Multan Sultans (Source: Twitter)
It's getting tighter in the middle as Peshawar Zalmi cross swords against Multan Sultans in the 27th match of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) to be played at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi.
Team Preview: Peshawar Zalmi
With four wins in eight matches, the Peshawar-based side are fourth placed right below their opposition.
Led by Babar Azam, Zalmi had a heart-breaking defeat in the last game where they couldn't defend 240 against Quetta Gladiators.
With the bat, skipper Azam and Tom Kohler-Cadmore have done well as they have thumped 343 runs and 259 runs, respectively.
Wahab Riaz is the leading wicket-taker for the team with eight scalps in eight games but they need more support from the other bowlers, which is their major concern.
Team Preview: Multan Sultans
With the same points and from the same number of games as their rivals, Multan are giving a tough battle to Zalmi as they are ahead based on their Net Run Rate.
The problem is they are coming off three consecutive losses after a four-match winning streak and would want to return to winning days.
Mohammad Rizwan, as usual, has been terrific with the bat scoring a whopping 421 runs in eight matches where he has blasted runs at a strike rate of 141.
With the ball, it's Ihsanullah who has taken the PSL by storm with his rapid pace bagging mind-boggling 18 wickets in just eight games.
Match Details
Date and Time: March 10, 7:30 PM IST
Venue: Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi
Live Telecast & Streaming: Sony Sports Network, Sony LIV and FanCode
Pitch Report: One of the best batting wickets with the average first innings score being 199, the pitch is a belter of a track. Run scoring will be easy with teams looking to bowl first after winning the toss as defending is a difficult task on this ground.
Probable XIs
Peshawar Zalmi: Saim Ayub, Babar Azam (c), Mohammad Haris, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Rovman Powell, Haseebullah Khan (wk), Aamer Jamal, Wahab Riaz, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Azmatullah Omarzai and Arshad Iqbal
Multan Sultans: Shan Masood, Mohammad Rizwan (c & wk), Rilee Rossouw, David Miller, Kieron Pollard, Tim David, Anwar Ali, Usama Mir, Abbas Afridi, Mohammad Ilyas and Ihsanullah
Cricket Exchange Fantasy Tips
Wicketkeeper: Mohammad Rizwan
Batters: Shan Masood, Tim David, Babar Azam, Saim Ayub, Rovman Powell, Tom Kohler-Cadmore
All-rounders: Anwar Ali
Bowlers: Wahab Riaz, Ihsanullah, Usama Mir
Captain: Mohammad Rizwan
Vice-captain: Babar Azam
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Prediction
High-quality action is on the cards with Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan going head-to-head but to choose one, it is going to be Multan considering their threatening bowling attack. Hence, they are expected to triumph.
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