Pakistan Premier League is a professional domestic cricket league that takes place each year in the month of February- March. This year marks the 7th edition of the league. The inaugural season was in the year 2016. In all, there are 6 participating teams. The season for this year began on 27 January 2022 and the final match is scheduled to be on 27 February 2022. The format of the game is similar to that of other cricket leagues that take place across the globe.
The upcoming match is scheduled to be against Quetta Gladiators and Islamabad United. This is going to be the 10th game of PSL 2022. On Thursday, 3rd February both teams are going to lock horns at National Stadium, Karachi. So let’s take a look at the details of the match, Quetta Gladiators vs Islamabad United, 10th Match Prediction, Pitch Report, Weather Forecast, Captain, Vice-Captain & Playing XI for Pakistan Super League 2022.
Quetta Gladiators vs Islamabad United, 10th Match Prediction.
Islamabad United currently stands at the second position of the points table since they have won one of their two games. However to maintain the position they will have to get themselves on track and win the match against the Gladiators.
On the other hand, Quetta Gladiators had started off their journey by a great start, which puts them in 3rd place on the table currently. The catch here is that both these teams, Quetta Gladiators vs Islamabad United have lost their previous game against Multan Sultans. So the aim for both the teams will be reaching the top and looking for an opportunity to vent their loss.
What is the Weather Forecast?
As we know that cricket is played in an open stadium. So, weather plays a vital role for a match to be conducted. According to the weather forecast reports, there are no signs of rain, which means the skies should be clear for this game. Adding to it, the temperature could range between 19 and 21 degrees Celsius.
What is the Pitch Report?
The 10th match of PSL is going to be held at National Stadium in Karachi. The pitch here is friendly for the batters to perform. It was noticed that the teams batting first tend to perform better and score amazing runs on the board. The fact is that many of the matches have been high-scoring encounters thus far.
So the fans can expect the clash between Quetta Gladiators and Islamabad United to be very thrilling. The aim of both teams would be to choose bowling first after the team has won the toss.
Captain, Vice-Captain & Playing XI
The captain is the leader of the team, he handles the tough calls regarding the playing order and the toss of the match. So here are the captains of both teams. Sarfaraz Ahmed is the captain and the wicketkeeper for the team Quetta Gladiators and the captain for Islamabad United is Shadab Khan. Also, take a look at the Playing XI of both teams.
Quetta Gladiators
Sarfaraz Ahmed(c/wk), Ben Duckett, W.Smeed, Sohail Tanvir, A.Qureshi, Naseem Shah, I.Ahmed, Mohammad Hasnain, Mohammad Nawaz, James Faulkner, Ahsan Ali
Islamabad United
R.Gurbaz(wk), A.Khan, A.Hales, P.Slirling, Asif Ali, S.Khan(c), F.Ashraf, M.Khan, Hasan Ali, Marchant De Lange, M.Wasim