Lahore Qalandars vs Quetta Gladiators, PSL T20 2022, Today Match Prediction

lhq vs qtg Match Prediction & Analysis

PSL 2022 is slowly nearing the final stages of the league phase with just 3-4 matches remaining for every team. Every win from now on will not only put the winning team in strong position but also push the loser a step back. Lahore Qalanders are currently sitting comfortably at the second position. They have a 2-point lead over the next team and will look to build on it with 2 more points from this match. Quetta Gladiators campaign picked up in right fashion after they won the last 2 matches on a trot.

TEAMS PREVIEW

Lahore Qalandars Preview

Lahore Qalanders batting unit really looked comfortable right from the start in the 200-run chase and won the match by 5 wickets with 2 balls remaining. Jason Roy and Sarfaraz Ahmed scored crucial fifties at the top and death respectively. Umar Akmal, Ahsan Ali, and James Vince played vital 20+ cameos to build partnerships in the middle.

Shahid Afridi and Noor Ahmed were the pick of the bowlers with bowling figures of 4-0-27-2 & 4-0-27-1 respectively. Faulkner and Naseem Shah picked up crucial wickets but went for runs at over 10 RPO. They gave away 50+ runs in the fifth bowler`s quota of 4 overs as they ended with 199/8 in 20 overs.

Top players to bet on: Jason Roy, Noor Ahmed, Umar Akmal

Lahore Qalandars Predicted Playing XI:

Jason Roy, Ahsan Ali, James Vince, Umar Akmal, Sarfaraz Ahmed (c & wk), Iftikhar Ahmed, Shahid Afridi, James Faulkner, Naseem Shah, Noor Ahmad, Ghulam Mudassar

Lahore Qalandars Actual Playing XI:

Abdullah Shafiq, Mohammad Hafeez, Fakhar Zaman, Kamran Ghulam, Zaman Khan, Rashid Khan, Shaheen Afridi, Phil Salt, David Wiese, Haris Rauf, Harry Brook

Quetta Gladiators Preview

Opener Fakhar Zaman provided a batting masterclass scoring 60 runs off 37 balls. Kamran Ghulam (42 runs), Mohammed Hafeez (43 runs), and Philip Salt (26 runs) played vital cameos to take their team to a massive total of 182/4 in the match.

Their bowling unit then provided a brilliant performance as a team to bundle out the opposition for just 130 runs. Zaman khan was the top wicket-taker with 3 wickets. Rashid Khan, Haris Rauf, and Shaheen Afridi picked up 2 wickets each in the match.

Top players to bet on: Rashid Khan, Fakhar Zaman, Philip salt

Quetta Gladiators Predicted Playing XI:

Fakhar Zaman, Abdullah Shafique, Kamran Ghulam, Mohammad Hafeez, Philip Salt (wk), Harry Brook, David Wiese, Rashid Khan, Shaheen Afridi (c), Haris Rauf, Zaman Khan

Quetta Gladiators Actual Playing XI:

Ahsan Ali, Ghulam Mudassar, Naseem Shah, James Vince, Sarfaraz Ahmed, Noor Ahmad, Jason Roy, Sohail Tanvir, Hassan Khan, Iftikhar Ahmed, Umar Akmal

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

Lahore is expected to have a bright and sunny weather on the match day with 10% chances of precipitation. No rain interruptions are expected in this match.

Venue Details

St. George`s pitch has a lovely sheen on the pitch and the ball will slide onto the bat comfortably. The average scores has been around 180-190 runs in this season with most of the matches going for over 170+ runs.

Toss: To Bowl

The pitch has started to slightly slow down and batting becomes difficult in the second innings. Teams batting first has a 2-1 win-loss record so far on this pitch.