Multan Region will face Sialkot Region in the 20th match of the National T20 Cup 2026 played at Imran Khan Cricket Stadium, Peshawar on Monday.
In their previous match, Multan Region registered a comprehensive 74-run win over Karachi Region Blues, courtesy Imam-ul-Haq, Mohammad Naeem and Muhammad Ismail. Captain Imam Ul Haq will be hoping that the side can continue their winning ways against Sialkot Region.
On the other hand, Sialkot Region registered a comprehensive win over Multan Region, courtesy excellent performances from Abdullah Shafique, Hasan Nawaz and Usama Mir. With this result, Sialkot Region has climbed to second position in the Group B table.
Last season, Sialkot Region registered a hard-fought win over Multan Region in a round-robin game played at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore.
RECENT PERFORMANCE
MUL
W
W
L
MUL
W
L
PAKN_T20C
Multan beat Lahore Blues by 3 runs
PAKN_T20C
Abbottabad won by 8 wickets
SAS
W
L
SAS
L
PAKN_T20C
Karachi Blues beat Sialkot Stallionz by 40 runs
HEAD TO HEAD
Multan Preview
After registering back-to-back victories, Multan Region will be coming into this match, high-on confidence and looking to deliver another clinical performance against Sialkot Region.
For Multan Region, the onus will be on the likes of Imam-ul-Haq, Bismillah Khan, Moheer Saeed and Muhammad Shahzad to deliver the bulk of the runs.
In the previous match, skipper Imam Ul Haq led from the front with the bat for Multan and finished the innings with the top-score of 71 runs off 40 balls with the help of nine fours and two sixes. He was well supported by Mohammad Naeem, who scored 39 runs off 25 balls with the help of seven fours and one six.
Besides Imam and Naeem, Bismillah Khan scored 34 runs off 23 balls with the help of two fours and one six, whereas Waseem Akram chipped in with 22 not out off just 8 balls.
On the bowling front, the side will be depending on the likes of Aamer Yamin, Arafat Minhas, Muhammad Ismail, Sirajuddin, and Moheer Saeed to deliver timely breakthroughs.
Interesting Facts
1. Muhammad Shahzad has scored two fifties in his three innings for Multan Region.
2. Spinner Arafat Minhas has picked up four wickets in two outings for Multan.
Multan Predicted Playing XI:
Imam-ul-Haq (captain), Bismillah Khan (wk), Mohammad Naeem, Moheer Saeed, Muhammad Shahzad, Arafat Minhas, Waseem Akram, Aamer Yamin, Muhammad Ismail, Ali Majid, Sirajuddin.
Imam-ul-Haq
71
40
9
2
177.5
Mohammad Naeem
39
25
7
1
156
Bismillah Khan
34
23
2
1
147.83
Mohammad Ismail
3.0
0
25
3
8.33
Arafat Minhas
2.4
0
25
2
9.38
Mohammad Naeem
1.0
0
6
1
6
Multan Actual Playing XI:
Imam-ul-Haq, Bismillah Khan, Mohammad Naeem, Muhammad Shahzad, Siraj Uddin, Aamer Yamin, Ali Majid Shah, Waseem Akram, Moheer Saeed , Arafat Minhas, Sameer Minhas
Sialkot Stallionz Preview
After producing two wins on the bounce, Sialkot Region will be looking to go in with same XI that featured against Abbottabad Region.
In the batting department, the side will be relying on the likes of Abdullah Shafique, Khawaja Arham, Mirza Baig, Hasan Nawaz, Mohsin Riaz and Ahsan Hafeez to deliver the bulk of the runs.
For Sialkot Region, Abdullah Shafique was the star of the show with the bat and finished the innings with the top-score of 96 runs off 54 balls with the help of four fours and seven sixes. He was well supported by Hasan Nawaz, who scored 57 runs off 34 balls with the help of six fours and three sixes.
In the bowling department, the side will be relying on the likes of Mohammad Ali, Abdul Subhan, Sufyan Muqeem, Usama Mir and Ahsan Hafeez to deliver timely breakthroughs.
Interesting Facts
1. Abdullah Shafique has scored back-to-back half-centuries for Sialkot Region.
2. Usama Mir has taken 10 wickets in his last two matches played for Sialkot Region.
Sialkot Stallionz Predicted Playing XI:
Usama Mir (captain), Ali Afzal (wk), Abdullah Shafique, Khawaja Arham, Mirza Baig, Hasan Nawaz, Mohsin Riaz, Mohammad Ali, Abdul Subhan, Sufyan Muqeem, and Ahsan Hafeez
Abdullah Shafique
99
54
4
7
183.33
Hasan Nawaz
57
34
6
3
167.65
Khawaja Arham
17
8
2
1
212.5
Usama Mir
4.0
0
42
4
10.5
Mohammad Ali
4.0
0
23
2
5.75
Ahsan Bhatti
4.0
0
31
2
7.75
Sialkot Stallionz Actual Playing XI:
Mirza Baig, Khawaja Arham, Abdullah Shafique, Mohsin Riaz, Hasan Nawaz , Usama Mir, Mohammad Ali, Shoaib Akthar Jnr, Sufiyan Muqeem, Ahsan Bhatti, Ali Afzal
HR
Temp
Rain
W. speed
W. direction
Clouds
00h
11
0 mm.
1.15 k/h
From: NNW
40%
03h
11
0 mm.
0.71 k/h
From: N
100%
06h
13
0 mm.
0.52 k/h
From: NE
40%
09h
17
0 mm.
1.31 k/h
From: SE
40%
12h
20
0 mm.
1.37 k/h
From: ESE
40%
15h
18
0 mm.
2.51 k/h
From: ENE
40%
18h
17
0 mm.
0.88 k/h
From: NW
40%
21h
17
0 mm.
0.89 k/h
From: NE
54%
Weather Conditions
The weather forecast for the game will be partly cloudy skies with winds blowing at 10mph. The humidity for the game will be around 60%.
MUL vs SAS Pitch Report
The average first innings score at Imran Khan Cricket Stadium, Peshawar in the ongoing National T20 Cup 2026 in the previous fifteen completed matches is around 185 runs.
Toss: To Bat
With four out of last six matches won by side batting first, both the captains will be keen to win the crucial toss, bat first and post a competitive score in excess of 190 runs.
Based on current form, Sialkot Region will be favorites to win their match against Multan Region. With likes of Abdullah Shafique, Hasan Nawaz and Usama Mir showing excellent form so far, the team management will be hoping that Sialkot Region can dominate the proceedings with bat and ball in this fixture.
Expect Sialkot Region to register a hard-fought win over Multan Region.
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