New Delhi: In the Pakistani Premiere League (PLS) 2021, Quetta Gladiators will take on Peshawar Zalmi in the League Match today. It will be played at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi.
Gladiators have won 1 of their six games while Peshawar have been victorious in 3 of their games.
Peshawar Zalmi are placed at the 4th spot in PSL 2021 points table with 3 wins and 3 losses from their 6 matches of the league. The team is with 6 points.
Quetta Gladiators vs Peshawar Zalmi: Match Details
Match – Quetta Gladiators vs Peshawar Zalmi – 18th match
Venue – Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Time – 09:30 PM IST, 04:00 PM GMT
Where to watch live – Sony Sports Network, Sony LIV
Pitch Report
The pitch in Abu Dhabi is mostly suited for the spinners and batters. Batting first should be the way forward. The playing conditions will be clear with the temperature around 34 degrees Celsius.
Quetta Gladiators vs Peshawar Zalmi: Top Picks
For Peshawar Zalmi, Shoaib Malik is the top run scorer with 174 runs at a strike rate of 134. Sherfane Rutherford is another star player, having scored 144 runs at a strike rate of 151.
Wahab Riaz excels in bowling department as he has picked up 9 wickets while bowling at an average of 20 and an economy rate of 9.15.
Quetta Gladiators are placed at the bottom spot in the Pakistan Super League 2021 points table with just 1 win. Sarfaraz Ahmed is their top scorer with 187 runs at a strike rate of 144. Azam Khan also did moderately well with 124 runs at a strike rate of 136.
Mohammad Hasnain has been the best bowler for Quetta Gladiators, having picked 6 wickets while bowling at an average of 29 and an economy rate of 8.54.
QUE vs PES Probable Playing XIs
Quetta Gladiators: Faf du Plessis, Usman Khan, Jake Weatherald, Sarfaraz Ahmed (c & wk), Azam Khan, Zahid Mahmood, Naseem Shah, Mohammad Nawaz, Jack Wildermuth, Mohammad Hasnain, Khurram Shahzad
Peshawar Zalmi: Kamran Akmal (wk), Haider Ali, Shoaib Malik, David Miller, Umaid Asif, Mohammad Imran, Rovman Powell, Sherfane Rutherford, Fabian Allen, Wahab Riaz (c), Mohammad Irfan
