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The tenth edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) is in the final phase, Islamabad United, Quetta Gladiators, Lahore Qalandar and Karachi Kings are expected to qualify for the playoffs.
On the other hand, Multan Sultan and Peshawar Zalmai are on the way to the end. Despite collecting a good team, the Sultans have struggled to achieve a constant success. This raises an important question: Why did a team with talented players flow despite their ability?
The Multan Sultan’s team was founded in 2017, which was in the third season of the Pakistan Super League as an additional sixth team. After a permanent performance in the first four seasons, Multan won his first PSL title in the 2021 season under Mohammad Rizwan in the final.
Under the double round Robin Format, each team plays the role of every other team twice, in which the top four develops in the playoffs.
With the end of the league phase, its ability to playoffs now depends on the flawless run of the results and any other consequences.
On the other hand, Islamabad United maintained its perfect record in the 2025 Pakistan Super League (PSL) after the commanding run in the first half of the tournament, while the play -off spot race remains open.
Islamabad, who has won its first five matches so far, sat comfortably at the top of the points table with a healthy net run rate of 10 points and 2.342.
Multan Sultan finds himself in a position to end after winning only one of the seven matches, and puts them at the bottom of the table with only two points and a poor net rate rate.
Pakistan Super League in 2025, Multan Sultan is the most expensive team, which is estimated at $ 6.3 million (Rs 53.79 crore).
The second expensive team is the Karachi Kings, which is estimated at 6 2.6 million (Rs 22.20 crore).
Lahore Qalandars is the third expensive, which is estimated at $ 2.5 million (Rs 21.35 crore).
Despite the most expensive team in the 10th edition, Multan’s performance is not even a mark.
It has become the first team to end the playoff.
Prior to PSL 10, Multan Sultans had the reputation of having a balanced squad with experienced international stars and promising domestic skills. Players like Mohammad Rizwan, Michael Breswell, Usman Khan, Iftikhar Ahmed and Taib Tahir formed the core of a strong lineup.
But the selected bowling collection was very weak because the squad did not include a leading bowler. David Willy Chris Jordan, Mohammad Hassanin is quite experienced but in the ground, he failed to supply.
The bowling attack has faced challenges to restrict opponents. Despite some experienced bowlers, the team lacks consistency and discipline at the crucial moments. Being unable to take the opening wickets and defend the overall has resulted in a lot of loss. Moreover, the key bowlers were injured during the season.
One of the main reasons behind the low performance of the Sultans in this season.
They often started well but failed to benefit the speed or safe major victories.
In the PSL 10, the team had difficulty maintaining the form in the league stages, which resulted in the loss of opportunities. The failure to perform under pressure was clear under stressful conditions, some matches slipped due to detention or strategic mistakes.
While the team had talented players, strategic planning and strategy implementation sometimes decreased. The Sultans struggled to accelerate the various conditions of the match or the opposition.
For example, their bowling attacks were occasionally lacking in implementing projects, and the batting order was sometimes misused to cope with a specific bowling style. Such tactical defects often result in narrow defeat or all over.
Another important factor was the mental aspect. T20 cricket is just about mental flexibility as technical skills. The Sultan sometimes looked mentally critical in high pressure conditions, which make unnecessary mistakes. Team chemistry and leadership also affect the performance, and while Mohammad Rizwan is a strong leader, the team lacks a cohesive strategic approach that can lead them to a permanent guidance in the challenging stages.
Multan Sultan, despite his abilities, is sometimes found in terms of experience and sports awareness. External factors such as climatic conditions, pitch behavior, and crowds can also bend the consequences, and sometimes the sultan also fails to reconcile.
With the fast approaching of the play office, the pressure is putting pressure on Razwan and its sultans that it is too late to turn its campaign.
Mohammad Rizwan, who is known for his consistency and leadership qualities, was entrusted with the captaincy of the Multan Sultans in PSL 10. The team had high expectations to perform strongly under their leadership. However, the season has been disappointing, the Sultans have arranged only one win in seven matches so far. Many factors played an important role in this poor performance.
First, the team’s batting unit has struggled to click collectively. Although Rizwan himself is a reliable batsman and the top scorer of the tournament until the sixth game, the lack of support for other top -order players has hindered the team’s ability to chase competitively or effectively. After the opening wickets, the middle order has often failed to stabilize the innings, which has led to conflicting performances.
Strategic errors and poor standards of fielding have also played a role. In some matches, strategy decisions were not paid, and the chances of losing the chances of the field will cost a lot. Such defects weaken the team’s morale and speed.
Cricket is a game of confidence. Poor start pressure can affect the team’s morale, and the Sultans have struggled to find a winning rhythm. In terms of leadership, Rizwan has tried to mobilize his team, but the lack of permanent performance has made it difficult to convert matches to their favor.
It is important for them to understand each game as a knock -out match since this point, not only to restore their chances but also keep PSL 10 interesting to the final group stage game, where they will face Quetta Gladiators.
Despite having a good team on the paper, the failure of the Multan Sultans in PSL 10 can be attributed to the combination of dissatisfaction, tactical shortcomings, mental fraud and tough competition.
Cricket is a complex game where not only talent guarantees success. It demands strategic planning, mental flexibility and harmony teamwork. Moving forward, the Sultans need to focus on promoting team chemistry, improving tactics, and converting capabilities into trophies. Only then can they expect that the future edition of the PSL will recognize their true potential.
The poor run of Multan Sultans in PSL 10 can be attributed to the combination of batting failures, bowling mistakes, strategic mistakes and psychological stress. As the tournament develops, it remains to be seen whether they can rotate their luck and improve their position.
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