History
Schon Properties acquired this franchise at first and held it for 8 years before selling it after competing against 10 other bidders for the contract.
The contract between the owners and PCB was cancelled after the first season because they neglected to pay the yearly fee stipulated by the board. Control was taken up by PCB.
Following this, a tender for repurchasing the franchise was approved. The Multan Consortium’s Alamgir Khan Tareen and Ali Khan Tareen won the auction and acquired the squad. Alamgir Khan Tareen became the sole proprietor of the franchise in 2021, three years later.
Team Identity and Sponsors
The team’s uniform and emblem were unveiled at a ceremony in September 2017. A horse rider dressed traditionally for the Saraiki culture of Southern Punjab appears in their emblem. The official team colours are blue and marine green.
| Year | Shirt Sponsor (Front) | Shirt Sponsor (Back) | Chest Branding | Sleeve Branding |
| 2018 | Lake City | Fatima Group | Mughal Steel | Inverex/Super Asia |
| 2019 | Pepsi | Afsaneh | Lay’s | OLX, Asia Ghee Mill/F.C. |
| 2020 | Fatima Group | Kurkure | Pepsi/Asia Ghee/Shell V-Power | |
| 2021 | G.F.C Fans | Snack Video/Asia Ghee | ||
| 2022 | wolf777 News | Asia Ghee/Shell V-Power/Nishan-E-Haider Builders and Developers |
Multan Sultans Kit
Multan Sultans PSL History
PSL 3rd Edition | PSL 2018
Multan lost the majority of their games in their inaugural season and were eliminated in the group round. Shoaib Malik was appointed captain for the first campaign. Wasim Akram served as their Director when Tom Moody was appointed head coach. The team was managed by the knowledgeable Nadeem Khan.
Due to their inability to win more than four out of ten games during the group stage, they placed fifth in the standings with nine points. One game produced no outcome.
- Coach: Tom Moody
- Captain: Shoaib Malik
- Most Runs: Kumar Sangakkara (269)
- Most Wickets: Imran Tahir (13)
PSL 4th Edition | PSL 2019
Multan made some adjustments to the team and management following the underwhelming inaugural campaign. The team’s head coach was named as Johan Botha. Also departing, Wasim Akram joined Karachi Kings. The team was eliminated in the group stage after failing to advance to the play-off stage once more.
Sultans only managed to win three of of ten group games, placing them fifth in the standings with six points.
- Coach: Johan Botha
- Captain: Shoaib Malik
- Most Runs: Shoaib Malik (266)
- Most Wickets: Shahid Afridi (10)
PSL 5th Edition | PSL 2020
Prior to the fifth season of the Pakistan Super League, numerous changes were once more made. Shan Masood was appointed team captain, and Andy Flower was hired as head coach. For the first time, Multan Sultans made it to the play-off stage.
Unfortunately, they lost their next two games to Karachi Kings and Lahore Qalandars, thus they were unable to advance to the championship game.
They won six out of ten games, placing first on the group stage points table with 14 points. 2 matches had no outcome.
- Coach: Andy Flower
- Captain: Shan Masood
- Most Runs: Muhammad Rizwan (223)
- Most Wickets: Sohail Tanveer (14)
PSL 6th Edition | PSL 2021
The Sultans’ first-ever PSL championship was to be achieved this year. They had a poor start to their season, losing both of their games to Peshawar Zalmi and Islamabad United.
They recently gained momentum and advanced to the play-off round, where they earned a spot in the championship game and prevailed.
Multan Sultans finished second in the standings with 10 points after winning 5 of their 10 group-stage games.
They first defeated Islamabad United in the playoffs to advance to the finals, and then they defeated Peshawar Zalmi to win the Pakistan Super League for the first time.
- Coach: Andy Flower
- Captain: Muhammad Rizwan
- Most Runs: Muhammad Rizwan (500)
- Most Wickets: Shahnawaz Dahani (20)
PSL 7th Edition | PSL 2022
It was now time to defend their championship after winning the previous season. They got off to a great start by annihilating the opposition in practically every game during the group stage.
This season, Lahore Qalandars was the only team they lost against. The Sultans lost the decisive game against the Qalandars by 42 runs, finishing in second place.
Multan took the top spot in the standings with 18 points after winning 9 of their 10 group stage games.
- Coach: Andy Flower
- Captain: Muhammad Rizwan
- Most Runs: Muhammad Rizwan (546)
- Most Wickets: Shahnawaz Dahani (17)
Multan Sultans Players 2023
- Mohammad Rizwan
- Josh Little
- David Miller / Izharulhaq Naveed
- Shan Masood
- Khushdil Shah
- Rilee Rossouw
- Tim David (Reserved)
- Shahnawaz Dahani
- Akeal Hosain (Reserved)
- Usman Khan
- Usama Mir
- Sameen Gul
- Mohammad Sarwar Afridi
- Anwar Ali
- Abbas Afridi
- Ihsanullah
Multan Sultans has selected 2 players in supplementary category.
- Arafat Minhas
- Adil Rasheed / Wayne Parnell
Multan Sultan Player Statistics
Most Runs
| Player | Years | Matches | Innings | Runs | Average | HS | 100 | 50 |
| Shan Masood | 2019–2023 | 35 | 34 | 1083 | 31.85 | 88 | 0 | 7 |
| Muhammad Rizwan | 2021–2023 | 24 | 24 | 1046 | 55.05 | 83* | 0 | 11 |
| Sohaib Maqsood | 2018–2023 | 29 | 28 | 771 | 35.04 | 85* | 0 | 6 |
| Rilee Rossouw | 2020–2023 | 33 | 31 | 669 | 29.08 | 100* | 1 | 4 |
| Khushdil Shah | 2020–2023 | 35 | 30 | 558 | 34.41 | 70* | 0 | 1 |
Most Wickets
| Player | Years | Matches | Wickets | Avg | BBI | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w |
| Imran Tahir | 2018–2023 | 39 | 53 | 17.83 | 3/7 | 6.94 | 15.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Shahnawaz Dahani | 2019–2023 | 22 | 37 | 18.27 | 4/5 | 8.85 | 12.3 | 2 | 0 |
| Sohail Tanveer | 2018–2023 | 28 | 26 | 27.69 | 4/13 | 7.81 | 21.2 | 1 | 0 |
| Shahid Afridi | 2021–2023 | 22 | 19 | 27.15 | 2/18 | 7.62 | 21.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Junaid Khan | 2018–2023 | 19 | 19 | 28.15 | 3/24 | 8.35 | 20.2 | 0 | 0 |
Multan Sultans Result Record
Overall
| Year | P | Won | Lost | T+W | T+L | NR | Win(%) | Position | Summary |
| 2018 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 44.44 | 5/6 | League-stage |
| 2019 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 5/6 | League-stage |
| 2020 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 65 | 1/6 | Playoffs (3rd) |
| 2021 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58.33 | 2/6 | Champions |
| 2022 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83.33 | 1/6 | Runners-up |
| Total | 55 | 30 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 54.54 | – | 1 Time Champion |
Head-to-Head
| Team | Span | Mat | Won | Lost | Tie | T+W | T+L | NR | Win% |
| Islamabad United | 2018-2023 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Karachi Kings | 2018-2023 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 50 |
| Lahore Qalandars | 2018-2023 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54.54 |
| Peshawar Zalmi | 2018-2023 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72.72 |
| Quetta Gladiators | 2018-2023 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55.55 |
Management/Coaching Staff and Captains
| Name | Position |
| Alamgir Khan Tareen | Owner |
| Haider Azhar | Manager and COO |
| Andy Flower | Head Coach |
| Abdul Rehman | Assistant coach |
| Mushtaq Ahmed | Assistant and Spin bowling Coach |
| Ottis Gibson | Assistant and Fast bowling Coach |
| Richard Halsall | Fielding and Strength & Conditioning Coach |
| Cliff Deacon | Team physio |
| Talha Ejaz | Team analyst |
| Usman Munir | Assistant manager |
| Taimur Aziz | Team manager operations |
| Hassan Azam | Head of digital media |
| Ahmed Mir | Media manager |
| Sultan Faiz | Lead videographer |
Captains
| No. | Player | From | To | Mat | Won | Lost | T&W | T&L | NR | % |
| 1 | Shoaib Malik | 2018 | 2019 | 20 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 36.84 |
| 2 | Shan Masood | 2020 | 2020 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 65.00 |
| 3 | Mohammad Rizwan | 2021 | 2023 | 23 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73.91 |