Ahead of the South Africa Women’s tour of Pakistan in 2024, Multan Cricket Stadium will host its first International T20I game on 15 September 2024. Under the leadership of skipper Fatima Sana, the Pakistan Women’s Team will face the South Africa Women’s squad led by Laura Wolvaardt in the opening match of the biennial three-match T20I series.
The 1st match of PAK-Women vs SA-Women will kick off at 7:30 PM in Pakistan’s Multan Cricket Stadium. The rest of the two matches of the 3 T20I series will also take place at the very same venue starting on 18 and 20 September.
This will be the first-ever T20 International game played at the picturesque Multan Stadium. So far, Multan has only witnessed 11 ODI and 6 Test matches in the International cricket format.
So let’s take a look at tonight’s venue, Multan Cricket Stadium pitch, and weather report ahead of the Pakistan Women vs South Africa Women Three T20I series.
Multan Cricket Stadium Overall Details
Established in 2001, Multan Cricket Stadium was the replacement of the Qasim Bagh stadium built to host the PAK vs BAN match in the Asian Test Championship. Homeground of the Pakistan Super League, Multan Cricket Stadium is located off Vehari Road, in the suburbs of Multan.
The stadium has two ends named – Main Pavilion End and North Pavilion End. The multipurpose Multan stadium has a capacity of 30,000 and can hold upto 35,000 spectators. The stadium has a grass pitch and its boundary limit varies from 60 meters to 80 meters.
The table shows an overview of Multan Cricket Stadium-
Multan Cricket Stadium Stats and Records | |||
Location | Multan, Pakistan | ||
Also Known as | 2001 | ||
Ends Name | Main Pavilion End, North Pavilion End | ||
Capacity | 35000 | ||
Shortest Boundary Distance | 60 meters | ||
Longest Boundary Distance | 80 meters | ||
Flood Lights | yes | ||
Pitch | Grass |
Multan Cricket Stadium Pitch Report Ahead of PAK-W vs SA-W
The pitch of Multan Cricket Stadium is flat and hard which helps better to score runs in the first innings. Looking at the average 1st inning score of T20 which is 170 in the PSL shows the pitch favoritism for the batsmen. However, that can’t be said for the 2nd innings where pacers as well as spinners also get assistance from the surface. This doesn’t create suitable conditions for the chasing teams and makes it difficult to win the game.
Multan Cricket Stadium T20 Records
Pak-W vs SA-W will be the first international T20 games that Multan Cricket Stadium witnessed ahead of the SA Women’s Tour of Pakistan. However, The stadium witnessed the 13 games of the PSL (Pakistan Super League), a domestic T20 tournament. Out of 13, the batting first team won 9 games while the bowling team won 4 games. The highest score in the stadium is 210 and the lowest score recorded is 110 for 1st innings. The average first innings score stands somewhere between 168 and 172 in the PSL.
The table below shows all of Multan Cricket Stadium’s records and stats including average score, first match, last match, most runs, most wickets-
Multan Cricket Stadium T20 Records | |||
Total T20I Matches | 1 | ||
First Match | September 16, 2024 | ||
Last Match | September 16, 2024 | ||
Batting 1st Won | 1 | ||
Batting 2nd Won | 0 | ||
Highest Team Total | 132/4 By SA-W vs PAK-W | ||
Lowest Team Total | 122/5 By PAK-W vs SA-W | ||
Average Score | 132 | ||
Most Runs | T Brits (SA-W) 56* | ||
Most Wickets | Sadia Iqbal (PAK-W) 3/34 |
Multan Cricket Stadium Pitch Weather Report Ahead of PAK-W vs SA-W
According to the weather forecast, the temperature of Multan will vary between 27°C to 37°C during the PAKW vs SAW first T20 game. The sky will be partly cloudy however, there is zero percentage of rain. The winds will blow at 13 km/h. With 51% humidity, the day will face excessive heat during the game. The weather report of PAK-W vs SA-W’s next two T20 games will be the same which are scheduled on 18 and 20 September.
Pakistan Women vs South Africa Women Head-to-Head Records in WT20I
So far, Pakistani women and South African women have faced each other in the 21 Women’s T20I games. Out of 21, Pakistan defeated South Africa in 10 games. While South African women became winners in 11 T20I games.
The table shows PAKW vs SAW head-to-head records in the Women’s T20I cricket.
Matches | PAK-W Won | SA-W Won | Tie | NR |
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21 | 10 | 11 | – | – |