Quetta Gladiators vs Peshawar Zalmi, PSL T20 2022, Today Match Prediction 28 January 2022

qtg vs psz Match Prediction & Analysis

PSL 2022 is all set to kick off with the defending Champions Multan Sultans all set to play against Karachi Kings. The first phase of 15 league games is all set to take place in the National Stadium, Karachi. Peshawar Zalmi and Quetta Gladiators will play against each other in the second match of the league and kick off their campaigns. These two teams are the most consistent teams in the PSL history making it to at least 3 finals so far. PSL is getting bigger endorsements and viewership’s every year and we expect it to start off in a grand fashion in this season too.

TEAMS PREVIEW

Quetta Gladiators Preview

Quetta Gladiators will be led by Keeper Sarfaraz Ahmed and he has been the skipper in all the seasons played so far. They rely heavily on the foreign contingent in the batting department with Ben Duckett, Dan Lawrence, Shimron Hetmyer, James Vince, and Jason Roy in their squad. Iftikhar Ahmed, Ahsan Ali, and Umar Akmal are the local talents available in the squad.

They are strong pack of pace bowlers with the likes of Sohail Tanvir, Mohammed Hasnain, James Faulkner, and Naseem Shah expected to make it to the applying XI. Veteran Shahid Afridi and Mohammed Nawaz will be their spin bowlers in the playing XI.

Key players to bet on: Babar Azam, Imad Wasim, Mohammed Amir

Quetta Gladiators Predicted Playing XI:

Ben Duckett, Shimron Hetmyer, Umar Akmal, Sarfaraz Ahmed, James Faulkner, Iftikhar Ahmed, Mohammad Nawaz, Shahid Afridi, Sohail Tanvir, Mohammad Hasnain, Naseem Shah

Quetta Gladiators Actual Playing XI:

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

Peshawar Zalmi Preview

Peshawar Zalmi will be expected to open the batting with the duo of Hazaratullah Zazai and keeper Kamran Akmal in this season too. Experienced campaigners Shoaib Malik, and Sherfane Rutherford will joined by the likes of Hussain Talat, Haider Ali, Ben Cutting, and Tom Kohler-more in the middle order. Liam Livingstone and Saqib Mahmood not available for this match.

Skipper Wahab Riaz will lead the batting line-up with the likes of Sameen Gul, Mohammed Umar, and Arshad Iqbal available in the pace department. Leggie Usman Qadir will be their trump card with the ball in hand in the middle overs. They have no other spinner in their squad barring the part-time all-rounders.

Key players to bet on: Haider Ali, Usman Qadir, Wahab Riaz

Peshawar Zalmi Predicted Playing XI:

Hazaratullah Zazai, Kamran Akmal, Hussain Talat, Haider Ali, Ben Cutting, Shoaib Malik, Sherfane Rutherford, Wahab Riaz, Sameen Gul, Mohammed Umar, Usman Qadir

Peshawar Zalmi Actual Playing XI:

Patrick Brown, Usman Qadir, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Sameen Gul, Yasir Khan, Ben Cutting, Hussain Talat, Sherfane Rutherford, Sohail Khan, Shoaib Malik, Haider Ali

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. Karachi is one of the most famous venues in the Pakistani circuit.

Venue Details

National Stadium is a belter of a track with good bounce and carry. Batters will enjoy playing on this track and last year we saw scores consistently in the range of 180-190 runs at tis venue. We expect the average scores to be around 180-200 runs in this match too.

Toss: To Bowl

Teams will be unsure of the pitch and chasing is the best option if the pitch suits the batters as no score is safe here. We expect both captains to bowl first on this track.