Key match-ups, squad lists, head-to-head record, weather forecast, prediction, odds, form guide and more ahead of the next game of the 2022 Pakistan Super League season
Peshawar Zalmi take on Lahore Qalandars in the Pakistan Super League.
The game is set for Wednesday, February 2. The first ball will be bowled at 7:30pm local time (2:30pm GMT).
The game will be held at the National Stadium in Karachi.
Peshawar Zalmi have taken two points from their first two matches of PSL7, successfully chasing down 190 to defeat Quetta Gladiators before losing to Islamabad United by nine wickets two days later.
Lahore Qalandars, meanwhile, head into the match with winning momentum after defeating Karachi Kings by six wickets at the weekend. Fakhar Zaman lit up the match with a century, the 11th in PSL history and second by a Qalandar.
In their season opener, Lahore lost to Multan Sultans by five wickets after failing to defend 206.
Fakhar Zaman [Asif Hasan/AFP via Getty Images]
Fakhar Zaman has started PSL7 in blistering form.
Against Multan Sultans, he blasted 76 runs off just 35 balls to put his side well on the way to their 200-plus total. He then bettered this innings against Karachi Kings, striking 106 runs off 60 deliveries and batting for 18.5 overs. He is second in the run-scoring charts behind Shan Masood (who has played three matches).
Peshawar's bowlers, meanwhile, have struggled to take wickets in their opening two matches, with Usman Qadir (two) and Sameen Gul (two) the only players to produce the goods. And Wahab Riaz aside, they've all looked expensive at times, with Gul, Ben Cutting and Sohail Khan recording tournament economies in excess of 10 runs per over.
Zaman, who is scoring at a strike rate of 191.57 in PSL7, will feel highly confident of adding a third 50-plus knock to his name on Wednesday. And if he finds his rhythm against Peshawar, a high score could be on the cards for Qalandars.
However, if the Zalmi bowlers can strike early, Lahore may falter as no one else in their squad has scored more than 50 runs this season.
Matches played: 13
Peshawar Zalmi wins: 8
Lahore Qalandars wins: 5
Another bright and dry day in Karachi, with temperatures expected to be around 24 degrees Celsius at the start of play.
Lahore Qalandars: Shaheen Shah Afridi, Rashid Khan, David Wiese, Haris Rauf, Mohammad Hafeez, Sohail Akhtar, Zeeshan Ashraf, Ahmed Daniyal, Fakhar Zaman, Phil Salt, Harry Brook, Abdullah Shafique, Kamran Ghulam, Dean Foxcroft, Zaman Khan, Maaz Khan, Samit Patel, Syed Faridoun
Supplementary round: Mohammad Imran Randhawa, Akif Javed
Partial replacement: Ben Dunk, Matthew Potts
Peshawar Zalmi: Wahab Riaz, Liam Livingstone, Shoaib Malik, Sherfane Rutherford, Haider Ali, Saqib Mahmood, Hussain Talat, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Hazratullah Zazai, Usman Qadir, Salman Irshad, Arshad Iqbal (Covid replacement: Ammad Butt), Sameen Gul, Kamran Akmal (Covid replacement: Imam-ul-Haq), Sirajuddin, Mohammad Amir Khan, Ben Cutting, Mohammad Haris
Supplementary round: Mohammad Umer, Sohail Khan
Partial replacements: Matt Parkinson, Pat Brown
Hussain Talat batting for Peshawar Zalmi [Asif Hassan/AFP via Getty Images]
Lahore Qalandars: Abdullah Shafique, Fakhar Zaman, Kamran Ghulam, Samit Patel, David Wiese, Mohammad Hafeez, Ben Dunk, Rashid Khan, Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf, Zaman Khan
Peshawar Zalmi: Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Yasir Khan, Haider Ali, Hussain Talat, Shoaib Malik, Sherfane Rutherford, Ben Cutting, Wahab Riaz, Sohail Khan, Usman Qadir, Pat Brown
With Fakhar Zaman in the form he's in, Lahore Qalandars should take this one with ease. However, given six of the opening seven matches were won by the team batting second, the toss will likely play a huge role in the result.
In Pakistan, games will be on A Super and PTV Sports.
In the UK games will be shown on Sky Sports Cricket (Sky 404, Virgin 504).
In Australia, the games will be shown on Foxtel, Fox Sports and Kayo.
In India, Sony Sports Network carries the broadcast rights.
In the Caribbean, Flow Sports hold the broadcast rights, with Willow TV showing the tournament in North America.
SuperSport will provide coverage in South Africa, while Sky Sport will show the matches in New Zealand.
The PCB has partnered with ICC TV and tapmad TV to broadcast PSL7 in: Andorra, Antarctica, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bouvet Island, Bouvet Island, Brazil, British Indian Ocean Territory, Brunei, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Chile, China, Christmas Island, Cocos Island, Colombia, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, East Timor, Ecuador, Estonia, Falkland Islands, Faroe islands, Finland, France, French Guiana, Georgia, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Guyana, Heard Island, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, Indonesia, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Kyrgystan, Laos, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macao, Macedonia, Malaysia, Malta, Micronesia, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Myanmar, Netherlands, New Caledonia, North Korea, Norway, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, San Marino, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Thailand, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vatican City, Vietnam and Venezuela.
The commentary line-up includes Nick Knight, David Gower, Mike Haysman, Pommie Mbangwa, Danny Morrison, Bazid Khan, Waqar Younis, Urooj Mumtaz, Sana Mir, Marina Iqbal and Tariq Saeed. Erin Holland, Zainab Abbas and Sikandar Bakht will present the live coverage.
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