PZ vs QG Match Prediction & Betting Tips - Mar 08, 2024
The Quetta Gladiators and Peshawar Zalmi will contest the 25th match of this year's Pakistan Super League. The tournament is nearing its business end, with both teams still in contention for a berth in the play-offs.
There will be plenty to bet on before and during this match. Let's see what the best cricket betting sites have in store. Consider the competitive odds and interesting markets on offer.
Quetta Gladiators vs Peshawar Zalmi head-to-head record
Zalmi have three wins to the Gladiators' two in their last five meetings. Quetta won their first meeting earlier this PSL season.
Quetta Gladiators vs Peshawar Zalmi live streaming and broadcast
You can watch this match and the rest of the 2024 Pakistan Super League on the JioCinema app in India. This is an excellent way to live stream PSL matches online from India.
Enjoy these cricket betting tips for the Pakistan Super League match between the Quetta Gladiators and Peshawar Zalmi in Rawalpindi on 8 March 2024.
PZ vs QG Team Previews
Peshawar Zalmi
Peshawar will go into this match in third position on the six-team points table. They have collected four wins from their last six matches and have some decent momentum. Zalmi are determined to add to the lone Pakistan Super League title they won in 2017.
Zalmi have this season's leading run-scorer Babar Azam among their batting resources. Azam has hit 394 runs in seven innings this tournament. This fine stretch of form includes one century and three half-tons. Azam has had solid support from Saim Ayub, who has gathered 222 runs in seven innings.
Arif Yaqoob, Luke Wood and Salman Irshad remain Zalmi's standout performers with the ball this season. The three seamers have taken eight wickets each. Yaqoob recently became the first bowler in the history of the PSL to snare four wickets in one over. Wood's accuracy and Irshad's tricky bowling action have been difficult for opposition batters to handle.
Peshawar Zalmi Playing 11
Saim Ayub, Babar Azam, Mohammad Haris, Tom Kohler Cadmore, Haseebullah Khan, Rovman Powell, Aamer Jamal, Luke Wood, Naveen ul Haq, Mehran Mumtaz, Khurram Shehzad.
Quetta Gladiators
Quetta's PSL campaign has bee rather stop-start lately. They swapped defeats for victories and endured a washout. The three victories in a row they collected at the start of the season have taken a backseat to inconsistency in the past week or two.
Jason Roy and Saud Shakeel have been the Gladiators' top performers with the bat. Roy has hit 215 runs to Shakeel's 197. They have batted six times each. The pairing has typified how well an international star from abroad can partner a top local talent from Pakistan.
The Gladiators' two most prolific bowlers this PSL season have been spinners. Abrar Ahmed and Akeal Hosein have shared 20 wickets. Ahmed is arguably the best leg-spinner in the tournament, while all-rounder Hosein's success with the ball has been coupled with some key contributions with the bat.
Quetta Gladiators Playing 11
Jason Roy, Saud Shakeel, Khawaja Nafay, Rilee Rossouw, Omair Yousuf, Laurie Evans, Akeal Hosein, Mohammad Hasnain, Mohammad Amir, Abrar Ahmad, Sohail Khan.
PZ vs QG Toss Prediction
This match will be played at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium. Two of the last three PSL matches at this ground have seen decisions to bowl first at the toss.
It's likely the team to win the toss thie time will follow this cue and elect to field first as well.
Read our guide on toss predictions to learn how we analyze and come up with our tips.
Pitch and Conditions
The last three first-innings totals in PSL cricket at this ground have been 196, 204 and 118. This is a relatively high-scoring venue and a first-innings score of 180-plus can be considered competitive.
It's always worth playing two specialist slow bowlers here - and perhaps open the bowling with one. No rain is forecast in Rawalpindi on matchday.
PZ vs QG Betting Tips
Peshawar are in a stronger position than Quetta to win here. The Gladiators are still trying to recover from defeat to the Karachi Kings earlier this week.
Bet on 1.90 favourites Peshawar Zalmi to beat 2.10 underdogs Quetta Gladiators in this key PSL fixture.
Bonus Cricket Bets
Azam is Zalmi's top run-scorer and the top scorer overall this PSL season. Anticipate another big performance from this in-form right-hander.
The star leg-spinner has taken two or more wickets on three occasions this PSL season. He is primed for more success here.
Yaqoob is full of confidence since taking a telling five-wicket haul against Islamabad United late last month. Conditions in Rawalpindi could suit him again.
Quetta have a 50 percent chance of winning the toss. If the do, they will probably elect to field first.
Roy is the leading run-scorer for Quetta in the 2024 PSL. He will again have the chance to score quickly and freely during the opening powerplay.
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