Who will win QTG vs PSZ, PSL 2019 Final? Quetta Gladiators take on group winners and last season’s losing finalists Peshawar Zalmi in the 2019 Pakistan Super League at Karachi’s National Stadium. The match is scheduled for March 17.

• The top two teams in the 2019 Pakistan Super League meet in Karachi again, after Quetta Gladiators beat Peshawar Zalmi in the qualifying final.
• Quetta’s win was their third against Zalmi in this year’s tournament, having also beaten them twice in the league stage – though it was Peshawar who finished top of the group on net run rate after both teams won seven matches.
• Kamran Akmal hit 74 from 43 balls and Chris Jordan took 3-26 in four overs as Zalmi bounced back to book their final place, however – scoring 214/5 in a 48-run win against Islamabad United.

Date – 17 March 2019

Time – 19:30:00, GMT +5:30

Venue-  National Stadium – Karachi, Pakistan

• Winner – Quetta Gladiators

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• South Africa have been in dominant form in this ODI series, and a win at Cape Town will wrap up a 5-0 series whitewash.
• Quinton de Kock has led the South African charge with the bat, with scores of 81, 94, 121 and 51 so far in this series.
• Sri Lanka have been bowled out in three of the four matches so far, with Lungi Ngidi, Imran Tahir, Anrich Nortje and Kagiso Rabada all clocking some pre-World Cup wickets.

Date – 16 March 2019

Time – 16:30:00, GMT +5:30

Venue- Newlands – Cape town, South Africa

Winner –South Africa

South Africa Predicted Playing 11

• Quinton de Kock, Reeza Hendricks, Aiden Markram, Faf du Plessis, Rassie van der Dussen, JP Duminy, Andile Phehlukwayo, Dale Steyn, Anrich Norje, Tabraiz Shamsi, Imran Tahir

Sri Lanka Predicted Playing 11

• Niroshan Dickwella, Upul Tharanga, Oshada Fernando, Kusal Mendis, Priyamal Perera, Kamindu Mendis, Dhananjaya de Silva, Thisara Perera, Kamindu Mendis, Isuru Udana, Lasith Malinga, Kasun Rajitha

• Momentum is going to be with Islamabad United who are coming on the back of wins in their last two matches.
• Peshawar Zalmi defeated Islamabad United last time out and that should give them a big psychological advantage.
• Peshawar Zalmi have more firepower in their bowling department than Islamabad United who are over-reliant on Faheem Ashraf.

Date – 15 March 2019

Time – 19:30:00, GMT +5:30

Venue- National Stadium – Karachi, Pakistan 

Winner –Peshawar Zalmi

Islamabad United Predicted Playing 11

• Luke Ronchi (wk), Cameron Delport, Alex Hales, Chadwick Walton, Hussain Talat, Asif Ali, Faheem Ashraf, Shadab Khan, Rumman Raees, Mohammad Sami (c), Muhammad Musa

Peshawar Zalmi Predicted Playing 11

• Kamran Akmal (wk), Imam-ul-Haq, Sohaib Maqsood, Misbah-ul-Haq, Liam Dawson, Kieron Pollard, Darren Sammy (c), Wahab Riaz, Hasan Ali, Tymal Mills, Sameen Gul

Team Form in Last Five Matches (most recent first)

• The Knights are languishing at the bottom of the points table and they are yet to register a win this season.
• The Warriors are coming on the back of defeats in their last two matches and so they will be desperate for a win.
• The Warriors have won the last four matches that they have played against the Knights.

Date – 15 March 2019

Time – 17:00:00, GMT +5:30

Venue- Buffalo Park – Port Elizabeth, South Africa 

Winner – Warriors

Warriors Predicted Playing 11

• Gihahn Cloete (wk), Matthew Breetzke, JJ Smuts (c), Colin Ackermann, Sinethemba Qeshile, Marco Marais, Yaseen Vallie, Andrew Birch, Sisanda Magala, Lutho Sipamla, Glenton Stuurman

Knights Predicted Playing 11

• Grant Mokoena, Andries Gous, Keegan Petersen, Petrus van Biljon (c), Rudi Second (wk), Patrick Kruger, Ryan McLaren, Marchant de Lange, Eddie Leie, Ottniel Baartman, Tshepo Ntuli

• Ireland will take plenty of confidence from their series-leveling win over Afghanistan in the last match of the ODI series.
• Spinners will play a big role on this pitch and Afghanistan have more quality in their spin department as compared to Ireland.
• Afghanistan dominated Ireland in the T20I series and they looked a slightly better side than Ireland in the ODI series as well.

Date – 15 March 2019

Time – 10:00:00, GMT +5:30

Venue- Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium – Dehradun, India

Winner – Afghanistan

Afghanistan Predicted Playing 11

• Mohammad Shahzad (wk), Javed Ahmadi, Rahmat Shah, Asghar Afghan (c), Hashmatullah Shahidi, Mohammad Nabi, Ikram Ali Khil/Sayed Shirzad, Rashid Khan, Yamin Ahmadzai, Zahir Khan, Wafadar Momand

Ireland Predicted Playing 11

• William Porterfield (c), Paul Stirling, Andrew Balbirnie, Simi Singh, Kevin O’Brien, George Dockrell, Stuart Poynter (wk), Andy McBrine, James Cameron-Dow, Tim Murtagh, Boyd Rankin

• Islamabad United have beaten Karachi Kings on the previous three occasions, including both the encounters of this season.
• Karachi Kings have three wins in their last four matches while Islamabad United have lost three of their last five matches.
• Karachi Kings have most of their bowlers in good form while Islamabad United seem to rely heavily on Faheem Ashraf to pick wickets.

ISU vs KRK Toss Prediction

The wicket at this ground has been a very good one for batting and it won’t be easy for the side batting first to determine a safe score here. And also since the pitch is expected to remain the same across the 40 overs, the team that wins the toss in this match is likely to bowl first.

Date – 14 march 2019

Time – 19:30:00, GMT +5:30

Venue – National Stadium – Karachi, Pakistan

Winner -Islamabad united

Islamabad United Predicted Playing 11

• Luke Ronchi (wk), Cameron Delport, Alex Hales, Chadwick Walton, Asif Ali, Hussain Talat, Faheem Ashraf, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Sami (c), Muhammad Musa, Rumman Raees

Karachi Kings Predicted Playing 11

• Babar Azam, Colin Munro, Liam Livingstone, Colin Ingram, Ben Dunk (wk), Iftikhar Ahmed, Imad Wasim (c), Sohail Khan, Mohammad Amir, Umer Khan, Usman Khan Shinwari

• Quetta Gladiators defeated Peshawar Zalmi in both the matches that they played against them this season.
• Peshawar Zalmi have won five of their last six matches and are coming on the back of two consecutive victories.
• Quetta Gladiators have more strength in their bowling department while Peshawar Zalmi have stronger middle-order batting.

Date – 13 March 2019

Time – 19.30 GMT +5.30

Venue- National Stadium – Karachi, Pakistan

Winner – Quetta Gladiators

Peshawar Zalmi Predicted Playing 11

• Shane Watson, Ahmed Shehzad, Rilee Rossouw, Umar Akmal, Dwayne Bravo, Anwar Ali, Sarfraz Ahmed (c/wk), Mohammad Nawaz, Sohail Tanvir, Mohammad Hasnain, Fawad Ahmed

Quetta Gladiators Predicted Playing 11

• Kamran Akmal (wk), Imam-ul-Haq, Liam Dawson, Darren Sammy (c), Kieron Pollard, Sohaib Maqsood, Wahab Riaz, Hasan Ali, Umar Amin, Tymal Mills, Sameen Gul

• Both teams have lost their last three matches in a row to ensure they occupy the bottom two spots in the Pakistan Super League.
• Multan Sultans have two wins from nine matches, while the Qalandars have three – including a six-wicket win when these teams last met.
• Fakhar Zaman (63) and AB de Villiers (52*) hit half-centuries in that game, as Lahore reached 204/4 off the final ball, but the South African is now out injured for the Qalandars.

Date – 11 march 2019

Time – 14:30:00, GMT +5:30

Venue –National Stadium – Karachi, Pakistan

Winner – Lahore Qalandars  

Lahore Qalandars Predicted Playing 11

• Fakhar Zaman, Anton Devcich, Haris Sohail, Riki Wessels, Sohail Akhtar, Umair Masood, David Wiese, Sandeep Lamichhane, Haris Rauf, Rahat Ali, Aizaz Cheema

Multan Sultans Predicted Playing 11

• Umar Siddiq, James Vince, Johnson Charles, Shoaib Malik, Dan Christian, Shahid Afridi, Chris Green, Mohammad Irfan, Junaid Khan, Nauman Ali, Mohammad Ilyas

• Quetta Gladiators have already qualified for the qualifier, with seven wins from nine matches so far – putting them two points clear of Peshawar Zalmi.
• One of their two defeats so far was against Karachi Kings, however, when Colin Ingram smashed an unbeaten 127 from 59 balls as they scored 188/4 to seal a six-wicket win.
• This is Karachi’s first PSL match in Karachi, where the remainder of this year’s matches will be played as the tournament concludes on Pakistani soil.

KRK vs QTG Toss Prediction

Both teams have been successful winning the toss in recent matches, and both prefer to field first – it could be a crucial toss therefore, and Karachi would love to seize the initiative in front of a ‘home’ crowd.

Date – 10 march 2019

Time – 14:30:00, GMT +5:30

Venue –Kingsmead Cricket Ground – Durban, South Africa

Winner – Karachi Kings 

Karachi Kings Predicted Playing 11

• Babar Azam, Colin Munro, Liam Livingstone, Colin Ingram, Iftikhar Ahmed, Imad Wasim, Ben Dunk, Aamer Yamin, Mohammad Amir, Umer Khan, Usman Shinwari

Quetta Gladiators Predicted Playing 11

• Shane Watson, Ahmed Shehzad, Azam Khan, Rilee Rossouw, Umar Akmal, Sarfraz Ahmed, Mohammad Nawaz, Sohail Tanvir, Fawad Ahmed, Harry Gurney, Mohammad Hasnain

• South Africa have bowled Sri Lanka out for 231 and 138 in the first two matches of this series to take a 2-0 series lead after two matches.
• Faf du Plessis hit an unbeaten century in an eight-wicket win first up, and has now passed 5,000 runs in one-day internationals after scoring 57 in the second game.
• The match will see Kusal Perera return to Kingsmead after his heroics in the test match here last month – the Sri Lankan hit an unbeaten 153 as Sri Lanka chased 304 to win by one-wicket, courtesy of an unbroken 78-run last-wicket stand.

Date – 10 march 2019

Time – 13:30:00, GMT +5:30

Venue – Kingsmead Cricket Ground – Durban, South Africa

Winner – South Africa

South Africa Predicted Playing 11

• Quinton de Kock, Reeza Hendricks, Faf du Plessis, Rassie van der Dussen, David Miller, Andile Phehlukwayo, Wiaan Mulder, Lungi Ngidi, Anrich Norje, Kagiso Rabada, Imran Tahir

Sri Lanka Predicted Playing 11

• Niroshan Dickwella, Avishka Fernando, Kusal Perera, Oshada Fernando, Kusal Mendis, Dhanjaya de Silva, Akila Dananjaya, Thisara Perera, Kamindu Mendis, Lasith Malinga, Isuru Udana