Peshawar Zalmi will go head-to-head against Quetta Gladiators in a highly anticipated match at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium in Rawalpindi on Friday evening (March 08).
Peshawar has nine points with four wins out of eight games and are currently ranked No. 3 on the points standing. Quetta has the same number of points as Zalmi’s but has better NRR and extra game in hand as they are positioned No. 2 in the points table.
Match Details
PSL 2024 Match 25: Peshawar Zalmi vs Quetta Gladiators
Date: Friday, March 08, 2024
Time: 7:00 PM PKT/7:30 PM (Local)
Venue: Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi
Capacity: 15000
Ends: Pavilion End, Shell End
Peshawar Zalmi vs Quetta Gladiators Preview
Peshawar Zalmi are looking for consistency to advance to the top two spots. However, they must be feeling better following their narrow win against Multan Sultans by four runs in the last game. On the other hand, the Quetta Gladiators were very poor with the bat against Karachi Kings as they got all out for only 118. But they have had a slightly better season than their counterparts, with four victories in seven matches.
Babar Azam (394 runs in 7 innings) is the highest run-scorer. The skipper bounced back from his duck against Islamabad United in Match 20 and has now made four scores of 50+. Aamer Jamal comes into this match in fine form after hitting 87 off 49 balls against Islamabad and taking 2/36 against Multan Sultans.
Saim Ayub got his side off to a brilliant start in the last game as he hit three fours and five sixes in his 22-ball innings and he’s been playing a vital role as a bowler in the powerplay. Luke Wood has been consistent for Peshawar.
The British opener, Jason Roy (215 runs in 7 innings) is the highest run-scorer with an exceptional strike rate. Saud Shakeel (197 runs in 6 innings) has been consistent with the bat for the Gladiators. Abrar Ahmed (11 wickets in 6 innings) added another wicket to his tally against Karachi Kings. Akeal Hosein has picked nine wickets in six innings with an exceptional economy rate.
Peshawar Zalmi vs Quetta Gladiators Playing 11
Peshawar Zalmi announced four changes ahead of the win against Multan Sultans. Therefore, we can expect changes in this game as well. Spinner Ariq Yaqoob might miss out against Quetta Gladiators due to an injury.
Peshawar Zalmi: Saim Ayub, Babar Azam (c), Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Haseebullah Khan (wk), Rovman Powell, Asif Ali, Aamer Jamal, Luke Wood, Naveen-ul-Haq, Mehran Mumtaz, Salman Irshad
Quetta Gladiators will probably go with the same team to be given the chance to rectify the poor performance against Karachi Kings in this fixture.
Quetta Gladiators: Jason Roy, Saud Shakeel, Khawaja Nafay, Sarfaraz Ahmed (wk), Rilee Rossouw (c), Sherfane Rutherford, Akeal Hosein, Mohammad Amir, Abrar Ahmed, Usman Tariq, Mohammad Hasnain
Peshawar Zalmi vs Quetta Gladiators 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