Peshawar Zalmi must win their final league game against United to seal their spot in the tournament's knockout stages.
We are approaching the business end of the tournament and Islamabad United are all set to lock horns with the Peshawar Zalmi in Match 29 of the PSL 2023 on Sunday, March 12 at the Pindi Club Ground, Rawalpindi. Islamabad United are coming into this match having lost their previous encounter against Lahore Qalandars. They’re second on the points table with 12 points to their name after nine matches. Islamabad United have already qualified for the playoffs and would want to try out some players from the bench for this encounter and also give some valuable rest to their frontline bowlers.
On the other hand, Peshawar Zalmi are also coming into this game having lost their previous fixture against Multan Sultans by four wickets. Their bowling is in disarray as they failed to defend totals in excess of 240 in their previous two encounters and are on fourth position on the points table with four wins in nine games. Led by Babar Azam they have gone on to lose some high scoring contests, they couldn’t defends 240 rims twice in this tournament. United batting looks solid but it’s the bowling where they have lacked. Peshawar Zalmi will have to win their final league game against United to seal their spot for the knockout stages of the tournament. If they somehow manage to lose, Quetta Gladiators can knock them out of the competition by registering a massive win in their final fixture.
The Pitch at the Pindi Club Stadium has been a belter over the years, the ball comes onto the bat very well and the batters enjoy batting at this venue. Stadium has a 170-run average score for the side batting first. However, in the 2023 season of the PSL, this venue has produced plenty of high-scoring contests. The weather continues to be warm and dry in Pindi. The captain who wins the toss will look to chase the total down in the 2nd innings.
Islamabad United vs Peshawar Zalmi, 29th Match
Venue: Pindi Club Ground, Rawalpindi
Date & Time: March 12th, at 2:00 PM IST and 3:00 PM Local Time
| Opened | 1960 |
| Capacity | 15,000 |
| Ends | Near End and Pavilion End |
| Location | Rawalpindi, Pakistan |
| Time Zone | UTC +05:00 |
| Other Sports it is home to | – |
| Floodlights | Yes |
| Total matches | 3 |
| Matches won batting first | 3 |
| Matches won bowling first | 0 |
| Average 1st Inns scores | 139 |
| Average 2nd Inns scores | 141 |
| Highest total recorded | 157/4 (18.5 Ov) by PAK vs ZIM |
| Lowest total recorded | 85/10 RSAW vs PAKW |
| Highest score chased | 157/4 (18.5 Ov) by PAK vs ZIM |
| Lowest score defended | 85/10 RSAW vs PAKW |
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