The 18th match of Pakistan Super League 2023 is scheduled to play between Lahore Qalandars and Quetta Gladiators on Thursday 2nd March 2023 at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore.

Lahore Qalandars are going to face Quetta Gladiators once again in this season of the Pakistan Super League. Remember that they had already beaten Quetta Gladiators in this tournament by a big margin of 63 runs. Lahore Qalandars had just been outstanding in this tournament. They are currently leading the points table. They had played five matches with four wins to their name. They had lost just one match. They had beaten Multan Sultans, Quetta Gladiators, Peshawar Zalmi, and Islamabad United and lost their only match against Karachi Kings.

Quetta Gladiators had totally failed to give the best performance in this tournament and they had not performed well in this season of PSL. They had played a total of five matches with just one win to their name. They had lost four matches and are currently laying at the bottom of the points table. Quetta Gladiators had lost their matches against Multan Sultans, Peshawar Zalmi, and Lahore Qalandars and won their one and only match against Karachi Kings. Quetta Gladiators still have five matches to play and if they could manage to perform well, they can qualify for the playoff.

Lahore Qalandars had performed well in their most recent matches and now they had won three matches in a row. They had beaten Quetta Gladiators with a margin of 63 runs and won their match against Peshawar Zalmi with a margin of 40 runs. Their most recent win came against Islamabad United with a big margin of 110 runs. This is one of the biggest wins in the history of the Pakistan Super League and the biggest win in this tournament. The batting order of Lahore Qalandars had just been outstanding in this tournament and we saw the same in their previous match where they scored their biggest total of this season of the Pakistan Super League. They scored 200 runs in 20 overs and almost each and every batsman from their side put some runs on the board. Fakhar Zaman had been in good form in this tournament and had performed well in the most recent matches.

Mirza Baig, Abdullah Shafique, Sam Billings, Hussain Talat, Sikandar Raza, David Wiese, and Rashid Khan are the main batsmen of Lahore Qalandars for this tournament. Abdullah Shafique was the most successful and highest run-scorer from their side in the previous match against Islamabad United where he scored 45 runs on 24 balls with the help of four boundaries and two huge sixes. Fakhar Zaman also had an outstanding performance with the bat and scored 36 runs. He faced 23 balls and smashed five boundaries and one huge six. Sam Billings was the other batsman who put some runs on the board. He scored 33 runs on 23 balls and smashed five boundaries during his inning. The bowling unit of Lahore Qalandars also had an outstanding performance and defended the target of 201 runs. They send the full team of Islamabad United back to the pavilion on a total of just 90 runs in 13.5 overs. They used six bowlers in the previous match where David Wiese was the most successful and highest wicket-taker from their side. He picked up three wickets in three overs against just 17 runs. Rashid Khan had played a main role in the previous three matches for Lahore Qalandars and also had an outstanding performance in the previous match. He picked up two wickets in three overs against just 8 runs. Sikandar Raza also picked two wickets while he was charged with just six runs in 1.5 overs. Haris Rauf picked one wicket in two overs while he was charged with 15 runs in two overs while Zaman Khan also had a wicket to his name in two overs against 18 runs. Shaheen Afridi was the only bowler from their side who failed to pick any wicket in the previous match.

Quetta Gladiators had now lost three matches in a row in this season of Pakistan Super League. They were beaten by Peshawar Zalmi, Lahore Qalandars, and Islamabad United in their most recent matches. The loss margin of this team against Islamabad United was 63 runs where they lost the toss and were asked to field first. The performance of their bowling unit was very poor as they leaked 220 runs in 20 overs. The bowling unit of Quetta Gladiators is strong at least on paper but they totally failed to give the best performance in this tournament. Naseem Shah is leading the bowling unit of Quetta Gladiators with Mohammad Hasnain, Aimal Khan, Odean Smith, Iftikhar Ahmed, and Mohammad Nawaz. Odean Smith was the most successful bowler from their side with two wickets to his name in four overs against 41 runs.

Mohammad Hasnain was the other bowler with two wickets to his name in four overs but he leaked a lot of runs. He was charged with 52 runs in four overs. Naseem Shah and Aimal Khan picked one wicket each. Remember that Aimal Khan was charged with 55 runs in four overs. Mohammad Nawaz and Iftikhar Ahmed were the bowlers who failed to pick any wicket. The batting order of Quetta Gladiators totally collapsed in the previous match. They could manage to score just 157 runs and their full team came back to the pavilion in 19.1 overs. The opening pair of Quetta Gladiators like Jason Roy and Martin Guptill once again failed to provide a good opening start and these both batsmen came back to the pavilion on a total of just seven runs. Remember that four batters of Quetta Gladiators failed to open the account on the scoreboard. Martin Guptill, Odean Smith, Naseem Shah, and Aimal Khan were the batsmen who came back to the pavilion without scoring any runs while Mohammad Nawaz and Mohammad Hasnain scored just one run each. Mohammad Hafeez was the most successful and highest run-scorer from their side with 48 runs to his name on 26 balls with the help of six boundaries and two huge sixes. The skipper, Sarfaraz Ahmed also performed well and put some runs on the board. He scored 41 runs while he faced 36 balls and smashed three boundaries and one huge six. Iftikhar Ahmed also had an outstanding performance with the bat and scored 39 runs with a strike rate of 144.

Lahore Qalandars had faced Quetta Gladiators in 17 matches where they won 8 matches while Quetta Gladiators won 7 matches.

According to today’s prediction, Lahore Qalandars is the favorite team to win this match. There are many factors that make Lahore Qalandars a favorite team to win this match.

• Lahore Qalandars won four out of five matches played in this tournament
• Quetta Gladiators had totally failed to give the best performance so far
• Lahore Qalandars has its main players in good form
• Rashid Khan and Fakhar Zaman are the two main players of Lahore Qalandars and are performing well
• The batting order of Lahore Qalandars is also in the good form form

Lahore Qalandars is overall a strong team as compared to the Quetta Gladiators especially when it comes to batting. The batting and bowling squad of the Lahore Qalandars is strong at least on paper, so the winning chances of today’s match for Lahore Qalandars have been increased. The equation of winning the chances of both teams for today’s match is mentioned as under.

Lahore Qalandars have a 58% chance to win this match
Quetta Gladiators has a 42% chance to win this match

The toss is going to play an important role in almost all matches of Pakistan Super League season 8. We had seen in the previous editions of this tournament that chase is the best option for both teams at the venue of Multan. Almost 70% of matches had been won by bowling first. According to the toss prediction, the team who will win the toss may choose to field first.

The 18th match of the Pakistan Super League season 2023 is scheduled to be held at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore. The pitch at Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore is known for providing producing high-scoring matches. The pitch generally favors the batter and the ball comes onto the bat quite nicely. The pitch also offers some assistance to spinners as the match progresses. Fast bowlers may get some early swing and bounce especially in the first six overs but as the match progresses, the pitch tends to flatten out. The outfield is usually very fast which makes things easier for the batters to score runs quickly. Overall, the pitch at Gaddafi Stadium Lahore is considered to be a good batting surface with some help for the bowlers.

The weather in Lahore is excellent for this match. Lahore is typically known for pleasant weather and good temperatures ranging from 12°C to 26°C in February. The sky is mostly clear during this month and there is almost no chance of rain. However. The humidity levels can be relatively high, making it feel slightly warmer.

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.

Quetta Gladiators: Jason Roy, Martin Guptill, Will Smeed, Mohammad Hafeez, Sarfaraz Ahmed (c & wk), Iftikhar Ahmed, Mohammad Nawaz, Odean Smith, Mohammad Hasnain, Naseem Shah, Aimal Khan.

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• Date: Thursday, 2nd March 2023
• Time: 02:00 PM GMT / 07:00 PM LOCAL / 07:30 PM IST

• Stadium: Gaddafi Stadium
• Location: Lahore, Pakistan
• Opened: 1959
• Capacity: 27,000
• Known as: Lahore Stadium
• Ends: Pavilion End, College End
• Time Zone: UTC +05:00
• Home to: Lahore Qalandars
• Other Sports: it is home to Hockey
• Floodlights: Yes

• Total matches: 24
• Matches won batting first: 13
• Matches won bowling first: 11
• Average 1st Inns scores: 160
• Average 2nd Inns scores: 145
• Highest total recorded: 209/3 (20 Ov) by ENG vs PAK
• Lowest total recorded: 101/10 (17.4 Ov) by PAK vs SL
• The highest score chased: 176/8 (19.4 Ov) by PAK vs ZIM
• The lowest score defended: 126/7 (20 Ov) by PAKW vs BANW

Kamran Ghulam, Shai Hope, Liam Dawson, Jordan Cox, Dilbar Hussain, Ahmed Daniyal, Jalat Khan, Shawaiz Irfan, Ahsan Bhatti, 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.