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Quetta Gladiators take on Peshawar Zalmi in the next match of PSL8.
The match is scheduled to start at 7pm local time (2pm GMT) on Monday, February 20.
The National Stadium in Karachi will play host to this fixture.
This match should be a good indicator of where both sides are at - they head into this clash with identical records.
Peshawar Zalmi defeated bottom side Karachi Kings by two runs in their tournament opener but lost to table-toppers Multan Sultans (56 runs) last time out.
Quetta Gladiators, meanwhile, lost to Multan Sultans by nine wickets before defeating Karachi Kings by six runs.
The Gladiators will be hoping that Martin Guptill's century against Karachi Kings is the start of something special. The New Zealand international arrived in the PSL off the back of a dismal stint in the Big Bash but scored 117 runs last time out to lead the Gladiators to victory. If he starts to find regular runs it should ease the pressure on Jason Roy, who is yet to fire in PSL8.
Zalmi will be reliant on Guptill's compatriot, Jimmy Neesham, and veteran bowler Wahab Riaz to get early wickets. They got two wickets apiece in the opening game but struggled against the Sultans. As a team, Zalmi have conceded 197 runs and 210 runs in their matches to date.
Martin Guptill [Rizwan Tabassun/Getty Images]
Neither side has any injury concerns at present.
Peshawar Zalmi have only made one change in their opening two matches, with Shakib Al Hasan replacing Rovman Powell against Multan Sultans. Quetta Gladiators are yet to settle on a preferred XI.
Quetta Gladiators: Mohammad Nawaz, Iftikhar Ahmed, Jason Roy, Mohammad Hasnain, Sarfaraz Ahmed, Naveen ul Haq, Umar Akmal, Will Smeed, Wanindu Hasaranga, Naseem Shah, Odean Smith, Mohammad Hafeez, Umaid Asif, Muhammad Zahid, Abdul Bangalzai, Aimal Khan, Martin Guptill, Omair Bin Yousuf, Qais Ahmed, Saud Shakeel, Dwaine Pretorius (partial replacement for Odean Smith), Will Jacks (partial replacement for Jason Roy), Nuwan Thushara (partial replacement for Naveen ul Haq)
Peshawar Zalmi: Babar Azam, Sherfane Rutherford, Wahab Riaz, Mohammad Haris, Aamir Jamal, Salman Irshad, Tom-Kohler Cadmore, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Rovman Powell, Mujeeb ur Rahman, Danish Aziz, Arshad Iqbal, Saim Ayub, Usman Qadir, Suifyan Muqeem, Haseeb Ullah, Jimmy Neesham, Khurram Shahzad, Haris Sohail, Richard Gleeson (partial replacement for Rovman Powell), Peter Hatzoglou (partial replacement for Mujeeb ur Rahman), Shakib Al Hasan (available until February 26)
*squads are for the overall competition and not specific to this match
Quetta Gladiators: Jason Roy, Martin Guptill, Mohammad Hafeez, Sarfaraz Ahmed, Iftikhar Ahmed, Umar Akmal, Wanindu Hasaranga, Mohammad Nawaz, Nuwan Thushara, Naseem Shah, Mohammad Hasnain
Peshawar Zalmi: Babar Azam, Mohammad Haris, Aamer Jamal, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Haris Sohail, Rovman Powell, Jimmy Neesham, Shakib Al Hasan, Wahab Riaz, Salman Irshad, Arshad Iqbal
The weather is set to be fair with temperature around 24 degrees at the start of the game.
Wahab Riaz [Farooq Naeem/Getty Images]
Peshawar Zalmi are the favourites listed at 4/6. Quetta Gladiators are listed at 11/10.
Peshawar Zalmi's deep batting line-up should have enough to see them get the win. However, if Roy and Guptill can form a partnership it could be a close run thing.
Cricket fans in Pakistan will be able to watch PSL8 on A Sports, PTV Sports and TEN Sports on TV. Streamed matches will be available on Daraz App, tapmadTV and Tamasha.
Viewers around the world can watch the action live on Fox Sports (Australia), Sony (South Asia outside Pakistan), Willow TV (North America), Flow Sports (Caribbean), Sky Sports (United Kingdom), Sky Sport (New Zealand), Super Sport (sub-Saharan Africa) and, Etisalat and STARZPLAY (Mena).
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