PSL 2026 IU vs MS: Head-to-Head, Probable Playing XI, & Where to Watch

If every part of a ship is replaced with a newer one, by the end of it, will the ship be the same one you began with? Pakistan Super League (PSL) has its own version of the Theseus ship with Multan Sultans. It’s the same franchise, just stripped of all the things the og Multan Sultans had. New owners, new players, new branding, new way of coming into the league, and the list would be inexhaustible.

Head-to-Head Matches:
Technically (and as far as records from reputable websites like ESPN Cricinfo are concerned), Multan will not be playing their debut PSL game against Islamabad United today. They get to inherit the stats of the previous franchise.
This means they will be facing Islamabad for the 19th time in the PSL, having won eight of the previous 18 and lost 10.

Probable playing XI:
Multan Sultans:
1. Steve Smith, 2. Sahibzada Farhan, 3. Shan Masood, 4. Lachlan Shaw, 5. Saad Masood, 6. Ashton Turner, 7. Mohammad Nawaz, 8. Ahmed Daniyal, 9. Momin Qamar, 10. Mohammad Wasim Jr., 11. Peter Siddle

Islamabad United:
1. Andries Gous, 2. Sameer Minhas, 3. Mohammad Faiq, 4. Haider Ali, 5. Mark Chapman, 6. Shadab Khan, 7. Imad Wasim, 8. Faheem Ashraf, 9. Richard Gleeson, 10. Salman Mirza, 11. Salman Irshad

Where to Watch:
Australia & New Zealand: ESPN
Bangladesh: T Sports, Tapmad (live stream)
Middle East & North Africa (MENA): Cricbuzz (live stream), Switch TV, Cricbuzz TV on ELIFE, STARZPLAY (live stream)
Sri Lanka: Dialog TV, Tapmad (live stream), VIU Hub (live stream)
Nepal: Tapmad (live stream)
United Kingdom: ARY Digital, ARY Plus
United States & Canada: Willow TV, Willow Sports, Willow (by Cricbuzz) (live stream)
Pakistan: PTV, A Sports, Geo Super, Ten Sports, Tapmad (live stream), Tamasha (live stream), Myco (live stream)
Rest of the World: Tapmad (live stream)

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