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ISL vs PES Dream11 Prediction & Fan2Play Possible 11: PSL 2022 Match 24 | ISL vs PES Dream11 Prediction Today | Islamabad United vs Peshawar Zalmi Key Players | Lahore Pitch Report

Peshawar Zalmi can take a big step towards to playoffs. Islamabad United need to win to keep pace with Lahore in the race for second spot.

However, the key strengths that held Islamabad in good stead in the first-half of PSL 2022 will not be present here. Skipper Shadab Khan, who is having a season to remember, is out with a groin injury. Alex Hales has pulled out of the tournament citing personal reasons, while Rahmanullah Gurbaz is with Afghanistan in Bangladesh. Also, Zeeshan Zameer is out with injury, so Islamabad need to dig deep to produce a good result today.

Zalmi have won their past two matches, with their batting firing nicely to notch up 193 and 185. They will be aiming for more of the same against a United side missing Shadab in what is an excellent opportunity to cement a top four spot.

Possible Playing 11

No Alex Hales (pulled out of PSL 7), Shadab Khan or Zeeshan Zameer (injuries) for Islamabad in this match. Rahmanullah Gurbaz is on national duty for Afghanistan in Bangladesh. However, Colin Munro is expected to play.

Asif Ali will captain the team, and is expected to play a key role with the bat. He could also bowl himself if the situation demands it.

Islamabad United: 1. Colin Munro, 2. Muhammad Akhlaq, 3. Asif Ali (c), 4. Azam Khan (wk), 5. Liam Dawson, 6. Faheem Ashraf, 7. Danish Aziz, 8. Hasan Ali, 9. Waqas Maqsood, 10. Mohammad Wasim, 11. Marchant de Lange

Hazratullah Zazai is in Afghanistan’s T20I squad for the Bangladesh tour.

Peshawar Zalmi: 1. Tom Kohler-Cadmore, 2. Mohammad Haris (wk), 3. Liam Livingstone, 4. Shoaib Malik, 5. Hussain Talat, 6. Sherfane Rutherford, 7. Ben Cutting, 8. Wahab Riaz (c), 9. Salman Irshad, 10. Usman Qadir, 11. Mohammad Umar

Key Players to Watch/Key Stats

Islamabad United:

• If available, Colin Munro has a huge role to play in the absence of Hales, Shadab, Gurbaz and Stirling. He has scored 144 runs in three innings vs Peshawar at an average of 48.00 and strike rate of 156.52 since the beginning of 2020.
• Asif Ali is likely to bat higher up the order today. The stand-in captain scored 28 off 11 last match, and took 2/27 with the ball to win player of the match against Karachi.
• Asif has a superb strike rate against Peshawar (192.78), but will be looking to bump up his average of 20.78 (187 runs in 11 innings).
• Faheem Ashraf is wicketless in his past six matches. His only two wickets came against Zalmi in their first match of the season (2/23). His batting form has been much better, with scores of 55 (28) and 29* (10) in his past two innings.
• Hasan Ali is having a season to forget. His six wickets in PSL 2022 cost 50 runs apiece and he is conceding over 11 runs per over. He has taken six wickets in four matches at an average of 20.17 vs Zalmi since the start of 2021. This includes 2/34 this season.
• Waqas Maqsood is Islamabad’s second-highest wicket-taker this season behind Shadab. Maqsood has taken an impressive nine wickets in four matches, and he will be key at the death once again.

Peshawar Zalmi:

• Mohammad Haris has made a strong start to his PSL 2022 campaign with scores of 49 (27) and 29 (17).
• Is this the day million dollar IPL man Liam Livingstone delivers with the bat? He has made a slow start to PSL 2022 with scores of 24, 6 and 0, but he can fire at any moment. He’s been strong with the ball, though, with figures of 1/22 and 1/24 in his last two matches.
• Shoaib Malik has some terrific numbers against United since the beginning of 2020. He has struck 154 runs in four innings at an average of 77.00 and strike rate of 157.14 in this period. Also, Malik is enjoying a good PSL 2022 campaign, with 276 runs in eight innings at an average of 46.00 and strike rate of 139.39.
• Hussain Talat had a terrific match last game vs Quetta. He smashed a 33-ball 51 and took 1/8 off two overs.
• Ben Cutting is in some terrific batting form down the order. He has smashed 24, 52*, 23, 26 and 36 in his past five knocks. He is striking at 166.94 overall in PSL 2022.
• Wahab Riaz has the most wickets in ISL-PES matches. He has 23 wickets in 15 matches at an average of 17.43 and economy rate of 6.82. Also, after five wicketless matches in PSL 2022, Wahab has taken five scalps in his last three outings.
• Salman Irshad is Zalmi’s highest wicket-taker this season (9). Usman Qadir took 3/25 in the last match vs Quetta.

Stats and Facts

• Head-to-head: Matches 17, Zalmi 8, United 8, N/R 1.
• Islamabad (172/1) smashed Zalmi (168/6) by nine wickets earlier in PSL 2022. However, the chief destroyers Paul Stirling and Alex Hales are no longer available.
• Sherfane Rutherford struck 70* off 46 balls in the match vs Islamabad earlier this season.

Gaddafi Stadium Lahore Pitch Report and Weather

The team batting first has won five of eight matches so far in PSL 2022. The average first innings score is 180.88. On the three occasions that the team batting first lost, twice did they score below the average score.

Another clear and mild evening is forecast for Lahore.

Dream11 Prediction

Note: The below teams are not based on the final playing XIs. We may not be able to update these in time.

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Fan2Play Prediction

Base team:

• Wicket-keepers: Mohammad Haris
• Batsmen: Colin Munro, Shoaib Malik
• All-rounders: Hussain Talat, Liam Livingstone
• Bowlers: Wahab Riaz, Waqas Maqsood

Match Prediction

Peshawar Zalmi start as favourites with Islamabad missing key players. Zalmi to win.