RAWALPINDI: Peshawar Zalmi have won the toss and invited Quetta Gladiators to bat first in the second match of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) 10 here at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on Saturday.
Yesterday, the defending champions Islamabad United, like last season, started their journey with a win again against the Lahore Qalandars.
The 2017 PSL winners Peshawar Zalmi are the only team in the PSL to have made it to the knockouts, or playoffs, in all nine editions. Quetta Gladiators had won the 2019 edition and looking for a second title
Playing XIs
Peshawar Zalmi: Babar Azam(c), Saim Ayub, Mohammad Haris(w), Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Hussain Talat, Max Bryant, Mitchell Owen, Alzarri Joseph, Sufiyan Muqeem, Mohammad Ali, Ali Raza
Quetta Gladiators: Saud Shakeel(c), Finn Allen, Hasan Nawaz, Kusal Mendis(w), Rilee Rossouw, Shoaib Malik, Faheem Ashraf, Kyle Jamieson, Mohammad Amir, Abrar Ahmed, Usman Tariq
HEAD-TO-HEAD
Peshawar Zalmi and Quetta Gladiators have faced each other 22 times in the history of the Pakistan Super League (PSL). Zalmi leads with 12 wins, while the Gladiators are close behind with 10.
• Matches played: 24
• Peshawar Zalmi won: 13
• Quetta Gladiators won: 10
FORM GUIDE
Peshawar Zalmi will look to bounce back and kickstart their PSL 10 campaign with a win, following two consecutive defeats.
Quetta Gladiators, under a new skipper and bolstered by strong additions to their squad, will aim for a comeback win after a series of setbacks.
Peshawar Zalmi: W, W, W, L, L (most recent first)
Quetta Gladiators: L, L, W, L, L
