Who will win QTG vs PSZ, PSL 2017 Final?
Peshawar Zalmi beat Karachi Kings in the 3rd Qualifying Final of the ongoing Pakistan Super League 2017 and will now face Quetta Gladiators in the ultimate clash for the trophy. The final match of the PSL 2017 is scheduled to be played on March 5 at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore. Live action is set to commence at 9 PM local time.
Quetta vs Peshawar: Where to watch/Live streaming
TV channels: PTV Sports, Ten Sports, Geo Super
Live streaming: Bet365, Ten Sports
Toss Prediction
Gaddafi Stadium will be hosting a PSL match for the very first time. The venue has seen only two T20 internationals till date, both of which had been played between Pakistan and Zimbabwe in 2015 and both these games have been won by the side batting second. And since the wicket is expected to remain good for batting throughout the course of the match, determining a safe first-innings score here becomes difficult. So we predict the toss-winning team to bat second in this final match.
Read on for team previews, betting tips and prediction for Quetta Gladiators vs Peshawar Zalmi, PSL 2017 final match...
Quetta Gladiators Team News & Playing 11
Team News
Majority of their foreign contingent including Kevin Pietersen, Rilee Rossouw, Tymal Mills, Luke Wright and Nathan McCullum will not be traveling to Lahore due to security concerns. The team management is yet to announce the respective replacements.
Key Players
Ahmed Shehzad has scored 241 runs from 8 innings and is featuring among the top 5 batsmen of the PSL 2017. The opener blasted 71 off just 38 balls in the first qualifying final against Peshawar Zalmi and so he is going to be Quetta's key man with the bat. We predict Shehzad to top-score for his team in the final game. Spinners Mohammad Nawaz and Mahmudullah have taken 9 and 7 wickets respectively in the season and they will be the main weapons in Quetta's bowling attack.
Recent Form
Quetta Gladiators have played quality cricket all through the season and like last year, they finished the league stage as the second ranked team in the standings with four wins from eight matches in addition to making their second straight appearance in the finals. The team will be happy with the way they batted against Peshawar Zalmi in the first qualifying final where they posted 200 while batting first. However, they will be disappointed with their bowling performance as they ended up winning by just one run.
Quetta Gladiators Predicted Playing 11
Skipper Sarfraz Ahmed, Ahmed Shehzad, Anwar Ali, Saad Nasim, Mohammad Nawaz, Hasan Khan, Mahmudullah and Zulfiqar Babar are the ones who are likely to play in the PSL 2017 final at Lahore. However, the replacements for Luke Wright, Kevin Pietersen, Rilee Rossouw and Tymal Mills were not confirmed at the time of writing.
Peshawar Zalmi Team News & Playing 11
Team News
The team management has confirmed that all of their foreign players will be taking part in the PSL 2017 final at Lahore. There are no injuries in the side and an unchanged lineup is expected to take the field on Sunday.
Key Players
Peshawar Zalmi will back Mohammad Hafeez and Kamran Akmal to deliver the goods with the bat. Hafeez recently played a brilliant knock of 77 against Quetta Gladiators in the first qualifying final and we predict him to score the most runs for his team once again in this final match. Hasan Ali and Wahab Riaz have been the pick of their bowlers with 10 wickets apiece in the season. Peshawar will rely on these two to take wickets and put the brakes on Quetta’s scoring rate.
Recent Form
Peshawar Zalmi have been very impressive this year and they will be coming into this final game having won three of their previous four fixtures. They have posted 160+ totals on four occasions which shows that their batsmen have batted well all through the season.
Peshawar Zalmi Predicted Playing 11
Peshawar Zalmi will have all five of their overseas players to pick from for this upcoming final match.
Peshawar Zalmi predicted playing 11: Kamran Akmal (wk), DJ Malan, MN Samuels, Mohammad Hafeez, Shahid Afridi, Haris Sohail, DJG Sammy (c), CJ Jordan, Wahab Riaz, Hasan Ali, Mohammad Asghar.
Team form in last five matches (most recent first)
Quetta Gladiators: W L L W W
Peshawar Zalmi: L W W L L
Quetta Gladiators vs Peshawar Zalmi Head to Head
Peshawar Zalmi and Quetta Gladiators have played six PSL matches against each other in the past. While the former have won two of those matches, the latter have won three with one match resulting in a washout. The last time these two teams met was in the first qualifying final of the ongoing season where Quetta ended up winning by one run.
QTG vs PSZ PSL Final Betting Odds
Quetta Gladiators truly deserved to be in the finals of the Pakistan Super League as they have been consistent all through the tournament. And they would have been huge favorites to win had all their players took part in this contest. But it was not to be and the Gladiators who will now be devoid of key members in Rossouw and Pietersen along with few others have not gained enough confidence of the bookmakers. They are outsiders at 2.36 with betfair, 2.20 with betway and 2.10 with bet365. Peshawar Zalmi have not lost even a bit of their firepower which is the main reason why they are favorites to win the PSL 2017 final at 1.7 with 1xbet, 1.72 with bet365 and 1.66 with betway.
QTG vs PSZ PSL Final Match Prediction
This is the first time that a Pakistan Super League match is going to be held outside of the UAE. The final will be played at a neutral venue which means neither of the two teams will have the advantage of being familiar with the ground conditions. Bad news for Quetta Gladiators is that none of their overseas players are traveling to Lahore for this match. Pietersen and Rossouw were the only ones who looked good with the bat and their departure from the team is certainly going to affect their batting. Also, the absence of Tymal Mills will take some shine off of their bowling.
Peshawar Zalmi on the other hand have no such issues to worry about as they will be coming into this match with full strength. The momentum too is also going to be with them as they have three wins in their last four games. We therefore feel confident enough in predicting Peshawar to win this final match of the PSL 2017.
Final Verdict: Back Peshawar Zalmi to beat Quetta Gladiators in the PSL 2017 final match at 1.7 with 1xbet, 1.72 with bet365 and 1.66 with betway.
Mar 05, 2017
02:00 IST / 3:30 GMT
Gaddafi Stadium - Lahore, Pakistan
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