Quetta Gladiators will lock horns against Islamabad United in the 10th match of the Pakistan Super League 2022 at the National Stadium, Karachi on Thursday. Islamabad United had lost their previous contest against defending champions Multan Sultans by 20 runs and they will look to get back to winning ways.
United’s captain Shadab Khan had scored a blistering knock of 91 runs off just 42 balls in the run-chase but his efforts went in vain. The rest of the batters could not contribute and Khan was the lone warrior in the run-chase.
On the other hand, Quetta Gladiators also lost their last match against Multan Sultans by six runs. Ben Duckett and Iftikhar Ahmed had done a good job in the run-chase but they couldn’t get their team over the line.
Quetta Gladiators Probable XI: Will Smeed, Ahsan Ali, Ben Duckett, Asir Qureshi, Mohammad Nawaz, Iftikhar Ahmed, Sarfaraz Ahmed (c & wk), James Faulkner, Mohammad Hasnain, Naseem Shah, Sohail Tanvir.
Islamabad United Probable XI: Alex Hales, Colin Munro, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Muhammad Akhlaq (wk), Asif Ali, Shadab Khan (c), Muhammad Musa, Hasan Ali, Mohammad Wasim, Zahir Khan, Faheem Ashraf.
Match Details QG vs ISU, PSL 2022, Match 10.
Date and Time: 3rd February 2022; 7:30 PM IST.
Venue: National Stadium, Karachi.
Pitch: The eighth match of the tournament saw more than 400 runs being scored and the batters could expect another feast.
Players to look out for:
Naseem Shah, Sohail Tanvir, Ben Duckett, and Sarfaraz Ahmed will be the important players for Quetta Gladiators.
Colin Munro, Alex Hales, Shadab Khan, Hasan Ali, and Asif Ali will be the crucial players for Islamabad United.
Prediction – Quetta Gladiators will enter the contest as favorites against Islamabad United.
