2026 Multan Sultans season

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Sialkot Stallionz
2026 season
Coach Tim Paine
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Multan Sultans is a Pakistani professional Twenty20 franchise cricket team that will compete in 2026 Pakistan Super League. Team is based in the Multan city of Pakistan. This will be the ninth season of the Sultans

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They currently coached by Tim Paine [1] Captain for the 2026 season is not announced yet.

History

In January 2025, Pakistan Cricket Board held the auction for two new teams. Sialkot Stallionz and Hyderabad Kingsmen were confirmed as the two new teams. [2] Before the start of 2026 Pakistan Super League owners faced financial difficulties, [3] and sold the team to CD Ventures. [4]

After the acquisition new owner requested PCB to rebrand the franchise from Sialkot Stallionz to Multan Sultans which was accepted. [5]

Squad

Pakistan Super League introduced auction model for the first time in 2026 season, allowing teams to select players by bidding in Pakistani rupees. [6] Teams were also allowed to directly sign one foreign player who was not part of previous season. [6] Stallionz chose Steve Smith as their directly signed player. [1] Teams were also allowed to retain upto 4 players who were part of their squads in previous season while new teams were allowed to sign 4 players before auction to match with other franchises. [7] Sialkot selected Mohammed Nawaz, Salman Mirza, Ahmed Daniyal and Saad Masood as their retentions. [8]

Player auction for the PSL 11 was held on 11 February 2026. [6] Following is the full squad of Sialkot Stallionz after player auction and Retentions.

Current squad

Key
  • Players with international caps are listed in bold.
  •  *  denotes a player who is fully unavailable
  •  *  denotes a player who will be partially unavailable
No.NameNationalityBirth dateSalaryBatting styleBowling styleYear signedNotes
Batsmen
49 Steve Smith Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 9 June 1989 (age 36)PKR 14.0 croreRight-handedRight-arm leg break 2026
53Jahanzaib SultanFlag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 3 May 2002 (age 23)PKR 60 lakhLeft-handedRight-arm off break 2026
51 Sahibzada Farhan Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 6 March 1996 (age 29)PKR 5.70 croreRight-handed—2026
70 Ashton Turner Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 25 January 1993 (age 33)PKR 4.20 croreRight-handedRight-arm off break 2026
94 Shan Masood Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 14 October 1989 (age 36)PKR 65 lakhLeft-handedRight-arm medium 2026
54Muhammad Awais ZafarFlag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 10 May 2000 (age 25)PKR 60 lakhRight-handed—2026
Wicket-keepers
11 Lachlan Shaw Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 26 December 2002 (age 23)PKR 60 lakhRight-handed—2026
2 Josh Philippe Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 1 June 1997 (age 28)PKR 2.30 croreRight-handed—2026
All-rounders
21 Mohammad Nawaz Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 21 March 1994 (age 31)PKR 6.16 croreLeft-handedLeft-arm orthodox 2026
29 Saad Masood Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 12 July 2004 (age 21)PKR 84 lakhRight-handedRight-arm leg spin 2026
66 Delano Potgieter Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 5 July 1996 (age 29)PKR 60 lakhLeft-handedRight-arm medium 2026
32 Mohammad Shehzad Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 5 February 2004 (age 22)PKR 60 lakhRight-handedRight-arm fast-medium 2026
Bowlers
82 Salman Mirza Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 1 January 1994 (age 32)PKR 3.92 croreRight-handedLeft-arm fast-medium 2026
33 Ahmed Daniyal Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 4 August 1997 (age 28)PKR 2.24 croreRight-handedRight-arm fast-medium 2026
64 Peter Siddle Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 25 November 1984 (age 41)PKR 2.50 croreRight-handedRight-arm fast-medium 2026
26 Tabraiz Shamsi Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 18 February 1990 (age 36)PKR 2.20 croreRight-handed Left-arm unorthodox spin 2026
13Momin QamarFlag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 4 October 2006 (age 19)PKR 1.075 croreLeft-handed Left-arm unorthodox spin 2026
38 Arshad Iqbal Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 6 March 1996 (age 29)PKR 60 lakhRight-handedRight-arm fast-medium 2026


Coaching staff

The franchise appointed former Australian Test captain Tim Paine as their head coach. [9]

Sponsors

Team standings

PosTeam
PldWLNRPts NRR
1 Hyderabad Houston Kingsmen 00000—
2 Islamabad United 00000—
3 Karachi Kings 00000—
4 Lahore Qalandars 00000—
5 Peshawar Zalmi 00000—
6 Quetta Gladiators 00000—
7 Pindiz 00000—
8 Sialkot Stallionz 00000—
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: [ citation needed ]

After league stage teams will advance to the Super Fours round.
  Advanced to Group A
  Advanced to Group B

Fixtures

Statistics

References

  1. 1 2 "Sialkot Stallionz sign Australia's Steve Smith for PSL 11". www.geo.tv. 3 February 2026.
  2. ↑ "Hyderabad and Sialkot join PSL as two newest teams". ESPNcricinfo. 8 January 2026.
  3. ↑ khurram, Tayyaba (23 February 2026). "Kamil Khan exits Sialkot Stallionz". The Express Tribune.
  4. ↑ "Explained: Why New PSL Franchise Sialkot Stallionz Has Fresh Ownership Within Two Months | Cricket News Today | Pakistan Super League 2026". Wisden. 23 February 2026. Retrieved 24 February 2026.
  5. ↑ Affan, Muhammad (3 March 2026). "Multan Sultans return to PSL as Sialkot Stallionz rebranded". The Express Tribune.
  6. 1 2 3 "Player auction model to replace draft system for PSL XI". Dawn. 19 January 2026.
  7. ↑ "PSL auction to take place on 11 February" . Retrieved 10 February 2026.
  8. ↑ "PSL 2026 Auction: Sialkot Stallionz sign Steve Smith". Wisden. 10 February 2026.
  9. ↑ "PSL 11: Sialkot Stallionz appoint Tim Paine as head coach". Dunya News. 30 January 2026.
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