Peshawar Zalmi’s Babar Azam and Quetta Gladiators’ Saud Shakeel on the toss for his or her PSL 10 match on the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium in Rawalpindi on April 12, 2025. — PCB
LAHORE: Peshawar Zalmi received the toss and elected to bowl first towards Quetta Gladiators within the seventeenth match of the Pakistan Tremendous League (PSL) 10 at Lahore’s Gaddafi Stadium on Sunday.
Quetta Gladiators will draw confidence from their complete 80-run victory over Peshawar Zalmi of their season opener.
That dominant efficiency, which showcased Quetta’s all-round capabilities, offers them a psychological edge heading into immediately’s conflict.
Quetta Gladiators have had a roller-coaster event up to now. After their emphatic begin towards Peshawar, they’ve failed to keep up consistency, notably of their batting division.
Their latest slender victory towards Karachi Kings, nonetheless, the place they defended a modest whole of 142, has instilled recent perception within the squad.
Captain Saud Shakeel’s kind can be essential on the prime of the order, whereas Sri Lankan star Kusal Mendis and South African veteran Rilee Rossouw present worldwide expertise. The bowling assault, spearheaded by the evergreen Mohammad Amir and complemented by the thriller spin of Abrar Ahmed, stays their strongest go well with.
Peshawar Zalmi, in the meantime, have endured a troublesome marketing campaign, shedding three of their 4 matches up to now.
Their sole victory – a commanding 120-run win over Multan Sultans – demonstrated their potential, however they’ve struggled to construct momentum.
The yellow storm’s fortunes largely depend upon their talismanic batsman Babar Azam, who has been constant with out being explosive.
The aggressive Mohammad Haris provides firepower within the center order, whereas abroad pacers Luke Wooden and Alzarri Joseph lead a bowling assault that has proven flashes of brilliance however lacks consistency within the demise overs.
The competition presents an intriguing tactical battle between Quetta’s superior bowling assault and Peshawar’s top-heavy batting lineup.
Squads
Peshawar Zalmi: Babar Azam (c), Saim Ayub and Tom Kohler-Cadmore (all platinum), Mohammad Haris, George Linde and Mohammad Ali (each diamond), Hussain Talat, Nahid Rana and Abdul Samad (all gold), Arif Yaqoob, Mehran Mumtaz, Sufiyan Muqeem and Najibullah Zadran (all silver), Ali Raza and Maaz Sadaqat (each rising), Mitchell Owen, Ahmed Daniyal, Alzarri Joseph and Ihsanullah (all supplementary).
Quetta Gladiators: Finn Allen, Faheem Ashraf and Mark Chapman (all platinum), Abrar Ahmed, Mohammad Amir and Rilee Rossouw (all diamond), Akeal Hossein, Mohammad Wasim Jr and Saud Shakeel (all gold), Khawaja Nafay, Usman Tariq, Haseebullah Khan and Khurram Shahzad (all silver), Kyle Jamieson and Hasan Nawaz (each rising), Mohammad Zeeshan, Danish Aziz, Kusal Mendis and Sean Abbott (all supplementary).
