KARACHI: Quetta Gladiators won the toss and elected to field first against arch-rivals Peshawar Zalmi in the Pakistan Super League (PSL) 11th and 29th match at the National Bank Stadium on Sunday.
Playing XIs
Peshawar Zalmi: Mohammad Harris (WK), Babar Azam (c), Gusal Mendis, Aaron Hardy, Farhan Yousaf, Iftikhar Ahmed, Michael Bracewell, Abdul Samad, Subian Mukeem, Mohammad Basit and Ali Raza.
Quetta Gladiators: Shamil Hussain, Saud Shakeel (catch), Riley Rossow, Hasan Nawaz, Dinesh Chandimal (week), Bevon Jacobs, Jahandad Khan, Saqib Khan, Alsari Joseph, Abrar Ahmed and Usman Tariq.
head-to-head
Historically, the two sides have faced each other 27 times, with Zalmi leading the way with 14 wins, Gladiators with 12 wins, while one game has ended in a draw.
Their last meeting took place earlier this week in the ongoing edition at the same venue, in which the leaders won comfortably by eight wickets.
Matches: 27
Peshawar Zalmi: 14
Quetta Gladiators: 12
No result: 1
Form Guide
Zalmi and Gladiators enter the tournament with a different momentum as the 2017 champions have won five matches and are the only unbeaten team in the ongoing PSL 11 standings.
As a result, Zalmi have already booked their place in the playoffs as they sit at the top of the table with 13 points from seven matches.
On the other hand, Gladiators have only two wins in their last five matches, but holders Lahore Qalandars won by six wickets.
Peshawar Zalmi: W, W, W, W, W (Most recent first)
Quetta Gladiators: W, L, W, L, L