Islamabad United are all set to square up against Peshawar Zalmi in the 24th match of the PSL 7 at Gaddafi Stadium Lahore. Both teams are coming from a win. Islamabad won a thriller of a contest by one run against Karachi Kings. Peshawar Zalmi also won their last match against in-form Quetta Gladiators. Both teams will battle it out today.
Islamabad United vs Peshawar Zalmi: Match details
Match: Islamabad United vs Karachi Kings
Date: Wednesday, 17 February 2022
Time: 7:30 pm, (IST)
Venue: Gaddafi Stadium Lahore
Islamabad United vs Peshawar Zalmi: 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
Peshawar Zalmi: Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Liam Livingstone, Haider Ali, Hazratullah Zazai, Shoaib Malik, Sherfane Rutherford, Hussain Talat, Salman Irshad, Ben Cutting, Kamran Akmal, Mohammad Haris, Wahab Riaz(C), Saqib Mahmood, Usman Qadir, Mohammad Amir Khan, Mohammad Umar, Arshad Iqbal, Sameen Gul, Sirajuddin.
Weather Forecast
The temperature in Lahore is expected to stay around 18°C at a wind speed of 5 km/h without any chances of rain.
Match Preview
Both teams are full of confidence at the moment as they both are coming from a win. Islamabad United won a last-ball thriller against Karachi Kings. Waqas Maqsood bowled a splendid last over to take Islamabad over the line. They are certainly the favourites in this contest.
Peshawar Zalmi is also coming from a win against Quetta Gladiators. Shoaib Malik and Hussain Talat batted ver well after they lost two early wickets. They will certainly be the key players in this match for Peshawar Zalmi.
Both teams are in top form but Islamabad United is slightly better than Peshawar Zalmi this time around.
Prediction: Islamabad United to win.
Pitch report
This Lahore pitch has a lot of runs on offer. Batsmen will enjoy batting on this pitch. Spinners have done pretty well in this tournament so far, which means there is something in the pitch for spinners.
