Multan Sultans
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. Since the team was introduced in the Third Season of Pakistan Super League, the team's contract is for eight seasons instead of ten. The team plays its home matches at Multan Cricket Stadium.
| ملتان سلطانز | |||
| Nickname(s) | Janoobis (lit. 'Southerns') | ||
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| League | Pakistan Super League | ||
| Personnel | |||
| Captain | Mohammad Rizwan | ||
| Coach | Abdul Rehman | ||
| Bowling coach | Catherine Dalton (fast bowling) David Parsons (spin bowling) | ||
| Fielding coach | Drikus Saaiman | ||
| Owner | Ali Tareen | ||
| Manager | Hijab Zahid | ||
| Team information | |||
| City | Multan, Punjab, Pakistan | ||
| Founded | 2017 | ||
| Home ground | Multan Cricket Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 35,000 | ||
| History | |||
| PSL wins | 1 (2021) | ||
| Official website | www | ||
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After their debut season, Schön Properties who bought the team in 2017, failed to pay their annual fee, and their contract was terminated; in December 2018, a consortium formed by Alamgir Khan Tareen, the majority shareholder, and Ali Khan Tareen became the new owners of the team. In 2021, Alamgir Khan Tareen took over as the sole owner.
The team won its first PSL title in the 2021 season.