Peshawar Zalmi has played 3 matches so far in the Pakistan Super League 2023, winning 2 and losing 1. With 4 points, they take the 3rd in the points table. Islamabad United has played 2 matches so far, winning 1 and losing 1. With 2 points, IU is placed in the 5th spot.

In their earlier encounter in the PSL tournament 2022, Islamabad United defeated Peshawar Zalmi by 5 wickets. Batting first in the match, Peshawar Zalmi posted a total of 169 runs on the scoreboard. Later, Islamabad United could reach the target and win the match.

Peshawar Zalmi defeated Quetta Gladiators in their previous game of the PSL 2023. In the match, Quetta Gladiators first scored 154 runs losing 4 wickets. Iftikhar Ahmed slammed 50 runs while Sarfaraz Ahmed had 39 runs for the Quetta team. Mohammad Hasnain took 3 wickets in this match.

For Peshawar Zalmi, the chase was quite easy. With James Neesham’s 37 and Rovman Powell’s 36, PZ reached the target in the 18.3th over itself with 6 wickets in their kitty. James Neesham was awarded man of the match. The Peshawar Zalmi team won by 4 wickets (with 9 balls remaining) in this match.

Islamabad United suffered a loss against Multan Sultans in their previous game of the PSL 2023. In the match, Multan Sultans batted first and scored 190 runs losing 4 wickets. In reply, Islamabad United failed to reach the score and lost the match. Rassie van der Dussen slammed 39 runs while Colin Munro had 31 runs for the Islamabad team.

For Multan Sultans, Mohammad Rizwan and David Miller hit 50 and 52 respectively. Abbas Afridi was awarded man of the match for picking 4 wickets. Also, 3 other MS bowlers took 2 wickets each. Multan Sultans won by 52 runs in this match.