series: Pakistan Super League, 2023
Islamabad United vs Quetta Gladiators, 21st Match 5th march 2023 evening seven thirty Pm
venue: Pindi Club Ground, Rawalpindi
The Season 8 caravan of the Pakistan Super League is standing midway through the league stage and all of the combatants are now racing towards their ultimate aim of playoffs qualification.
Match 21 of the 2023 PSL edition will feature a battle of two sides who used to rule the league at times but are struggling to contest for the glory in the current scenario.
An action-packed cricketing saga between Islamabad United and Quetta Gladiators will be played at Rawalpindi’s Pindi Club Ground this Super Sunday.
The most awaited arrival for the United has finally occurred as the star English opener Alex Hales has joined the Reds’ roster. Hales will be the part of inaugural
champions for the remainder of the season and is likely to open the Islamabad innings with Colin Munro.
The emerging bowling all-rounder Zeeshan Zameer may get axed from the starting eleven after failing to make any impact while his place in the team is likely to be taken by Rumman Raees.
The 20-year-old emerging knight Yasir Khan was preferred for the opening slot ahead of the veteran Martin Guptill but could not utilize the golden opportunity.
Yasir may not get another chance to open the Gladiators’ innings as the Quetta team management is expected to shift their focus on strengthening the middle-order instead.
The inclusion of the veteran Umar Akmal at this point can solve the problem and do wonders for the Purple Force.
Head to Head record
The rivalry between these two founding franchises of the Pakistan Super League has seen a neck-to-neck contest right from the inaugural edition.
The head-to-head record of 16 encounters that have taken place at the Pakistani top-flight league currently stands equivalent on the scoreline of 8-8.
The national capital-based franchise displayed sheer dominance in the initial seasons while the Baloch forces took the stage by storm during the time period of 2017-2020.
Pitch Report
Rawalpindi’s pitch is expected to be an excellent one for the batters. A fairly high-scoring match seems to be on the cards.
Fielding first after winning the toss should be the way forward.
key players Islamabad : Colin Munro, Alex Hales, shadab Khan , Azam Khan,
key players Quetta : Mohammad Hafeez, Sarfaraz Ahmed, Naseem Shah, Mohammad Nawaz
Prediction: Islamabad United will win this game by big margin.
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