The 9th match of the Pakistan Super League ( PSL T20 ) 2022 is scheduled to play  Peshawar Zalmi vs Lahore Qalandars on  Wednesday, 2nd February 2022 at The National Stadium, Karachi.

Peshawar Zalmi won their opening match against Quetta Gladiators but was beaten by Islamabad United in their second match by a huge margin of nine wickets. They lost the toss and were asked to bat first. The performance of their batting order was good. They scored a total of 168 runs in their inning of 20 overs. Sherfane Rutherford was the most successful and highest run-scorer from their side who remained not out after scoring 70 runs. He faced 46 deliveries and smashed seven boundaries and three huge sixes during his inning.

After losing the opening match against Multan Sultans, Lahore Qalandars won their most recent match against Karachi Kings with a handsome margin of six wickets. They won the toss and decided to field first. The performance of their bowling unit was not impressive. They leaked 170 runs in their inning of 20 overs. Haris Rauf was the most successful and highest wicket-taker from their side who picked three wickets in his four overs bowled out against 33 runs. Zaman Khan, Rashid Khan, Mohammad Hafeez, and the skipper, Shaheen Afridi picked one wicket each.

Total Match: 13

• Peshawar Zalmi: 8
• Lahore Qalandars: 5

According to today’s prediction, Peshawar Zalmi is the favorite team to win this match. There are many factors that make Lahore Qalandars a favorite team to win this match.

• Peshawar Zalmi has a decent record while playing against Lahore Qalandars
• Peshawar Zalmi has a strong batting order on the side which is in good form
• Peshawar Zalmi is overall a well-balanced team as compared to the Lahore Qalandars
• The batting order of Lahore Qalandars is strong and in good form

Peshawar Zalmi is overall a strong team as compared to the Peshawar Zalmi especially when it comes to batting. The batting and bowling squad of the Lahore Qalandars is strong at least on papers, so the winning chances of today’s match for Peshawar Zalmi have been increased. The equation of winning chances of both teams for today’s match is mentioned as under.

Peshawar Zalmi have 52% chance to win this match
Lahore Qalandars has a 48% chance to win this match

Captain: Mohammad Hafeez
Vice-Captain: Shaheen Afridi
Ben Dunk, Fakhar Zaman, Sohaib Malik, Haider Ali, Kamran Ghulam, Sherfane Rutherford, Hussain Talat, Rashid Khan, Haris Rauf

The toss had played a key role in the decision of all previously played matches of Pakistan Super League season 7. We had seen in the previous editions of this tournament that chase is the best option for both teams at the venue of Karachi. Almost 65% of matches had been won by the bowling first. According to toss prediction, the team that will win the toss may choose to field first.

The 9th match of Pakistan Super League season 2022 is scheduled to be held at National Stadium, Karachi. The pitch here at this venue is flat good for batting as there is no bounce and pace. Out-field on this venue is very fast and the ball will travel to the boundary very quickly. It also has a lot of help for the spin bowlers but almost all teams in this tournament have a strong batting order so this does not matter. According to the live cricket score, a total of 180 runs should be as a par score.

The weather forecast in Karachi is good for a cricket match. The forecast is predicting almost no chances of rain on match day and we will have a full match to enjoy.

Date: Wednesday, 2nd Feb 2022
Time: 02:00 PM GMT / 08:00 PM LOCAL / 08:30 PM BD

Stadium: National Stadium
Location: Karachi, Pakistan
Capacity: 34228
Ends: Pavilion End, University End
Time Zone: UTC +05:00
Home to: Pakistan, Peshawar Zalmi
Floodlights: Yes

Wahab Riaz (c), Sohail Khan, Usman Qadir,Sameen Gul, Kamran Akmal, Hazratullah Zazai, Arshad Iqbal, Salman Irshad, Mohammad Haris, Mohammad Umar, Sirajuddin, Tom Kohler-Cadmore (wk), Yasir Khan, Haider Ali, Hussain Talat, Shoaib Malik, Sherfane Rutherford, Ben Cutting, Patrick Brown.