The Multan Sultans vs Karachi Kings PSL 2024 match will be played in Multan. The match starts at 8 pm IST and this is the first game for both teams in this PSL season. Lahore Qalandars the defending champions lost their campaign opener to Islamabad United.
Lahore hosted the PSL 2024 campaign opener between the Lahore Qalandars and Islamabad United. Islamabad won the match chasing a score of almost 200 with 8 balls to spare. The first game itself is a glimpse of what to expect in this season.
The tournament is key for all the players from Pakistan who are willing to make it to the squad for the T20 World Cup in June later this year. Karachi will host 12 games, the most at a venue. It will host 8 league matches followed by the four knockout games. The final will be played in Karachi on March 18.
Multan Sultans vs Karachi Kings Weather Report Live Today And Pitch Report Of Multan Cricket Stadium in Multan – PSL 2024, Match 3
PSL 2024 Match 3 Weather Report
Pakistan as a country at this point should be experiencing the end of the winter season and the start of summer. This match starts at 8 pm IST. Thus the weather conditions should be much cooler than the daytime. However, humidity and dew will be major concerns in evening games in PSL 2024. The temperature will be around 17 degrees in the evening with hazy weather conditions. The humidity will be around 62 % and dew is expected to play a role.
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Pitch Analysis
Multan will host five games in PSL 2024 with the first game between Multan Sultans and Karahi Kings. Any team likes to win matches at home in the domestic T20 league and thus Multan too will need to figure out a way of winning all their home games. There have been no international T20 matches played at this venue.
So far 8 PSL matches have been played at this venue. Six matches have been won by the team batting first and just two games chasing. The trend in PSL has been about batting first and putting a total of above 200 runs and putting pressure on the opponent team. The hosts will look to follow the same template. 210 by Multan Sultans against Peshawar Zalmi is the highest total batting first at this venue.
Weather Impact On The Game
As said earlier, the weather conditions in the evening will be around 17 degrees with over 60 percent humidity. The expected dew might make the captain winning the toss want to bat second. However, in PSL teams batting first have had a better chance of winning. In the first two games so far the team batting first has won one and the team chasing one game each.
Conclusion
This is the first game for both teams in PSL 2024. Ideally, the home team is expected to have the advantage of knowing the conditions. However, the leadership experience in the Karachi Kings side might just make it their game as the experienced players are expected to dictate terms in the game.
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