The 2nd match of the Pakistan Super League 2021 will be played between Lahore Qalandars vs Peshawar Zalmi on February 21st at National Stadium in Karachi.
Lahore Qalandars Team Updates:
Qalandars were the finalists of the last season however could not became the winner.
They would be hoping to make things go perfect for them till they get the trophy in their hands.
They will be aiming to seek inspiration from their last season’s performance and go one step further this time around
Fakhar Zaman and Zeeshan Ashraf will probably open the inning for the LAH team.
Sohail Akhtar (C), Mohammad Hafeez, Ben Dunk will form the middle order of the team.
Samit Patel, David Wiese will be handy in death overs.
Sohail Akhtar will lead the LAH team as a Captain. He is also good Batsman.
Ben Dunk will do the wicket keeping for LAH team.
Mohammad Hafeez , Rashid Khan and Samit Patel will take care of the spin bowling of the team.
Haris Rauf and Dilbar Hussain will lead the pace attack of the team.
Peshawar Zalmi Team Updates:
The three-time finalists and one-time winner of the competition know very well what success tastes like.
Zalmi has been one of the strongest teams of the tournament.
Kamran Akmal and Tom Kohler Cadmore will probably open the inning for the Peshawar Zalmi team. Both are well known inning openers.
Haider Ali, Shoaib Malik, Ravi Bopara will form the middle order of the team.
Sherfane Rutherford, Amad Butt will take care of the lower order.
Wahab Riaz will lead the Peshawar Zalmi team as a Captain. He is also a good Bowler.
Kamran Akmal will do the Wicket Keeping duty for his Peshawar Zalmi team.
Mujeeb Ur Rehman will take care of the spin attack.
Mohammad Irfan and Wahab Riaz will take care of the pace attack for his team.
Head to Head:
Lahore Qalandars: 1 Won Peshawar Zalmi: 3 Won
Top Picks
Shoaib Malik was the highest run-scorer for Peshawar Zalmi in the last edition. He scored 278 runs.
Kamran Akmal also had a decent season with the bat for Zalmi last time out. He scored 251 runs at an impressive strike rate of over 160.
Fakhar Zaman was the best performer with the bat in the last season. He scored 325 runs which is an impeccable effort.
Mohammad Hafeez also had a brilliant season for Qalandars in the last season. He scored 312 runs and also picked up 3 wickets.
Fantasy Tips
In wicket keeping, Kamran Akmal will be best choice.
Allrounders may play major role on this pitch.
Captain Options – Mohammad Hafeez, Fakhar Zaman
Vice-Captain Options – Shoaib Malik, Kamran Akmal
Squads
LAH Squad :
Fakhar Zaman, Sohail Akhtar(C), Mohammad Hafeez, Agha Salman, Ben Dunk(WK), Samit Patel, David Wiese, Rashid-Khan, Ahmad Daniyal, Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf, Maaz khan, Tom Abell, Zeeshan Ashraf(WK), Joe Denly, Zaid Alam, Mohammad Faizan, Salman Mirza, Dilbar Hussain
Peshawar Zalmi Squad :
Imam-ul Haq, Kamran Akmal(WK), Tom Kohler Cadmore, Shoaib Malik, Haider Ali, Sherfane Rutherford, Wahab Riaz(C), Saqib Mahmood, Mujeeb-ur-Rahman, Mohammad Imran, Mohammad Irfan, Umaid Asif, David Miller, Abrar Ahmed, Ravi Bopara, Muhammad Amir Khan, Mohammad Imran Randhawa, Amad-Butt, Waqar Salamkhel
