PSL X: Gladiators win toss, opt to bowl against Qalandars
LAHORE: Quetta Gladiators won the toss and decided to bowl against Lahore Qalandars during the 21st fixture of the ongoing Pakistan Super League (PSL) 10 at Lahore’s Gaddafi Stadium on Thursday.
Qalandars and Gladiators have faced each other 19 times since the advent of the marquee league, with the former boasting a bleak dominance, winning 10 matches, compared to Gladiators’ nine triumphs.
Squads
Lahore Qalandars: Shaheen Shah Afridi, Fakhar Zaman and Daryl Mitchell (all platinum), Haris Rauf, Sikandar Raza and Kusal Perera (all diamond), Abdullah Shafique, Jahandad Khan and Zaman Khan (all gold), David Wiese, Asif Ali, Asif Afridi, Muhammad Akhlaq and Rishad Hossain (all silver), Momin Qamar and Momin Azab (both emerging), Muhammad Naeem, Salman Ali Mirza and Tom Curran (all supplementary).
Quetta Gladiators: Finn Allen, Faheem Ashraf and Mark Chapman (all platinum), Abrar Ahmed, Mohammad Amir and Rilee Rossouw (all diamond), Akeal Hossein, Mohammad Wasim Jr and Saud Shakeel (all gold), Khawaja Nafay, Usman Tariq, Haseebullah Khan and Khurram Shahzad (all silver), Kyle Jamieson and Hasan Nawaz (both emerging), Mohammad Zeeshan, Danish Aziz, Kusal Mendis and Sean Abbott (all supplementary).
Form Guide
Qalandars and Gladiators are in commanding form heading into the fixture as they both have three victories in their last five completed matches.
The two-time champions are second in the PSL 10 standings with eight points in seven matches, closely followed by Gladiators, who have same number of points despite playing a match less.
