

Match Prediction
Multan Sultans (6W-4L, NRR +0.308) ka saamna Hyderabad Kingsmen (5W-5L, NRR -0.234) se hai. Inki last do meetings 1 run aur 6 wickets se decide hui thi. MS ne apne last do matches 4 wickets se haare, 192/7 aur 213/7 score karne ke baad. HK yahan 108-run win ke momentum ke saath aa rahe hain, jabki usse pehle wale match mein woh 80 par bowled out ho gaye the.
Toss & Conditions
Head-to-Head
Last do MS-HK games 1-1 se split hain: 22 Apr 2026 ko HK ne 214/6 vs 213/7 jeeta, aur 1 Apr 2026 ko MS ne 227/4 vs 225/5 jeeta.
Multan Sultans
MS ka record 6W-4L hai with NRR +0.308, aur last three matches mein inka run 1-2 raha hai. Inke last do results: Islamabad United ke against 192/7 banake 4-wicket loss, aur HK ke against 213/7 banake 4-wicket loss.
Hyderabad Kingsmen
HK ka record 5W-5L hai with NRR -0.234, aur last three matches mein inka record 2-1 raha hai. Inka last match Rawalpindiz ke against 108-run win tha (244/6 vs 136/10), us game ke baad jahan woh 80 par bowled out hue the aur Islamabad United se 8 wickets se haar gaye the.
Playing XI
Key Stats
Verdict
Key Stats HK ko 3-2 se favor karte hain, mainly Elo ki wajah se (HK 1516 vs MS 1494), last-3 winrate (HK 66% vs MS 33%), aur mid-overs economy (HK 8.0 vs MS 8.1). Waise MS NRR mein aage hai (+0.31 vs -0.23) aur death economy mein bhi (10.4 vs 11.0). Models split hain, but average mein thoda MS ki taraf lean karte hain: MS 52% vs HK 48%. ML/AI1/Math MS ko back kar rahe hain (55%, 56%, 53%), aur AI2 HK ko (54%). Bookmaker prices MS 52% (1.84) vs HK 48% (1.97) dikha rahe hain, aur final call MS ke NRR edge vs HK ki stronger recent form aur Elo advantage par hinge karta hai.
Usman and Maaz cruise chase
Usman Khan and Maaz Sadaqat turned a tricky-looking chase into a stroll, stitching a match-defining 102-run stand that left Multan Sultans chasing shadows. Hyderabad Kingsmen overhauled 159 with 28 balls to spare, winning by eight wickets after barely letting the asking rate breathe. The moment the chase snapped open came in the eighth over, when Maaz launched back-to-back boundaries to push the rate firmly in Hyderabad’s control and force Multan’s bowlers into defensive lines.
Powerplay blitz breaks Multan
The game was effectively decided in the first six overs of Hyderabad’s reply. They surged to 67/1 in the powerplay at 11.2 an over, immediately erasing the advantage Multan hoped to build after a stuttering start. Multan, by contrast, had crawled to 47/3, and that early damage meant Shan Masood’s later recovery act couldn’t translate into scoreboard pressure. With Hyderabad scoring freely through the infield and over it, the middle overs became a formality rather than a squeeze.
Masood shines, HK bowlers hold
Shan Masood’s 70 off 46 was the lone innings that gave Multan a fighting chance, especially as he lifted the death overs to 45 runs. But Hyderabad’s bowlers kept the innings from running away: Akif Javed (2/30) and Hunain Shah (2/31) struck often enough to prevent partnerships. In the chase, Maaz’s 64 off 33 provided the acceleration, while Usman’s 64 off 35 ensured there was no wobble once the target came into view.
NRR talk, new-ball reality
Pre-match numbers leaned slightly toward Multan on season momentum and net run rate, but Hyderabad’s recent form and experience showed up where it mattered most: the first spell with the new ball and the first spell against it. Multan never found a stable platform—three down in the powerplay and only a 34-run best stand—so even a strong death burst couldn’t lift them beyond a par total. Hyderabad then flipped the script by winning the powerplay outright.
ISIslamabad United
193/6
MSMultan Sultans
192/7
HKHyderabad Kingsmen
214/6
MSMultan Sultans
213/7
RWRawalpindiz
166/4
MSMultan Sultans
167/4
KRKarachi Kings
196/10
MSMultan Sultans
207/7
PZPeshawar Zalmi
196/6
MSMultan Sultans
172/8
MSMultan Sultans
186/3
RWRawalpindiz
182/8
MSMultan Sultans
167/4
QGQuetta Gladiators
166/7
MSMultan Sultans
165/5
LQLahore Qalandars
185/5
MSMultan Sultans
227/4
HKHyderabad Kingsmen
225/5
MSMultan Sultans
175/5
ISIslamabad United
171/8
MS1
HK1
HKHyderabad Kingsmen
244/6
RWRawalpindiz
136/10
HKHyderabad Kingsmen
80/10
ISIslamabad United
83/2
HKHyderabad Kingsmen
214/6
MSMultan Sultans
213/7
HKHyderabad Kingsmen
123/5
RWRawalpindiz
121/9
HKHyderabad Kingsmen
157/4
ISIslamabad United
153/9
KRKarachi Kings
188/8
HKHyderabad Kingsmen
189/6
HKHyderabad Kingsmen
145/10
PZPeshawar Zalmi
146/6
MSMultan Sultans
227/4
HKHyderabad Kingsmen
225/5
HKHyderabad Kingsmen
134/8
QGQuetta Gladiators
174/8
LQLahore Qalandars
199/6
HKHyderabad Kingsmen
130/10
