Toss & Conditions

Head-to-Head

The last two MS-HK games are split 1-1: HK won 214/6 vs 213/7 on 22 Apr 2026, and MS won 227/4 vs 225/5 on 1 Apr 2026.

HKHyderabad Kingsmen 214/6

MSMultan Sultans 213/7

2026-04-22 · HK won by 4 wickets (with 3 balls remaining)

MSMultan Sultans 227/4

HKHyderabad Kingsmen 225/5

2026-04-01 · Multan Sultan won by 6 wickets (with 8 balls remaining)

Multan Sultans

MS are 6W-4L with NRR +0.308, and they have gone 1-2 in their last three matches. Their last two results were 192/7 in a 4-wicket loss to Islamabad United and 213/7 in a 4-wicket loss to HK.

MSMultan Sultans 192/7

ISIslamabad United 193/6

2026-04-26 · ISU won by 4 wickets (with 8 balls remaining)

MSMultan Sultans 213/7

HKHyderabad Kingsmen 214/6

2026-04-22 · HK won by 4 wickets (with 3 balls remaining)

MSMultan Sultans 167/4

RWRawalpindiz 166/4

2026-04-21 · MS won by 6 wickets (with 8 balls remaining)

Hyderabad Kingsmen

HK are 5W-5L with NRR -0.234, and they have gone 2-1 in their last three matches. Their last match was a 108-run win (244/6 vs 136/10) over Rawalpindiz after a game where they were bowled out for 80 and lost by 8 wickets to Islamabad United.

HKHyderabad Kingsmen 244/6

RWRawalpindiz 136/10

2026-04-26 · HK won by 108 runs

HKHyderabad Kingsmen 80/10

ISIslamabad United 83/2

2026-04-24 · ISU won by 8 wickets (with 80 balls remaining)

HKHyderabad Kingsmen 214/6

MSMultan Sultans 213/7

2026-04-22 · HK won by 4 wickets (with 3 balls remaining)

Playing XI

Key Stats

Verdict

Key Stats favor HK 3-2, driven by Elo (HK 1516 vs MS 1494), last-3 winrate (HK 66% vs MS 33%), and mid-overs economy (HK 8.0 vs MS 8.1), while MS lead NRR (+0.31 vs -0.23) and death economy (10.4 vs 11.0). Models are split but lean MS on average: MS 52% vs HK 48%, with ML/AI1/Math backing MS (55%, 56%, 53%) and AI2 backing HK (54%). Bookmaker prices are MS 52% (1.84) vs HK 48% (1.97), and the call hinges on MS’s NRR edge versus HK’s stronger recent form and Elo advantage.

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.