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Match Details
Date: 17 February 2020
Time: 8 PM IST
Venue: Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
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Preview
In the 24th match of the seventh edition of the Pakistan Super League, Islamabad United and Peshawar Zalmi will be taking on each other at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore. Both the teams are coming on the back of a win and will hope to continue with the momentum. While United snatched a win from Karachi Kings' grasp the other day, Zalmi comfortably beat Quetta Gladiators on Tuesday night. Both teams have eight points, but Islamabad are better placed with better NRR having played a game lesser. The league is heading towards its conclusion, so, every game from here on becomes crucial. Thus, a nail-biting contest is expected on Thursday evening.
Weather Report
Pitch Report
Squads
Islamabad United: Asif Ali, Colin Munro, Hasan Ali (Platinum), Faheem Ashraf, Marchant De Lange, Shadab Khan (Brand Ambassador), Alex Hales (Mentor), Azam Khan, Mohammad Wasim Jnr (Gold), Danish Aziz, Mohammad Akhlaq, Paul Stirling, Reece Topley, Zafar Gohar (Silver), Mubasir Khan, Zeeshan Zameer (Emerging), Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Ather Mehmood (Supplementary)
Peshawar Zalmi: Hazratulah Zazai, Liam Livingstone, Wahab Riaz (Platinum), Haider Ali, Sherfane Rutherford, Shoaib Malik (Diamond), Hussain Talat (Gold), Saqib Mahmood (Gold, Brand Ambassador), Usman Qadir (Gold), Arshad Iqbal, Kamran Akmal (Mentor), Salman Irshad, Sameen Gul, Tom Kohler-Cadmore (Silver), Mohammad Amir Khan, Sirajuddin (Emerging), Ben Cutting and Mohammad Haris (Supplementary)
Probable Playing XIs
Islamabad United: Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Alex Hales, Muhammad Akhlaq, Shadab Khan (c), Asif Ali, Azam Khan (wk), Hasan Ali, Liam Dawson, Faheem Ashraf, Waqas Maqsood, Zeeshan Zameer
Peshawar Zalmi: Hazratullah Zazai, Ben Cutting, Mohammad Haris (wk), Liam Livingstone, Shoaib Malik, Hussain Talat, Sherfane Rutherford, Wahab Riaz (c), Usman Qadir, Mohammad Umar, Salman Irshad
Key Players
Analysis
Alex Hales is one of those batsmen who can chip in with quick innings always and thus becomes a vital pick in the fantasy team. United's captain Shadab Khan has been contributing with both bat and ball right from the start of the tournament, so he also becomes an obvious pick. From Zalmi's camp, Ben Cutting, Shoaib Malik and Hussain Talat are obvious choices in the batting department. In the bowling category, Usman Qadir, Salman Irshad, and Faheem Ashraf are good choices.
Team 1
Team 2
People's Pick for Fantasy
Best 14
Wicketkeepers: Zaman Khan
Batsmen: Alex Hales, Hazratullah Zazai, Shoaib Malik, Asif Ali
All-rounders: Shadab Khan, Liam Livingstone, Faheem Ashraf, Ben Cutting, Hussain Talat
Bowlers: Hasan Ali, Usman Qadir, Waqas Maqsood, Wahab Riaz
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