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QUE vs PES Dream11 Prediction & Fan2Play Possible Playing 11 Pitch Report: PSL 2022 Match 2 | QUE vs PES Dream11 Prediction Today | Quetta Gladiators vs Peshawar Zalmi Key Players | Karachi Pitch Report

How will Quetta Gladiators fare this season? Last season’s bottom-placed team will be aiming for a much better season in PSL 2022. To achieve that, they will need to start a lot better, after they lost each of their first four matches.

Then, to start the UAE leg, they lost by 10 wickets with 10 overs to spare against Islamabad United. While chasing teams fare well at Karachi (14 wins in last 15 PSL matches), the Gladiators need to ensure their batting holds up. They have the talent to produce better results, with the likes of Ben Duckett and Shimron Hetmyer alongside skipper Sarfaraz Ahmed and the much-maligned Umar Akmal.

Also, the talent in their pace bowling ranks, including James Faulkner who was excellent in the second leg of PSL 2021, gives the Gladiators fans something to be optimistic about.

Peshawar Zalmi will be aiming to one better this season after losing the PSL 2021 Final. They were up and down for most of the season, unable to string victories consecutively on a regular basis, so a strong start to the season will be a good foundation to work off. Once again, they have a mix of youth and experience, and it will be interesting to see how they fare.

Possible Playing 11

Shahid Afridi has tested positive for COVID-19 and will miss the Gladiators’ first four matches. Wahab Riaz is out for Zalmi.

Quetta Gladiators: 1. Ben Duckett, 2. Umar Akmal, 3. Shimron Hetmyer, 4. Sarfaraz Ahmed (c & wk), 5. Dan Lawrence, 6. Iftikhar Ahmed, 7. James Faulkner, 8. Mohammad Nawaz, 9. Naseem Shah, 10. Mohammad Hasnain, 11. Sohail Tanvir

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

Key Players to Watch/Key Stats

Quetta Gladiators:

• Skipper Sarfaraz Ahmed was the shining light in a difficult 2021 season for the Gladiators. He scored 321 runs in 10 innings at an average of 45.85 and strike rate of 137.76, including scores of 81 (40) and 35* (29) vs Zalmi.
• Overall against Zalmi, Sarfaraz has scored 383 runs in 15 innings at an average of 29.46 and strike rate of 140.81. Also, the keeper-batsman has scored 459 runs in 20 innings at Karachi at an average of 27.00.
• What will Umar Akmal produce? He has 186 career runs in nine innings vs Zalmi at an average of 37.20 and strike rate of 123.18.
• Ben Duckett could prove to be a solid addition for the Gladiators. The Englishman had some decent moments in his recent BBL stint, where he scored the most runs for Brisbane Heat (302) with three half-centuries in 12 matches.
• James Faulkner was terrific for the Gladiators in the second leg of PSL 2021. He took 13 wickets in six matches at an average of 12.00 and strike rate of 11, and he will be aiming to make an immediate impact in PSL 2022.
• Mohammad Nawaz has the most wickets for Gladiators against Zalmi. The left-arm spinner has 22 wickets to his name in 18 matches vs Peshawar at an average of 22.55 and economy rate of 7.67.
• Mohammad Hasnain, who was impressive in the recent BBL, has 12 wickets in seven matches vs Zalmi (avg. 18.67, econ. 8.45).

Peshawar Zalmi:

• Kamran Akmal has scored the most runs in Gladiators-Zalmi matches (459). He averages 25.50 and strikes at 123.72, including 59 off 37 balls in his last innings against them.
• Kamran is one of three players who has at least 1,000 T20 runs at National Stadium in Karachi (1,005, avg. 33.50, SR 141.75).
• Shoaib Malik, who scored the fourth-most runs in PSL 2021 (354), has a good career record against Quetta, with 342 runs in 12 innings at an average of 34.20 and strike rate of 137.35.
• Malik has a superb record at Karachi. The right-hander has scored 1,049 runs in 33 innings at an average of 49.95 and strike rate of 133.63.
• Shefane Rutherford will be key as a finisher. He was superb in CPL 2021, as well as PSL 2021, where he scored 276 runs in 12 innings at an average of 34.50 and strike rate of 153.33.
• Sameen Gul will be key in the absence of Wahab. He has five wickets in five matches vs Zalmi at an average of 31.40 and economy rate of 7.85.

Stats and Facts

• Head-to-head: Matches 18, Peshawar 9, Quetta 8, N/R 1.
• Zalmi have won the past four matches between the teams.
• Hazratullah Zazai was in some good touch in last month’s T10 tournament in Abu Dhabi, where he scored 55* and 66* late in the tournament.
• Sohail Tanvir has gone wicketless in four matches for Quetta for Peshawar.

National Stadium Karachi Pitch Report and Weather

The chasing team has won 14 of the past 15 PSL matches on this ground. The average first innings score was 168 in PSL 2021, and the team batting first today needs to put on a big score after Karachi made an under-par 124/5 yesterday.

A cool and clear evening is forecast in Karachi. Dew may play a role. 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:

Option 2:

Fan2Play Prediction

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Base team:

• Wicket-keepers: Sarfaraz Ahmed, Ben Duckett
• Batsmen: Hazratullah Zazai, Shimron Hetmyer, Shoaib Malik
• All-rounders: James Faulkner
• Bowlers: Mohammad Hasnain, Usman Qadir

Match Prediction

Expect the chasing team to win.