We have opted for a fantasy cricket team based on recent performances, overall impact, and credit points.
Probable XIs
Islamabad: Hassan Nawaz, Alex Hales, Sohaib Maqsood, Colin Munro, Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Shadab Khan (c), Asif Ali, Faheem Ashraf, Hasan Ali, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Fazalhaq Farooqi
Peshawar: Saim Ayub, Babar Azam (c), Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Mohammad Haris, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, James Neesham, Haseebullah Khan (wk), Azmatullah Omarzai, Wahab Riaz, Usman Qadir, Arshad Iqbal
Pitch Report
Venue: Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
(Based on the last three games)
1st innings average score: 179
2nd innings average score: 115
Wickets per innings: 8
Type: Balanced
Wins
Batting 1st: 33%
Batting 2nd: 67%
Fantasy Tips of The Day
Babar Azam has both the venue as well as the opposition stats in his favour. At the venue, he has accumulated 808 runs at 37, and has smashed three fifties in the last five matches against Islamabad.
Alex Hales has enjoyed the batting-friendly conditions at Gaddafi Stadium. He has scored 313 runs at 45, including three fifties. Against Peshawar, he averages an impressive 50.
Wahab Riaz has the most wickets at the venue (51) as well as against Islamabad (25).
Sohaib Maqsood averages 62 against Peshawar. His 309 runs against them have come at a superb strike rate of 183.
Faheem Ashraf has encouraging numbers versus Peshawar. Against them, he has scored 175 runs at 22, and scalped 15 wickets.
Islamabad bowlers have struggled against Mohammad Haris, who has smashed two fifties and a thirty in four matches against them.
Fazalhaq Farooqi has three three-fors in five matches in the tournament.
Hasan Ali has picked 17 wickets in the last 10 matches, going wicketless only once.
Saim Ayub has generated the fifty-run bonus in three of the last four matches. He also picked a wicket the only time he bowled.
