Preview for PES vs ISL Dream11 Contest: Peshawar Zalmi and Islamabad United will lock horns in the Eliminator for the Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2022 on Thursday (February 24). The two teams will battle it out in the knock-out, with only of them set to progress further towards the PSL trophy. Zalmi finished third in […]
Peshawar Zalmi and Islamabad United will lock horns in the Eliminator for the Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2022 on Thursday (February 24).
The two teams will battle it out in the knock-out, with only of them set to progress further towards the PSL trophy.
Zalmi finished third in the points table despite an identical 6-4 winning record to Lahore Qalandars, who pipped them on the better NRR.
United made the cut for the playoffs as fourth after securing wins in four and losing six of their matches.
Peshawar Zalmi – Hazratullah Zazai, Kamran Akmal (wk), Mohammad Haris, Shoaib Malik, Hussain Talat, Haider Ali, Wahab Riaz (c), Amad Butt, Khalid Usman, Mohammad Umar, Arshad Iqbal
Islamabad United – Nasir Nawaz, Mohammad Huraira, Liam Dawson, Azam Khan (wk), Asif Ali (c), Danish Aziz, Zafar Gohar, Marchant de Lange, Athar Mahmood, Zahid Mahmood, Muhammad Musa
Weather Update: Partly cloudy; 26 degrees C; wind 13 km/h
Pitch Report: Expect a good batting deck that enables a high-scoring fixture.
Who will win the PES vs ISL Dream11 PSL 2022 Eliminator match in Lahore?
While the knock-outs tend to put teams on an equal footing, Zalmi should believe they have an edge in this contest, having shown greater consistency and depth in the league stage. United only just avoided elimination because the Qalandars and Kings were not good enough. So expect Zalmi to come out on top.
Shoaib Malik (9.5 credits): Malik has been the top scorer for Zalmi in PSL 2022 with his 346 runs from 10 matches coming at a strike-rate of 138.95. The veteran batter has been key to Zalmi’s surge towards the playoffs.
Liam Dawson (8.5 credits): Dawson was United’s stand-out performer in their defeat to Sultans the other day. The England allrounder made 22 runs off 11 balls and backed up his cameo with a spell of 3 for 16 off his 4 overs.
Hazratullah Zazai (9 credits): Zazai has been one of the better players for Zalmi in PSL 2022. The aggressive left-hander has struck 170 runs in his seven innings at the top of the order, helping Zalmi maximise the powerplay restrictions.
Arshad Iqbal (8.5 credits): Iqbal played an important role in Zalmi’s Super Over win against Qalandars, delivering a spell of 2 for 30 off his 4 overs.
Khalid Usman (8 credits): Usman performed even better. He made a crucial cameo of 11-ball 19* and then came up with a spell of 1/25 for Zalmi against Qalandars.
Zahid Mahmood (8.5 credits): United’s better performer with the ball after Dawson, Mahmood kept the Sultans’ batting unit in check with his miserly spell of 1/20 off his 4 overs.
M Haris (wk), Shoaib Malik (c), Asif Ali, Haider Ali, Hazratullah Zazai, Liam Dawson (vc), Wahab Riaz, M de Lange, Arshad Iqbal, K Usman, Z Mahmood
M Haris (wk), Shoaib Malik (c), Asif Ali, Haider Ali, Hazratullah Zazai (vc), Liam Dawson, Wahab Riaz, M de Lange, Arshad Iqbal, K Usman, Z Mahmood
