PSL 2024: Peshawar Zalmi vs Islamabad United Preview, Playing 11, Venue, Squad and Other Details

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Peshawar Zalmi will take on Islamabad United in the 20th match of the PSL 2024 on Monday (March 04) in Rawalpindi. Both the teams are direct rivals for a spot in the play-offs, making the outcome crucial for both franchises.

Peshawar and Islamabad's last matches got abandoned due to rain and each got one point. Peshawar has seven points after playing six games with -0.285 net run rate, while Islamabad has five points in six games with +0.108 NRR.

Their head-to-head record is on par with each other. They played 18 matches, IU won nine and PZ won nine. Nonetheless, Peshawar definitely holds the upper hand this season.

Match Details

PSL 2024 Match 20: Peshawar Zalmi vs Islamabad United
Date: Monday, March 04, 2024
Time: 7:00 PM PKT/7:30 PM (Local)
Venue: Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi
Capacity: 15000
Ends: Pavilion End, Shell End

Peshawar Zalmi vs Islamabad United Preview

Both the teams won their games before their last games washed out due to rain. Peshawar won against Islamabad by eight runs on February 26. Islamabad won against Karachi by seven wickets on February 28. Peshawar and Islamabad will play against each other on March 04 in Rawalpindi for the second time this season.

Babar Azam (330 runs in 5 matches) is the highest run-scorer with the highest score of 111 runs off 63 balls and is also the focal point of Peshawar's batting strategy. The team hopes that Saim Ayub could repeat his 88 runs off 55 balls performance in the upcoming games. Rovman Powell deserves a special mention for his outstanding and quick-scoring cameos at the latter phase of the innings.

The legspinner, Arif Yaqoob turned the game on its head by taking 5/27 in his last game. The leg-spinner has a unique skill of bowling in death overs as most of his wickets came in those. The left-arm quick, Luke Wood bowler has not gone through a game in the 2024 PSL without taking a wicket. He will be looking to maintain that record in this match.

Colin Munro (186 runs in 5 matches) is the highest run scorer for Islamabad and seemed to regain his form after a few disappointing outings. Salman Agha showed great temperament in the first few matches but after that, he's been out of colours. The wicket-keeper batsman, Azam Khan, showed what this talented batter is capable of, in his game against Peshawar last time, where he scored a blistering 75 runs off 30 balls.

The skipper Shadab Khan's performance with bat or ball has been hot and cold, but his decision-making has been the talk of the town. Many experts like Wasim Akram questioned his decision of, not batting up the order after the first game.
The Pakistan ace pacer, Naseem Shah (7 wickets in 5 matches) is the highest wicket-taker for United. Naseem after a long-lasting injury and recovery finally looks in good shape.

Peshawar Zalmi vs Islamabad United Playing 11

Peshawar Zalmi: Saim Ayub, Babar Azam (c), Mohammad Haris (wk), Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Rovman Powell, Asif Ali, Dan Mousley, Aamer Jamal, Luke Wood, Mohammad Zeeshan, Salman Irshad

Islamabad United: Alex Hales, Colin Munro, Agha Salman, Shadab Khan (c), Azam Khan (wk), Jordan Cox, Imad Wasim, Faheem Ashraf, Naseem Shah, Hunain Shah, Rumman Raees

Peshawar Zalmi vs Islamabad United Squad

Peshawar Zalmi: Babar Azam, Rovman Powell (both Platinum), Saim Ayub, Tom Kohler-Cadmore (all Diamond), Mohammad Haris (Brand Ambassador), Aamir Jamal (both Gold), Khurram Shahzad (Silver), Haseebullah Khan (Emerging), Asif Ali, Naveen-ul-Haq (partially unavailable), Umair Afridi, Dan Mousley, Gus Atkinson, Mohammad Zeeshan, Lungi Ngidi (Waqar Salamkheil), Mehran Mumtaz, Noor Ahmad (replaced by Gus Atkinson), Salman Irshad, Arif Yaqoob, Shamar Joseph (partial replacement for Gus Atkinson), Arshad Iqbal (partial replacement for Khurram Shahzad), Luke Wood

Islamabad United: Shadab Khan, Naseem Shah (both Platinum), Imad Wasim, Azam Khan (both Diamond), Faheem Ashraf (Brand Ambassador), Alex Hales, Colin Munro (all Gold), Rumman Raees (Silver), Tymal Mills, Matthew Forde, Salman Agha, Qasim Akram, Shahab Khan, Hunain Shah, Ubaid Shah, Shamyl Hussain, Tom Curran (injured), Jordan Cox, Haider Ali, Obed McCoy