The First Eliminator of PSL 2024 will witness the clash between Islamabad United and Quetta Gladiators at the National Stadium in Karachi on Friday (March 15).
Islamabad United positioned No. 3 with 11 points and an NRR of +0.224 after the group stage.
Quetta Gladiators also has 11 points after the group stage but placed No. 4 due to an NRR of -0.921. The loser of Eliminator 1 will exit the tournament, and the winner will progress to Eliminator 2.
Match Details
PSL 2024 Eliminator 1: Islamabad United vs Quetta Gladiators
Date: Friday, March 15, 2024
Time: 9:00 PM PKT/9:30 PM (Local)
Venue: National Stadium, Karachi
Capacity: 34228
Ends: Pavilion End, University End
Islamabad United vs Quetta Gladiators Preview
Islamabad United had a slow start to the tournament, but after winning four out of their last five games, they gradually gained momentum toward the end of the group stage. Conversely, Quetta Gladiators started the tournament on a strong but had been inconsistent in the second half of the group stage as they lost three out of the last four games. However, Quetta Gladiators has done enough to secure a spot in the playoffs after the long wait of four years.
Colin Munro (309 runs in 9 innings) is the highest run scorer for Islamabad. He scored a match-winning 84 off 40 balls in the last game against Multan. Agha Salman has scored 264 runs in nine innings at an average of 37.71 with two half-centuries. The skipper Shadab Khan has shown a brilliant all-round performance for Islamabad.
He has scored 278 runs with a strike rate of 145.55, with three fifties, and picked up ten wickets after the group stage. Naseem Shah is the highest wicket-taker for Islamabad, with ten wickets in eight innings and an economy rate of 7.66.
Saud Shakeel is the leading run scorer for the Gladiators so far, with 323 runs in 9 games with a strike rate of 144.84. The British opener Jason Roy has scored 252 runs in 9 games and two half-centuries. Akeal Hosein has picked 13 wickets in nine games with the season’s first hat trick. Abrar Ahmed is the third-highest wicket-taker in this tournament by picking 15 wickets in nine games. He is consistently picking up wickets and bowling crucial overs for his team.
Islamabad United vs Quetta Gladiators Playing 11
There are no injury updates from the teams as of now.
Islamabad United: Shadab Khan (c), Colin Munro, Alex Hales, Agha Salman, Azam Khan (wk), Haider Ali, Faheem Ashraf, Imad Wasim, Matthew Forde, Hunain Shah, Tymal Mills
Quetta Gladiators: Rilee Rossouw (c), Jason Roy, Saud Shakeel, Khawaja Nafay, Sarfaraz Ahmed (wk), Sherfane Rutherford, Akeal Hosein, Mohammad Wasim, Mohammad Amir, Mohammad Hasnain, Abrar Ahmed
Islamabad United vs Quetta Gladiators Squad
Islamabad United: Shadab Khan, Naseem Shah (both Platinum), Imad Wasim, Azam Khan (both Diamond), Faheem Ashraf (Brand Ambassador), Alex Hales, Colin Munro (all Gold), Rumman Raees (Silver), Tymal Mills, Matthew Forde, Salman Agha, Qasim Akram, Shahab Khan, Hunain Shah, Ubaid Shah, Shamyl Hussain, Tom Curran (injured), Jordan Cox, Haider Ali, Obed McCoy
Quetta Gladiators: Rilee Rossouw (Platinum), Mohammad Wasim, Jason Roy, Wanindu Hasaranga (all Diamond), Sarfaraz Ahmed (Brand Ambassador) Abrar Ahmed, Mohammad Hasnain (all Gold), Mohammad Amir, Will Smeed (Silver) Saud Shakeel, Sajjad Ali, Usman Qadir, Adil Naz, Khawaja Nafay, Akeal Hosein, Sohail Khan, Omair Yousuf, Sherfane Rutherford, Bismillah Khan (partial replacement for Wanindu Hasaranga), Sufiyan Muqeem
Sameer Pal Mykhel
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