ISL vs PES, Eliminator Match Preview

Eliminator 1 of the 2023 Pakistan Super League brings Islamabad United and Peshawar Zalmi together on Thursday evening at the Gaddafi Stadium. United finished the group stage in third place with Zalmi only one place behind with two less points and one less victory. Islamabad United have plenty of depth in their squad but we expect them to select their best XI for this match. If they play at their best they will be very hard to beat. Peshawar Zalmi got an important win over Islamabad United without some of their top players last weekend. They will have plenty of confidence ahead of this play-off match.

ISL vs PES, Eliminator Match Details

Islamabad United vs Peshawar Zalmi – Eliminator Match

Venue: Gaddafi Stadium – Lahore

Date & Time: 16th March 2023 at 07:30 PM IST 

Live Streaming: Star Sports

ISL vs PES, Eliminator Match Pitch Report

This is a good batting wicket in Lahore and it would not be a surprise if both teams post scores over 200. Expect to see a good amount of pace and bounce.

Injury News

No Injury. Will be added when there is an update.

ISL vs PES, Eliminator Match Probable Playing XIs:

Islamabad United Probable Playing XIs

Azam Khan, Alex Hales, Sohaib Maqsood, Colin Munro, Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Shadab Khan (c), Asif Ali, Faheem Ashraf, Hasan Ali, Mohammad Wasim, Fazalhaq Farooqi

Peshawar Zalmi Probable Playing XIs

Babar Azam (c), Saim Ayub, Mohammad Haris, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Haseebullah Khan (wk), James Neesham, Aamer Jamal, Khurram Shahzad, Sufiyan Muqeem, Wahab Riaz

Topmost Picks for ISL vs PES Dream11 Prediction, Eliminator Match:

Top Picks – Islamabad United

• Colin Munro- the experienced New Zealander has hit over 100 runs from his last three matches at this venue. His top T20 score is 114 not out.
• Fazalhaq Farooqi- the left-arm pace bowling Afghan has a very impressive strike-rate of 10.1 in the PSL 2023 and dismissed Abdullah Shafique, Sam Billings and David Wiese in the last game.

Top Picks – Peshawar Zalmi

• Babar Azam- the skipper hit nine fours and two sixes in his last visit to the middle. Only Mohammad Rizwan has scored more runs than him in this tournament. 
• Wahab Riaz- the 37 year old left-arm pace bowler got the wicket of Kieron Pollard and was the only bowler on his side to not go for a huge number of runs in the last game.

Suggested Playing XI N0.1 for ISL vs PES Dream11 Team:

Mohammad Haris, Azam Khan, Babar Azam, Saim Ayub(VC), Colin Munro, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Shadab Khan(C), Faheem Ashraf, James Neesham, Hasan Ali, Khurram Shahzad

Suggested Playing XI N0.2 for ISL vs PES Dream11 Team:

Mohammad Haris, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Babar Azam(C), Saim Ayub, Colin Munro, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Shadab Khan, Faheem Ashraf(VC), Aamer Jamal, Hasan Ali, Khurram Shahzad

Captain and Vice-Captain Options:

Captain – Shadab Khan, Babar Azam

Vice-captain – Faheem Ashraf, Saim Ayub

Wicketkeeper – Mohammad Haris

ISL vs PES Eliminator Match Probable Winners:

Defeat in this game will mean the end of the 2023 PSL for one of either Islamabad United and Peshawar Zalmi with the winner going on to the Eliminator 2 on Friday. Farooqi ended Saim Ayub’s run of half-centuries with a wicket in the first over of Match 29. We expect to see some high scores on both teams and would not rule out at least one centurion. Considering the team combination, Islamabad United is expected to win this match.