Pakistan T20 League 2024

Eliminator 1: ISL vs QUE

Preview

The 9th season of the Pakistan T20 League has entered its final stages after a month-long of thrilling battles. Islamabad United and Quetta Gladiators are the two sides who will compete in a ‘do or die’ Eliminator match to further qualify for the championship. 

The two teams secured the third and fourth positions in the points table before getting into this battle. The game is scheduled to be played at the National Stadium in Karachi on Friday, March 15. 

One of the group-stage matches between the two was spoiled due to rain and the other was won by the Gladiators by a margin of three wickets. Nevertheless, many things have changed since then and considering the recent forms, United will enter this fixture as a more confident unit. In their previous match, Shadab Khan and Co. triumphed by three wickets while Quetta was thrashed by Karachi Kings with a 79 runs margin. 

Match Details

Match: ISL vs QUE, Eliminator 1, Pakistan T20 League 2024

Date: Friday, March 15, 2024

Time: 09:30 PM

Venue: National Stadium, Karachi

Pitch and Weather Report

The pitch at National Stadium, Karachi usually delivers a good surface for the batters. The average run of the first innings is 175 runs. Hence it is quite expected that the team winning the toss will choose to bat first as this pitch is known as a batting paradise.

The highest and lowest temperatures on the matchday at Karachi are 30 and 18 degrees Celsius. The humidity on the day is 44% with the wind blowing at 14 kmph, making it an ideal day for playing cricket. 

ISL vs QUE Squads

ISL: Colin Munro, Alex Hales, Agha Salman, Shadab Khan(c), Azam Khan(w), Haider Ali, Faheem Ashraf, Imad Wasim, Naseem Shah, Hunain Shah, Tymal Mills, Martin Guptill, Rumman Raees, Obed McCoy, Jordan Cox, Qasim Akram, Matthew Forde, Shamyl Hussain, Ubaid Shah, Shahab Khan

QUE: Jason Roy, Saud Shakeel, Rilee Rossouw(c), Omair Yousuf, Laurie Evans(w), Khawaja Nafay, Akeal Hosein, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Mohammad Amir, Abrar Ahmed, Usman Tariq, Sarfaraz Ahmed, Sohail Khan, Usman Qadir, Bismillah Khan, Sherfane Rutherford, Mohammad Hasnain, Will Smeed, Sajjad Ali, Adil Naz

ISL vs QUE Probable Playing XIs

ISL: Colin Munro, Alex Hales, Agha Salman, Shadab Khan (c), Azam Khan (wk), Haider Ali, Imad Wasim, Faheem Ashraf, Hunain Shah, Naseem Shah, Tymal Mills.

QUE: Jason Roy, Saud Shakeel, Rilee Rossouw (c), Khawaja Nafay, Laurie Evans (wk), Mohammad Wasim Jr, Omair Yousuf, Akeal Hosein, Mohammad Amir, Abrar Ahmed, Usman Tariq.

Match Prediction

Islamad United has the upper hand in this game as they won their last game and will try to carry forward their momentum in this game. 

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