PSL 2023: Peshawar Zalmi vs Quetta Gladiators, Game 25 – Match Prediction

Peshawar Zalmi will lock horns against Quetta Gladiators in the 25th match of the ongoing Pakistan Super League 2023 at the Pindi Club Ground, Rawalpindi on Wednesday. The Babar Azam-led team has won four matches out of the seven they have played and they are currently in fourth position in the standings with eight points.

On the other hand, Quetta Gladiators have won two out of the eight games they have played and their hopes of qualifying for the playoff stages are hanging by a thin thread.

The Gladiators were able to break their five-match losing streak after a thrilling win against Karachi Kings in their last match by four wickets. Martin Guptill had played an unbeaten knock of 56-ball 86 to help his team chase down 165.

Meanwhile, Peshawar Zalmi won their previous match against Lahore Qalandars by 35 runs. Saim Ayub was the star performer for PSZ as he had scored 68 runs at the top of the order.

When these two teams had met earlier in the season, Peshawar Zalmi had won by four wickets.

Match Prediction: Peshawar Zalmi will enter the contest as favorites against Quetta Gladiators.

Peshawar Zalmi

Babar Azam, Sherfane Rutherford, Wahab Riaz, Mohammad Haris, Aamir Jamal, Salman Irshad, Tom-Kohler Cadmore, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Rovman Powell, Mujeeb ur Rahman, Danish Aziz, Arshad Iqbal, Saim Ayub, Usman Qadir, Suifyan Muqeem, Haseeb Ullah, Jimmy Neesham, Khurram Shahzad, Haris Sohail, Richard Gleeson (partial replacement for Rovman Powell), Peter Hatzoglou (partial replacement for Mujeeb ur Rahman)

Quetta Gladiators

Mohammad Nawaz, Iftikhar Ahmed, Jason Roy, Mohammad Hasnain, Sarfaraz Ahmed, Naveen ul Haq, Umar Akmal, Will Smeed, Wanindu Hasaranga, Naseem Shah, Odean Smith, Ahsan Ali, Umaid Asif, Muhammad Zahid, Abdul Bangalzai, Aimal Khan, Martin Guptill, Omair Bin Yousuf, Qais Ahmed, Saud Shakeel, Dwaine Pretorius (partial replacement for Odean Smith), Will Jacks (partial replacement for Jason Roy), Nuwan Thushara (partial replacement for Naveen ul Haq)