Islamabad United vs Peshawar Zalmi Match Prediction, PSL 2020
Islamabad United will bid to bounce back from another defeat to Quetta Gladiators when they take on Peshawar Zalmi at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium. The match takes place on February 29 and the live gets underway at 19:00 local time.
Islamabad have won twice this season but those defeats have been sandwiched by losses to Quetta Gladiators. The latest of those was last time out, when they failed to defend 187/7 in a five-wicket loss in Rawalpindi.
Peshawar Zalmi’s match in Rawalpindi was reduced to 12 overs because of rain. They hit 132/7 against Lahore Qalandars before Lewis Gregory’s 4-25 helped earn a 16-run win. It leaves them, like Islamabad, on two wins from four games so far.
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Toss Prediction
Peshawar Zalmi have lost the toss in each of their last two matches and will probably look to field first in this game.
Weather Report
After a rain-affected match last time out in Rawalpindi, this match could fall fully victim to the weather with the forecast bleak all day.
Pitch Condition
The wicket has been excellent so far, with plenty for the batsmen and the quick bowlers.
Read on for team previews, betting tips, latest odds and match prediction for Islamabad United vs Peshawar Zalmi, PSL 2020
Islamabad United Team News & Playing 11
ISU Team News
Rumman Raees came into the team last time out in the only change, with Shadab Khan continuing up the order at number four – an experiment that has worked well so far.
ISU Key Players
Luke Ronchi: Sets the tone at the top of the order, though Islamabad will be keen for him to go deeper more regularly.
Dawid Malan: His good form did not continue last time out, but the England batsman made an encouraging start to the tournament.
Shadab Khan: Moved up to four in the batting order, he has batted well in the last two matches and picked up wickets too.
ISU Team Form
Islamabad United’s two wins so far have been sandwiched by defeats to Quetta Gladiators. Most recently, they were unable to defend 187/7 at Rawalpindi, after Colin Ingram had hit 63* from 40 balls. They reduced the Gladiators to 133/5 in 15.1 overs, but late runs consigned them to a five-wicket defeat.
Islamabad United Predicted Playing 11
Luke Ronchi (wk), Colin Munro, Dawid Malan, Shadab Khan (c), Colin Ingram, Asif Ali, Faheem Ashraf, Amad Butt, Ahmed Safi Abdullah, Rumman Raees, Muhammad Musa
Peshawar Zalmi Team News & Playing 11
PSZ Team News
Peshawar Zalmi’s decision to bring Lewis Gregory into the team paid dividends last time out as he hit two sixes with the bat and then took 4-25 with the ball. After getting back to winning ways, Zalmi could be unchanged.
PSZ Key Players
Kamran Akmal: The highlight of his tournament so far was his match-winning century against Quetta Gladiators but has scored at a good pace in every match so far.
Liam Livingstone: Excellent with the bat in the opening game and a dangerous option for Zalmi in the middle order.
Wahab Riaz: Took his 290th T20 wicket last time out and the paceman remains absolutely key with the ball for Zalmi.
PSZ Team Form
Peshawar Zalmi have won two and lost two so far. Both times they have bounced back to winning ways after a defeat, with Lewis Gregory key last time out in a 12-over game against Lahore Qalandars. Gregory took 4-25 as they restricted Lahore Qalandars to 116/6 in reply to their 132/7.
Peshawar Zalmi Predicted Playing 11
Tom Banton, Kamran Akmal (wk), Haider Ali, Liam Livingstone, Mohammad Mohsin, Lewis Gregory, Darren Sammy (c), Wahab Riaz, Hasan Ali, Mohammad Amir Khan, Rahat Ali
Islamabad United vs Peshawar Zalmi Head to Head
Peshawar Zalmi beat Islamabad United in the play-offs last season – their fifth win in their 11 matches against them. After each winning one game apiece in the league phase, Kamran Akmal hit 74 and Imam-ul-Haq 58 in a total of 214/5 before Hasan Ali (3-29) and Chris Jordan (3-26) helped restrict Islamabad to 166/9.
ISU vs PSZ Head to Head Stats
| Matches Played |
ISU Won |
PSZ Won |
Tie |
No Result |
| 11 |
6 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
Islamabad United vs Peshawar Zalmi Betting Odds
Islamabad United are favourites at 1.80 to win with Bet365, while Zalmi are 2.00 outsiders.
Luke Ronchi is 3.75 to be Islamabad United’s top team batsman with Bet365, while Dawid Malan, Colin Munro and Colin Ingram are all 4.33. Shadab Khan is 3.75 with Bet365 to be their top team bowler, while Muhammad Musa is 4.50 and Amad Butt is the same price.
Kamran Akmal is 3.25 to be Peshawar Zalmi’s top team batsman with Bet365, while Tom Banton is 4.33. Liam Livingstone is 5.50 with Bet365, meanwhile. With the ball, Hasan Ali is 3.75 to be their top team bowler with Bet365, Wahab Riaz is 4.33 and Lewis Gregory is 5.00 with Bet365 after his four wickets last time out.
🏆 Islamabad United vs Peshawar Zalmi Prediction
Islamabad United lost last time out but they are favourites to get back to winning ways – as long as they beat the weather.
Feb 29, 2020
19:30 IST / 14:00 GMT
Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium - Rawalpindi, Pakistan
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