PSL 2026: Multan Sultans vs Peshawar Zalmi Prediction, Match Preview

It is going to be a battle between the first-placed Peshawar Zalmi and the second-placed Multan Sultans at the National Stadium in Karachi on Monday in the ongoing Pakistan Super League. While the hosts have only lost one game this season, the visitors are unbeaten. Who will win? Below are the team's stats and prediction.

Multan Sultans Preview

Multan Sultans beat Rawalpindiz by seven wickets in their previous match. Despite losing Steve Smith for 5, Multan Sultans regained control through a counter-attack by Sahibzada Farhan and Josh Phillippe. Captain Turner and Shan Masood finalised the easy victory for them, thereby leaving Rawalpindiz winless. At the moment, they are second in the league with four wins from five games, their only loss coming against Lahore Qalandars. It is worth noting that a win for this side in this game would send them to the top of the table.

Multan Sultans Predicted XI

Sahibzada Farhan, Steven Smith, Josh Philippe (wk), Shan Masood, Ashton Turner (c), Arafat Minhas, Mohammad Nawaz, Peter Siddle, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Muhammad Ismail, Faisal Akram.

Peshawar Zalmi Preview

Peshawar Zalmi maintained their unbeaten run in the league with a 76-run win over Lahore Qalandars by 76 runs, securing first place. Babar Azam and Kusal Mendis shared a century stand following their record 191-run partnership, with Mendis scoring the match’s only fifty. Michael Bracewell, Sufiyan Muqeem, and Nahid Rana led the bowling attack, dismissing Qalandars for 97 in response to Zalmi’s 174. Peshawar Zalmi have now won remained unbeaten in all five games played this season, including four wins and one washout clash.

Peshawar Zalmi Predicted XI

Mohammad Haris, Babar Azam (c), Kusal Mendis (wk), Michael Bracewell, Abdul Samad, Farhan Yousaf, Iftikhar Ahmed, Aamer Jamal, Sufiyan Muqeem, Shoriful Islam, Nahid Rana.

Multan Sultans vs Peshawar Zalmi: Key facts and Head-to-Head stats

• Multan Sultans have won four of their five games this season.

• Peshawar Zalmi are unbeaten in all five of their games this season.

• Multan Sultans lead the head-to-head meetings between the two sides 11-7

Multan Sultans vs Peshawar Zalmi Prediction

Multan Sultans and Peshawar Zalmi are by far the two best teams in the league this season, and why not points will definitely roll out in large numbers in the game. While I have a soft spot for the hosts to win here, I still think the pendulum can swing either way in the game. So, my prediction is over 335.5 runs at 1.91 on 1xBet.