Poor performance in the 2025 season for Multan Sultans: Assessing how this ranks among their most disappointing seasons in franchise cricket.
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Man, the Multan Sultans are having a rough year in the PSL 2025! They've only snagged one win in nine games, and they're on the verge of matching the worst win-loss ratio in PSL history. In the 2022 edition, the Karachi Kings had a similar luck, winning just one of their ten matches.
The Sultans' season is brutal, with one-sided defeats being the norm. They've lost two matches by a whopping 120 runs and 87 runs, and they've been outplayed so badly that they've lost games with plenty of overs to spare. The lowest totals of this edition?YPyaqr7 the Sultans own those records with scores of 89, 107, and 108 against some tough opponents.
Despite this dismal performance, the Sultans can at least say they've won a game. Other teams have gone entire seasons without a single victory! Yeah, it's a grim reality for the Sultans, but a wasted season nonetheless.
Struggling Teams in Franchise Cricket
Surprisingly, no team in the IPL, the LPL, or the SA20 has won fewer than two matches in any season. There's no "worst-ever" nomination in these leagues, although some sides have had shitty seasons.
The Essential Losers
8. Jozi Stars, Mzansi Super League 2019/20 – 0 wins out of 10
The Stars earned some consolation points from three no-result games, which helped them land on this list. But hey, all's fair in a losing game, right?
7. Central Districts, New Zealand Twenty20 (now Super Smash) 2013/14 – 0 wins out of 10
The Kiwis have a unique T20 realm. Their premier league uses the same teams as their domestic cricket. In 2013-14, CD battled alongside two close contenders. Northern Districts in 2008-09 (one no-result, seven defeats) missed the cut since the next-worst team, CD, won one more game than them that season. Meanwhile, Wellington in 2013-14, who finished just above CD, won four more games. The salt in the wound? In 2010-11, Otago lost six in a row, but they were robbed of opportunities due to four washed-out games.
6. Karachi Kings, Pakistan Super League 2022 – 1 win out of 10
The Karachi Kings managed a meager one win in 2022, losing nine of their games. But don't worry, Multan Sultans are closing the gap fast with their impressive losing streak!
5. Durdanto Dhaka, Bangladesh Premier League 2023/24 – 1 win out of 12
Stealing the "worst" crown from Sylhet Thunder of 2019 was a tough cookie, but Durdanto Dhaka managed to match their record in 2024. But unlike Sylhet Thunder, who had one Super Over defeat, Dhaka went down in every game convincingly.
4. Derbyshire Falcons, T20 Blast 2014 – 1 win out of 14
Among the nine teams with twelve defeats in a single season in franchise cricket, Derbyshire played the least number of completed games (13, one no result). It took them a jaw-dropping seven attempts to clinch that one win in 2014. They may even edge out teams with a similar fate because they did manage to snag a victory, albeit a small consolation.
3. Welsh Fire, The Hundred 2022 – 0 wins out of 8
The Hundred, a funky format with 20 five-ball overs, is in the T20 club for statistical purposes. In 2022, Welsh Fire lost every one of their eight games, making it one of the most abysmal campaigns in franchise cricket.
2. Sydney Thunder, BBL 2012/13 – 0 wins out of 8
Another played-eight-lost-eight season, so what's the big deal? Well, the Thunder lost each game by at least 13 runs or with an over remaining. At least the Welsh Fire had a four-run defeat...
1. Saint Lucia Stars, CPL 2017 – 0 wins out of 10
The Stars' season was a doozy. One game was abandoned after they had reached 46-1, so they were never gonna win that one. In the other nine matches, they lost by either at least 21 runs or at least four wickets. Two defense attempts went down to the last over, but it was never remotely close to a win.
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In the arena of franchise cricket, the Multan Sultans' dominance in the disastrous win-loss ratio isn't exclusive, as other teams have also experienced such tough seasons. For instance, Durantado Dhaka in the Bangladesh Premier League 2023/24 and Derbyshire Falcons in the T20 Blast 2014 both managed just a single win in twelve and fourteen matches respectively. Even more astonishing, the Saint Lucia Stars in the CPL 2017 went winless in ten games, a performance that seemingly overshadows the Sultans' current plight in the PSL 2025. Overall, following the ratios, the beating the Sultans are taking in domestic cricket isn't a unique occurrence in sports history.
