Key match-ups, squad lists, head-to-head record, weather forecast, prediction, odds, form guide and more ahead of the next game of the 2022 Pakistan Super League season
Quetta Gladiators take on Lahore Qalandars in the Pakistan Super League.
The game is set for Monday, February 7. The first ball will be bowled at 7:30pm local time (2:30pm GMT).
The game will be held at the National Stadium in Karachi.
Quetta Gladiators have endured a poor start to PSL7, winning just one of their four matches to date - an eight-wicket win over the equally out of form Karachi Kings.
Peshawar Zalmi (five wickets) and Multan Sultans (six runs) have both defeated the Qalandars this season while in their most recent outing, they lost to Islamabad United by 43 runs after conceding 229 runs.
James Vince did return from international duty for the Qalandars against Islamabad United but was dismissed for a two-ball duck.
Since losing their tournament opener against Multan Sultans, Lahore Qalandars have been unstoppable, defeating Karachi Kings (six wickets), Peshawar Zalmi (29 runs) and Islamabad United (eight runs) - not always huge winning margins but they consistently get over the line.
And central to their success has been the form of opener Fakhar Zaman, who has scored a tournament-leading 286 runs at a strike rate of 178.75 in four innings.
Fakhar Zaman [Asif Hassan/AFP via Getty Images]
Lahore Qalandars have an imposing batting line-up.
As mentioned, Fakhar Zaman has started the tournament in bulldozing fashion. He scored "just" 38 runs against Islamabad United but has two fifties and a century from his other three outings this season.
And unfortunately for Quetta, he's not the only one, with Mohammad Hafeez, Samit Patel and Rashid Khan all chipping in with finisher knocks in the middle order.
And, with Phil Salt and Harry Brook back in contention following England's tour of West Indies, the batting depth just keeps coming.
Mohammad Nawaz and Naseem Shah have been the pick of the Quetta bowlers, picking up six wickets apiece and conceding 8.3 and 8.1 runs per over, respectively.
Shah demonstrated his potential against Karachi Kings, picking up a match-winning 5 for 20, and his team will be hoping for a similar performance against Lahore Qalandars.
Matches played: 12
Quetta Gladiators wins: 6
Lahore Qalandars wins: 6
Scattered showers are expected in the afternoon but should have cleared before the first ball is bowled.
Quetta Gladiators: James Vince, Sarfaraz Ahmed, Iftikhar Ahmed, Mohammad Nawaz, Shahid Afridi (Covid replacement: Hassan Khan), Mohammad Hasnain, Naseem Shah, Jason Roy, James Faulkner, Umar Akmal, Sohail Tanvir, Ben Duckett, Khurram Shehzad, Abdul Wahid Bangalzai, Muhammad Ashar Qureshi, Noor Ahmad, Ahsan Ali, Luke Wood
Supplementary round: Ghulam Mudassar, Dan Lawrence
Partial replacements: Will Smeed, Ali Imran, Shimron Hetmyer
Lahore Qalandars: Shaheen Shah Afridi, Rashid Khan, David Wiese, Haris Rauf, Mohammad Hafeez, Sohail Akhtar, Zeeshan Ashraf, Ahmed Daniyal, Fakhar Zaman, Phil Salt, Harry Brook, Abdullah Shafique, Kamran Ghulam, Dean Foxcroft, Zaman Khan, Maaz Khan, Samit Patel, Syed Faridoun
Supplementary round: Mohammad Imran Randhawa, Akif Javed
Partial replacement: Ben Dunk, Matthew Potts
James Vince [Asif Hassan/AFP via Getty Images]
Quetta Gladiators: Ahsan Ali, Abdul Bangalzai, James Vince, Sarfaraz Ahmed, Ben Duckett, Iftikhar Ahmed, Mohammad Nawaz, Shahid Afridi, James Faulkner, Sohail Tanvir, Naseem Shah
Lahore Qalandars: Fakhar Zaman, Abdullah Shafique, Kamran Ghulam, Mohammad Hafeez, Phil Salt, Harry Brook, David Wiese, Rashid Khan, Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf, Zaman Khan
Lahore Qalandars are on a three-match winning streak and are unlikely to be stopped by Quetta Gladiators. Lahore Qalandars win.
In Pakistan, games will be on A Super and PTV Sports.
In the UK games will be shown on Sky Sports Cricket (Sky 404, Virgin 504).
In Australia, the games will be shown on Foxtel, Fox Sports and Kayo.
In India, Sony Sports Network carries the broadcast rights.
In the Caribbean, Flow Sports hold the broadcast rights, with Willow TV showing the tournament in North America.
SuperSport will provide coverage in South Africa, while Sky Sport will show the matches in New Zealand.
The PCB has partnered with ICC TV and tapmad TV to broadcast PSL7 in: Andorra, Antarctica, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bouvet Island, Bouvet Island, Brazil, British Indian Ocean Territory, Brunei, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Chile, China, Christmas Island, Cocos Island, Colombia, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, East Timor, Ecuador, Estonia, Falkland Islands, Faroe islands, Finland, France, French Guiana, Georgia, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Guyana, Heard Island, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, Indonesia, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Kyrgystan, Laos, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macao, Macedonia, Malaysia, Malta, Micronesia, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Myanmar, Netherlands, New Caledonia, North Korea, Norway, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, San Marino, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Thailand, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vatican City, Vietnam and Venezuela.
The commentary line-up includes Nick Knight, David Gower, Mike Haysman, Pommie Mbangwa, Danny Morrison, Bazid Khan, Waqar Younis, Urooj Mumtaz, Sana Mir, Marina Iqbal and Tariq Saeed. Erin Holland, Zainab Abbas and Sikandar Bakht will present the live coverage.
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