PSL 8 Peshawar Zalmi vs. Islamabad United: 5 stats of today’s match

• 5 stats of today’s PSL 8 Peshawar Zalmi vs. Islamabad United match.
• The game will take place at the National Bank Cricket Arena in Karachi.
• Islamabad won their first PSL game against Karachi.

In the ongoing eighth season of the Pakistan Super League, Islamabad United and Peshawar Zalmi will face off (PSL).

The game will take place at the National Bank Cricket Arena in Karachi, where Islamabad will be attempting to bounce back from their defeat to the Multan Sultans while Peshawar will be hoping to secure yet another significant victory.

Peshawar has four points after three games and is now third in the standings. After two games, Islamabad is ranked fifth with two points.

The Multan Sultans defeated the Babar Azam-led team in their second match of the event after they had defeated Karachi Kings in their season opener.

Islamabad won their first PSL game against Karachi while losing their second to Multan Sultans.

Here are five statistics regarding the matchup that you should be aware of.

Head-to-Head

There have been 19 previous meetings between Islamabad and Karachi, with nine victories apiece for each team and one match being abandoned.

Highest total

In June 2021, Islamabad United and Peshawar Zalmi combined for their greatest score as the former put a massive 247 runs on the scoreboard. Moreover, it is the greatest sum in PSL history.

Largest victory (by runs)

Islamabad holds the record for the biggest victory between the two strong teams when they defeated Peshawar Zalmi by 50 runs on February 21, 2016, during their match in the PSL’s first season.

Most runs in an innings

The player who scored the most runs for Islamabad versus Peshawar was Sharjeel Khan, who plays for the Karachi Kings in the PSL 8. In the 2016 game, the left-handed batter scored 117 runs.

Most runs conceded in an innings

The bowler who gave up the most runs in a game against Peshawar was Zafar Gohar of Islamabad. In his four permitted overs during the 2021 edition in Abu Dhabi, the pacer conceded 65 runs.

Teams:

Islamabad United: 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: Babar Azam, Dasun Shanaka, 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, Haseeb Ullah, Jimmy Neesham, Khurram Shahzad, Haris Sohail, Richard Gleeson (partial replacement for Rovman Powell), Peter Hatzoglou (partial replacement for Mujeeb ur Rahman)

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