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
Islamabad United take on Peshawar Zalmi in the Pakistan Super League.
The game is set for Thursday, February 17. The first ball will be bowled at 7:30pm local time (2:30pm GMT).
The game will be held at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore.
Both sides have won four games to this point in the tournament. Islamabad have done so from seven games and Peshawar from their eight.
Islamabad’s form has been up and down throughout the tournament and they have failed to win consecutive games to this point.
They won their season opener, the first fixture against Zalmi, chasing down 172 in less than 16 overs.
They also beat Quetta, smashing a huge 229 for 4, which their opponents fell well short of - runs from Paul Stirling (58 from 28) Colin Munro (72 from 39) and Azam Khan (65 from 35) helped them to the massive total.
Islamabad beat Karachi Kings on both occasions too, setting them 177 for 6, of which they fell well short, and then set 191 in the last game, which ended up being one of the games of the tournament, a thriller in which Islamabad prevailed in due to a run out on the final ball.
Zalmi on the other hand are in slightly better form.
They started their campaign with a win over Quetta in the final over, chasing down 191 with two balls to spare, Shoaib Malik (48 from 32) and Hussain Talat (52 from 29) hit the bulk of the runs.
They beat Karachi Kings by nine runs, after setting them 173 for 4.
Zalmi have won their last two, setting 193 against Karachi thanks to scores from Hazratullah Zazai (52 from 42) Mohammad Haris (49 from 27) and cameos by Malik (31 from 21) and Ben Cutting (26 from 15).
They followed that up by beating Quetta Gladiators, managing to restrict them to 161 in response to their 185 for 7, with Malik (58 from 41), Talat (51 from 33) and Cutting (36 from 14) the main contributors.
The evergreen Shoaib Malik [Arif Ali/AFP via Getty Images]
The top-order batting has been the main feature of Islamabad’s side this season, but they are weaker in that department, thanks to each of their top-three run-scorers, Alex Hales (255), Shadab Khan (232) and Paul Stirling (187) being unavailable.
Contributions from Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Azam Khan, who have both showed glimpses of their quality, will be all the more important as they look to replicate the impact of the unavailable stars.
Zalmi, on the other hand, are in possession of one of the highest run-scorers in the competition, in Shoaib Malik (276), while Ben Cutting has also come into his own of late, and has smashed 197 runs so far.
Zalmi can also boast Liam Livingstone in their line-up, and though the Englishman has not left his mark yet, surely it is only a matter of time until he unleashes his power on PSL 7.
Matches played: 16
Islamabad United wins: 8
Peshawar Zalmi wins: 8
A clear evening is expected in Lahore with temperatures sitting at around 18 degrees Celsius at the start of play.
Islamabad United: Asif Ali, Hasan Ali, Shadab Khan, Faheem Ashraf, Alex Hales (withdrew due to Covid fatigue), Mohammad Wasim Jr, Azam Khan, Paul Stirling, Colin Munro, Marchant de Lange, Muhammad Akhlaq, Reece Topley, Danish Aziz, Zafar Gohar, Mubasir Khan, M. Zeeshan, Rahmanullah Gurbaz (joined up with Afghanistan, replaced by Will Jacks), Ather Mehmood, Zahid Mehmood
Supplementary draft: Musa Khan, Zahir Khan
Partial replacement: Mohammad Huraira, Liam Dawson
Peshawar Zalmi: Wahab Riaz, Liam Livingstone, Shoaib Malik, Sherfane Rutherford, Haider Ali, Saqib Mahmood, Hussain Talat, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Hazratullah Zazai, Usman Qadir, Salman Irshad, Arshad Iqbal (Covid replacement: Ammad Butt), Sameen Gul, Kamran Akmal (Covid replacement: Imam-ul-Haq), Sirajuddin, Mohammad Amir Khan, Ben Cutting, Mohammad Haris
Supplementary round: Mohammad Umer, Sohail Khan
Partial replacements: Matt Parkinson, Pat Brown
Islamabad United are missing their top three run-scorers, including Paul Stirling [Asif Hassan/AFP via Getty Images]
Islamabad United: Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Muhammad Akhlaq, Colin Munro, Asif Ali, Azam Khan, Liam Dawson, Faheem Ashraf, Mubasir Khan, Hasan Ali, Mohammad Wasim, Waqas Mahmood
Peshawar Zalmi: Hazratullah Zazai, Mohammad Haris, Liam Livingstone, Shaoib Malik, Hussain Talat, Sherfane Rutherford, Ben Cutting, Wahab Riaz, Usman Qadir, Mohammad Umar, Salman Irshad
Islamabad United are favourites at 4/6, while Peshawar Zalmi’s odds are 6/5.
The injury and selection issues at Islamabad mean they are much weaker, and Zalmi should be able to capitalise on that and come away with the win.
In Pakistan, games will be on A Sports and Ten 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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