The 13th match of Pakistan Super League 2023 is scheduled to play between Quetta Gladiators and Islamabad United on Friday 24th February 2023 at National Stadium, Karachi.

Just two matches are left to be held in Karachi. Quetta Gladiators will face Islamabad United in the 13th match of the Pakistan Super League while Karachi Kings will face Multan Sultans in the 14th match of this tournament here in Karachi. Quetta Gladiators are currently the worst-performing team in this tournament right now. They had won just one out of four matches played. They had lost three matches and are laying at the bottom of the ladder.

Quetta Gladiators had lost their matches against Multan Sultans, Peshawar Zalmi, and Lahore Qalandars but won their match against Karachi Kings. Islamabad United are going to play their second match in a row in this season of Pakistan Super League. The performance of Islamabad United had been good in this tournament and they are the second-best-performing team in this tournament right now. They had won two out of three matches played so far. They had lost just one match and are holding the second position on the points table. They had beaten Karachi Kings and Peshawar Zalmi but lost their match against Multan Sultans.

Quetta Gladiators lost their most recent match against Lahore Qalandars by a big margin of 63 runs where they won the toss and decided to field first. The performance of their bowling unit was not very good and they leaked 189 runs in 20 overs. Qais Ahmad was the most successful and highest wicket-taker from their side with two wickets to his name in four overs against 36 runs. Odean Smith also picked two wickets but he leaked a lot of runs. He was charged with 41 runs in four overs. Mohammad Hasnain was the other bowler who performed well in the previous match. He picked one wicket in four overs while he was charged with 32 runs.

Mohammad Nawaz was the other bowler who performed well and picked one wicket in three overs while he was charged with 26 runs. Naseem Shah and Mohammad Hafeez were the bowlers who failed to pick any wicket in the previous match. The batting order of Quetta Gladiators totally failed to give the best performance and scored just 135 runs while chasing the target of 199 runs. Just four batsmen from their side could manage to enter into the double figure. Jason Roy was the most successful and highest run-scorer from their side. He scored 48 runs on 30 balls with the help of one boundary and five huge sixes. Mohammad Hafeez also performed well and scored 25 runs on 22 balls with the help of two huge sixes. The skipper, Sarfaraz Ahmed remained not out after scoring 16 runs while Martin Guptill scored 15 runs.

Islamabad United had beaten Peshawar Zalmi in their most recent match with a big margin of six wickets. They won the toss and decided to field first. The way how their bowling unit performed in that match was just outstanding. They leaked just 156 runs in their 20-over inning. Hasan Ali was the most successful and highest wicket-taker from their side with three wickets to his name in four overs while he was charged for 35 runs. Rumman Raees, Faheem Ashraf, Mubasir Khan, and the skipper, Shadab Khan were the other bowlers who performed well in the previous match.

Mubasir Khan, Mubasir Khan, Rumman Raees, and Faheem Ashraf picked one wicket each while Tom Curran was the only bowler from their side who failed to pick any wicket. The batting order of Islamabad United also performed well and chased the target of 157 runs in 14.5 overs. Rahmanullah Gurbaz was the most successful and highest run-scorer from their side. He scored 62 runs on just 31 balls with the help of seven boundaries and four huge sixes. Rassie van der Dussen was the other batsman who performed well in the previous match and put some runs on the board. He scored 42 runs on 29 balls with the help of six boundaries. Asif Ali also had an outstanding performance with the bat and scored 29 runs. He faced just 13 balls and smashed one boundary and three huge sixes.

Quetta Gladiators faced Islamabad United in 15 matches where they won 8 matches while Islamabad United also won 7 matches.

According to today’s prediction, Quetta Gladiators is the favorite team to win this match. There are many factors that make Quetta Gladiators a favorite team to win this match.

• Quetta Gladiators is a strong batting team
• Quetta Gladiators also has a strong bowling unit
• Islamabad United had won two out of three matches played so far
• Islamabad United is currently the second-best-performing team in this tournament
• Islamabad United also has strong batting and bowling units

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

Quetta Gladiators have a 52% chance to win this match
Islamabad United has a 48% chance to win this match

The toss is going to play an important role in almost all matches of Pakistan Super League season 8. We had seen in the previous editions of this tournament that chase is the best option for both teams at the venue of Multan. Almost 80% of matches had been won by bowling first. According to the toss prediction, the team who will win the toss may choose to field first.

The 13th match of the Pakistan Super League season 2023 is scheduled to be held at National Stadium, Karachi. The pitch on the ground is good for batting and bowling. This is one of the high-scoring venues in Pakistan. The average first-inning score in T20 matches on this ground is 189. Spin bowlers also have a good record on this venue and had been successful, especially in the first six overs. According to the live cricket score, a total of 190 runs should be a par score.

The weather forecast in Karachi is good for a cricket match. The temperatures can range from 19 to 31 degrees during the day and can drop to 10 to 15 at night. The forecast is predicting almost no chances of rain on match day and we will have a full match to enjoy.

Quetta Gladiators: Jason Roy, Martin Guptill, Mohammad Hafeez, Sarfaraz Ahmed (c & wk), Iftikhar Ahmed, Odean Smith, Abdul Bangalzai, Mohammad Nawaz, Naseem Shah, Mohammad Hasnain, Qais Ahmad.

Islamabad United: Colin Munro, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Rassie van der Dussen, Shadab Khan (c), Azam Khan (wk), Asif Ali, Mubasir Khan, Faheem Ashraf, Tom Curran, Hasan Ali, Rumman Raees.

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• Date: Friday, 24th February 2023
• Time: 02:00 PM GMT / 07:00 PM LOCAL / 07:30 PM IST

• Stadium: National Stadium
• Location: Karachi, Pakistan
• Opened: 1955
• Capacity: 34228
• Ends: Pavilion End, University End
• Time Zone: UTC +05:00
• Home to: Pakistan, Quetta Gladiators
• Floodlights: Yes

• Total matches: 11
• Matches won batting first: 7
• Matches won bowling first: 4
• Average 1st Inns scores: 189
• Average 2nd Inns scores: 148
• Highest total recorded: 221/3 (20 Ov) by ENG vs PAK
• Lowest total recorded: 60/10 (13.4 Ov) by WI vs PAK
• The highest score chased: 208/3 (18.5 Ov) by PAK vs WI
• The lowest score defended: 166/4 (20 Ov) by PAK vs ENG

Martin Guptill, Abdul Bangalzai, Jason Roy, Mohammad Hafeez, Iftikhar Ahmed, Mohammad Nawaz, Odean Smith, Sarfaraz Ahmed(w/c), Qais Ahmad, Mohammad Hasnain, Naseem Shah, Umar Akmal, Umaid Asif, Saud Shakeel, Naveen-ul-Haq, Omair Yousuf, Will Smeed, Nuwan Thushara, Mohammad Zahid, Aimal Khan.