The 24th match of the Pakistan Super League ( PSL T20 ) 2022 is scheduled to play  Islamabad United vs Peshawar Zalmi on  Thursday, 17th February 2022 at The Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore.

Islamabad United had lost their most recent match against Quetta Gladiators by the margin of five wickets. The performance of their batting order was good. They scored 199 runs in their inning of 20 overs. Alex Hales was the most successful and highest run-scorer from their side who scored 62 runs on just 38 deliveries with the help of four boundaries and the same huge sixes. Faheem Ashraf also had an outstanding performance with the bat and scored 55 runs on 28 balls. He smashed five boundaries and four huge sixes during his inning.

Peshawar Zalmi had beaten Karachi Kings with a huge margin of 55 runs in their previous match. They were asked to bat first after losing the toss. The way how their batting order performed in that match was just outstanding. They scored a total of 193 runs in their inning of 20 overs. Hazratullah Zazai was the most successful and highest run-scorer from their side who scored 52 runs on 42 deliveries with the help of six boundaries and one huge six. Mohammad Haris scored 49 runs while Shoaib Malik had 31 runs to his name.

Total Matches: 16

• Islamabad United Won: 8
• Peshawar Zalmi Won: 8

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

• Peshawar Zalmi had won two matches in a row in this tournament
• Islamabad United is overall a well-balanced team as compared to the Peshawar Zalmi
• The bowling unit of Peshawar Zalmi is strong and in good form
• Islamabad United had beaten the strong team of this tournament, Islamabad United

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

Peshawar Zalmi have 52% chance to win this match
Islamabad United has a 48% chance to win this match

The toss had played a key role in the decision of all previously played matches of Pakistan Super League season 7. We had seen in the previous editions of this tournament that chase is the best option for both teams at the venue of Lahore. Almost 65% of matches had been won by the bowling first. According to toss prediction, the team that will win the toss may choose to field first.

The 24th match of Pakistan Super League season 2022 is scheduled to be held at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore. The pitch here at this venue is flat good for batting as there is no bounce and pace. Out-field on this venue is very fast and the ball will travel to the boundary very quickly. It also has a lot of help for the spin bowlers but almost all teams in this tournament have a strong batting order so this does not matter. According to the live cricket score, a total of 190 runs should be as a par score.

The weather forecast in Lahore is good for a cricket match. The forecast is predicting almost no chances of rain on match day and we will have a full match to enjoy.

Captain: Shadab Khan
Vice-Captain: Shoaib Malik
Azam Khan, Alex Hales, Colin Munro, Sherfane Rutherford, Ben Cutting, Hussain Talat, Usman Qadir, Salman Irshad, W. Maqsood

Date: Thursday, 17th Feb 2022
Time: 02:30 PM GMT / 07:30 PM LOCAL / 08:30 PM BD

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
Other Sports: it is home to Hockey
Floodlights: Yes

Mohammad Haris(w), Hazratullah Zazai, Liam Livingstone, Shoaib Malik, Hussain Talat, Sherfane Rutherford, Ben Cutting, Wahab Riaz(c), Usman Qadir, Mohammad Umar, Salman Irshad, Kamran Akmal, Sohail Khan, Amad Butt, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Sameen Gul, Patrick Brown, Arshad Iqbal, Haider Ali, Arish Ali Khan, Mohammad Aamir Khan, Sirajuddin, Yasir Khan.