PZ vs QG Dream11 Prediction Today | Fantasy Cricket Tips, Playing XI, Pitch Report – PSL 2025, 2nd Match

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Peshawar Zalmi, with world-class stars like Babar Azam, will be looking to have another strong group stage this year to set themselves up for the back end of the tournament. Their biggest issue will be handling the pressure moments better.

Quetta Gladiators essentially sneaked through the back door last year after ending fourth. They will be looking to have some more convincing results this year. Rilee Rossouw had a brilliant 2024 LPL in Sri Lanka, winning the competition with Jaffna Kings. He will want to be at the forefront of another domestic T20 title in Asia.

Expectations for both franchises will be high again after reaching the knockouts in the previous edition.

Team Stats

Peshawar Zalmi	Vs	Quetta Gladiators
10	Matches Played	10
60%	Win	50%
179	Average Score	151
211	Highest Score	206
146	Lowest Score	106

Head to Head Record

Teams	Matches Won
Peshawar Zalmi	8
Quetta Gladiators	2

Probable Playing XI

Peshawar Zalmi Expected Playing 11

Saim Ayub, Babar Azam (c), Mohammad Haris (wk), Max Bryant, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Abdul Samad, Hussain Talat, Alzarri Joseph, Mehran Mumtaz, Arif Yaqoob, Sufiyan Muqeem

Quetta Gladiators Expected Playing 11

Kusal Mendis (wk), Saud Shakeel, Hasan Nawaz, Rilee Rossouw (c), Khawaja Nafay, Faheem Ashraf, Akeal Hosein, Mohammad Wasim, Mohammad Amir, Abrar Ahmed, Usman Tariq

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Injuries & Illnesses

Both teams will be going guns blazing against each other with fully fit squads

Pitch Report & Weather Conditions

The hot conditions will exaggerate the already batting-friendly conditions at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium. The average first innings total of 197 and highest score of 262 for three in 20 overs highlight how free flowing the pitch can be for betters.

PZ vs QG Dream11 Top Picks

Wicketkeeper

Tom Kohler-Cadmore could be a solid choice for this spot based on his recent form in the ILT20. His last seven T20s have yielded scores of 1, 40, 91 not out, 39, 54 not out, 29 and 42. Mohammad Haris, also of Peshawar Zalmi, could be worth pondering. He hit 41 runs against New Zealand in the third T20I of the national team’s recent tour to New Zealand.

Batters

The three batters who may stand out are Saim Ayub, Saud Shakeel and Rilee Rossouw. These left-handers could do damage. Ayub hit back-to-back T20I scores of 98 not out and 31 against South Africa. Shakeel hit 88 against the Qalandars in his third-last PSL innings. Rossouw has scored over 9000 T20 career runs.

All Rounders

Hussain Talat and Mohammad Wasim are both powerful bowling all-rounders. Talat has taken 74 T20 wickets. Wasim has over 100 T20 wickets with three four-wicket hauls.

Bowlers

Arif Yaqoob, Mohammad Amir and Sufiyan Muqeem may be the star of the bowling show. Yaqoob has six wickets in his last three domestic T20s, including a four-wicket haul. Left-armer Amir has 73 PSL wickets. Muqeem took bowling figures of two for six in two overs against New Zealand in his only T20I of the series.

PZ vs QG Captain and Vice-Captain Choices

Captain

Saim Ayub could turn out to be the best option here. As a batter, his PSL record reads 800 runs with seven half-centuries. He is handy as an off-spinner too.

Vice-Captain

Saud Shakeel has played one season of PSL cricket, but his returns were decent. He has two half-centuries from his 2024 PSL season. He also hit recent domestic T20 scores of 73 and 76 against Lahore Region Blues and Islamabad Region respectively.

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PZ vs QG Team Expert Advice

The nature of the pitch means runs aplenty will be scored. You may have more freedom with your choice of batters because most batters may come to the party, but the local Pakistani players could be worth picking in these conditions.

The pacers may be most effective with the new ball. When thinking about your bowlers, think about which bowlers may offer the most value with the new ball.

Notable Stats

Most Fantasy Points

Faheem Ashraf leads the way from last season with 442 Dream11 points

Most Runs

Babar Azam topped the run-scoring charts with 569 runs in the 2024 PSL

Most Wickets

Abrar Ahmed took 16 wickets last season for Quetta Gladiators

Most Sixes

Left-hander Saim Ayub sent the ball straight over the boundary for six on 21 occurrences

Best Strike Rate

Having been the highest six-hitter between the sides, it should be obvious that Saim Ayub’s strike rate would also be up there. He had a batting strike rate of 157.53 in 2024

Best Economy

Mehran Mumtaz was economical for the Zalmi in his short 2024 PSL season of five games. He ended with a bowling economy of 6.63