The 9th match of Pakistan Super League 2023 is scheduled to play between Quetta Gladiators and Peshawar Zalmi on Monday 20th February 2023 at National Stadium, Karachi.

Quetta Gladiators had played two matches with one win to their name. They lost their very first match of this tournament against Multan Sultans by a big margin of nine wickets but they bounced back strongly and won their very next match against Karachi Kings. Now they are going to face Peshawar Zalmi at a neutral venue.

The performance of Peshawar Zalmi also had been average in this 8th edition of the Pakistan Super League. They had played two matches with one win and the other loss. Their first match was very interesting against Karachi Kings where they won a match by the margin of just two runs but they lost their very next match Multan Sultans by a big margin of 56 runs.

Quetta Gladiators won their previous match but still, they need to take action. The batting order of Quetta Gladiators had totally failed to give the best performance in both previously played matches. Thanks to Martin Guptill for scoring his maiden century of PSL and he becomes the first batsman to score the first century of PSL season 8. Jason Roy, Abdul Bangalzai, Umar Akmal, Sarfaraz Ahmed, and Mohammad Nawaz had totally failed to give the best performance in both previous matches. Martin Guptil proved the most successful and highest run-scorer in the previous match. He scored a total of 117 runs on 67 balls with the help of 12 boundaries and five huge sixes.

Iftikhar Ahmed also performed well in the previous match and put some runs on the board. He scored 32 runs while he faced 27 balls and smashed three boundaries during his inning. The bowling unit of Quetta Gladiators performed well in the previous match and defended the target of 169 runs. They leaked 162 runs in 20 overs. Mohammad Hasnain was the most successful and highest wicket-taker from their side with two wickets to his name in four overs against 29 runs. Qais Ahmad picked one wicket in four overs while he was charged with 29 runs. Naseem Shah was the other bowler who performed well in the previous match and picked one wicket in four overs against 29 runs. Mohammad Nawaz also picked one wicket but he leaked a lot of runs. He was charged with 34 runs. Odean Smith was the only bowler from their side who failed to pick any wicket.

Peshawar Zalmi lost their most recent match against Multan Sultans by a big margin of 56 runs where they won the toss and decided to field first but their bowling unit totally failed to give the best performance and leaked 210 runs in 20 overs. We are not saying that the bowling unit of Peshawar Zalmi is weak but they have to improve things. Wahab Riaz, Khurram Shahzad, James Neesham, Sufiyan Muqeem, and Salman Irshad are the key bowlers of Peshawar Zalmi. Salman Irshad was the only successful bowler in the previous match with two wickets to his name in four overs against 36 runs.

Sufiyan Muqeem picked one wicket while Neesham, Khurram Shahzad, and Wahab Riaz were the bowlers who failed to pick any wicket. The batting order of Peshawar Zalmi also failed to give the best performance and scored 154 runs. Their full team came back to the pavilion in 18.5 overs while chasing the target of 211 runs. Saim Ayub was the most successful and highest run-scorer from their side with 53 runs to his name on 37 balls with the help of three boundaries and the same huge sixes. Mohammad Haris also had an outstanding performance with the bat and put some runs on the board. He scored 40 runs on just 23 balls and smashed one boundary and four huge sixes. Rovman Powell scored 23 runs while James Neesham scored 12 runs.

Quetta Gladiators had faced Peshawar Zalmi in 19 matches where they won 8 matches while Peshawar Zalmi had won 11 matches.

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

• Peshawar Zalmi is a strong team than Quetta Gladiators
• Peshawar Zalmi had won five matches in a row against Quetta Gladiators
• Peshawar Zalmi is a strong and experienced team
• Quetta Gladiators are struggling with the batting department
• Quetta Gladiators failed to get a good combination in previous matches

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

Peshawar Zalmi has a 54% chance to win this match
Quetta Gladiators 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 9th 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, Abdul Bangalzai, Sarfaraz Ahmed (c & wk), Umar Akmal, Iftikhar Ahmed, Mohammad Nawaz, Odean Smith, Qais Ahmad, Naseem Shah, Mohammad Hasnain.

Peshawar Zalmi: Mohammad Haris (wk), Babar Azam (c), Saim Ayub, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Rovman Powell, James Neesham, Wahab Riaz, Khurram Shahzad, Salman Irshad, Sufiyan Muqeem.

It will be updated shortly

• Date: Monday, 20th 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

Mohammad Hafeez, Nuwan Thushara, Umaid Asif, Saud Shakeel, Wanindu Hasaranga, Omair Yousuf, Will Smeed, Mohammad Zahid, Aimal Khan, Jason Roy, Martin Guptill, Abdul Bangalzai, Sarfaraz Ahmed (c & wk), Umar Akmal, Iftikhar Ahmed, Mohammad Nawaz, Odean Smith, Qais Ahmad, Naseem Shah, Mohammad Hasnain.