PSL 2020 semi-final 1, statistical preview: Three-time finalist Peshawar Zalmi face first-time semi-finalist Multan Sultans

Table toppers Multan Sultans will face Peshawar Zalmi in the first semi-final of the 2020 Pakistan Super League, at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore. Ahead of the match, here is a statistical preview.

Statistical preview

0 appearances in the PSL final for the Sultans till date. In fact, they have never even played a semi-final.

0.5 win-loss ratio of the Zalmi against the Sultans (2 wins, 4 defeats), their worst against any side. This is particularly surprising, for the Zalmi have the best win-loss ratio in PSL history (1.292, 31 wins, 24 defeats), while the Sultans have a ratio of 0.929 (13 wins, 14 defeats).

3 appearances in the PSL final for the Zalmi till date, the joint most. Quetta Gladiators have also played 3 finals. If they make it, this will be their fourth consecutive time they will win a semi-final.

4 runs needed by Imran Tahir and Sohail Tanvir (10 each) to go past Tahir (13 in 2018) and secure top spot among wicket-takers for the Sultans in a single season.

17 runs needed by Shan Masood (253) to go past Kumar Sangakkara (269 in 2018) and secure top spot among run-getters for the Sultans in a single season. Only Shoaib Malik (266 in 2019) has scored more.

22 runs needed by Masood (365) to go past James Vince (386) and secure 2nd spot among run-getters for the Sultans. Only Malik (490) has scored more.

23 wickets for Imran Tahir, the most for the Sultans.

26 matches for Mohammad Irfan, the most for the Sultans.

76 wickets for Wahab Riaz and 59 for Hasan Ali, the most in PSL history. Neither has never played PSL for any franchise other than the Zalmi. They are way ahead of other Sultan players: with 21 wickets, Mohammad Asghar is at 3rd place.

1537 runs for Kamran Akmal, the most in PSL history. He has never played PSL for any franchise other than the Zalmi. Kamran’s tally is way more than any of his teammates’: with 691 runs, Darren Sammy is at 2nd place.