PSL X: Zalmi decide to bowl first against Qalandars
Shaheen Shah Afrid leading Qalandars while Zalmi playing under leadership of Babar
LAHORE: Peshawar Zalmi on Thursday opted to bowl first after winning the toss against Lahore Qalandars in the 14th match of the Pakistan Super League season 10 at the Gaddafi Stadium.
Qalandars — the two-time champions — made two changes to their lineup as Asif Ali and Mohammad Azab replace Mohammad Naeem and Zaman Khan, while Zalmi were unchanged.
Qalandars and Zalmi have thus far faced each other in 19 matches with the latter boasting a dominant record with 11 victories, compared to two-time champions’ eight.
Zalmi and Qalandars boast contrasting momentums heading into the match as the hosts are third in the PSL 10 standings with four points in four matches, while Zalmi have only one victory in their four matches played thus far.
Playing XIs
Lahore Qalandars: Fakhar Zaman, Mohammad Naeem, Abdullah Shafique, Daryl Mitchell, Sam Billings(w), Sikandar Raza, Shaheen Afridi(c), Rishad Hossain, Haris Rauf, Zaman Khan and Asif Afridi.
Peshawar Zalmi: Babar Azam (c), Saim Ayub, Mohammad Haris (wk), Tom-Kohler Cadmore, Hussain Talat, Mitch Owen, Abdul Samad, Luke Wood, Alzari Joseph, Arif Yaqoob and Ali Raza.
