Match Prediction – Peshawar Zalmi vs Islamabad United, Eliminator 1 Pakistan Super League 2022 – Who will win today’s match?
Peshawar Zalmi will be up against Islamabad United in the first Eliminator of the Pakistan Super League. The two teams finished in third and fourth positions respectively and are vying to make it to the final this season.
Peshawar Zalmi ended their league-stage campaign on a brilliant note. They managed to get over their inconsistency and registered four wins on the bounce to climb upwards in the table. Peshawar Zalmi even defeated Lahore Qalandars in the Super Over in their last league match.
Had it not been for the net run rate difference with Qalandars, Peshawar Zalmi would’ve qualified from second position and would’ve been getting an extra chance of making it to the final. However, they’ve hardly put a foot wrong in recent games and arriving into this knockout clash in excellent form.
Islamabad United were having a pretty efficient campaign up until the final stages of the league where they suffered a dramatic collapse. They ended up losing three successive matches and unlike Peshawar Zalmi, confidence will be really low in the camp.
Islamabad United barely managed to qualify for the playoffs. They’d finished with the same number of points as Quetta Gladiators but managed to get through on the basis of their higher net run rate of -0.069. They also suffered heavy defeats in their last two fixtures against Lahore Qalandars and Multan Sultans.
As far as the historical record is concerned between the two sides, Peshawar Zalmi have an extremely narrow advantage. They have won nine games compared to the eight that Islamabad United have won.
Head-to-head record
Wins
: Peshawar Zalmi 9, Islamabad United 8
Last 5 matches:
Peshawar Zalmi 3, Islamabad United 2
Who will win today’s match – Peshawar Zalmi vs Islamabad United, Eliminator 1 Pakistan Super League 2022?
Two weeks ago, this would’ve been a difficult result to predict. However, the situation has unfolded quite dramatically in the last few days. Peshawar Zalmi are on a three-game winning streak and have done wonderfully well lately. Islamabad United have walked the completely opposite route and have lost all of their last three matches. Form plays a massive role in such knockout fixtures and Peshawar Zalmi have the upper hand there.
Peshawar Zalmi also defeated Islamabad United by 10 runs the last time these two sides faced each other. On that occasion, Mohammad Haris played a match-winning knock of 70 off just 32 deliveries.
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Game changers for Peshawar Zalmi vs Islamabad United, Eliminator 1 Pakistan Super League 2022
All eyes will be on Mohammad Haris who was the hero with the bat the last time these two sides met each other. Shoaib Malik has also marshalled the middle-order for Peshawar Zalmi and Kamran Akmal and Wahab Riaz have also utilized their experience well.
Islamabad United, meanwhile, will be reliant on captain Asif Ali and Marchant de Lange to get the job done. Shadab Khan’s return will be a massive boost for the team as Shadab has been their biggest match-winner this season. Will Jacks, who was brought in to replace Rahmanullah Gurbaz, is also said to have completed his isolation period and can join the team while Haris Rauf’s medical report is awaited.
Who will be the best match bowler?
Shadab Khan is the leading wicket-taker in the Pakistan Super League this season and has bowled incredibly well. He has scalped 17 wickets in seven matches at an average of 8.52. Shadab has also bowled at a spectacular economy rate of 6.04. Shadab has two four-wicket-hauls and a fifer to his name!
Who will win today’s man of the match?
Shadab Khan and Shoaib Malik will be the top contenders for the man of the match award here.
Who will be the best batsman for Peshawar Zalmi?
Veteran batter Shoaib Malik continues to be the marshal in the middle order for Peshawar Zalmi. He is the fourth-highest run-scorer in PSL 2022. He has scored 346 runs at an average of 43.25 and his highest score in PSL this season is 58.
Who will be the best batsman for Islamabad United?
In the absence of batters like Alex Hales, Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Paul Stirling, Shadab Khan will have to bear more responsibility. He’s their second-highest scorer this season despite missing several matches and has collected 232 runs in six innings at an average of above 38. He has also batted with a phenomenal strike rate of 165.71.
Match Scorecard
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Scorecard
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PZA 1ST INN
|
BATSMEN
|
|
R
|
B
|
4s
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6s
|
SR
|
|
Kamran Akmal
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c Waqas Maqsood b Shadab Khan
|
58
|
39
|
7
|
2
|
148.72
|
|
Muhammad Haris
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c Asif Ali b Faheem Ashraf
|
12
|
8
|
2
|
0
|
150
|
|
Yasir Khan
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c Liam Dawson b Hasan Ali
|
8
|
12
|
1
|
0
|
66.67
|
|
Shoaib Malik
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c Will Jacks b Hasan Ali
|
55
|
43
|
4
|
2
|
127.91
|
|
Hussain Talat
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c Athar Mahmood b Hasan Ali
|
28
|
15
|
5
|
0
|
186.67
|
|
Haider Ali
|
not out
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
50
|
|
Benny Howell
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not out
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
200
|
|
Total
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(20 Ov, RR: 8.44)
|
169/5
|
|
|
BOWLING
|
O
|
M
|
R
|
W
|
ECON
|
WD
|
NB
|
|
Liam Dawson
|
1
|
0
|
13
|
0
|
13
|
0
|
0
|
|
Faheem Ashraf
|
3
|
0
|
15
|
1
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
|
Athar Mahmood
|
2
|
0
|
9
|
0
|
4.5
|
0
|
0
|
|
Waqas Maqsood
|
3
|
0
|
34
|
0
|
11.33
|
0
|
0
|
|
Zahid Mehmood
|
3
|
0
|
29
|
0
|
9.66
|
0
|
0
|
|
Hasan Ali
|
4
|
0
|
30
|
3
|
7.5
|
0
|
0
|
|
Shadab Khan
|
4
|
0
|
35
|
1
|
8.75
|
1
|
0
|
IUN 1ST INN
|
BATSMEN
|
|
R
|
B
|
4s
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6s
|
SR
|
|
Will Jacks
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b Khalid Usman
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11
|
8
|
0
|
1
|
137.5
|
|
Alex Hales
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b Salman Irshad
|
62
|
49
|
6
|
3
|
126.53
|
|
Shadab Khan
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c Wahab Riaz b Salman Irshad
|
22
|
17
|
1
|
1
|
129.41
|
|
Azam Khan
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lbw Benny Howell
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28
|
22
|
1
|
2
|
127.27
|
|
Asif Ali
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b Salman Irshad
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7
|
6
|
0
|
1
|
116.67
|
|
Faheem Ashraf
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not out
|
19
|
13
|
2
|
1
|
146.15
|
|
Liam Dawson
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not out
|
10
|
2
|
1
|
1
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500
|
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Total
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(19.29 Ov, RR: 8.8)
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170/5
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|
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BOWLING
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O
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M
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R
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W
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ECON
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WD
|
NB
|
|
Ali Majid
|
4
|
0
|
33
|
0
|
8.25
|
1
|
0
|
|
Khalid Usman
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4
|
0
|
17
|
1
|
4.25
|
0
|
0
|
|
Wahab Riaz
|
4
|
0
|
52
|
0
|
13
|
4
|
0
|
|
Benny Howell
|
3
|
0
|
34
|
1
|
11.33
|
0
|
0
|
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Salman Irshad
|
4
|
0
|
31
|
3
|
7.75
|
2
|
0
|
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