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 Quetta Gladiators in the Pakistan Super League.
The game is set for Tuesday, February 14. The first ball will be bowled at 7:30pm local time (2:30pm GMT).
The game will be held at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore.
With three wins from seven, Quetta Gladiators are very much in the hunt for a playoff spot but have to keep winning to retain any hope of going all the way.
They sit fourth in the table, level on points with Peshawar Zalmi at the start of play but with a slightly superior net run-rate.
After two wins in a row they were crushed by Lahore Qalandars, losing by eight wickets as the hosts chased down 142 to win with more than three overs remaining.
Far from out of touch in the race for the playoffs, Zalmi can ill-afford too many slip-ups in their final three regular-season games.
Indeed all of their remaining game will play a major role in whether they qualify for the last four.
Lose more than one and they'll likely be reflecting on a third successive group-stage exit.
They were successful last time out, beating Karachi Kings by a handsome 55-run margin.
Jason Roy on the attack (Asif Hassan/AFP/Getty Images)
Jason Roy produced the performance of the PSL so far in smashing 116 in 57 balls to help beat Lahore Qalandars.
Backing that up with a quick-fire fifty only worked to enhance his reputation as one of the outstanding openers in T20 cricket.
Should the England international have another extended spell at the crease, he will likely come up against Zalmi's top wicket-taker Salman Irshad.
The 26-year-old has claimed seven scalps in five games at an economy rate of 8.35. Often deployed as second change he's chipped in with key wickets at important times.
That was no better exemplified in the win over the Kings, as he dismissed top two Babar Azam and Sharjeel Khan in the fifth and 17th overs.
Matches played: 17
Peshawar Zalmi wins: 9
Quetta Gladiators wins: 8
Temperatures are only expected to be around 19 degrees Celsius but if previous games in Lahore are any indication dew may again be a factor.
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, Sameen Gul, Kamran Akmal, Sirajuddin, Mohammad Amir Khan, Ben Cutting, Mohammad Haris, Mohammad Umer (supplementary draft), Sohail Khan (supplementary)
Partial replacements: Pat Brown (Liam Livingstone), Matt Parkinson (Saqib Mahmood), Imam-ul-Haq (Kamran Akmal, Covid-19), Amad Butt (Arshad Iqbal, Covid-19)
Quetta Gladiators: James Vince, Sarfaraz Ahmed, Iftikhar Ahmed, Mohammad Nawaz, Shahid Afridi, Mohammad Hasnain, Naseem Shah, Jason Roy, James Faulkner, Umar Akmal, Sohail Tanvir, Ben Duckett, Khurram Shehzad, Abdul Wahid Bangalzai, Muhammad Ashar Qureshi, Noor Ahmad, Ahsan Ali, Luke Wood, Ghulam Mudassar, Dan Lawrence
Partial replacements: Will Smeed (James Vince), Ali Imran (Noor Ahmad), Shimron Hetmyer (Jason Roy)
Salman Irshad (Asif Hassan/AFP/Getty Images)
Peshawar Zalmi: Hazratullah Zazai, Mohammad Haris, Liam Livingstone, Shoaib Malik, Haider Ali, Sherfane Rutherford, Ben Cutting, Amad Butt, Wahab Riaz, Mohammad Umar, Salman Irshad
Quetta Gladiators: Jason Roy, Ahsan Ali, James Vince, Sarfaraz Ahmed, Iftikhar Ahmed, James Faulkner, Umar Akmal, Shahid Afridi, Noor Ahmed, Naseem Shah, Ghulam Mudassar
Quetta Gladiators start the game as favourites at 10/11, with Peshawar Zalmi only rated as minor outsiders at 1/1.
In Pakistan, games will be on A Sports and Ten 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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