ISL vs PES Dream11 prediction, PSL 2023: Islamabad United vs Peshawar Zalmi pitch report, injury update

ISL vs PES injury update, key players

Islamabad United injury update, key players in PSL 2023

Islamabad United will probably play the game without their in-form batter Azam Khan, who hurt his left-index finger while keeping. Apart from him, there's no update on pacer Zeeshan Zameer's return from an injury sustained a week ago.

Azam's absence may hurt the capital side's chances in the play-off as he scored 236 runs in eight innings, including two half-centuries.

His injury also had a spiral effect on the team's batting unit as Islamabad United were also 107 all out against Lahore Qalandars last Thursday (March 9) while chasing 227.

Batting hopes pinned on Colin Munro

With the team's second-highest run-getter uncertain, the brunt falls on New Zealand top-order batter Colin Munro, who has scored 279 runs in eight innings.

There will be hopes on top of the order of Alex Hales too given his firepower. However, the English opener has failed to click in his last four innings. The same is true of Rahmanullah Gurbaz, who continues to waste good starts.

Skipper Shadab Khan could only scored 12 runs in the last innings but announced his return to form with a knock of 44 in the game prior.

Faheem Ashraf has been more reliable with runs as he pulled strings of good knocks at No. 6 before scoring just four runs in the last batting collapse.

Among bowlers, Fazalhaq Farooqi has been a good wicket-taking form with nine wickets in four games, including three wickets in the last game.

Senior pacer Hasan Ali, at the same time, hasn't been consistent but will be a vital part of the member in the closing stages of the tournament.

Peshawar Zalmi injury update, team news, key players

Peshawar Zalmi have no injury concerns in the game and comes to the game low on confidence after their bowlers failed to defend 240-plus target in back-to-back two games.

Likes of Wahab Riaz, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Azmatullah Omarzai, and Arshad Iqbal, who have done well recently, have fetched too many runs as the bowling unit suddenly appear ineffective.

Their batting still has their openers firing runs in skipper Babar Azam and Saim Ayyub combined to score 413 runs together in their last three opening stands.

Azam has scored 73, 115 and 50 while Ayub has been the aggressor during the period with knocks of 58, 74 and 68.

Mohammad Haris, who has been off form recently, also found a rhythm with a came of 35 runs off just 11 balls.

Tom Kohler Cadmore and Rovman Powell are in good form as well but the former scored just 2 in his last innings.

Down the order, Haseebullah Khan and Omarzai provides further depth in batting

PSL 2023: Islamabad United vs Peshawar Zalmi squads

Islamabad United squad: Shadab Khan, Asif Ali, Mohammad Wasim Jnr, Azam Khan, Faheem Ashraf, Hasan Ali, Colin Munro, Paul Stirling, Alex Hales, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Abrar Ahmed, Sohaib Maqsood, Rumman Raees, Zeeshan Zamir, Hassan Nawaz, Moeen Ali (available from March 14), Mubasir Khan, Tom Curran, Zafar Gohar, Gus Atkinson (partial replacement for Rahmanullah Gurbaz), Tymal Mills (partial replacement for Alex Hales), Rassie van der Dussen (partial replacement for Moeen Ali)

Peshawar Zalmi squad Babar Azam, Sherfane Rutherford, Wahab Riaz, Mohammad Haris, Aamir Jamal, Salman Irshad, Tom-Kohler Cadmore, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Rovman Powell, Mujeeb ur Rahman, Danish Aziz, Arshad Iqbal, Saim Ayub, Usman Qadir, Suifyan Muqeem, Haseebullah Khan, Jimmy Neesham, Khurram Shahzad, Haris Sohail, Richard Gleeson (partial replacement for Rovman Powell), Peter Hatzoglou (partial replacement for Mujeeb ur Rahman), Shakib Al Hasan (available until February 26), Azmatullah Omarzai

Islamabad United vs Peshawar Zalmi predicted playing XI ISL vs PES, PSL 2023

Islamabad United predicted playing 11 vs Peshawar Zalmi Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Asif Ali, Colin Munro, Rassie van der Dussen, Mubasir Khan, Hassan Nawaz/Shoaib Maqsood, Shadab Khan(c), Tom Curran, Faheem Ashraf, Rumman Raees, Hassan Ali

Peshawar Zalmi predicted playing 11 vs Islamabad United Babar Azam (C), Saim Ayub, Mohammad Haris, Rovman Powell, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Haseebullah Khan (WK), Azmatullah Omarzai, Aamir Jamal, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Arshad Iqbal, Wahab Riaz

Islamabad United vs Peshawar Zalmi pitch report ISL vs PES

Rawalpindi's Pindi Stadium pitch remains a batting paradise with 200-plus being scored at regular basis. However, Rashid Khan showed few nights ago in Lahore Qalandars' win over Islamabad United that there is value for spinners on the wicket and skippers may prefer having a wrist spinner in their team for the game.

ISL vs PES Dream11 prediction Islamabad United vs Peshawar Zalmi

Wicketkeeper R Gurbaz, M Haris

Batsman B Azam, T Kohler Cadmore, R Powell, S Ayub, Colin Munro, Alex Hales

All-rounder F Ashraf, S Khan,

Bowler Mujeeb Ur Rahman

Captain and vice-captain choices: B Azam and S Ayub are in solid form, especially on the Pindi surface while Colin Munro could be threatening as well.