Islamabad United is set to square up against Quetta Gladiators in the 18th match of the PSL 7 at the Gaddafi Stadium Lahore. Islamabad might be a little stronger than Quetta Gladiators, however, Islamabad United will be missing out on their destructive and integral batter Paul Stirling for the rest of the PSL due to some National commitments.
Islamabad United vs Lahore Qalandars: Match details
Match: Islamabad United vs Quetta Gladiators
Date: Saturday, 12 February 2022
Time: 7:30 pm, (IST)
Venue: Gaddafi Stadium Lahore
Islamabad United vs Lahore Qalandars: Squads
Islamabad United: Asif Ali, Alex Hales, Mohammad Huraira, Mubasir Khan, Colin Munro, Paul Stirling, Danish Aziz, Faheem Ashraf, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Shadab Khan (C), Azam Khan, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Athar Mahmood, Merchant de Lange, Hassan Ali, Reece Topley, Zafar Gohar, Zeeshan Zameer, Muhammad Musa, Zahir Khan, Muhammad Ikhlaq
Quetta Gladiators: James Vince, Jason Roy, Umar Akmal, Ben Duckett, Abdul Bangalzai, Ahsan Ali, Will Smeed, Shimron Hetmyer, Daniel Lawrence, Ali Imran, Iftikhar Ahmed, Shahid Afridi, Mohammad Nawaz, James Faulkner, Luke Wood, Sarfaraz Ahmed (C, WK), Mohammad Hasnain, Naseem Shah, Sohail Tanveer, Khurram Shahzad, Noor Ahmad, Ghulam Mudassar, Muhammad Qureshi
Weather Forecast
The temperature in Lahore is likely to hover around 14°C at a wind speed of 7 km/h without any chances of rain.
Match Preview
Quetta looked on song in the last game against Lahore Qalandars as they replaced Will Smeed with Jason Roy who scored a breathtaking ton. They have a strong and balanced bowling contingent including Naseem Shah and Luke wood, however, Islamabad at the otherend are very strong with destructive top order and a very handy middle order. They are one of the best bowling sides in the competition led by Shadab Khan. Wasim Jr also troubles the batters with his pace and swing. It is hard to get past Islamabad United this time.
Prediction: Islamabad United to come out triumphant.
Pitch report
The track at Lahore is a belter. No total at this pitch can be declared safe. So any team batting first will look to score above 180.
