Peshawar Zalmi and Islamabad United will take on each other in the second Eliminator at the National Stadium in Karachi on Saturday (March 16) to meet Multan Sultans in the Finals.
Peshawar comes into this game after a convincing defeat against Multan by seven wickets in the Qualifier, after a formidable performance in the group stage. Conversely, Islamabad United are high in spirits as they triumphed over Quetta Gladiators by 39 runs in Eliminator 1 and maintained their impressive momentum.
Match Details
PSL 2024: Peshawar Zalmi vs Islamabad United Eliminator 2 (Qualifier loser vs Eliminator 1 winner)
Date: Saturday, March 16, 2024
Time: 9:00 PM PKT/9:30 PM (Local)
Venue: National Stadium, Karachi
Capacity: 34228
Ends: Pavilion End, University End
Peshawar Zalmi vs Islamabad United Preview
The Peshawar Zalmi batting let them down in the last game against Multan as they scored a below-par score of 146, which proved no competition for Rizwan-led Multan. They need to rectify this and give their bowlers a substantial enough score on the board to challenge the opposition.
On the other hand, Islamabad United had a one-sided game against Quetta Gladiators and won by 39 runs. They are motivated after winning five out of six last games and have their batting and bowling sorted.
Babar Azam (544 runs in 10 innings) is the highest run scorer and will have to lead his troops from the front. Saim Ayub has played a vital role with both bat and bowl as he scored 272 runs in 10 innings and picked up wickets in powerplay.
Luke Wood (11 wickets in 10 innings) is the highest wicket-taker for Peshawar and got the big wicket of Kieron Pollard in the last match. Naveen-ul-Haq is temperamental for Peshawar, with nine wickets in six innings.
Martin Guptill had an explosive debut and produced a classy half-century (56) at the top. Agha Salman has scored 295 runs in 10 innings at an average of 36.88 with two half-centuries. The skipper Shadab Khan has shown a brilliant all-round performance for Islamabad.
He scored 301 runs with a strike rate of 147.55, with three fifties, and picked up ten wickets. Naseem Shah is the highest wicket-taker for Islamabad, with 12 wickets and has been brilliant in the Eliminator 1.
Peshawar Zalmi vs Islamabad United Playing 11
There are no injury updates from the teams as of now.
Peshawar Zalmi: Saim Ayub, Babar Azam (c), Mohammad Haris (wk), Haseebullah Khan, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Rovman Powell, Paul Walter, Aamer Jamal, Luke Wood, Mehran Mumtaz, Salman Irshad
Islamabad United: Alex Hales, Martin Guptill, Agha Salman, Shadab Khan (c), Azam Khan (wk), Haider Ali, Imad Wasim, Faheem Ashraf, Naseem Shah, Hunain Shah, Obed McCoy
Peshawar Zalmi vs Islamabad United Squad
Peshawar Zalmi: Babar Azam, Rovman Powell (both Platinum), Saim Ayub, Tom Kohler-Cadmore (all Diamond), Mohammad Haris (Brand Ambassador), Aamir Jamal (both Gold), Khurram Shahzad (Silver), Haseebullah Khan (Emerging), Asif Ali, Naveen-ul-Haq (partially unavailable)
, Umair Afridi, Dan Mousley, Gus Atkinson, Mohammad Zeeshan, Lungi Ngidi (Waqar Salamkheil), Mehran Mumtaz, Noor Ahmad (replaced by Gus Atkinson), Salman Irshad, Arif Yaqoob, Shamar Joseph (partial replacement for Gus Atkinson), Arshad Iqbal (partial replacement for Khurram Shahzad), Luke Wood
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
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