PSL 2021 Friday Doubleheader: Qalandars to face Sultans, Zalmi will take on Gladiators

Karachi National Stadium, today; will host two matches of the sixth edition of Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2021.

In the first match, Lahore Qalandars will take on Multan Sultans at 03:00 pm, while the second match will be played between Peshawar Zalmi and Quetta Gladiators at 8:00 pm.

Match 1

Currently, Lahore Qalandars are leading the points table of this PSL season with 4 points after playing two matches. In the two fixtures, Mohammad Hafeez scored two match-winning unbeaten knocks of 33* and 73*.

Moreover, the opener Fakhar Zaman batted brilliantly in the last game by scoring the match-winning 82 not out. Lahore Qalandars suffered a major departure this week, losing Rashid Khan who left the team to attend the national duty.

Meanwhile, Multan Sultans haven’t opened their account yet after playing two games this season.

Lahore Qalandars Full Squad

Sohail Akhtar (C), Ahmed Danyal, Ben Dunk, David Wiese, Salman Mirza (replacement of injured Dilbar Hussain), Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Maaz Khan, Mohammad Faizan, Mohammad Hafeez, Joe Denly, Samit Patel, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Tom Abell, Salman Ali Agha, Zaid Alam, Zeeshan Ashraf

Multan Sultans Full Squad

Mohammad Rizwan (C), Shahid Afridi, Imran Tahir, James Vince, Khushdil Shah, Rilee Rossouw, Shan Masood, Sohail Tanvir, Usman Qadir, Chris Lynn, Sohail Khan, Carlos Brathwaite, Sohaib Maqsood, Sohaib Ullah, Adam Lyth, Shahnawaz Dhani, Muhammad Umar, Imran Khan Sr

Match 2

In the second high voltage clash, Peshawar Zalmi will be locking horns with Quetta Gladiators. Peshawar Zalmi registered a spectacular win against Multan Sultans in their last match. They chased a target of 194, winning with six balls to spare.

On the other hand, Quetta Gladiators will be playing without Chris Gayle today who left to play series against Sri Lanka. However, he is replaced by Faf Du Plessis.

Quetta Gladiators Squad

Sarfaraz Ahmed (C), Anwar Ali, Azam Khan, Ben Cutting, Mohammad Hasnain, Mohammad Nawaz, Naseem Shah, Zahid Mahmood, Chris Gayle, Dale Steyn, Tom Banton, Usman Khan Shinwari, Cameron Delport, Qais Ahmad, Abdul Nasir, Saim Ayub, Arish Ali Khan, Usman Khan, Faf du Plessis (partial replacement for Chris Gayle), Hassan Khan (partial replacement for Dale Steyn)

Peshawar Zalmi Squad

Wahab Riaz (C), Haider Ali, Kamran Akmal, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Shoaib Malik, David Miller, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Ravi Bopara, Sherfane Rutherford, Amad Butt, Umaid Asif, Saqib Mahmood, Imam-ul-Haq, Muhammad Imran, Mohammad Irfan, Ibrar Ahmed, Mohammad Amir Khan