LQ vs MS 29th Match Prediction

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Lahore Qalandars

At one point in time, the Qalandars were well and truly in the hunt for the playoffs, but some poor performances coupled with injuries to their lead players has left them in a concerning position as far as qualification for the playoffs is concerned.

Their massive loss to Islamabad United pushed United into the top-four team and them closer to the exit door. With just one match to go, the matter is no longer in just their hands. Apart from registering a win against Sultans, they'd also need Karachi Kings to lose both their remaining matches and that too by such margins that Karachi's net run-rate is dragged down lower than theirs.

With AB de Villiers in the batting lineup, the Qalandars had a realistic chance of qualification this time around, but injuries to de Villiers and Hafeez threw Qalandars off-guard early in the season. Fakhar Zaman has done well for them with the bat, but in the absence of de Villiers and Hafeez, the Qalandars are definitely a little too over-reliant on him.

While their batting lineup has been plagued by injuries, their bowling had done well in the UAE leg of the competition. Their bowlers were smashed all around the park by Cameron Delport in the last match and will be looking to learn from their mistakes and produce a better performance. Sandeep Lamichhane has been the pick of the bowlers, nut just for the Qalandars, but also in the tournament. All in all, the Qalandars are a little too dependent on a couple of players and if they are able to produce the kind of performance expected from them, the Sultans will have their work cut out.

Multan Sultans

The change in ownership made no difference whatsoever to the final position of Sultans. After getting off to a terrific start last time around, it was astonishing to see them not finish in the top four. The only difference we have seen this time is that they've consistently found themselves in the bottom half.

The Sultans last played a match almost a week ago which they lost to Karachi Kings by five wickets. Batting first on a decent surface, the Sultans never looked in control and limped to 118 on a day where they needed a big effort to stay in the competition. Remarkably, they became the second only team in the history of Pakistan Super League to fail to hit a six in the entire innings.

Despite a poor show with the bat, their bowlers did produce a decent effort to drag the game till the last over where they eventually failed to hold their nerve. Mohammad Abbas and Mohammad Ilyas were the picks of the bowlers as they picked up five wickets at the expense of just 31 runs in the eight overs combined.