Quetta Gladiators have played 4 matches so far in the Pakistan Super League 2023, winning 1 and losing 3. With 2 points, they take the bottom 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, Quetta Gladiators defeated Islamabad United by 5 wickets. Batting first in the match, Islamabad United posted a total of 199 runs on the scoreboard. Later, Quetta Gladiators could reach the target and win the match.

Quetta Gladiators suffered a loss against Lahore Qalandars in their previous game of the PSL 2023. In the match, Lahore Qalandars first scored 198 runs losing 6 wickets. In reply, Quetta Gladiators failed to reach the score and lost the match. Jason Roy slammed 48 runs while Mohammad Hafeez had 25 runs for the Quetta team.

For Lahore Qalandars, Shai Hope and Sikandar Raza hit 47 and 32 respectively. Shaheen Shah Afridi was awarded man of the match for picking 3 wickets. Also, David Wiese took 2 wickets for the Lahore team. Lahore Qalandars won by 63 runs in this match.

Islamabad United defeated Peshawar Zalmi in their previous game of the PSL 2023. In the match, Peshawar Zalmi batted first and scored 156 runs losing 8 wickets. Babar Azam slammed 75 runs while Mohammad Haris had 40 runs for the Peshawar team.

For Islamabad United, the chase was quite easy. With Rahmanullah Gurbaz’s 62 and Rassie van der Dussen’s 42, IU reached the target in the 14.5th over itself with 4 wickets in their kitty. Hasan Ali was awarded man of the match for picking 3 wickets. The Islamabad United team won by 6 wickets (with 31 balls remaining) in this match.