Multan cricket team explained

Multan cricket team
Coach:Taimur Azam
Founded:2023 (refounded)
Ground:Multan Cricket Stadium
Title1:Quaid-e-Azam Trophy
H Title:First-class
A Title:List A / T20
T Title:T20

The Multan cricket team is a first-class cricket team based in Multan, Punjab, Pakistan. Their home ground is the Multan Cricket Stadium. They participate in the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy. It was refounded in the 2023/24 season after a revamp of the domestic structure.[1] [2]

History

Before 2023

For List A and Twenty20 cricket the team were known as the Multan Tigers and they participated in the various Pakistan List A competitions and in the Faysal Bank T20 Cup.

They played first-class cricket in most seasons since 1958–59. At the end of 2013 they had played 205 first-class matches, with 40 wins, 89 losses and 76 draws.[3] Their highest individual score is 225 by Aamer Yamin against Quetta in 2013–14.[4] Their best innings bowling figures are 10 for 143 by Zulfiqar Babar against Islamabad in 2009–10.[5]

Since 2023

In 2023, the Multan cricket team was refounded as part of the restructuring of the Pakistani domestic system.

Current Squad

Players with international caps are listed in bold. List of players to have played for the First XI in First Class Cricket in the 2023-24 Season[6]

!Name!Birth date!Batting style!Bowling style!Notes
Batsmen
Zain Abbas2 November 1991 (age 31)Left-handedRight-arm bowler
Sharoon Siraj14 September 1997 (age 26)
Mohammad Basit Ali25 December 2000 (age 22)Right-handed
Imran Rafiq3 November 1996 (age 26)Left-handed
Hamayun Altaf5 March 1999 (age 24)Right-handed
Saim Ayyaz12 August 2000 (age 23)Right-handedRight-arm off spin
Yousuf Babar10 December 1997 (age 25)Left-handed
Farhan Sarfraz22 December 1995 (age 27)Left-handed
All-Rounders
Aamer Yamin26 June 1990 (age 33)Right-handedRight-arm medium
Mohammad Imran25 December 1996 (age 26)Right-handedRight-arm medium
Wicket-keepers
Haseebullah Khan20 March 2003 (age 20)Left-handed
Rameez Alam7 December 1988 (age 34)Right-handedRight-arm off spin
Zeeshan Ashraf11 May 1992 (age 31)Left-handedRight-arm off spin
Spin Bowlers
Ali Usman6 June 1993 (age 30)Right-handedSlow left-arm orthodox
Zahid Mahmood20 March 1988 (age 35)Right-handedRight-arm leg spin
Pace Bowlers
Majid Ali19 July 1994 (age 29)Right-handedLeft-arm medium-fast
Sirajuddin2 January 2002 (age 21)Right-handedRight-arm medium
Tahir Hussain20 December 2002 (age 20)Left-handedLeft-arm medium

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Reporter . The Newspaper's Sports . 2023-08-12 . PCB finalises revamped domestic cricket structure . 2023-08-30 . DAWN.COM . en.
  2. Web site: Second first-class competition added to Pakistan's domestic calendar . 2023-08-30 . ESPNcricinfo . en.
  3. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Records/Pakistan/Firstclass/Multan/Team_Records/Playing_Record.html Multan first-class playing record
  4. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Records/Pakistan/Firstclass/Multan/Batting_Records/Highest_Innings_For.html Highest scores for Multan
  5. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Records/Pakistan/Firstclass/Multan/Bowling_Records/Best_Innings_Bowling_For.html Most wickets in an innings for Multan
  6. Web site: 2023-10-22 . Team Multan Region TEST Batting Bowling Stats Live Cricket Scores PCB . 2023-10-22 . www.pcb.com.pk . en-US.