2024-03-15 03:28:15
Karachi: Pakistan’s biggest T-20 league i.e. PSL 2024 (Pakistan Super League) has reached its last stage. Now only three matches are left before the final. The winner of the qualifier between Multan Sultans and Peshawar Zalmi will directly reach the final, while the losing team will face Eliminator-1 to be held between Islamabad United and Quetta Gladiators on March 15. In such a situation, let us try to know what could be the perfect playing eleven of both the teams in the do or die battle between Islamabad and Quetta. Which 11 players will these teams put their trust on?
Both teams are studded with stars
Captain Shadab Khan, New Zealand’s Colin Munro, England’s Alex Hales, Tom Curran are the star players of Islamabad United. On the other hand, Quetta Gladiators have legends like Saud Shakeel, Naseem Shah, Riley Rousseau and England’s Jason Roy. There has been an equal competition between the two teams in the last five matches. Quetta has won two matches and Islamabad United has won twice, one match had to be canceled without a ball being bowled. In this six-team tournament, Islamabad qualified for the playoffs by being in third position with five wins in 10 matches, while Quetta Gladiators was in fourth position with as many wins in the same number of matches.
Know the condition of the pitch also
The first eliminator match will be played between the No. 3 and 4 teams of the tournament at the National Cricket Stadium in Karachi. The pitch is expected to be slow and dusty. The match could be high scoring. The average score of the first innings is 170 runs while the average total of the second innings is 157 runs. In such a situation, the team prefers to bat first after winning the toss. Anyway, the pressure of chasing targets in big matches is not hidden from anyone.
Probable playing XI of Quetta Gladiators: Jason Roy, Saud Shakeel, Khawaja Nafe, Riley Rousseau (captain), Laurie Evans (wicketkeeper), Akil Hossain, Mohammad Wasim Jr., Omer Yousuf, Mohammad Aamir, Abrar Ahmed, Usman Tariq
Islamabad United’s probable playing XI: Colin Munro, Alex Hales, Shadab Khan (captain), Azam Khan (wicketkeeper), Agha Salman, Haider Ali, Imad Wasim, Faheem Ashraf, Naseem Shah, Hunnain Shah, Tymal Mills