Quetta Gladiators vs Islamabad United, PSL T20 2022, Today Match Prediction 03 February 2022

qtg vs isu Match Prediction & Analysis

PSL 2022 is off and running successfully with some entertaining and thrilling cricket played in the Pakistan. Quetta Gladiators are going through a roller coaster ride and are searching for momentum that could catapult them in the points table in the early stages. Their opponents Islamabad United too lost their previous match after winning the opening match. Both teams come into this match after a loss and will be looking to win this match to gain some form ahead of other league matches.

TEAMS PREVIEW

Quetta Gladiators Preview

Quetta Gladiators were powered by Ben Duckett`s 47 runs off 32 balls after their openers fell cheaply. They suffered a middle order collapse from 97/2 to 108/6 in a 2-over period. Iftikhar Ahmed (30 runs), Sohail Tanvir (13 runs), and James Faulkner (18 runs) put on a valiant fight but fell short of the target agonizingly close to lose by 6 runs.

Mohammed Hasnain and James Faulkner took 3 wickets between them in the match and gave runs at just 6 RPO. Iftikhar Ahmed and Mohammed Nawaz shared the spin bowling with combined figures of 4-0-45-0. Naseem shah and Sohail Tanvir too were taken for runs at over 10 RPO.

Key players to bet on: Will Smeed, Ben Duckett, Iftikhar Ahmed

Quetta Gladiators Predicted Playing XI:

Ahsan Ali, Will Smeed, Ben Duckett, Sarfaraz Ahmed (c & wk), Iftikhar Ahmed, Sohail Tanvir, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Hasnain, James Faulkner, Naseem Shah, Ashir Qureshi

Quetta Gladiators Actual Playing XI:

Ahsan Ali, Naseem Shah, James Vince, Sarfaraz Ahmed, Sohail Tanvir, James Faulkner, Iftikhar Ahmed, Ben Duckett, SMSK Afridi, Abdul Bangalzai, Mohammad Nawaz

Islamabad United Preview

Paul Stirling (19 runs) and Alex Hales (23 runs) started off aggressively but failed to make it into a big score. They kept losing wickets in middle overs with Shadab Khan playing a lone battle with a massive score of 91 runs. Asif Ali counter attacked with his 12-ball 23-run knock in the match.

Their bowlers gave away 217 runs in the last game. Pacers Hasan Ali, Faheem Ashraf, Mohammed Wasim, and Merchant de Lange gave runs at over 10 RPO and were unable the stop the opposition effectively. Shadab Khan had bowling figures of 4-0-29-0 and was the only bowler to restrict the run flow effectively in the match.

Key players to bet on: Ales Hales, Shadab Khan, Hasan Ali

Islamabad United Predicted Playing XI:

Paul Stirling, Alex Hales, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Mubasir Khan, Azam Khan (wk), Shadab Khan (c), Asif Ali, Faheem Ashraf, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Hasan Ali, Marchant de Lange

Islamabad United Actual Playing XI:

Alex Hales, Hasan Ali, Asif Ali, Faheem Ashraf, Paul Stirling, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Azam Khan, Shadab Khan, Mubasir Khan , Waqas Maqsood, Colin Munro

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

Karachi 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

National Stadium is a belter of a track with good bounce and carry. Teams are consistently scoring runs in the ranges of 180+ runs and we expect another run feast in this match too. Bowlers need to accurate with their execution and perfection of variations and yorkers.

Toss: To Bowl

Chasing teams have won 6 of the 8 matches played so far and we expect both captains to follow the trend and chase the target in this match too.