PSL 2024 Predictions & Betting Tips

2023 Result: 3rd position
Captain: Shadab Khan
Key Players: Colin Munro, Azam Khan, Imad Wasim, Naseem Shah

The two-time winner, Islamabad United finished the last season at the 3rd position on the points table. They were knocked out by Peshawar Zalmi in the 2nd eliminator match.

The team will be led by Shadab Khan again. Colin Munro and Azam Khan will be the top players in the batting line-up. Munro scored 298 runs in 11 matches at a strike rate of 169 and wicket-keeper batter Azam Khan scored 282 runs at an average of 40.28.

In the Islamabad United bowling unit, pacer Naseem Shah and spinner Imad Wasim will be the leading bowlers. Naseem Shah picked 7 wickets in 9 matches in last season but this season he has been traded to the United clan. He is making a comeback after a long shoulder injury treatment. He will be a key bowler along with Imad Wasim who is having a great year being part of the various T20 leagues. Wasim picked 9 wickets in 10 matches in PSL 2023 and was brilliant with the bat, smashing 404 runs at a strike rate of 170.46.

2023 Result: 5th position
Captain: Shan Masood
Key Players: Shoaib Malik, Kieron Pollard, Hasan Ali, Tabraiz Shamsi

Karachi Kings will be led by Shan Masood for the upcoming season. Under captaincy of Imad Wasim in 2023 they finished at the 5th position on the points table with 3 wins in 10 matches.

For the next season, we have Shoaib Malik and Kieron Pollard as the key players in batting. Malik smashed 200 runs in 9 matches last season at a strike rate of 127.38 while Pollard was playing for Multan Sultans in 2023 when he scored 260 runs at 163.52 and picked 3 wickets.

In the bowling line-up we are backing Hasan Ali and Tabraiz Shamsi to be the top players. Hasan was brilliant in the last season picking 13 wickets in 8 matches for Islamabad United and Tabraiz Shamsi played for the Kings in 2023 and picked 7 wickets in 4 matches.

2023 Result: Winner
Captain: Shaheen Afridi
Key Players: Fakhar Zaman, Sikandar Raza, Haris Rauf, Rashid Khan

Lahore Qalandars under the captaincy of Shaheen Afridi has pulled off a stunt by winning back to back 2 PSL titles. They lifted the 2nd PSL trophy in 2023 by defeating Multan Sultans by 1 run in the final. They also finished the league stage at the top of the table with 7 wins in 10 matches.

With 429 runs in 13 matches at a strike rate of 160.67, Fakhar Zaman was among the highest run scorers of the season. Along with Zaman, we are also backing Zimbabwean all-rounder Sikandar Raza as the key batter. Raza scored 223 runs at a strike rate of 179.83 and picked 4 wickets in 2023 edition.

In the bowling department, the Qalandars had some of the best performers from the last season like Rashid Khan, Haris Rauf and skipper Shaheen Afridi. Rashid was the 3rd highest wicket taker of the season with 20 wickets in 11 matches at an impressive average of 14.05. Haris Rauf ended with 17 wickets in 13 matches while Shaheen took 19 in 12 matches.

2023 Result: Runner-up
Captain: Mohammad Rizwan
Key Players: Mohammad Rizwan, Iftikhar Ahmed, Abbas Afridi, Ihsanullah

Multan Sultans have been in brilliant form in the last 3 editions. They won the title in 2021 and then finished as the runners-up in the 2022 and 2023 editions. In the last season, they lost the final by just 1 run against Lahore Qalandars.

Rizwan will be a key batter as he finished the last season as the highest run scorer of the season with 550 runs in 12 matches at a strike rate of 142.85. Iftikhar Ahmed will feature in the Multan Sultans for the upcoming season of PSL. He scored 189 runs last year but we are expecting more runs from him this season as he has been in good form from the last few months.

In the bowling department, we are backing the top performers from the last year - Abbas Afridi and Ihsanullah as the top players. Abbas Afridi ended the last season as the highest wicket taker of the PSL 2023. He picked 23 wickets in 11 matches followed by Ihsanullah’s 22 wickets which he took at an impressive average of 15.77.

2023 Result: 4th position
Captain: Babar Azam
Key Players: Babar Azam, Saim Ayub, Noor Ahmad, Aamer Jamal

Peshawar Zalmi finished the 2023 season at the 4th spot on the table. They won the eliminator match against Islamabad United but lost the 2nd qualifier to the defending champions Lahore Qalandars.

Skipper Babar Azam will be a key batter along with Saim Ayub. Babar scored 522 runs in 11 matches last year averaging 52.20 which included a century as well. Saim Ayub scored 341 runs in 12 matches at a strike rate of 165.53.

In the bowling line-up, we are backing Noor Ahmad and Aamer Jamal to emerge as the top performers. Afghanistan’s young sensation Noor Ahmad has picked 86 wickets in 80 T20 matches and will feature in the PSL for the first time. Aamir Jamal has recently picked a five-wicket haul in the Bangladesh Premier League 2024 which shows his good form. In PSL 2023, Jamal picked 9 wickets in 6 matches. 

2023 Result: 6th position
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Key Players: Rilee Rossouw, Jason Roy, Mohammad Amir, Mohammad Wasim

Once again Quetta Gladiators failed to perform well in the last season. They finished at the bottom of the points table with 3 wins in 10 matches.

There are a lot of changes in the Gladiators squad for this season. Sultans’ Rilee Rossouw has been traded to the Quetta Gladiators. He was in brilliant form last season scoring 453 runs in 11 matches. Jason Roy scored 245 runs in 7 matches at a strike rate of 166.66.

Mohammad Amir and Mohammad Wasim will be part of the Gladiators side for the upcoming season. Wasim played for Islamabad in the last season and picked 8 wickets in 6 matches while Amir took 9 wickets in 7 matches for Karachi Kings. Both the players are traded to Quetta for the 2024 season and strengthen the bowling line-up.