Multan Sultans vs Lahore Qalandars Betting Tips 18/06/2021

14:32, 18 Jun 2021

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14:32, 18 Jun 2021

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The 28th fixture of the Pakistan Super League sees Multan Sultans take on Lahore Qalandars at Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi on June 18 (Friday). The match is scheduled to begin at 9:30pm IST.

Teams Status

Multan Sultans

The confidence must be high in camp Multan as they notched the biggest win of PSL history (110 runs) in their last game against Quetta. That victory was the construct of former Multan captain Shan Masood (73) and a balanced effort by their bowlers led by the experienced Imran Tahir, whose three-for was pivotal in bowling Quetta out for just 73 runs.

A victory tonight will almost guarantee a playoffs berth to Multan as their run rate is far better than Lahore’s, and with tonight being Lahore’s final game, they will not have the opportunity to erase that difference.

The Sultans will find even more confidence in the fact that they comfortably defeated Multan when they last met on February 26. Back then, Mohammad Rizwan’s 76 and Sohaib Maqsood’s unbeaten 61 had got the job done.

Lahore Qalandars

Lahore Qalandars will look to seal their playoff berth when they face Multan Sultans tonight in their final match of the round robin stage. The Sohail Akhtar-led side blew the first of their two chances last night when they were edged out by archrivals Karachi Kings.

A victory tonight will swell their points tally to 12 and push them up in second spot on points table behind only Islamabad United. Even if they don’t win, they won’t be out of playoffs race just yet but will be overtaken by Multan in the standings and will have to pray that Karachi Kings lose their own last game, which is unlikely as it is against Quetta, who have won just twice all season.

Thus, Lahore, in order to keep their fate in their own hands, will have to get the job done tonight. But for that to happen, they will have to get their top order firing. Lahore’s star batsmen Mohammad Hafeez, Fakhar Zaman and Ben Dunk have been more than subdued since the restart of PSL and their failures have often put the pressure on lower order batsmen.

What do the Sportsbook Say

Brand	Multan Sultans	Lahore Qalandars
	2.10	1.72
	2.056	1.764
	2.14	1.72

Lahore are the betting favourites. 22Bet has them priced at 1.764, Bet365 at 1.72 and LeoVegas at 1.70. Meanwhile, Multan are priced at 2.056 on 22Bet, 2.10 on Bet365 and 2.14 on LeoVegas.

Tipster’s Angle

Tip: Multan Sultans to win @ 2.14

The morale in camp Multan might be slightly better but the truth is that talent wise both the teams are quite evenly matched up. Some would assign slightly edge to Lahore but on current form there is little separating the two sides.

When that is the case, it is always advised to go with the underdogs and lock the higher odds, which is what we’re going to do here.

Tip: Total Runs Over 321.5 @ 1.832

Multan Sultans have been in great batting form of late and found great knocks even from players they never expected to (read Shan Masood’s 73). Lahore have had their problems but we know that they have the men that can stand out and be counted when the team needs them. Together, both the batting units can be expected to beat the spread of 321.5.

Conclusion

Lahore and Multan’s head-to-head record is as even as it could have been. Of their eight matches, they’ve split 4-4. Who will take the pivotal ninth game? We think Multan would.