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Islamabad United
Quetta Gladiators
In the 2nd Qualifier of the Pakistan Super League, Islamabad United will come face to face with Quetta Gladiators on Friday. Both teams are fierce rivals and their previous encounters are the reason for the same. They both have met on 18 occasions in the past and they each carry 9 wins.
Islamabad United defeated Multan Sultans in their last league fixture and finished the league stage in the 3rd spot with 5 wins and a net run rate of +0.224.
Quetta Gladiators started the season on a positive note but soon they lost their track and finished 4th in the point table with 5 wins and a net run rate of -0.921.
Saud ShakeelΒ is the leading scorer for Quetta Gladiators with 309 runs in 8 matches at an average of 44.14.
The betting tip is...
Saud Shakeel will score above 40.5 runs.
68 %
32 %
Islamabad UnitedQuetta GladiatorsIn a high-scoring fixture, Islamabad United completely stunned the table topper and scored a thrilling win against the Multan Sultans in the previous fixture. However, it was not a good day for the bowling unit.
The bowlers displayed high economy and failed to pick timely breakthroughs. Faheem Ashraf picked up 2 wickets at an economy of 10.67. Naseem Shah and Hunain Shah contributed with a single wicket each.
On the batting front, Colin Munro gave the team a dominating start from the top order by scoring 84 off 40 at a strike rate of 210. The rest of the top order was a failure. Skipper Shadab Khan scored 54 off 31 at a strike rate of 174.19 from the middle order.
Faheem Ashraf (23 off 14) and Imad Wasim (30 off 13) played a crucial role from the lower end and helped the team to score the winning number.
Colin Munro, Agha Salman, and Naseem Shah are the key players in the team.
Predicted Lineup: Colin Munro, Alex Hales, Agha Salman, Hunain Shah, Shadab Khan, Imad Wasim, Faheem Ashraf, Azam Khan, Naseem Shah, Tymal Mills, Haider Ali
As the league stage came to an end, Quetta Gladiators witnessed a major decline in their performance. They lost some crucial fixtures and failed to finish the league stage at the top.
The Gladiators faced a loss against Multan Sultans in the previous encounter and the reason for the loss was the whole team. The bowlers failed to control the game and give timely breakthroughs.
Mohammad Amir picked up 2 wickets at an economy of 10. Abrar Ahmed and Mohammad Wasim Jr. contributed with a single wicket each but displayed an economy of 9.75 and 10.33.
The batters were expected to perform at their best but unfortunately, it was not the performance that anyone even thought of. The top order was dismissed for a score of 36 runs and in the middle order only Omair Yousuf was able to score 37 off 25 at a strike rate of 148.
Rilee Rossouw, Akeal Hosein, and Omair Yousuf are the key players in the team.
Predicted Lineup: Mohammad Wasim Jr, Rilee Rossouw, Omair Yousuf, Khawaja Nafay, Saud Shakeel, Sohail Khan, Jason Roy, Mohammad Amir, Akeal Hosein, Laurie Evans, Abrar Ahmad
We are in for an absolute thriller between the two teams as both teams will be desperate to win. Islamabad United has performed well in the recent fixtures but they donβt have the most dependable bowling unit. The bowlers have turned out constantly in pressured situations. Quetta Gladiators have a good combination of players.
They have lost recent fixtures but the team carries experienced players who can help the team to bounce back. We predict a win for Quetta Gladiators on Friday.
