Multan Sultans

Multan Sultans (Urdu/Saraiki/Punjabi: ملتان سلطانز) are a professional Twenty20 franchise cricket team based in Multan, Punjab, that competes in the Pakistan Super League (PSL). The team is owned by Gohar Shah of CD Ventures who bought the Sialkot Stallionz franchise in 2026 and rebranded it to Multan Sultans.^[2] It's home ground is the Multan Cricket Stadium.

Multan Sultans had won their first PSL title in the 2021 season by defeating Peshawar Zalmi in the final.^[3] The franchise reached the finals in four consecutive seasons between 2021 and 2024, winning once and finishing runners-up three times, establishing itself as one of the PSL’s most consistent teams.^[4]

The team was established in 2017 as the sixth franchise of the league, added ahead of the third season.^[5][6]

Initially, the franchise was owned by Schön Properties for US$41.6 million over eight seasons, but the contract was terminated in 2018 after payment defaults.^[7] Later that year, a consortium led by Alamgir Khan Tareen and Ali Khan Tareen acquired the team.^[8] Alamgir Tareen became the sole owner in 2021,^[9] and the Tareen family managed the franchise until 2025.

In 2025, the franchise became involved in a public dispute with the PCB regarding the Pakistan Super League's financial and operational structure.^[10] In April, franchise owner Tareen criticised the board's approach to the league's expansion and revenue model, arguing that the upcoming season lacked meaningful innovation despite being promoted as the "biggest ever."^[11] On 23 October 2025, the PCB issued a suspension and termination notice to the Multan Sultans over alleged contractual breaches.^[12]

On 25 November 2025, owner Ali Tareen announced via social media that he would no longer be the owner of Multan Sultans after failing to reach an agreement with the PCB for a renewal of his ownership.^[13][14] PCB decided to keep the franchise for the 2026 season and seek new buyers.^[10]

Multan Sultans were made available for auction ahead of the PSL 2026 season as the PCB invited bidders for the team franchise rights.^[15] On 9 February 2026, Walee Technologies won the auction with a bid of PKR 2.45 billion. The PCB offered the winning bidder the option to retain the Multan Sultans identity, change the team name, or relocate the franchise. Walee Technologies relocated the team to Rawalpindi and rebranded it as Pindiz.^[16][17]

In January 2026, Pakistan Cricket Board held the auction for two new teams. Sialkot Stallionz and Hyderabad Kingsmen were confirmed as the two new teams.^[18] OZ Developers bought the Sialkot franchise with a successful bid of PKR 1.85 billion per year, making it the most expensive PSL team at that time.^[19][20]

Before the start of 2026 Pakistan Super League owners faced financial difficulties and avoided contract termination by submitting a delayed bank guarantee.^[21] After OZ Group declared bankruptcy^[21] Gohar Shah of CD Ventures bought 98% of the shares and took full control of the franchise in February 2026.^[2] The remaining shares are still with OZ Developers because as per PCB rules full ownership cannot be transferred for 3 years.^[21][22]

After the acquisition Shah requested PCB to rebrand the franchise from Sialkot Stallionz to Multan Sultans which was accepted.^[2][23] Franchise fees which was Rs. 185 crores for Stallionz was increased to Rs. 200 crores with the rebranding.^[2]

In its debut season, the team was captained by Shoaib Malik.^[24][25] Tom Moody and Wasim Akram were appointed as head coach and director respectively^[26][27] with Haider Azhar as general manager of cricket operations and Nadeem Khan the team's manager.^[27][28][29]

The team won its first match, defeating defending champions Peshawar Zalmi by seven wickets^[30] but finished fifth in the league table, winning four matches and losing five with one no result. They did not make the playoffs.

Ahead of the 2019 season, Johan Botha, who had been assistant coach during the previous season, was appointed as head coach, replacing Moody, who withdrew from his role due to domestic commitments.^[31] Wasim Akram also left the team, joining Karachi Kings.

The Sultans started their season against Karachi Kings with a close defeat^[32] and went on to win only three matches, again finishing fifth and failing to make the playoffs. Captain Shoaib Malik was the leading run scorer with 266 runs,^[33] while Shahid Afridi took 10 wickets to be the team's leading wicket taker for the season.^[34]

Ahead of the 2020 season, Shan Masood was named team captain^[35] and Andy Flower became the team's head coach.^[36] The team reached the playoff stage of the competition for the first time after finishing top of the group. They lost both of their playoff matches and did not reach the competition final finishing third overall.

In 2021, Multan finished second in the group stage and went on to win the PSL final for the first time. After winning the first qualifier match against Islamabad United, who had finished top of the group stage, Multan progressed straight to the final where they beat Peshawar Zalmi by 47 runs and won their first title.

Multan Sultans demonstrated a dominant performance in the tournament, securing the top position in the points table. Winning 9 out of 10 matches, they remained undefeated until losing the finals against Lahore Qalandars.

Multan Sultan played very well in this season they were on 2nd position in table before playoff and after first playoff they directly Qualify to the final after winning the match from Lahore Qalandar which was on the top of point table. However, in the final Lahore Qalandar won the final by very narrow margin of 1 runs.

Again, Multan Sultan played very well in the 2024 season they were on 1st position in table before playoff and after first playoff they directly Qualify to the final after winning the match from Peshawar Zalmi which was on the 2nd position of point table. However, in the final Islamabad United won the final by 2 wickets.

The team's logo and kit was revealed in September 2017.^[37] The team's anthem Hum Hain Multan kay Sultans for the 2018 season was sung by Waqar Ehsin. Pakistan film stars Momal Sheikh, Javed Sheikh, Ahsan Khan, Neelam Munir and actress Sadia Khan were the team's star ambassadors for the 2018 season.^[38][39]

Source: ESPNcricinfo. Last updated: 26 March 2024

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Source: ESPNcricinfo, Last updated: 23 February 2026

As of 22 February 2026

• Official website
• Multan Sultans on Facebook