Lahore Qalandars vs Peshawar Zalmi, Eliminator 2, dream11 prediction today match

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Match : Lahore Qalandars vs Peshawar Zalmi, Eliminator 2,

Venue : Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore

Date & Time : 17th March Friday at 7:30 PM IST

H2H Record :

Total matches - 17
LAH won - 07
PES Won - 09
Tie - 01,
NR - 00,

Pitch Report:

The pitch at Lahore's Gaddafi Stadium has a batting-friendly surface with very little help for the bowlers in T20 cricket. The batters will be seen struggling here, is expected to remain on a slower side which the spinners will look to find purchase and get wickets in a consistent manner.

A total of around 160 will be a strong score for the team batting first.

Weather Report :

The temperature is expected to hover around 32°C on the Friday with 65%. humidity and 15 km/hr wind speed. There are no chances of rain during the game.

Probable XI :

Lahore Qalandars :

Fakhar Zaman, Mirza Tahir Baig, Abdullah Shafique, Sam Billings (wk), Hussain Talat, Sikandar Raza, David Wiese, Rashid Khan, Shaheen Afridi (c), Haris Rauf, Zaman Khan.

Peshawar Zalmi :

Babar Azam (c), Saim Ayub, Mohammad Haris, Haseebullah Khan (wk), Tom Kohler-Cadmore, James Neesham, Aamer Jamal, Azmatullah Omarzai, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Wahab Riaz, Salman Irshad.

Preview :

In the Eliminator 2 of the Pakistan Super League 2023 season, the Lahore Qalandars will be locking horns with the Peshawar Zalmi team on 17 March, 2023 (Friday) at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore. Things did not worked out really well for the Lahore Qalandars recently during the ongoing edition of the T20 tournament as they ended up losing the Qualifier 1 by a margin of 84 runs at the hands of Multan Sultans. On the other hand, the Peshawar Zalmi defeated Islamabad United by 12 runs in the Eliminator 1 of PSL 2023.

After being bowled out for 110 in their last league game against Karachi Kings, they slumped to a 84-run defeat at the hands of the Multan Sultans in the Qualifier. After being asked to chase down 161, the Qalandars were shot out for 76 in 14.3 overs.

The Zalmi, on the other hand, huffed and puffed on their way through to the playoffs by finishing fourth in the league stage. They won five out of 10 games and failed to defend targets of above 240 twice. But they are now one step away from qualifying for the final.

The Zalmi defeated Shadab Khan’s Islamabad United by 12 runs in Eliminator 1 on Thursday, March 16. Aamer Jamal was named the Player of the Match after he picked up the crucial wickets of Sohaib Maqsood and Alex Hales.

Team Guide

Makes various team combinations with the help of these information.

Babar Azam :

Babar Azam is the top run-getter for Peshawar Zalmi in this edition of the PSL. In 10 matches, he has smoked 480 runs at an average of 54 with the highest score of 115. Babar smashed 64 off 39 against the Islamabad United in his last match. Safest c/vc pick.

Tom Kohler Cadmore :

Tom Kohler Cadmore is a big game player and eagerly waiting to prove his worth on the big stage. In 11 matches in this league, he has scored 325 runs at an average of 37.62 which comprises 3 half-centuries. Must have pick.

Saim Ayub :

Saim Ayub is the 20 year old opener scored three successive half-centuries earlier this month and he will be keen to come back into form in this game. He has smashed three fifties in his last five inning. Punt pick.

Fakhar Zaman :

Fakhar Zaman is an experienced top order batter. Fakhar is leading the scoring chart for the Qalandars with 384 runs from 11 innings this season. Will best c/vc pick for grand league.

Abdullah Shafique :

Abdullah Shafique is the young Pakistan batter who's out on a duck in the last match against the Multan in the last game but is in good form lately with 193 runs from just seven innings this season. Good pick.

Sikandar Raza :

Sikandar Raza is a dashing batting allrounder who's shows up when the team is in need. So far in this PSL, he has scored 199 runs at an average of 52 and picked up 4 wickets. Must have pick if plays.

Rashid Khan :

Rashid Khan has been the best bowler for Lahore Qalandars and has picked up 16 wickets while bowling at an average of 13 and an economy rate of 8.18. The star Afghanistan leg-spinner gets a wicket against the Multan in the last game but has been in excellent form this season. Must have pick.

Shaheen Shah Afridi :

Shaheen Shah Afridi has 14 wickets in the 2023 PSL and his best figures this season are 5-40 and he will bowl with pace and accuracy on this pitch. The left-arm quick is our tip for Lahore Qalandars’ top wicket taker on Wednesday. Default c/vc pick.

Azmatullah Omarzai :

Azmatullah Omarzai is the promising Afghan bowling all-rounder has scored just 26 runs but has taken 8 wickets from just five innings for Peshawar Zalmi this season. Punt pick.

Wahab Riaz :

Wahab Riaz is the very experienced death specialist bowler, he has played in 347 T20 matches and is still a very dangerous bowler. Riaz back in rhythm and scalped five wickets in last three matches. Good pick.

Haris Rauf :

Haris Rauf is the right-arm fast bowler who's picked up another three wickets in the last game. He comes into the play-offs with a strike-rate of 15.0 in the competition. Good pick.

Zaman Khan :

Zaman Khan is the young pacer took two wickets for 39 against the Kings and after that 1-36 in the last game and has taken 13 wickets from ten innings this season. Punt pick.

Details Analysis

Cheat sheet

Lahore Qalandars

WK :

Kusal Mendis -

Open, Open, Open, Open, Open,
7(11), 80(41), 10(9), 39(25), 29(19),

Sam Billings -

2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 1dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn
19(27), 11(13), 32(22), 0(1), 54(35), 2(5), 33(23), 47(23), 27(23), 16(9), 28(21), 5(7), 1(4)

Shai Hope -

2dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, Open
47(32), 1(2), 19(17), 9(9), 37(24), 91(55)*, 33(22), 33(32), 5(8),

Jordan Cox -

4dwn, 4dwn, 4dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn,
0(1), 13(18), 1(2), 0(1), 5(11),

Shawaiz Irfan -

7dwn, Open, Open, Open, Open
0(1), 11(12), 49(63), 0(4), 79(32)

Batter :

Fakhar Zaman -

Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn,
6(7), 13(11), 115(57), 11(11), 0(3), 4(3), 36(23), 96(45), 22(14), 15(12), 66(42), 20(16), 0(1), 13(28), 5(9), 15(18),

Kamran Ghulam -

1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn ,2dwn, 2dwn, 1dwn, 2dwn, 1dwn, 2dwn, 1dwn
11(10), 41(30), 21(17), 23(22), 3(6), 16(11), 8(9), 26(21), 54(40), 19(21)

Abdullah Shafique -

1dwn, Open, Open, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, Open, Open, Open, 1dwn, Open
0(2), 2(6), 1(2), 7(12), 48(35), 15(14), 45(24), 75(41), 0(2), 19(13), 4(3), 33(23), 11(17)

Shane Dadswell- Right Arm Off-break

5dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, DNB, 3dwn, 3dwn,
3(4), 16(24), 2(5), DNB, 18(22), 22(13),
0/8(1), DNB, DNB, DNB, DNB, DNB, DNB,

Mirza Tahir Baig -

Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open
8(9), 17(11), 2(7), 20(17), 5(7), 31(15), 45(39), 32(26), 17(14), 47(33), 9(13), 13(11), 30(20)

All-rounder :

Sikandar Raza - Right Arm Off-break

5dwn, 3dwn, 5dwn, 3dwn, 5dwn, 4dwn, DNB, 4dwn, 4dwn, 3dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 3dwn, 1dwn, 3dwn,
1(3), 1(4), 20(7), 14(8), 71(34)*, 23(10)*, DNB, 32(16)*, 18(12), 19(14)*, 2(7), 12(10), 17(7), 45(33), 0(3),
DNB, 0/14(1), 0/21(1), 1/10(1), 0/6(1), 2/6(2), 0/24(2), 1/6(1), 0/27(4), 0/32(3), 2/14(2), 2/23(4), 1/31(2), 1/26(4), 2/5(3),

David Wiese - Right Arm fast Medium

6dwn, 4dwn, 4dwn, 6dwn, 5dwn, 6dwn, 5dwn, 3dwn, 5dwn, 5dwn, 5dwn, DNB, 4dwn, 6dwn, 4dwn, 4dwn,
12(12), 2(7), 6(2), 0(2), 15(12)*, 2(3), 12(6), 8(4)*, 1(4), 9(9), 5(4), DNB, 14(13), 5(4), 35(29) 22*(19),
0/24(4), 0/6(1), 1/17(3), 0/26(3), 1/22(4), 3/17(3), 0/20(2), 3/23(4), 0/15(1), 0/24(3), 5/20(4). 1/27(4), 2/14(4), 1/33(4), 1/35(4),

Hussain Talat - Right Arm Medium

4dwn, 3dwn, DNB, 3dwn, 4dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, DNB, 3dwn, 3dwn, 4dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn
4(10), 25(25), DNB, 59(10), 6(7), 6(5), DNB, 26(13), 2(4), 20(12), 47(30), 52(36)*, 18(15), 16(16), 39(19)
DNB, 2(24(3), DNB, DNB, 1/22(1), DNB, DNB, 0/1(1), 0/5(1), DNB, 1/16(2), 0/7(1), 0/15(2), DNB, DNB, 0/34(2)

Liam Dawson - Left Arm Orthodox

6dwn, DNB, 5dwn, 5dwn, 5dwn, DNB, 6dwn,
1(2), DNB, 3(7) 16(9), 18(13), DNB, 34(17),
1/29(3), 0/8(1), 0/17(2), 1/32(3), 0/34(3), DNB, 1/17(4),

Ahsan Bhatti - Right Arm Medium fast

5dwn, 5dwn, DNB, 6dwn, 5dwn
39(65)*, 4(16)*, DNB, 8(17), 43(51)*
3/40(10), 3/50(10), 0/38(10), 1/43(10), 1/25(5)

Bowler :

Rashid Khan - Legbreak Googly

1/18(4), 0/30(4), 4/21(4), 2/41(4), 3/15(4), 2/14(4), 2/8(3), 1/49(4), 1/17(4), 0/42(4), 1/17(4), 0/24(4), 3/16(4), 1/16(4), 1/53(4),

Shaheen Afridi (c) - Left Arm Fast Medium

0/47(4), 0/18(2), 4/31(4), 0/29(4), 0/35(4), 0/22(2), 5/40(4), 3/22(4), 1/39(4), 1/27(4), 1/13(2), 2/24(4), 4/22(4), 3/14(4), 1/19(4)

Haris Rauf - Right Arm Medium fast

3/34(4), 2/52(4), 2/16(3), 2/35(4), 1/30(4), 3/22(4), 1/15(2), 1/38(4), 0/43(3), 1/35(4), 1/37(4), 0/35(4), 1/19(4), 0/49(4), 1/19(4), 3/17(4),

Zaman Khan - Right Arm Medium

1/36(4), 2/39(4), 2/17(3), 2/30(3), 1/23(3), 0/29(3), 1/18(2), 2/28(3), 0/18(3), 1/34(4), 1/29(3), 0/21(2), 1/31(4), 1/22(4), 1/36(3), 1/28(4)

Dilbar Hussain - Right Arm fast

1/37(4), 0/35(2), 1/11(2), 2/25(4), 2/28(4), 2/29(3)

Ahmed Daniyal - Right Arm Medium fast

0/51(4), 0/32(4), 2/24(4), 0/35(3), 3/27(4)

Jalat Khan - Left Arm Fast

0/22(2), 0/66(4), 0/43(4), 3/24(4), 2/19(4)

Peshawar Zalmi

WK :

Mohammad Haris -

2dwn, Open, 1dwn, DNB, 1dwn, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, 1dwn, 1dwn, 2dwn, 1dwn, Open,
34(17), 79(39), 35(11), DNB, 9(6), 0(1), 0(2), 18(9), 40(30), 10(5), 7(6), 44(32), 6(6), 6(3), 8(12), 30(26), 31(18), 28(11),

Haseebullah Khan -

1dwn, 3dwn, 4dwn, DNB, 4dwn, 3dwn, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open
15(11), 10(11), 7(7), DNB, 12(7), 50(29), 10(13), 8(11), 15(15), 8(19), 10(8)

Batter :

Babar Azam (c) -

Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open,
64(39), 73(39), 115(65), 50(41), 0(3), 7(6), 75(58)*, 19(18), 9(8), 68(46), 32(28), 53(42), 25(33), 6(15), 4(5),

Sherfane Rutherford -

4dwn, 3dwn, 4dwn, 4dwn, 3dwn,
37(19)*, 2(5), 50(23), 14(10), 4(2),
DNB, DNB, DNB, 0/28(3), 0/9(1), DNB, 1/11(2), DNB, DNB, DNB

Rovman Powell - Right Arm Medium

2dwn, 1dwn, 3dwn, 4dwn, 4dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 2dwn, 3dwn, 2dwn, 3dwn, 1dwn,
2(4), 35(18)*, 9(5), 64(34), 20(15), 0(2), 36(23), 23(12), 0(2), 33(25), 21(14), 34(26), 97(41),
DNB, DNB, 1/37(2), DNB, DNB, DNB, 1/28(4), DNB, 1/14(2),1/17(2), 2/15(2), DNB

Bhanuka Rajapaksa -

1dwn, 3dwn, 4dwn, 3dwn, 1dwn, 3dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 3dwn,
41(25), 24(14), 1(3), 6(6), 0(1), 3(4), 9(9), 2(3), 10(11),

Haris Sohail - Left Arm Fast Medium

3dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn
47(30), 52(36)*, 18(15), 39(19), 34(19)*
0/9(1), 0/15(2), DNB, 0/34(2), DNB

Tom Kohler-Cadmore -

3dwn, 2dwn, 3dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 3dwn, 2dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn
16(22), 12(5), 38(18), 7(3)*, 36(16), 56(45), 55(23), 1(4), 9(9), 3(6), 92(50), 20(15)*, 6(6), 18(18), 10(7), 8(12)

Saim Ayub - Right Arm Medium fast

Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open ,Open
23(16), 0(3), 58(33), 74(34), 68(36), 1(3), 51(34), 3(3), 0(1), 53(37), 1(1), 18(18), 10(9), 36(24), 46(24), 46(33), 29(26)
1/22(2),

All-rounder :

Shakib Al Hasan- Slow left-arm orthodox

5dwn, DNB 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 2dwn, 3dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 1dwn, DNB, 2dwn,
1(1)*, DNB, 22(14), 6(12), 36(21), 5(4), 2(6), 29(18), 30(17), 89(43)*, 81(45)*, 8(3), DNB, 67(32),
0/32(3), 2/27(4), 0/27(4), 1/21(4), 1/25(4), 2/18(4), 0/35(3), 1/11(2), 0/30(4), 0/15(3), 1/13(3), 1/27(4), 1/19(4), 0/31(4), 1/35(4), 2/33(4),

Dasun Shanaka - Right Arm Medium

5dwn, 5dwn, 5dwn, 4dwn, 1dwn, 2dwn, 1dwn,
11(10), 16(16)*, 15(19), 7(7)*, 58(36), 11(15), 28(22),
DNB, 0/22(2), 2/23(3), 1/124(2), DNB, DNB, DNB,

James Neesham – Right Arm Medium

4dwn, 4dwn, 5dwn, 4dwn, 4dwn, 5dwn, 4dwn, 4dwn, 4dwn, 4dwn, 4dwn, 5dwn,
2(5), 1(2), 12(8), 6(8), 38(23), 12(9), 16(11)*, 4(5), 22(11)*, 8(4), 0(2), 22(18)*,
0/19(2), 2/23(3), 0/42(3), 1/21(2), 1/28(4), 0/40(4), 2/26(4), 2/19(3), 3/28(2), 1/41(4), 2/26(4), 0/11(1), 0/17(2),

Aamer Jamal - Right Arm Medium fast

5dwn, 5dwn, DNB, 5dwn, 5dwn, DNB, 7dwn, 5dwn, 7dwn, 1dwn, 6dwn, 5dwn
1(3), 9(11), DNB, 5(3), 13(5)*, DNB, 10(7), 6(3), 20(13), 6(5), 47(17)*, 35(21)
2/36(4), 2/28(3), 0/56(4), 1/38(4), 3/43(4), 0/30(2), 1/13(2), 1/26(3), 1/26(4), 0/30(3), 3/27(4), 1/33(4)

Danish Aziz - Left Arm Orthodox

DNB, 4dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 4dwn
DNB, 19(15), 19(19)*, 1(2), 4(3)
0/4(1), 1/17(2), 0/15(2), 0/29(2), 0/21(2)

Azmatullah Omarzai - Right Arm Medium

6dwn, 5dwn, DNB, 6dwn, DNB, DNB, 5dwn, DNB, 5dwn
10(6), 16(6)*, DNB, 0(2), DNB, DNB, 12(9), DNB, 15(16)
1/33(4), 2/62(4), 0/35(4), 2/40(4), 3/28(4), 0/33(3), 0/31(3), 1/16(3), 2/34(4)

Saad Masood - Off break

7dwn,
16(8),
0/40(3),

Bowler :

Wahab Riaz - Left-arm fast

0/28(2), 1/32(4), 1/56(4), 3/17(4), 0/36(4), 2/45(4), 0/33(3), 0/25(4), 0/44(4), 2/34(4), 1/36(4), 1/20(3), 4/36(4), 4/14(4), 2/24(4),

Usman Qadir - Legbreak

0/32(2), 1/50(4), 2/26(4), 0/50(4), 3/24(4), 0/35(4), 2/20(4), 0/20(1)

Mujeeb Ur Rahman - Right Arm Off-break

0/30(4), 0/23(4), 1/46(4), 1/38(4), 0/44(4), 2/28(4), 0/37(4), 2/7(2), 0/29(4), 3/29(4), 1/30(4)

Richard Gleeson - Right Arm Medium

1/27(4), 1/19(4), 2/14(3), 2/22(4), 0/25(3) 1/39(4),

Sufiyan Muqeem - Left Arm Orthodox

3/37(4), 0/16(2), 0/10(2), 1/36(4), 0/14(1),
Domestic
1/55(7), 2/67(10), 0/57(10), 2/38(9), 0/73(9)

Arshad Iqbal - Right Arm Medium

1/50(4), 0/55(3), 3/27(4), 0/38(4), 0/28(4), 1/38(4), 1/37(4),1/43(4), 2/34(4), 0/16(2), 1/34(4), 0/18(3)

Peter Hatzoglou - Legbreak Googly

0/20(2), 3/14(3), 2/27(4), 0/35(4), 0/33(3)

Salman Irshad - Right Arm Medium

2/18(4), 0/38(4), 0/47(4), 2/38(4), 1/42(4), 1/31(4), 2/36(4), 1/23(3), 1/24(4), 0/37(8), 0/38(3),

Khurram Shehzad - Right Arm Medium

3/13(2), 0/49(4), 0/47(4), 0/38(4), 0/40(3), 0/21(2), 1/44(4), 1/43(4)

Cheat Sheet

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