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CLAIM NOWIslamabad United vs Peshawar Zalmi, PSLT20, Today Match Prediction 26 February 2024
Toss Winner - Islamabad United won the toss and choose to bowl first
Peshawar Zalmi beat Islamabad United by 8 runs
It’s fifth placed Islamabad United facing off with Peshawar Zalmi in PSL this week. Who’ll take the win?
- Agha Salman and Shadab Khan lead the charge with the bat for the United, but the inconsistency of the rest of the batters is a bit of a concern.
- Babar Azam is in great nick with the bat, with two 50+ scores, one 40+ score, and one 30+ score .
- The head to head is slightly in Peshawar Zalmi’s favor, at 11-12.
We are backing Peshawar Zalmi as the winners of this contest.
| Tournament: | Pakistan Super League, 2024 |
| Format: | t20 |
| Venue: | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore Cantt, Pakistan |
| Toss Prediction: | To Bowl |
| Weather: | 18.0°C|Partly cloudy |
ISU vs PSZ Match Prediction & Analysis
Islamabad United take on Peshawar Zalmi in a bid to get their derailing campaign back on track after two straight losses. Peshawar Zalmi, however, have worked out a bit of momentum. Having lost their first two matches, Peshawar Zalmi turned things around with a marginal victory over table toppers Multan Sultans and then backed it up with another solid win over reigning champs Lahore Qalandars.
One team needs a win to stop sliding further whereas another team has its eyes clearly set at moving up the points table and improving its NRR, so it doesn’t get left behind in the race to qualifiers. This match has all the makings to be an exciting contest. Besides, both these teams have a bit of history.
The 10-11 head to head record suggests that these two teams indulge in playing a bit of cat and mouse. Peshawar Zalmi, is slightly in the lead now, and will look to use their current form and momentum to notch another win over the United.
RECENT PERFORMANCE
ISU
L L W
ISU
138/9 in 20.0 6.9
139/7 in 18.2 7.58
145/5 in 19.5 7.31
144/10 in 20.0 7.2
PSZ
W W L L
PSZ
203/6 in 20.0 10.15
211/4 in 20.0 10.55
HEAD TO HEAD
Last 0 Matches
TEAMS PREVIEW
Islamabad United Preview
Islamabad United’s start to this year’s PSL has been up and down. A thumping victory against defending champions in the tournament opener set them up for a strong campaign, but they couldn’t build it into something big. Two subsequent losses followed, pulling them back from climbing up the points table and dashing their hopes of staying in touch with the rest of the pack in the race to the playoffs.
Barring a few individuals, the rest of the players have not quite been able to play to potential. Agha Salman and Shadab Khan have been exceptional for team United with the bat, but Colin Munro, Alex Hales and Azam Khan haven’t quite set the stage on fire yet. Shadab Khan, in particular, has demonstrated the value he could bring to any team, with his impressive all-round skills. He has scored valuable runs and picked up crucial wickets in the tournament to take Islamabad United where they are right now.
The United’s bowling has largely misfired, too, with only Naseem Shah and Tymal Mills showing glimpses of form and the ability to make breakthroughs whenever needed. Imad Wasim has not been at his best, and it’s clearly showing in Islamabad’s failure to run through oppositions or put a lid on their scoring.
Islamabad United Predicted Playing XI:
Colin Munro, Alex Hales, Agha Salman, Shadab Khan (c), Azam Khan (wk), Jordan Cox, Imad Wasim, Faheem Ashraf, Naseem Shah, Hunain Shah, Rumman Raees.
Islamabad United Key Players From Previous Game Of Pakistan Super League, 2024
Islamabad United Actual Playing XI:
Colin Munro, Agha Salman, Hunain Shah, Shadab Khan, Imad Wasim, Faheem Ashraf, Jordan Cox, Azam Khan, Naseem Shah, Tymal Mills, Haider Ali
Peshawar Zalmi Preview
Peshawar Zalmi’s PSL 2024 campaign has been a story of two tales. Two back to back losses to start their campaign off.
They make a few changes to the playing XI and then follows successive wins over Multan Sultans, the table-toppers now, and Lahore Qalandars, the reigning champs. Peshawar Zalmi resurgence, in part, can be attributed to how three of their in-form batsmen namely Babar Azam, Saim Ayub and Rovman Powell have gone about their business. They’ve scored a lion’s share of their team runs, with Babar Azam standing out with 4 30+ scores in the matches held so far.
Their run tally from 4 matches is at 734 now, meaning they’re averaging close to 183 a match, which is really remarkable. Bowling hasn’t been as effective or consistent though. Luke Wood and Salman Irshad have been dependable with the ball, with both picking up 6 wickets apiece. Naveen ul Haq has yet to hit his stride in the tournament while Arif Yaqoob and Brisbane Heat fame Paul Walter have chipped in with a few from their two appearances so far.
Better planning and better execution on acing their matchups with the ball would be right up there in the priority list, having survived two close encounters.
Peshawar Zalmi Predicted Playing XI:
Sahibzada Farhan, Fakhar Zaman, Rassie van der Dussen, Shai Hope (wk), Sikandar Raza, Ahsan Bhatti, Jahandad Khan, Carlos Brathwaite, Shaheen Afridi (c), Mohammad Imran, Zaman Khan.
Peshawar Zalmi Key Players From Previous Game Of Pakistan Super League, 2024
Peshawar Zalmi Actual Playing XI:
Asif Ali, Babar Azam, Rovman Powell, Saim Ayub, Salman Irshad, Haseebullah Khan, Mohammad Haris, Naveen ul Haq, Arif Yaqoob, Paul Walter, Luke Wood
PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS
Weather Conditions
The deck here offers great value for shots and the batsmen have cashed in this season. 3 of the matches held here so far have seen teams getting above 200 to finish off their innings. One of the best batting wickets in the tournament, this has allowed bowlers to have a sniff too. The weather forecast suggests we might see the weather being bright and clear during game day. Forecast not showing signs of rain interrupting the contest.
ISU vs PSZ Pitch Report
Pitch Condition
BattingBatting Conditions
High ScoringPace Bowling
Pace BounceSpin Bowling
Average Turn
Gadaffi Stadium, Lahore has been excellent or worse for the Islamabad United, who chased 200 in no time one day and fell through succumbing to 138 against the Quetta Gladiators on another day. Peshawar Zalmi, with just one win and two drubbings in three matches here, has had it slightly worse.
Toss: To Bowl
Chasing teams have lost two out of seven fixtures at Lahore, but one of the matches featuring Zalmi could have gone either way. There’s no doubt that the team winning the toss will consider putting the opposition in to bat.
ISU vs PSZ
Winning Prediction
Peshawar Zalmi has the momentum on its side, so Islamabad United may not find it easy to rein in the Peshawar boys. Zalmi to win.
We are backing Peshawar Zalmi as the winners of this contest.
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