Quetta Gladiators and Peshawar Zalmi will lock horns in a must-win game as the two teams eye playoffs qualification in the ongoing Pakistan Super League (PSL) season eight.
Quetta, who are currently last on the points table, will be looking to win today's game to remain in contention for playoffs. However, Peshawar, with eight points, will have two more chances if they lose today's contest. If they win today, they will qualify for playoffs with 10 points.
Peshawar has won four out of seven matches they have played so far under the leadership of their new captain Babar Azam. Meanwhile, Quetta, who lost six out of eight matches, will be playing without their regular captain Sarfaraz Ahmed. The wicket-keeper batter will miss today's match due to finger injury.
Here are five stats that you need to know about the clash between Quetta and Peshawar.
Head-to-head
Quetta Gladiators and Peshawar Zalmi have clashed 21 times in the past, with the latter winning 12 of those matches. Meanwhile, Quetta has won eight matches. One match ended without a result.
Best bowling figures in an innings
The record for the best bowling figures in a match between Quetta and Peshawar is held by Shahid Afridi, who bagged figures of 5-7 against the Gladiators in 2016.
Most runs conceded in an innings
Wahab Riaz conceded the most runs, 54, in an innings during the match between Quetta and Peshawar in 2021.
Lowest total
Quetta were dismissed for only 90 runs against Peshawar in Lahore in 2017, which is currently the lowest total in a match between the two sides.
Largest victory
Zalmi’s joint-largest victory, by runs, came in a match against Quetta, when they won by 61 runs in Abu Dhabi in 2021.
Squads
Quetta Gladiators: Sarfaraz Ahmed (c & wk), Mohammad Nawaz, Naseem Shah, Dwaine Pretorius, Iftikhar Ahmed, Najibullah Zadran, Odean Smith, Mohammad Hafeez, Mohammad Hasnain, Naveen-ul-Haq, Umar Akmal, Umaid Asif, Will Smeed, Aimal Khan, Abdul Wahid Bangalzai, Martin Guptill, Omair Bin Yousuf, Nuwan Thushara, Qais Ahmed, Saud Shakeel
Peshawar Zalmi: Babar Azam (c), Rovman Powell, Wahab Riaz, Arshad Iqbal, Danish Aziz, Mohammad Haris (wk), Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Mujeeb Ur Rehman, Aamer Jamal, Saim Ayub, Salman Irshad, Haseebullah Khan, Khurram Shahzad, Richard Gleeson, Peter Hatzoglou, Sufyan Muqeem, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Usman Qadir, Jimmy Neesham, Haris Sohail