Lahore Qalandars and Peshawar Zalmi will enter the ground with a gulf between their mindsets. Peshawar have been waiting for a while for the group stages to wrap up after becoming the first team to qualify for the playoffs. But they haven’t deterred from their winning habits during this time. They are on an eight-game winning streak and while winning another match wouldn’t matter for them as much as it does for Lahore, they’d still look to close the group stages on a winning note.
A loss would be a thousandfold more lethal for Lahore as their qualifying equation will become more complex. They’ll have to hope Hyderabad Kingsmen lose their final group-stage game and Quetta Gladiators win against Karachi Kings, but not in a way that boosts their NRR more than Lahore’s. But if they win, they’ll have to do so convincingly to stop other teams’ results from affecting them.
Head-to-Head Matches:
In 22 games between the two sides, Zalmi have won 13 while Lahore have won nine. Last year, it was Lahore who knocked out Peshawar from the playoffs race after defeating them by 26 runs.
Probable Playing XI:
Peshawar Zalmi:
Babar Azam (c), Mohammad Haris, Kusal Mendis (wk), Farhan Yousuf, Michael Bracewell, Iftikhar Ahmed, Abdul Samad, Aaron Hardie, Sufiyan Muqeem, Mohammad Basit Ali, Ali Raza
Lahore Qalandars:
Mohammad Farooq, Fakhar Zaman, Abdullah Shafique, Charith Asalanka, Haseebullah Khan (wk), Asif Ali, Sikandar Raza, Daniel Sams, Shaheen Afridi (capt), Usama Mir, Ubaid Shah
Where to Watch:
Australia & New Zealand: ESPN
Bangladesh: T Sports, Tapmad (live stream)
Middle East & North Africa (MENA): Cricbuzz (live stream), Switch TV, Cricbuzz TV on ELIFE, STARZPLAY (live stream)
Sri Lanka: Dialog TV, Tapmad (live stream), VIU Hub (live stream)
Nepal: Tapmad (live stream)
United Kingdom: ARY Digital, ARY Plus
United States & Canada: Willow TV, Willow Sports, Willow (by Cricbuzz) (live stream)
Pakistan: PTV, A Sports, Geo Super, Ten Sports, Tapmad (live stream), Tamasha (live stream), Myco (live stream)
Rest of the World: Tapmad (live stream)
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