Pakistan Super League 2023 | Peshawar Zalmi vs Islamabad United | 12th Match , 23 Feb , 7:30 PM | Match Preview

Series: Pakistan Super League, 2023

Peshawar Zalmi vs Islamabad United, 12th Match 23rd Feb 2023 evening 7.30PM IST

Venue: National Stadium, Karachi

The 12th match of the 2023 Pakistan Super League will see Peshawar Zalmi taking on Islamabad United in Karachi’s National Stadium on Thursday.

Peshawar Zalmi will be happy with the start they have gotten in this tournament. The 2017 champions have won two of their first three matches.
With four points to their account, Zalmi is currently placed second in the standings.

On the other hand, Islamabad United has played only two matches so far this season. The two-time winners have won one of those two games,
and with two points to their name, are placed fourth in the points table.

Head to Head Record
There is nothing to separate these two teams, as the head-to-head records are in perfect equilibrium. Peshawar Zalmi and Islamabad United
have met 19 times previously, where both teams have beaten each other on nine occasions, with one match getting abandoned.

The last meeting, which took place back in February 2022, saw Islamabad securing a five-wicket win. Batting first, Peshawar scored 169 runs
as both Kamran Akmal and Shoaib Malik got half-centuries. However, it went in vain as Islamabad chased the total down in 19.3 overs,
with Alex Hales playing a match-winning knock of 62 runs.

Key Players

Pitch Report
The pitch at the National Stadium has been pretty good for batting and bowlers won’t have a lot of room for errors.
Fielding first after winning the toss should be the way forward for teams.

Weather Forecast
There is no chance of rain for the time being and playing conditions will be pleasant.
Temperatures will be around the 24-degree Celsius mark.

KEY PLAYERS TO WATCH BATSMEN Babar Azam , Saim Ayub, Colin Munro, Rassie van der Dussen

KEY PLAYERS TO WATCH BOWLERS James Neesham, Wahab Riaz, Shadab Khan , Abrar Ahmed

Prediction: Though head-to-head records are lying in balance, we have predicted a Peshawar Zalmi win in this match on the basis of momentum

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