The match is being played behind closed doors amid coronavirus threats. Peshawar Zalmi have won the toss and elected to bowl first against Multan Sultans in match 17 of the Habib Bank Limited (HBL) Pakistan Super League (PSL) season five at National Stadium Karachi on Friday.
The match is being played behind closed doors amid coronavirus threats, as the deadly virus haunting sporting events globally. It is a must win game for Peshawar Zalmi as they look to qualify for the semifinals of the tournament.
If Zalmi lose today's clash, then they will have to wait for results of remaining games.
Meanwhile, the Sultans have already made into the semis with a game remaining against Lahore Qalandars. For today's game, franchises are no longer bound to follow PSL's rule of playing at least three foreign players, as most of Zalmi foreign players have left for their respective countires amid coronavirus fears.
For the first time in history of PSL, Zalmi are not feilding any foreign player in the game.
Teams Peshawar Zalmi: Imam ul Haq, Kamran Akmal, Haider Ali, Adil Amin, Umar Amin, Shoaib Malik, Hammad Azam, Wahab Riaz (C), Hasan Ali, Rahat Ali, Amir Khan.
Multan Sultans: Shan Masood (C), Ravi Bopara, Moeen Ali, Rohail Nazir, Zeeshan Ashraf, Khushdil Shah, Shahid Afridi, Ali Shafiq, Muhammad Irfan, Sohail Tanvir, Imran Tahir.