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PES vs LAH Dream11 Prediction & Fan2Play Possible 11 Pitch Report: PSL 2022 Match 9

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Time moves quickly. Nearly a week has already passed in PSL 2022, and the table is beginning to take shape with champions Multan Sultans at the top with a perfect four wins out of four.

Central to their success has been their ability to win batting first. They have done it twice, and are the only side to achieve the feat so far in this tournament. Today, who will it be?

Peshawar Zalmi, for all their talent, have taken just four wickets in two matches (excluding a run out), and are coming off a heavy defeat over the weekend to Islamabad United. They are set to welcome back Hazratullah Zazai after he contracted COVID-19, so Zalmi are well placed in terms of their batting, but they need greater potency with the ball.

Indeed, dismissing Fakhar Zaman as early as possible will certainly increase Zalmi’s chances of victory. The Lahore Qalandars opener has been outstanding so far in PSL 2022, and he will be looking to set the platform for a capable middle order to play off. Also, the battle between Lahore’s experienced attack against Zalmi’s fiery batting should make for some interesting viewing.

Possible Playing 11

Hazratullah Zazai has tested negative for COVID-19 and should be available for today’s match. He could come in for Ben Cutting.

Peshawar Zalmi: 1. Hazratullah Zazai, 2. Yasir Khan/Kamran Akmal, 3. Tom Kohler-Cadmore (wk), 4. Haider Ali, 5. Shoaib Malik, 6. Sherfane Rutherford, 7. Hussain Talat, 8. Wahab Riaz (c), 9. Sohail Khan, 10. Usman Qadir, 11. Pat Brown

Lahore Qalandars: 1. Fakhar Zaman, 2. Abdullah Shafique, 3. Mohammad Hafeez, 4. Kamran Ghulam, 5. David Wiese, 6. Samit Patel, 7. Ben Dunk (wk), 8. Rashid Khan, 9. Shaheen Afridi (c), 10. Haris Rauf, 11. Zaman Khan

Key Players to Watch/Key Stats

Peshawar Zalmi:

  • Hazratullah Zazai was outstanding in his first PSL stint in 2021. In the second leg of the tournament, he smashed 212 runs in five matches at an average of 42.40 and strike rate of 185.96. He is yet to play Lahore Qalandars.
  • Shoaib Malik has good career numbers against Lahore. The experienced middle order batsman has struck 345 runs in 12 matches at an average of 34.50 and strike rate of 133.72. Since 2020, he has scored 200 runs vs Qalandars at an average of 50 and strike rate of 143.88, including 73 off 48 balls in his last match against them.
  • Sherfane Rutherford scored 70 off 45 balls to elevate Peshawar to 168 vs Islamabad on Sunday. He made scores of 26 and 15 vs Lahore last season.
  • Wahab Riaz has taken the most wickets in Zalmi-Qalandars matches (15). He averages 23.47 and concedes 7.46 runs per over against them.
  • Hussain Talat is yet to take a wicket in eight matches vs Qalandars and concedes 13 an over against them. Will today be his day?
  • Usman Qadir was expensive last game (0/41 in three overs), but he bowled beautifully in Zalmi’s first game (2/20). He will be key today in an attack that is searching for wickets.

Lahore Qalandars:

  • What a start Fakhar Zaman has had to PSL 2022. He has smashed a half-century and century at an unbelievable strike rate of 191.57.
  • It will be interesting to see if Fakhar can improve on a poor record vs Zalmi. The left-hander has struck just 193 runs in 11 innings at an average of 17.55 and strike rate of 125.32.
  • Mohammad Hafeez comes up against his former team. The all-rounder has struck 114 runs in five innings at an average of 38.00 and strike rate of 134.12. Also, Hafeez has scored the fifth-most runs in T20s at Karachi, with 729 runs to his name at an average of 40.50 and strike rate of 159.92.
  • David Wiese’s 68 runs vs Zalmi since 2019 come at a strike rate of 183.78 with three not outs in five innings. He also has seven wickets against Peshawar in five innings at an average of 21.29 and economy rate of 8.76.
  • Rashid Khan took 5/20 in his last match vs Zalmi. He has bowled well so far in PSL 2022, with a wicket in each of his two matches so far at an economy rate of just 6.50.
  • Shaheen Shah Afridi has a strong record against Zalmi. The classy left-arm seamer has taken 13 wickets in eight matches against them at an average of 14.54 and economy rate of 6.30. This includes 3/14 on this ground last season.
  • Haris Rauf has taken four wickets in two matches this season. He will be looking to improve on his record vs Zalmi, which reads: 5 inns, 4 wickets, avg. 44.25, econ. 9.32.

Stats and Facts

  • Head-to-head: Matches 13, Peshawar Zalmi 8, Lahore Qalandars 5.
  • Lahore have won the past four matches against Peshawar.
  • Peshawar currently have the worst net run rate out of any team in PSL 2022 (-1.052).

National Stadium Karachi Pitch Report and Weather

In the last two games, Multan Sultans bucked the trend of the chasing team winning at Karachi. The team batting second has won 19 of the past 22 PSL matches on this ground. The average first innings score this season is 170.25.

Another clear day is forecast in Karachi. Despite the last two results, expect the captain who wins the toss to choose to field first.

Dream11 Prediction

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

Option 1:

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PSL 2022 Match 9: PES vs LAH Dream11 Prediction

Option 2:

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PSL 2022 Match 9: PES vs LAH Dream11 Prediction

Fan2Play Prediction

Base team:

  • Wicket-keepers: Tom Kohler-Cadmore
  • Batsmen: Fakhar Zaman, Shoaib Malik
  • All-rounders: Mohammad Hafeez
  • Bowlers: Shaheen Shah Afridi, Rashid Khan, Wahab Riaz

Match Prediction

Both batting lineups are pretty strong, but Lahore’s good recent record vs Peshawar could hold them in good stead. However, the chasing team starts as favourites.

Charbel Coorey
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Charbel is the owner & founder of cricblog.net, based in Sydney, Australia. He started the website to fulfill his love for the game of cricket. Charbel has been featured on other publications including OP India, Times of India, and The Roar, among others. He is also a keen fantasy sports player. Charbel has also had the privilege of interviewing cricketers on the CricBlog TV YouTube channel, including James Neesham, Rassie van der Dussen, Andrew Tye, Shreyas Gopal, Jaydev Unadkat and Saurabh Netravalkar: https://www.youtube.com/@cricblogtv For any story tips or questions, you can contact Charbel at charbelcoorey@cricblog.net.

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