Peshawar Zalmi will lock horns against Lahore Qalandars in the 23rd match of the Pakistan Super League 2023 at the Pindi Club Ground, Rawalpindi on Tuesday in the afternoon fixture. Lahore Qalandars have already qualified for the playoff stages after six wins in seven matches and they are currently at the top of the points table with 12 points.

On the other hand, Peshawar Zalmi has won three and lost as many out of the six games they have played and they are currently in sixth position with six points.

When these two teams had met earlier in the season, Lahore Qalandars had won convincingly by 40 runs after a fine knock of 96 runs from Fakhar Zaman.

LHQ won their previous match against Multan Sultans by 21 runs and Shaheen Shah Afridi confirmed they will give chances to their bench in the remaining league-stage matches.

Meanwhile, Peshawar Zalmi won their last game against Karachi Kings by 24 runs after a strong batting performance from Kohler-Cadmore, Haseebullah Khan and Rovman Powell, who all scored fifties.

Match Prediction: In-form Lahore Qalandars will enter the contest as favorites against Peshawar Zalmi given their current form.

Lahore Qalandars

Rashid Khan, Haris Rauf, Shaheen Shah Afridi, David Wiese, Abdullah Shafique, Harry Brook, Kamran Ghulam, Zaman Khan, Fakhar Zaman, Hussain Talat, Sikandar Raza, Liam Dawson, Dilbar Hussain, Mirza Tahir Baig, Ahmed Danlyal, Shawaiz Irfan, Jordan Cox, Jalat Khan, Ahsan Bhatti, Sam Billings (partial replacement for Rashid Khan), Shane Dadswell (replacement for Harry Brook), Kusal Mendis (partial replacement for Jordan Cox).

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)