Quetta Gladiators (QG) will lock horns with Lahore Qalandars (LQ) on 15 June, in Match 23 of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2021 at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi.
Led by Sarfaraz Ahmed, Quetta languish on the bottom of the points table, with one win in seven games. Their only victory of this edition came against defending champions Karachi Kings before the tournament was suspended.
In their last encounter, Quetta lost to Peshawar Zalmi by 61 runs. Chasing 198, they were restricted to 136/9. Sarfaraz top-scored for Quetta with 36 not out.
Having won five of their seven matches, Lahore are sitting on the second spot. Sohail Akhtar’s men lost their last game to table toppers Islamabad United by 28 runs. Chasing 153, they slipped to 100/9 from 86/2 before being bowled out for 124 in 18.2 overs.
Quetta posted 178/6 when the two sides last met. Chris Gayle top-scored with a 40-ball 68, while Mohammad Nawaz remained unbeaten at 33. Haris Rauf returned 3-38. In reply, Fakhar Zaman (82* off 52) and Mohammad Hafeez (73* off 33) ran rampant before taking Lahore past the finishing line with 10 balls to spare.
Head to Head
Lahore have played Quetta 11 times. They have won six, and lost five.
Probable XIs
Quetta Gladiators: Usman Khan, Saim Ayub, Jake Weatherald, Cameron Delport, Sarfaraz Ahmed (c & wk), Azam Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Khurram Shehzad, Zahid Mahmood, Mohammad Hasnain, Zahir Khan
Lahore Qalandars: Fakhar Zaman, Sohail Akhtar (c), Muhammad Faizan, Mohammad Hafeez, Ben Dunk (wk), Tim David, James Faulkner, Rashid Khan, Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf, Ahmed Daniyal
Prediction
Lahore to win the contest.