LQ vs PZ, The 1st Eliminator of the PSL 2020 will be played between Lahore Qalandar and Peshawar Zalmi. Lahore Qalandars and Peshawar Zalmi will face each other at the Karachi National Cricket Stadium. Lahore Qalandar has the 3rd spot on the points table and on the other hand, Peshawar Zalmi has the fourth place on the points table in PSL 2020.
Qalandars has played 10 matches out of which they have won 5 matches with the run-rate of -0.072. Peshawar Zalmi has played 10 matches out of which they have won 4 matches with the run-rate of -0.055.
Match Details:
Match: Eliminator 1: Lahore Qalandars vs Peshawar Zalmi
Date: Saturday 14th Nov 2020
Time: 08:00 PM PST, 08:30 PM IST
Venue: National Stadium, Karachi
Probable Playing XI:
Lahore Qalandars: Fakhar Zaman, Sohail Akhtar (capt), Mohammad Hafeez, Ben Dunk, Dane Vilas (wk), Samit Patel, Mohammad Faizan, Usman Shinwari, Salman Irshad, Shaheen Afridi, Maaz Khan/Haris Rauf
Peshawar Zalmi: Kamran Akmal (wk), Imam-ul-Haq, Faf du Plessis, Haider Ali, Shoaib Malik, Yasir Shah, Mohammad Mohsin, Carlos Brathwaite, Hardus Viljoen, Hasan Ali, Wahab Riaz.
LQ vs PZ Head-to-Head Encounters:
The two teams have faced each other 10 times in the PSL so far, with Lahore Qalandars holding a 8-2 head-to-head win/loss record over Peshawar Zalmi.
Matches played – 10
- PZ Won: 8
- LQ Won: 2
LQ vs PZ Match Analysis and Review:
Lahore Qalandar has qualified for the Playoff for the first time in the 5 editions of the Pakistan Super League (PSL). In the last 4 seasons, Lahore Qalandars hasn’t any luck. They were unable to qualify for the playoffs.
This season Lahore Qalandars had an excellent comeback in the game, and they will try to win the PSL 2020 trophy. They are looking in excellent form their star player Ben Dunk has rejoined the team and is looking forward to winning the PSL trophy this year.
The same cannot be said of Peshawar Zalmi, who has been involved in a topical campaign. Daren Sammy stepped down from the captain’s position to take over as a coach, experiencing initial success before the team’s form faded.
The 4th seed of the playoffs showed the harmful effects of the pandemic of so many games that they were left without foreign players when they finished their regular season. They were sorely missing the likes, particularly the batting side, of Tom Banton, Liam Livingstone, Lewis Gregory, Carlos Brathwaite, and Liam Dawson with an inability to finish what was supposed to be a relatively simple chase.
Time will tell whether the number of local Pakistani replacements can plugging numerous holes or whether the Sultans’ all-round depth will leave Zalmi inundated and unable to keep their heads above the water to reach the final.
Schedule Of Upcoming Matches of PSL 2020:
| Date | Match Details | Time (PST) | Venue |
| 14th Nov 2020, Sat | Qualifier 1: Multan Sultans vs Karachi Kings | 03:00 PM | National Stadium, Karachi |
| Eliminator 1: Lahore Qalandars vs Peshawar Zalmi | 08:00 PM | National Stadium, Karachi | |
| 15 Nov 2020, Sun | Eliminator 2: Multan Sultans vs Lahore Qalandars | 08:00 PM | National Stadium, Karachi |
| 17 Nov 2020, Tue | TBC vs TBC, Final | 08:00 PM | National Stadium, Karachi |
Peshawar Zalmi Squad:
Wahab Riaz (c), Aamir Ali, Adil Amin, Carlos Brathwaite (West Indies), Faf du Plessis (South Africa), Haider Ali, Hardus Viljoen (South Africa), Imam-ul-Haq, Kamran Akmal, Khurram Shehzad, Mohammad Imran, Mohammad Mohsin, Rahat Ali, Saqib Mahmood, Shoaib Malik, Sohaib Maqsood, Umar Amin and Yasir Shah
Lahore Qalandars Squad:
Sohail Akhtar (c), Shaheen Afridi, Abid Ali, Jaahid Ali, Salman Ali Agha, Ben Dunk (wk, AUS), Mohammad Faizan, Mohammad Hafeez, Dilbar Hussain, Tamim Iqbal (BAN), Maaz Khan, Samit Patel (ENG), Farzan Raja, Haris Rauf, Usman Shinwari, Dane Vilas (wk, SA), David Wiese (SA), Fakhar Zaman
