Islamabad United will lock horns against Peshawar Zalmi in the 12th match of the ongoing Pakistan Super League at the National Stadium, Karachi on Thursday. Peshawar Zalmi are currently in second place in the points table with two wins in three matches.
On the other hand, Islamabad United are in fourth place in the standings with one win and one loss out of the two games they have played.
Peshawar Zalmi won their previous match against Quetta Gladiators by four wickets. New Zealand’s all-rounder James Neesham was the star of the show as he scored a quickfire knock of 23-ball 37 in the run-chase 155 runs whereas he also took one wicket in his quota of four overs.
Meanwhile, Islamabad United suffered a huge loss of 52 runs in their last game against Multan Sultans. Thus, the Shadab Khan-led team will be determined to make a solid comeback to winning ways. Rassie van der Dussen had scored 49 runs but the rest of the batters will also need to contribute to the team’s total.
Both teams will look to come up with a collective effort in this crucial game.
Match Prediction: Peshawar Zalmi will enter the contest as favorites against Islamabad United.
Islamabad United
Shadab Khan, Asif Ali, Mohammad Wasim Jnr, Azam Khan, Faheem Ashraf, Hasan Ali, Colin Munro, Paul Stirling, Alex Hales, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Abrar Ahmed, Sohaib Maqsood, Rumman Raees, Zeeshan Zamir, Hassan Nawaz, Moeen Ali (available from March 14), Mubasir Khan, Tom Curran, Zafar Gohar, Gus Atkinson (partial replacement for Rahmanullah Gurbaz), Tymal Mills (partial replacement for Alex Hales), Rassie van der Dussen (partial replacement for Moeen Ali).
Peshawar Zalmi
Babar Azam, Sherfane Rutherford, Wahab Riaz, Mohammad Haris, Aamir Jamal, Salman Irshad, Tom-Kohler Cadmore, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Rovman Powell, Mujeeb ur Rahman, Danish Aziz, Arshad Iqbal, Saim Ayub, Usman Qadir, Suifyan Muqeem, Haseeb Ullah, Jimmy Neesham, Khurram Shahzad, Haris Sohail, Richard Gleeson (partial replacement for Rovman Powell), Peter Hatzoglou (partial replacement for Mujeeb ur Rahman)
