Cricket Free Tips | PSL 2021, Eliminator 1: Peshawar Zalmi vs Karachi Kings

Peshawar Zalmi will lock horns with Karachi Kings in the Pakistan Super League 2021’s Eliminator 1. After winning five of their ten group stage games, Peshawar Zalmi placed third in the PSL 2021 standings with ten points. However, they were defeated by Islamabad United by 15 runs in their most recent match.

Karachi Kings also won five games in the group stage, finishing with a total of ten points. However, due to a lower net run rate than Peshawar Zalmi, they ended fourth in the PSL 2021 points standings. They’ll enter Eliminator 1 after a 14-run victory over the Quetta Gladiators.

For a spot in the PSL 2021 final, Eliminator 1 will face the loser of the Qualifier between Islamabad United and Multan Sultans in Eliminator 2.

Weather

Although Eliminator 1 starts at 10 p.m. local time, it will still be scorching in the middle. The temperature is expected to be around 34°C. Furthermore, the humidity will be approximately 65%, with a wind speed of roughly 9km/h.

Pitch

The Sheikh Zayed Stadium surface favours batsmen, who will be able to switch gears with ease once they have spent some time in the middle. On the bowling front, the pacers were able to extract some movement and pace from the surface. The venue’s average first-inning scoring is 180 runs.

Playing XIs

Peshawar Zalmi

Shoaib Malik (c), Kamran Akmal (wk), Haider Ali, Hazratullah Zazai, Rovman Powell, Wahab Riaz, Sherfane Rutherford, Umaid Asif, Mohammad Irfan, Abrar Ahmed, Sameen Gul

Karachi Kings

Imad Wasim (c), Chadwick Walton (wk), Sharjeel Khan, Babar Azam, Martin Guptill, Najeebullah Zadran, Danish Aziz, Mohd Amir, Mohammad Ilyas, Noor Ahmad, Abbas Afridi

Peshawar Zalmi vs Karachi Kings – Eliminator 1, Dream 11

Babar Azam (c), Kamran Akmal (wk), Shoaib Malik, Sharjeel Khan, Imad Wasim, Danish Aziz, Umaid Asif, Wahab Riaz, Mohammad Irfan, Arshad Iqbal, Muhammad Ilyas

Prediction

Match winner

• Karachi Kings

Winning the toss

• Karachi Kings

Top Batsman

• Peshawar Zalmi – Shoaib Malik
• Karachi Kings – Babar Azam

Top Bowler

• Peshawar Zalmi – Wahab Riaz
• Karachi Kings – Arshad Iqbal

Most Sixes 

• Peshawar Zalmi – Sherfane Rutherford
• Karachi Kings – Sharjeel Khan

Player of the Match

• Karachi Kings – Babar Azam

Team Scores Batting First 

• Peshawar Zalmi – 185+
• Karachi Kings – 190+

Karachi Kings won by six wickets when the two teams last met in Karachi. Peshawar Zalmi, on the other hand, won the recent match in Abu Dhabi by the same margin. It’s difficult to choose a winner because neither team has been steady. This game might go either way, but we’re backing on Karachi Kings to win.