Quetta Gladiators are favorites to win
Lahore Qalandars lost to Quetta Gladiators in their previous match and they will look to avenge their defeat from last time when the two sides face-off again on February 27. This 17th fixture of the Pakistan Super League 2019 will be played at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai. Live telecast of the game is scheduled to begin at 3:30 PM local time.
TV channels: PTV Sports, Geo Super, Hum TV, Willow TV, Gazi TV, SuperSport
Live Streaming: Bet365, Cricketgateway
At the Dubai International Cricket Stadium, the side batting second has had far more success than the side batting first this PSL season. And also since the wicket here is expected to remain unchanged across the 40 overs, the toss-winning team is likely to bowl first.
Read on for team previews, betting odds, betting tips and predictions for Lahore Qalandars vs Quetta Gladiators, PSL 2019...
Lahore Qalandars made three changes to their side for the last game against Quetta Gladiators. They dropped Agha Salman, Brendan Taylor and Shaheen Afridi while bringing in Gauhar Ali, Corey Anderson and Yasir Shah as the respective replacements. Salman Butt has replaced Mohammad Hafeez, who was earlier ruled out of the PSL due to injury, and he will continue to bat at number three.
Fakhar Zaman and AB de Villiers have had a couple of good knocks in PSL 2019 and these two batsmen hold the key for Lahore Qalandars at the top of the order. Fakhar has smashed two fifties in five matches while de Villiers is having a strike-rate of around 140 and is coming off an unbeaten 45 in the reverse encounter against Quetta Gladiators. Corey Anderson is known for his big-hitting and the middle-order batsman can be destructive in the slog overs. Rahat Ali and Haris Rauf are amongst the tournament's top five bowlers with nine and eight wickets respectively. The two pacers have claimed a four-fer each and they will pose the biggest threat to Quetta Gladiators. While Lahore will expect the left-armer Rahat to pick wickets in the powerplay, they will need Rauf to bowl a tight spell at the death. Yasir Shah is a seasoned campaigner and he too can be threatening with his legbreaks on this pitch.
Lahore Qalandars have won two and lost three out of the five matches they have played so far in this year's PSL and are currently occupying the fourth place in the league standings with four points. They are struggling to find consistency and are yet to win back-to-back games this season. Their last match came against Quetta Gladiators at Sharjah on Saturday. The game went all the way down to the wire with Lahore losing by three wickets.
Fakhar Zaman, Sohail Akhtar, Salman Butt, AB de Villiers (c), Corey Anderson, David Wiese, Gauhar Ali (wk), Yasir Shah, Sandeep Lamichhane, Haris Rauf, Rahat Ali
Quetta Gladiators have no injury concerns heading into this game as all of their players seem to be in good physical condition. Ahsan Ali is likely to continue opening the batting alongside Shane Watson while Rilee Rossouw will continue to bat at number three. The Gladiators have fielded the same group of eleven in their last two matches and we expect them to stay unchanged for this match as well.
Umar Akmal is currently leading the PSL 2019 runs charts with 200 runs followed by Shane Watson who is not too far behind with 186 runs. Both these batsmen have hit a couple of half-centuries and they are definitely the key men for Quetta Gladiators. Sarfaraz Ahmed smashed an unbeaten 36-ball 52 in the reverse fixture and the skipper will be expected to put on another match-winning performance. Sohail Tanvir, Mohammad Nawaz and Ghulam Mudassar are the main weapons in Quetta's bowling attack. Tanvir has been the most successful of the trio with nine wickets in five matches which includes a four-wicket haul. The fast bowler is the second-best bowler of the tournament and it will be mainly up to him to take wickets with the new ball. Lahore will also watch out for Mudassar who snared three wickets against them last Saturday.
Quetta Gladiators have had a terrific start to their PSL 2019 campaign, winning their first four league games on the trot. They batted second in each of their first four games and won three of those pretty convincingly. However, the Gladiators were made to bat first by Karachi Kings in their last match on Sunday and they ended up losing by six wickets which broke their winning streak and subjected them to their first defeat of the season.
Shane Watson, Ahsan Ali, Rilee Rossouw, Umar Akmal, Dwayne Smith, Sarfaraz Ahmed (c/wk), Anwar Ali, Mohammad Nawaz, Sohail Tanvir, Ghulam Mudassar, Fawad Ahmed
Lahore Qalandars and Quetta Gladiators have now played seven matches against each other in the Pakistan Super League with the latter leading the scoreline 5-2.
Quetta Gladiators have beaten Lahore Qalandars four times in their previous five attempts. Both the teams won once each in the two matches that were played between them last season.
Quetta Gladiators emerged victorious by three wickets when they faced Lahore Qalandars earlier at Sharjah in the twelfth match of the ongoing season.
Matches Played: 7; Lahore Qalandars Won: 2; Quetta Gladiators Won: 5
Quetta Gladiators begin as the bookmakers' favorites to win this 17th match of the Pakistan Super League 2019 and they are being offered at odds of 1.61 on Betway and 1.66 on Bet365. Lahore Qalandars are the underdogs for this game at a higher price of 2.20 on both Betway and Bet365.
Lahore Qalandars and Quetta Gladiators are both coming on the back of a defeat in their last match which means neither will be taking any sort of momentum with them into this match. The Gladiators, however, have the upper hand in terms of a superior head-to-head record. They have won four of their last five encounters against the Qalandars which includes Saturday's three-wicket win. Lahore's bowling seems to be a bit stronger though with Rahat Ali and Haris Rauf both hitting top form and they will certainly fancy their chances if these two have a good day with the ball. Nevertheless, Quetta are performing way better in this year's PSL and we expect them to complete the double over the inconsistent Lahore on Wednesday.
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