KARACHI: Peshawar Zalmi captain Babar Azam won the toss and chose to bowl first against the Quetta Gladiators in the 23rd match of Pakistan Super League (PSL) season 11, held on Wednesday at the National Bank Stadium.
𝐏𝐄𝐒𝐇𝐀𝐖𝐀𝐑 𝐙𝐀𝐋𝐌𝐈 𝐖𝐎𝐍 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐓𝐎𝐒𝐒 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐄𝐃 𝐓𝐎 𝐁𝐎𝐖𝐋.#HBLPSL11 | #NewEra | #PZvQG pic.twitter.com/i2d0wOhGew
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Head-to-head record
The two longstanding rivals have faced each other 26 times since the PSL began. Zalmi, the 2017 champions, lead the head-to-head count with 13 wins, while last season’s runners-up, the Gladiators, are close behind with 12 victories. One match ended with no result. Their most recent encounter, during PSL’s landmark 10th edition, saw Quetta dominate with a massive 64-run win.
Form Guide
The teams enter the contest with contrasting momentum. Zalmi remain unbeaten across six matches, winning five and seeing one washed out by rain in Lahore. They top the points table with nine points.
Quetta, meanwhile, opened their campaign with a narrow 14-run loss to Karachi Kings, then beat Hyderabad Kingsmen. However, they followed with consecutive defeats to Islamabad United and Multan Sultans before bouncing back with a 61-run thrashing of Rawalpindi. Recent form (most recent first): Peshawar – W, W, W, W, NR; Quetta – W, L, L, W, L.
𝐏𝐋𝐀𝐘𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐗𝐈𝐬 𝐀𝐑𝐄 𝐈𝐍 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐁𝐎𝐓𝐇 𝐒𝐈𝐃𝐄𝐒!#HBLPSL11 | #NewEra | #PZvQG pic.twitter.com/7iFF9j8767
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Squads
Quetta Gladiators: Saud Shakeel (c), Abrar Ahmed, Usman Tariq, Hasan Nawaz, Shamyl Hussain, Alzarri Joseph, Rilee Rossouw, Ahmed Daniyal, Jahanzaib Sultan, Jahandad Khan, Khawaja Mohammad Nafay, Khan Zeb, Bismillah Khan, Saqib Khan, Ahsaan Ali, Brett Hampton, Sam Harper, Bevon Jacobs, Ben McDermott, Tom Curran.
Peshawar Zalmi: Babar Azam (c), Sufiyan Muqeem, Abdul Samad, Ali Raza, Aaron Hardie, Aamir Jamal, Khurram Shahzad, Mohammad Haris, Khalid Usman, Abdul Subhan, Tanzid Hasan, Michael Bracewell, Kusal Mendis, Iftikhar Ahmed, Nahid Rana, Kashif Ali, Shahnawaz Dahani, Farhan Yousuf, Brian Bennett, Mohammad Basit, James Vince, Shoriful Islam.
