Multan Sultans

Multan Sultans
ملتان سلطانز
Nickname(s)Janoobis[1] (lit. 'Southerns')
LeaguePakistan Super League
Personnel
CaptainMohammad Rizwan
CoachAbdul Rehman[2]
Bowling coachCatherine Dalton (fast bowling)
David Parsons (spin bowling)
Fielding coachDrikus Saaiman
OwnerAli Tareen
ManagerHijab Zahid[3]
Team information
CityMultan, Punjab, Pakistan
Founded2017; 7 years ago (2017)
Home groundMultan Cricket Stadium
Capacity95,457[4]
History
PSL wins1 (2021)
Official websitewww.janoobis.com

Home kit

Away kit

Seasons

Multan Sultans (Urdu, Punjabi: ملتان سلطانز) is a Pakistani professional Twenty20 franchise cricket team representing the city of Multan in southern Pakistan in the Pakistan Super League (PSL). The team was founded in 2017 as an additional sixth team added to the PSL with contract payments of US$41.6 million for eight seasons or US$5.2 million per season.[5][6][7][8] Since the team was introduced in the Third Season of Pakistan Super League, the team's contract is for eight seasons instead of ten.[5] The team plays its home matches at Multan Cricket Stadium.[9]

After their debut season, Schön Properties who bought the team in 2017, failed to pay their annual fee, and their contract was terminated;[10][11] in December 2018, a consortium formed by Alamgir Khan Tareen, the majority shareholder, and Ali Khan Tareen became the new owners of the team.[12] In 2021, Alamgir Khan Tareen took over as the sole owner.[13]

The team won its first PSL title in the 2021 season.[14]

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  3. ^ Danyal Rasool (28 August 2023). "Multan Sultans to become first Pakistani T20 franchise with female general manager". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  4. ^ "Multan Cricket Stadium | Pakistan | Cricket Grounds | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo.
  5. ^ a b Ahmed, Zeeshan (1 June 2017). "PSL's newest team is Multan, worth $41.6 million". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  6. ^ "Sethi confirms addition of sixth team, increased matches in PSL3". The Express Tribune. 8 April 2017.
  7. ^ Lakhani, Faizan (28 April 2017). "PCB shortlists five possible regions for 6th team in PSL 3". Geo News.
  8. ^ Zeeshan Ahmed (1 June 2017). "PSL's newest team is Multan, worth $41.6 million". DAWN. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
  9. ^ "Multan Cricket Stadium ready to host Multan Sultan". Dunya News. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
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  12. ^ "Ali Tareen wins bid for PSL's Multan Sultans". Dunya News. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  13. ^ Sultans, Multan (27 February 2021). "Official Release Regarding Ownership Structure of Multan Sultans". Multan Sultans. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  14. ^ "Multan Sultans complete turnaround title win on back of Sohaib Maqsood, Rilee Rossouw fifties". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 26 January 2022.