On Thursday, March 16, Islamabad United and Peshawar Zalmi will meet in the Pakistan Super League 2023’s Eliminator 1. The Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore will host the match. They will enter the match having lost to Zalmi and Lahore Qalandars simultaneously. Shadab Khan’s team lost to the Zalmi by 13 runs after failing to reach 180.
On the other hand, the Zalmi came in fifth place in the table with a net run rate of -0.452 and a score of 10 points. They turned into the primary group to score at least 240 in consecutive T20I innings, however wound up on the terrible side the twice against Quetta Combatants and Multan Rulers.
Due to illness, they did not have their captain, Babar Azam, in their most recent league game. In the Eliminator 1, the skipper is now expected to return. After their victory over the United on Monday in Lahore, the Zalmi will be high on confidence.
Match Details:
- Match: Islamabad United vs Peshawar Zalmi.
- Date: March 17, 2023, Friday.
- Time: 07:30 pm IST
- Venue: Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
Lahore Qalandars Cricket Dream 11 Top picks
Lahore Qalandars group played their last game against Multan Rulers and lost the match by 84 runs, the top entertainer for them in that game was – Sam Billings scored 19 runs in 27 balls and Haris Rauf scored 15 runs in 13 balls while in the bowling division, Haris Rauf culled 3 wickets and Rashid Khan, Zaman Khan culled 1 wicket.
With 384 runs per game, Fakhar Zaman leads the Lahore Qalandars in runs scored. Sikandar Raza has scored 199 runs at an average of 34.91. of 39.80 points in the Pakistan Super League.
In this PAKISTAN SUPER LEAGUE, Haris Rauf has been Lahore Qalandars’ top bowler, taking 17 wickets at an economy rate of 11.45. Rashid Khan has also taken 16 wickets at an economy rate of 7.89.
Peshawar Zalmi Cricket Dream 11 Top picks
The Peshawar Zalmi team won their most recent match against Islamabad United by 12 runs. Babar Azam scored 64 runs in 39 balls and Mohammad Haris scored 34 runs in 17 balls, while Aamer Jamal and Salman Irshad took 2 wickets each in the bowling department.
With 480 runs at an AVG, Babar Azam leads Peshawar Zalmi in runs scored.
Wahab Riaz has been Peshawar Zalmi’s top bowler, taking nine wickets at an economy rate of 9.46.
In this PAKISTAN SUPER LEAGUE, Azmatullah Omarzai also took 8 wickets at an economy rate of 10.24.
Prediction
Both Zalmi and Qalandars’ bowling arrangements are in fair structure. Their performance against United would have delighted the Zalmi bowling attack. Notwithstanding, the throw could demonstrate crucual with pursuing demonstrating precarious at the setting.
Prediction: The team that bats first wins the game.
Dream11 Team Prediction
- WICKET-KEEPERS: Sam Billings, Mohammad Haris.
- BATSMEN: Babar Azam, Saim Ayub, Fakhar Zaman
- ALL-ROUNDERS: Azmatullah Omarzai, Sikandar Raza, David Wiese, Aamer Jamal
- BOWLERS: Shaheen Afridi, Rashid Khan.
Probable XIs
Islamabad United
- Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk)
- Alex Hales
- Colin Munro
- Hassan Nawaz
- Sohaib Maqsood
- Shadab Khan (c)
- Asif Ali
- Faheem Ashraf
- Mohammad Wasim Jr
- Hasan Ali
- Fazalhaq Farooqi
Peshawar Zalmi
- Saim Ayub
- Mohammad Haris
- Tom Kohler-Cadmore (c)
- Haseebullah Khan (wk)
- Bhanuka Rajapaksa
- James Neesham
- Aamer Jamal
- Mujeeb Ur Rahman
- Khurram Shahzad
- Salman Irshad
- Sufiyan Muqeem
Pitch Report
The team that is batting second has not benefited from Lahore’s pitch. Therefore, teams shouldn’t go with chasing as their method of choice. It looks like a match that will score a lot.
Weather Forecast
At this time, there is no chance of rain. The humidity will be around 50 percent.
Where to watch
TV: Sony Sports Network
Live Streaming: Sony Liv