The Pakistan Super League (PSL) is coming towards the end of its seventh season. Multan Sultans and Lahore Qalandars finished first and second in the points standings, respectively, after 30 closely contested matches. They will compete in the first qualifier on February 23 for a spot in the final.

The Lahore Qalandars enter this match after losing to the Peshawar Zalmi in their last league game, which ended in a memorable Super Over. Shaheen Afridi, their captain, hit 23 runs in the penultimate over to draw the game. The Qalandars, on the other hand, we're unable to win the Super Over.

The squad has done well thus far in the tournament, winning six of ten matches, and will give it they're all in order to reach the final.

Multan Sultans, on the other hand, has been the tournament's most consistent team thus far. They only lost one game in the league, to the Lahore Qalandars, and won the remaining nine.

The team led by Mohammad Rizwan started the PSL 2022 season with six straight wins before losing their first game. They've gone on to win three more games since then. It's no surprise they're regarded as the favorites to win this game.

In terms of head-to-head competition, both teams have defeated each other once this season. With a spot in the final on the line, expect this game to go down to the wire. Having stated that, the losing team will be given another shot in the following game and will face the winner of Eliminator 1.

The hitters have had a featherbed on the Gaddafi Stadium's surface. This season, the 200-run mark has been frequently broken. Due to the fact that this is a playoff game, a new pitch is likely to be used, which may result in the bowlers swinging the new ball. The team that wins the toss will most likely bowl first.