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The '''Multan cricket team''' is a [[first-class cricket]] team based in [[Multan]], [[Punjab (Pakistan)|Punjab]], [[Pakistan]]. Their home ground is the [[Multan Cricket Stadium]]. They participate in the [[Quaid-e-Azam Trophy]]. It was refounded in the 2023/24 season after a revamp of the domestic structure.<ref name="Dawn">{{Cite web |last=Reporter |first=The Newspaper's Sports |date=2023-08-12 |title=PCB finalises revamped domestic cricket structure |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1769704 |access-date=2023-08-30 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en}}</ref><ref name="Cricinfo">{{Cite web |title=Second first-class competition added to Pakistan's domestic calendar |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/pcb-adds-presidents-trophy-to-quaid-e-azam-trophy-in-pakistan-first-class-calendar-1391980 |access-date=2023-08-30 |website=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}}</ref>
== History == === Before 2023 === For [[List A cricket|List A]] and [[Twenty20]] cricket the team were known as the [[Multan Tigers]] and they participated in the various Pakistan List A competitions and in the [[Faysal Bank T20 Cup]].
They played first-class cricket in most seasons since 1958–59. At the end of 2013 they had played 205 first-class matches, with 40 wins, 89 losses and 76 draws.<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Records/Pakistan/Firstclass/Multan/Team_Records/Playing_Record.html Multan first-class playing record]</ref> Their highest individual score is 225 by [[Aamer Yamin]] against [[Quetta cricket team|Quetta]] in 2013–14.<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Records/Pakistan/Firstclass/Multan/Batting_Records/Highest_Innings_For.html Highest scores for Multan]</ref> Their best innings bowling figures are 10 for 143 by [[Zulfiqar Babar]] against [[Islamabad cricket team|Islamabad]] in 2009–10.<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Records/Pakistan/Firstclass/Multan/Bowling_Records/Best_Innings_Bowling_For.html Most wickets in an innings for Multan]</ref>
=== Since 2023 === In 2023, the Multan cricket team was refounded as part of the restructuring of the Pakistani domestic system.<ref name="Dawn" /><ref name="Cricinfo" />
== <small>Current Squad</small> == Players with international caps are listed in '''bold'''. List of players to have played for the First XI in first class cricket in the 2023-24 season.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-10-22 |title=Team Multan Region TEST Batting Bowling Stats {{!}} Live Cricket Scores {{!}} PCB |url=https://www.pcb.com.pk/averages-reports.php?action=team_averages&tournament_id=1331&match_type=&team_id=16289&match_type_id=10 |access-date=2023-10-22 |website=www.pcb.com.pk |language=en-US}}</ref> {| class="wikitable" |+ !Name !Birth date !Batting style !Bowling style !Notes |- ! colspan="5" |Batsmen |- |[[Zain Abbas (cricketer, born 1991)|Zain Abbas]] |2 November 1991 (age 31) |Left-handed |Right-arm [[Bowler (cricket)|bowler]] | |- |[[Sharoon Siraj]] |14 September 1997 (age 26) | | | |- |Mohammad Basit Ali |25 December 2000 (age 22) |Right-handed | | |- |[[Imran Rafiq]] |3 November 1996 (age 26) |Left-handed | | |- |Hamayun Altaf |5 March 1999 (age 24) |Right-handed | | |- |Saim Ayyaz |12 August 2000 (age 23) |Right-handed |Right-arm [[off spin]] | |- |[[Yousuf Babar]] |10 December 1997 (age 25) |Left-handed | | |- |Farhan Sarfraz |22 December 1995 (age 27) |Left-handed | | |- ! colspan="5" |All-Rounders |- |'''[[Aamer Yamin]]''' |26 June 1990 (age 33) |Right-handed |Right-arm [[Medium pace bowling|medium]] | |- |[[Mohammad Imran (cricketer, born 1996)|Mohammad Imran]] |25 December 1996 (age 26) |Right-handed |Right-arm [[Medium pace bowling|medium]] | |- ! colspan="5" |Wicket-keepers |- |[[Haseebullah Khan]] |20 March 2003 (age 20) |Left-handed | | |- |[[Rameez Alam]] |7 December 1988 (age 34) |Right-handed |Right-arm [[off spin]] | |- |[[Zeeshan Ashraf (cricketer)|Zeeshan Ashraf]] |11 May 1992 (age 31) |Left-handed |Right-arm [[off spin]] | |- ! colspan="5" |Spin Bowlers |- |[[Ali Usman]] |6 June 1993 (age 30) |Right-handed |[[Left-arm orthodox spin|Slow left-arm orthodox]] | |- |'''[[Zahid Mahmood]]''' |20 March 1988 (age 35) |Right-handed |Right-arm [[leg spin]] | |- ! colspan="5" |Pace Bowlers |- |[[Majid Ali]] |19 July 1994 (age 29) |Right-handed |Left-arm [[Medium fast|medium-fast]] | |- |Sirajuddin |2 January 2002 (age 21) |Right-handed |Right-arm [[Medium pace bowling|medium]] | |- |Tahir Hussain |20 December 2002 (age 20) |Left-handed |Left-arm [[Medium pace bowling|medium]] | |}
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==External links== * [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Teams/0/221/221.html Multan at CricketArchive]
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