In the 21st century, Cricket is now one of the games that is booming all over the world. Today not only India but also almost every part of the world has started participating in the game. And a number of new teams have been formed in every country at a domestic level. Recently, the Multan Cricket Team and the Federally Administered Tribal Areas Cricket Team of Pakistan had been formed. In this article we are deliberating going to tell you about the team in details that include their history, stats of both the teams, and the dominating player in the teams. Lastly we also cover the information related to the Multan Cricket Team vs Federally Administered Tribal Areas Cricket Team match scorecard.
History of Multan Cricket Team
Multan Cricket Team is a Pakistani T20 franchise team in the Pakistan Super League (PSL). The team represents the Multan city that is present in the southern Punjab of Pakistan. Multan Cricket Team was created in 2017 and is one of the 6th teams to be added in the Pakistan Super League (PSL). And currently the team is owned by Ali Khan Tareen. As the team was created in 2017, and eventually in the 2018 the team started playing the matches in PSL. Ultimately, in 2021 the team won the 1st title of Pakistan Super League (PSL).
| Year | Total match played in the season | Won | Loss | Summary |
| 2018 | 10 | 4 | 5 | League-stage |
| 2019 | 10 | 3 | 7 | League-stage |
| 2020 | 11 | 6 | 3 | Playoffs (3rd) |
| 2021 | 12 | 7 | 5 | Champions |
| 2022 | 12 | 10 | 2 | Runners-up |
| 2023 | 12 | 7 | 5 | Runners-up |
| 2024 | 12 | 8 | 4 | Runners-up |
| Total | 79 | 45 | 31 | 1 title |
History of Federally Administered Tribal Areas Cricket Team
The Federally Administered Tribal Areas Cricket Team is also known as FATA. The team is the first class cricket team of tribal areas of Pakistan. The team made its first debut in domestic cricket in the 2015–16 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy season. In the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy series FATA defeated Rawalpindi by four wickets.
Later in the august of 2016, they took part in the Pakistan domestic Twenty20 cricket tournament. Later in the second Pakistan domestic Twenty20 cricket tournament in 2017, the FATA team reached the semi final but lost to Lahore Blues by 10 runs.
| Format | Total Match | Won | Lost | Tie | Total Won |
| National T20 Cup | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Quaid-e-Azam Trophy | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Pakistan Cup | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
Multan Cricket Team VS Federally Administered Tribal Areas Cricket Team Match Scorecard
As well since we have learned the background of both the teams, now lets see about their recents matches.
National T20 Cup, 2025
In the on-going national T20 cup in pakistan, both the teams recently faced off each other in the Match number 26 in the National T20 Cup, 2025. The match took place in the Faisalabad stadium on 20th Mar 2025. The Multan has won the toss and the team firstly decided to bat. The Multan Cricket Team made 167/7 (20.0). And the FATA Cricket Team made 93/10 (17.2).
Batting Stats : Multan Cricket Team
During their batting the Multan team built a total score of 167/7 in 20.0 overs. The team played excellent very well and players like Zain Abbas who scored 51 runs in 40 balls and Arafat Minhas who scored 37 runs in 18 balls contributed to the team scorecard.
| Player Name | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s |
| Z Abbas © | 51 | 40 | 5 | 1 |
| Z Ashraf | 10 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| U Mumtaz | 15 | 16 | 2 | 0 |
| M Shahzad | 23 | 19 | 1 | 1 |
| A Minhas | 37 | 18 | 3 | 2 |
| S Siraj | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| W Akram | 18 | 12 | 1 | 1 |
| H Altaf | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling Stats : Multan Cricket Team
| Bowler | Over | Maiden | Run | Wicket |
| S Gul | 4 | 0 | 31 | 2 |
| M Sarwar | 2 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| A Khan | 4 | 0 | 29 | 1 |
| S Aziz | 4 | 0 | 37 | 0 |
| A Ali | 3 | 0 | 21 | 2 |
| M Khan | 2 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| M Naeem | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 |
Batting Stats: FATA Team
However on the other side, the Federally Administered Tribal Areas Cricket Team could only make 93/10 in 17.2 overs. In the match, the FATA players like Salman Khan scored 22 runs in 22 balls and Rehan Afridi scored14 runs in 23 balls.
| Player | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s |
| M Farooq | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| M Naeem | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| S Khan | 22 | 22 | 2 | 0 |
| S jnr | 11 | 15 | 2 | 0 |
| R Afridi ( c ) & (wk) | 14 | 23 | 1 | 0 |
| M Sarwar | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| A Khan | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| S Aziz | 14 | 10 | 0 | 2 |
| A Ali | 8 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| M Khan | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| S Gul | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
Bowling Stats: FATA Team
| Player | Over | Maiden | Run | Wicket |
| A Majid | 4 | 0 | 16 | 2 |
| W Akram | 2 | 0 | 15 | 1 |
| M Ismail | 2 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| F Akram | 4 | 0 | 12 | 1 |
| A Minhas | 4 | 0 | 22 | 2 |
| S Siraj | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
| M Shahzad | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Multan Cricket Team VS Federally Administered Tribal Areas Cricket Team Match Scorecard for One Day Cup, 2023
Reviewing the scorecard for the National T20 Cup, now let us break down the scorecard for the One Day Cup, held in 2023.
One Day Cup, 2023
The team also faced off each other in the One day cup. The match was played on 7th, november 2023 in Quaid-e-Azam Stadium. The match has been one of the stinging matches among each other as a tough rivalry can be seen in both the teams. The cricket match started with a toss winning by Multan Cricket Team and they decided to bowl first. The FATA team made 189(42.5/45) and the Multan Cricket Team made 129(33.1/45).
Batting Stats: FATA Team
With the batting, FATA team concluded with a total of 189 runs in (42.5/45) overs. In the team, Mohammad Sarwar made the highest run from the team with a total of 53 runs in 79 balls. And Khushdil Shah © made 33 runs in 50 balls.
| Player | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s |
| Muhammad Farooq | 32 | 30 | 6 | 1 |
| Samiullah Sarmast | 15 | 25 | 2 | 0 |
| Salman Khan | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Khushdil Shah (c) | 33 | 50 | 2 | 0 |
| Nisar Afridi | 8 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| Mohammad Samar | 53 | 79 | 4 | 2 |
| Abdul Aziz (Wk) | 5 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| Asif Afridi | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Maaz Khan | 27 | 22 | 3 | 1 |
| Sameen Gul | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Irfanullah | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling Stats: FATA Team
| Player | Over | Maiden | Run | Wicket |
| Tahir Hussain | 7 | 2 | 24 | 2 |
| Mohammad Imran | 3 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| Zahid Mahmood | 9 | 2 | 21 | 3 |
| Waseem Akram | 6.5 | 0 | 37 | 2 |
| Sharoon Siraj (c) | 3 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Mujtaba Khan | 5 | 1 | 14 | 0 |
| Faisal Akram | 9 | 1 | 41 | 2 |
Batting stats: Multan Cricket Team
While tackling the FATA team, Multan Cricket Team could only make 129 in 33.1 overs. The team played very well but ultimately lost the match. However, players like Sharoon Siraj made 58 runs in 82 balls and Sharjeel Khan made 38 runs in 32 balls.
| Player | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s |
| Haseeb Ullah (Wk) | 6 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| Sharjeel Khan | 38 | 32 | 5 | 1 |
| Muhammad Shehzad | 7 | 13 | 1 | 0 |
| Sharoon Siraj (c) | 58 | 82 | 3 | 4 |
| Ahmar Ashfaq | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Mohammad Imran | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Waseem Akram | 5 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| Zahid Mahmood | 3 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| Faisal Akram | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Tahir Hussain | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Mujtaba Khan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling Stats: Multan Cricket Team
| Player | Over | Maiden | Run | Wicket |
| Sameen Gul | 5 | 0 | 22 | 1 |
| Irfanullah | 6.1 | 1 | 21 | 2 |
| Asif Afridi | 8 | 1 | 22 | 2 |
| Mohammad Sarwar | 3 | 0 | 18 | 1 |
| Khushdil Shah (C) | 8 | 0 | 23 | 3 |
| Maaz Khan | 3 | 0 | 22 | 1 |
Future Scope of improvement: FATA And Sharjeel Khan
As we have seen over the last matches of both the teams and their talk about the overall performance then we can find the field of scope in both the teams. However we also cannot neglect that both the teams were recently created and with the passage of time they will work on their weak section.
However we can also see that, both the teams are giving the chance to the youth player which will definitely increase the chance of winning. Further it will be very interesting to watch the matches of both the teams and see their rivalry.
Conclusion
In conclusion, the recent match between the Multan Cricket Team and the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) Cricket Team highlighted both teams’ competitive spirit. Multan dominated the National T20 Cup match, securing a comfortable win, while FATA faced difficulties in both batting and bowling. Despite FATA’s struggles, both teams show potential for growth and could improve with strategic development in upcoming seasons.