Quetta Gladiators
Peshawar Zalmi
Peshawar Zalmi won the toss and elected to field
 
 

Current time 19:59 local, 15:59 GMT | Match begins in: 0:01
Peshawar Zalmi Team
Mohammad Hafeez, Kamran Akmal†, Shahid Yousuf, BJ Hodge, JM Bairstow, Shahid Afridi*, DJG Sammy,Wahab Riaz, Mohammad Asghar, SW Tait, Hasan Ali, Tamim Iqbal, Aamer Yamin, Abdur Rehman, Imran Khan (1), J Allenby, DJ Malan, Junaid Khan
Quetta Gladiators Team
Bismillah Khan, Ahmed Shehzad, KP Pietersen, KC Sangakkara, GD Elliott, Sarfraz Ahmed*†, NL McCullum, Anwar Ali, Zulfiqar Babar, Mohammad Nawaz (3), Aizaz Cheema, Asad Shafiq, Rameez Raja (2), Saad Nasim, Bilal Asif, Akbar-ur-Rehman, Mohammad Nabi, LJ Wright
 

8pm: Peshwar huddle together.

Zuhaib Afzal: "Breaking: Sohaib Malik has stepped down as captain of Karachi Kings and Ravi Bopara takes charge. "

7:30pm: Peshwar win the toss and choose to bowl

There are a couple of cracks in the surface, according to the pitch report. It is already wet. Watch out for dew

GMD: "Waiting since morning. Two Best teams of PSL competing for their place in finals."

Afridi: It is a fresh pitch. Our bowling has been very good. Two changes. Bairstow comes in for Tamim. Hassan Ali gets a game

Sarfraz: It is a big match. Hopefully, we qualify for the final. We have had great support. Nabi has left. Cheema and Nathan McCullum play

Amin: "On paper at least, I think Quetta trumps Peshawar, especially when KP & Sanga are in the picture and the entire team being coached in by the great Viv. But then again...Afridi is Afridi. #dilemmas"

Hamza M.: "Sarfraz Ahmad's captaincy has been amazing in this tournament. Would love to see him as the Pakistan T20 captain after Afridi retires!"

Hamza: "I'm expecting someone unexpected to rock today."

maani janjua: "We are expecting a superb contest, a close match, a thriller, no eye blinks, catch every single moment, every ball, every score should be game changer, #excitement, #heat, #closecontest, #superb, #psl, #zalmi, #gladiators, #yay"

Malik: "What about crowd?" --- Apparently its a sell-out crowd in Dubai

Noman: "Nathan Mccullum & Jonny Bairstow getting their first game of PSL & it's a big moment for them under pressure."

Gillani: "Exciting Playoffs..Full House..Afridi and KP..Best PSL teams On the ground..Dubai.. Let the show begin.."

Fahad Naseer: "Really excited for the game. Comon when will it begin. bring it on."

Suyog: "Hodge is the player who would take PZ to the title. He is like fine wine, gets better and better."

Hamza Mirza: "Imagine if Quetta got Maxwell instead of Nathan. Their batting line-up could have been 1. Wright 2. Shehzad 3. KP 4. Sanga 5. Sarfraz 6. Maxwell" -- N-Mac isn't bad. He is a utility player in T20s

Jibran T. Siddi: "Who else thinks it's KP day?"

@ Cricket: "Is there going to be an #AfridiShow tonight? With the best bowling figures of his career.....Afridi...rock this one too...... Hoping to see an interesting contest between these two teams Supporting #PeshawarZalmi.....hope Zalmi wins this....best of luck to #ZalmiTeam"

zia ul haq: "Waiting from morning for this clash between top two .both are good but i am with zalmi because of their bowling "

7:20pm: Catch our video preview of the playoffs here.

Dr AQ: "Sharjah or dubai??" --- Dubai (DSC)

shehzad: "@Hamza M I am guessing Afridi to win man of the match award today for his all-round performance like he did in 1st T20 against New Zealand in 2016"

Hamza M.: "Let's play a game! Guess the man of the match. I am guessing Sangakara for a half century!"

Ali: "Tamim iqbal is on national duty or paternity leave?" --- Ah, paternity leave. Tamim will miss the Asia Cup

Noman: "Office & Cooking done & dusted.Gearing up for the another thrilling encounter between the two best sides of the tournament.."

Muhammad Mehmoo: "We are ready to rock the PSL again today.Quetta and Peshawar are you ready? ""

Waqdar: "This match is a contest between zalmi's bowling vs quetta batting. Let's see who would trump whom. I would support a good bowling team and peshawar zalmi"

Ali Cheema: "Who else is hoping for Sanga magic tonight?"

7:10pm: Hello, good evening, take your seat. After 20 matches, we are down to the business end of the PSL. The two form teams - Peshawar, led by Afridi, and Quetta, led by Sarfraz - are up against each other in the 1st Qualifier tonight. The last time these two met there were some sparks and shoves between Wahab Riaz and Ahmed Shehzad. Nabi who struck a last-ball four to win Quetta a thriller, is back with Afghanistan for the Asia Cup in Bangladesh.

Brendon Nathan McCullum, meanwhile,has joined Quetta. Baz is gearing up for his last hurrah in Christchurch. Peshawar have lost Tamim Iqbal, who is on national duty; England wicketkeeper-batsman Bairstow has joined the side and is available for selection.

Some aliens in the air too...