Southern Punjab vs Central Punjab T20 Match Prediction

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

Southern Punjab will take on Central Punjab in Match 18 of the Pakistan National T20 Cup. This T20 fixture will be played at The Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi on October 3 starting at 19:30 local time.

Southern Punjab have played five and lost five in the tournament so far with their latest defeat coming against Balochistan on Friday by 8 wickets. It is not just the games they have lost, they have also lost the toss in every match and each of their defeats has come after batting first. Sohaib Maqsood has resigned the captaincy and hopes now to be able to focus on his batting, so far he has hit 171 runs in the tournament. With the ball, Naseem Shah has gone wicketless in the last two games but did record an economy rate of 4.67 on Friday.

Central Punjab have picked up three wins from five games and are in 3rd place, two points from the summit. They beat Sindh, who were top of the table before the fixture, by 12 runs (DLS Method) on Saturday. Shoaib Malik hit 85 not out from only 47 balls, his innings included 8 fours and 5 sixes. Qaseem Akram starred with the ball, sending down 4 overs and finishing with 3-20 including the key wickets of Sharjeel Khan and Sarfaraz Ahmed. A win in this game could see Central Punjab go level on points with the leaders at the top of the table.

Southern Punjab vs Central Punjab Match Pitch Report

The match will be played at The Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium. The best bowling figures of 4-12 in the tournament have come from pace bowler Shahnawaz Dahani.

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