The fourth edition of Pakistan Super League shifts to Abu Dhabi after a two-day rest with table toppers Peshawar Zalmi taking on number-two Quetta Gladiators and bottom-placed teams Multan Sultans and Karachi Kings locking horns on Monday.
Peshawar and Quetta are on equal points at 10 from seven matches each, but Peshawar is placed at number-one due to their better net run-rate. Peshawar has a net run-rate of 0.85 as compared to Quetta’s 0.08. The winner of this match will be assured of a place in the playoffs.
Quetta were off to a great start, winning their first four games before losing the next two. But on Friday, they thumped Multan Sultans to return to the winning ways.
Peshawar clinched a last-ball thriller against Islamabad with Liam Dawson hitting the winning boundary off Mohammad Sami. In that regard, Peshawar has shown the remarkable quality of playing well under pressure.
Peshawar will hope their opener Kamran Akmal returns to form as his only notable score to date has been 49. He did become the first batsman in PSL history to complete 1,000 runs during his 19-run innings against Islamabad, but Peshawar would hope of more from him in the business end of the league.
Quetta have won all their games while chasing and their two losses have come batting first. So, Peshawar would again like to put them into bat after winning the toss. Only one team has batted first after winning the toss in the 22 PSL matches this season.
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