Pakistan Gold vs Pakistan Greens, 4th ODI — National Champions Cup

Who will win PAK-GO vs PAK-GR?

Cric First AI picks Pakistan Greens · confidence 58/100

• Shadab Khan wins toss, Pakistan Greens bat first at Multan.
• Fakhar Zaman fresh off 123 in Greens' opening five-wicket win.
• Pakistan Gold lost nine wickets for 112 in their last outing.
• Multan strip already three games old — turn set to grow.

Sources agree on Greens' form edge, but historical Multan data is split on bat-first advantage.

Result: PAK-GR won by 128 runs. Prediction correct.

Toss and conditions

Greens post first, using Fakhar Zaman's form to build a total Gold must chase on a deteriorating pitch.

Fakhar Zaman can bank early runs now, before the dust and turn make batting last much harder for Kamran Ghulam.

Key factors

Projected score and key matchup

First innings: 230-250 — Greens look set for a strong total before the pitch grips harder for Gold's chase.

Kamran Ghulam v Naseem Shah: Kamran Ghulam has to negate Naseem Shah's early strikes if Gold are to avoid another top-order collapse chasing.

Players to watch

Head-to-head and form

Ad-hoc National Champions Cup squads with no meaningful prior head-to-head history.

Pakistan Gold: Gold were bowled out for 212 and lost by six wickets to Blues last time out.

Pakistan Greens: Greens opened with a five-wicket win, chasing 277 behind Fakhar Zaman's century.

The story so far

Pakistan Greens arrive on the back of Fakhar Zaman's blistering 123 and a five-wicket opening win, while Pakistan Gold are still searching for answers after collapsing from 100/1 to 212 all out. Shadab Khan's decision to bat first on an increasingly dusty Multan strip looks designed to bank runs before the surface grips harder for the chase.

The chase: PAK-GO need 315

Pakistan Greens hold a slight edge — venue history and their spin depth suit defending 315 on a wearing surface.

315 on a wearing Multan pitch is a proper ask, and history here leans toward the side that batted first. Kamran Ghulam has to bat deep into the chase while Shadab and Mehran Mumtaz look to turn the ball and squeeze at both ends.

Conditions: Slow, dusty Multan pitch — turn increases through the second innings.

• Pakistan Gold need 315 to win at Multan.
• Slow, dusty surface — spin bites more as innings wears on.
• History favours the team batting first on this ground.

Kamran Ghulam v Shadab Khan: Ghulam vs Shadab decides tempo — control this battle and 315 stays reachable for Gold.

• Overs 1-10: survive Naseem Shah with the new ball.
• Overs 15-35: rotate against Shadab and Mumtaz's spin squeeze.
• Overs 40-50: no deep finisher if the chase runs late.