Central Punjab vs Northern T20 Match Prediction

Central Punjab vs Northern Prediction & Betting Tips, Pakistan National T20 Cup

Central Punjab will take on Northern in Match 23 of the Pakistan National T20 Cup. This T20 fixture will be played at The Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore on October 8th starting at 15:00 local time.

Central Punjab remain top of the table in spite of their shock defeat by 6 wickets with 6 balls remaining to Southern Punjab on Thursday. Prior to the game, Southern Punjab were bottom of the table with only one victory from seven games. Hussain Talat made 68 from 47 balls as Central Punjab posted 154-9. Shoaib Malik was the only other batter to score above 20 in a team innings which lost wickets at regular intervals. However, most observers expected Central Punjab to defend the total, but only Wahab Riaz was able to keep a lid on the run-rate with the ball.

Northern became the first team to lose to Southern Punjab in their last fixture on Wednesday. Having posted 211-5, Northern looked well set to pick up their fifth win of the campaign before some magnificent hitting from Agha Salman got Southern Punjab over the line. Earlier in the game, Haider Ali had hit a very impressive 72 not out from 40 balls with an innings which included 11 boundaries. Northern come into this game in 3rd place, two points behind Central Punjab at the top of the table 

Central Punjab vs Northern Punjab Match Pitch Report

The match will be played at The Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore. Thursday’s pitch offered something for batsmen and bowlers alike resulting in plenty of par scores around the 150 mark.

Read on for team previews, betting tips, latest odds, and match prediction for Central Punjab vs Northern, Pakistan National T20 Cup.