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PZ vs QG Match 2 Statistical Preview: Key Stats, Records And Head To Head Ahead Of The PSL 2025 Clash

Bhargav Dixit

Rilee Rossouw won't be leading QG in PSL 10. [Source: @umair6723/X]Rilee Rossouw won't be leading QG in PSL 10. [Source: @umair6723/X]

Peshawar Zalmi and Quetta Gladiators will face-off against each in the second match of Pakistan Super League 2025 at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on Saturday. The first afternoon match of the season will see these two teams locking horns at this ground for the fourth time.

Having lost Eliminator 2 last season, Peshawar would be keen to break the jinx of not winning a title since 2017 despite finishing among the Top 4 without a miss. In fact, they are the only team to have qualified for the playoffs in all the previous nine PSL seasons. Taking into consideration their consistency, just one title appears less.

Fourth-ranked team during PSL 2024, Quetta had lost Eliminator 1 to eventual champions Islamabad United. With their only title coming in 2019 and having finished among the playoffs just once since then, they would be looking to start afresh under Saud Shakeel – set to become only the fourth player to lead the franchise.

PZ vs QG Head To Head Overview

Historically, Zalmi have a 13-10 lead in head-to-head rivalry against Gladiators. Speaking particularly of Rawalpindi, they lead by 2-1 across three outings over the years.

Peshawar Zalmi And Quetta Gladiators Probable Playing XI

Peshawar Zalmi

Saim Ayub, Babar Azam (c), Mohammad Haris (wk), Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Abdul Samad, Hussain Talat, George Linde, Luke Wood, Nahid Rana, Sufiyan Muqeem, Mohammad Ali.

Quetta Gladiators

Saud Shakeel (c), Hasan Nawaz, Kusal Mendis (wk), Rilee Rossouw, Shoaib Malik, Mark Chapman, Faheem Ashraf, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Sean Abbott, Abrar Ahmed, Mohammad Amir.

Top Run-Scorers In PZ vs QG

[Only players part of the current squads have been considered]

Babar Azam – 255 runs

Among players with 200+ runs in this rivalry, PZ captain Babar Azam is the only batter to be averaging over 50 and striking at more than 150. Across four innings, Azam’s 255 runs have come at an average of 63.75 and a strike rate of 164.51. Third-highest run-scorer in this rivalry, he is also one of the two centurions.

Shoaib Malik – 203 runs

Fifth-highest run-scorer in this rivalry, veteran QG batter Shoaib Malik will be playing his first match for them against a franchise he represented between 2020-2022. In six innings against QG as a PZ player, Malik had scored 203 runs at an average of 40.60 and a strike rate of 147.10.

Saim Ayub – 146 runs

Returning to representative cricket after more than three months, Peshawar opening batter Saim Ayub has scored 146 runs at an average and strike rate of 36.50 and 200 respectively across four innings against Quetta. Notably, he has scored in excess of a strike rate of 200 twice.

Top Wicket-Takers In PZ vs QG

[Only players part of the current squads have been considered]

Luke Wood – 3 wickets

Expected to lead Zalmi’s pace-bowling attack as one of their two overseas pacers, Luke Wood has picked three wickets at an average of 20, an economy rate of 8.57 and a strike rate of 14 across two innings against this opposition.

Khurram Shahzad – 2 wickets

In his only outing against Peshawar last year, Khurram Shahzad had registered bowling figures of 2.5-0-15-2 which included dismissals of Sohail Khan and Abrar Ahmed.

Mehran Mumtaz – 2 wickets

Much like Shahzad, Mehran Mumtaz’s only match against Quetta had come last year when his bowling figures of 4-0-22-2 comprised wickets of Shakeel and Mohammad Amir.

PZ vs QG Key Stats

Peshawar Zalmi’s Key Records

  • Tom Kohler-Cadmore was the fourth-highest run-scorer in International League T20 2024/25 – 388 runs at an average of 55.42 and a strike rate of 139.06.
  • Mitchell Owen was the highest run-scorer in Big Bash League 2024/25 – amassing 452 runs at an average of 45.20 and a strike rate of 203.60 including two hard-hitting centuries.
  • George Linde enjoyed an impact-generating title-winning season of SA20 2024/25 at MI Cape Town – 11 wickets at an average of 17.72, an economy rate of 6.29 and a strike rate of 16.90; and 161 runs at 40.25 and 153.33 respectively.
  • Alzarri Joseph was the fourth-highest wicket-taker in ILT20 2024/25 – dismissing 16 batters at an average of 21.06, an economy rate of 8.79 and strike rate of 14.37.
  • Mohammad Ali is the second-highest T20 wicket-taker in Pakistan in the last 12 months – 22 wickets at an average of 9.72, an economy rate of 6.20 and a strike rate of 9.4.

Quetta Gladiators’ Key Records

  • Kusal Mendis is the fifth-highest run-scorer across all formats of international cricket in the last 12 months – 1,492 runs including three centuries and eight half-centuries.
  • Hasan Nawaz is the sixth-highest T20 run-scorer in Pakistan in the last 12 months – 312 runs at an average of 34.66 and a strike rate of 142.46.
  • Akeal Hosein has picked most T20 wickets in the powerplay since the start of 2024 – 34 wickets at an average of 27.73 and an economy rate of 7.28.
  • Usman Tariq is the third-highest T20 wicket-taker in Pakistan in the last 12 months – 21 wickets at an average of 16.42, an economy rate of 6.63 and a strike rate of 14.8.

Records Which Could Be Broken In PZ vs QG Match 2 Of PSL 2025

  • Shoaib Malik needs 68 runs to become the third-highest run-scorer in PSL history.
  • Ayub needs six runs to become the fourth-highest run-scorer for Zalmi.
  • Rilee Rossouw needs seven runs to become the fourth-highest run-scorer for Gladiators.
  • Mohammad Amir needs two wickets to become the fourth-highest wicket-taker against Zalmi.