Multan Sultans vs Karachi Kings Betting Tips 16/02/2022

February 10, 2022

Zohaib Ahmed, Senior Author

The 23^th fixture of the Pakistan Super League 2022 sees Multan Sultans vs Karachi Kings at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore on Feb 16 (Wednesday). The match is to begin at 8pm IST.

Teams Status

Multan Sultans

Multan Sultans saw their hot start to the season come to an end in their last game when they were beaten by Lahore Qalandars.

It wasn’t just any defeat either as Lahore beat them by a big margin on what was a rare off day for Multan openers. Actually it was a rare off day for Shan Masood. For Rizwan, it was a second such match of that nature.

The Sultans skipper has looked out of sorts since the tournament has moved to Lahore. He has still found runs but has batted lethargically and has never looked comfortable when at the crease. Scores of 34 and 20 in the last two games have come at run-a-ball pace or worse, which does more harm than good in this format.

After the loss to Lahore, Multan need to get back to winning ways, and for that to happen, their openers – especially Rizwan – need to rediscover his mojo.

Karachi Kings

Karachi Kings have now become the first ever PSL side to lose seven straight matches and are out of the tournament.

The final nail in their coffin was hammered by Islamabad United, who tried to be as generous as possible and did nearly everything in power to help Karachi win.

The capital city side not only had key players pick up injuries mid-game but they also dropped a number of catches during their defence of 191.

The Kings, in name only, still somehow managed to lose. They gifted key wickets to part-timers and once the pairing of Qasim Akram and Imad Wasim had somehow dragged them back in the game, they somehow could not accomplish the simple task of finding eight of final balls – an equation that was reduced to two needed off as many balls but they still couldn’t get it done.

What Do the Sportsbooks Say?

Brand	Multan Sultans	Karachi Kings
	1.47	2.60
	1.456	2.71
	1.48	2.66

Multan are the favourites for this PSL fixture. Parimatch has Multan priced at 1.47 and Karachi at 2.60. Paripesa has Multan available for 1.465 and Karachi for 2.71. Lastly, Sportsbet has Multan priced at 1.48 and Karachi at 2.66.

Tipster’s Angle

Tip: Karachi Kings to win @ 2.71

We’re going to make another bold call here. We’re backing the league’s worst side to upset the league leaders. Again, our argument is that at this point the odds are just too skewed in the favour of Karachi’s opponents, which makes a play on Karachi tempting. Surely, they are a bad side but they still have a few match winners up their ranks, including their openers. It’s about time they do something. The odds for this play have been sourced from Paripesa.

Tip: Babar Azam to score more than 31.5 runs @ 1.87

In the last game, Babar Azam was dismissed by a peach of a delivery by Zeeshan Zameer that was described as the ball of the tournament by some. You don’t get those every day, which means chances of Babar finding some runs are good in this game. The odds have been sourced from Parimatch.

Conclusion

There is no good reason to back Karachi at the point but again we’re doing this purely on the juicy odds. Besides, it’s a T20 game, which can basically be dictated or changed by one good knock or one good spell of bowling. Babar and Sharjeel are also due a vengeful comeback, which could happen here.

Zohaib Ahmed

20:47, 10 Feb 2022

Senior Author

Zohaib Ahmed

Senior Author

20:47, 10 Feb 2022

Zohaib Ahmed is a sports journalist whose profession is to report and edit but whose passion is to predict and bet. He’s been in the industry for more than a decade and has worked/written for various bookmakers/tipsters. His expertise is in cricket, football, MMA, boxing and basketball.