PSL 2022 | Quetta Gladiators vs Islamabad United| Match 10 Preview, Predictions, Fantasy XI

The 10th match of PSL 2022 will see Sarfaraz Ahmed's Quetta Gladiators lock horns with Islamabad United at the National Stadium in Karachi.

This will be an important game for both sides given the fact that they suffered a defeat in their previous fixtures respectively. It will be even more crucial for Quetta given that they have now lost two of their first three fixtures.

Their latest defeat came against Mohammad Rizwan's Multan Sultans as they became the first chasing side to lose in PSL 2022.

Ahsan Ali and Will Sameed have been the bedrock of Quetta's batting and while Ben Duckett showed his class in the last game (47 off 32 deliveries), the overdependence on the opening duo was exposed to the hilt, with skipper Sarfaraz's form being at the heart of it.

Ahmed played what turned out to an innings detrimental to his teams' cause as he hobbled his way to a 23-ball 21. Iftikhar Ahmed tried his best to make up for Ahmed's poor knock with a whirlwind 13-ball 30 but it eventually proved inadequate. Their batting will be bolstered with the addition of James Vince, who is set to play his first game of the season on Thursday. It remains to be seen who makes way for him.

The bowling too was lacklustre in the last game apart from Mohammad Hasnain (2/27 in 4 overs) and James Faulkner (1/22 in 4 overs).

Quetta will have to ensure that their bowling unit puts up a better show in the upcoming game as they will be up against a power-packed Islamabad United batting.

Alex Hales and Paul Stirling have already won Islamabad a game courtesy blistering knocks and with skipper Shadab Khan finding form in the last game (91 off 42 deliveries), it comes up for a fearsome top-4.

However, Islamabad would like their lower middle-order batsmen like Asif Ali and Azam Khan to come to the party.

The major issue for Islamabad though is their bowling. Their bowlers have lacked penetration and discipline and that is reflected in their stats thus far. Shadab has the best economy rate (7.12) but has managed 1 wicket in 8 overs.

Hasan Ali, on the other hand, has taken the most wickets (3) and has the best average (28.66) but his economy rate is 10.75. The duo will look to raise their game and plug holes in what looks like a very poor attack.

Match Details - Quetta Gladiators vs Islamabad United, PSL 2022

Date: 3rd February 2022

Time: 08:00 PM IST

Venue: National Stadium, Karachi

Broadcast: Sony Six, Sony Six HD, SonyLiV app and website

Pitch Report

It looks like teams have finally figured out a way to defend targets in night times. The last three night games have all been won by the side batting first. The wicket continues to be batting paradise and it is likely to remain the same. The average first innings score in 6 night games thus far is 169.5.

Squads:

Quetta Gladiators:

Ahsan Ali, Will Smeed, Ben Duckett, Iftikhar Ahmed, Mohammad Nawaz, Sarfaraz Ahmed(c & wk), Sohail Tanvir, James Faulkner, Ashir Qureshi, Mohammad Hasnain, Naseem Shah, Umar Akmal, Shimron Hetmyer, Daniel Lawrence, Abdul Bangalzai, Khurram Shahzad, Noor Ahmad, Ali Imran, Ghulam Mudassar, Luke Wood.

Islamabad United:

Shadab Khan (c), Asif Ali, Azam Khan (wk), Athar Mahmood, Marchant de Lange, Danish Aziz, Alex Hales, Faheem Ashraf, Hasan Ali, Mohammad Huraira, Mohammad Wasim, Mubasir Khan, Muhammad Akhlaq (wk), Muhammad Musa, Colin Munro, Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Paul Stirling, Zafar Gohar, Zahir Khan, Zeeshan Zameer

Probable Playing XI:

Quetta Gladiators:

Ahsan Ali, Will Smeed, Ben Duckett, Sarfaraz Ahmed (c & wk), Iftikhar Ahmed, Mohammad Nawaz, Sohail Tanvir, James Faulkner, Ashir Qureshi, Mohammad Hasnain, Naseem Shah.

Islamabad United:

Paul Stirling, Alex Hales, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Shadab Khan ©, Azam Khan (WK), Asif Ali, Faheem Ashraf, Mohammad Wasim Jnr, Hasan Ali, Marchant de Lange

CE Fantasy XI:

Alex Hales (C), Ahsan Ali, Paul Stirling, Will Sameed, Ben Duckett (WK), Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Hasan Ali, Mohammad Hasnain, Sohail Tanvir

Captain: Alex Hales

Vice captain: Ahsan Ali