Peshawar Zalmi vs Quetta Gladiators Prediction, Playing XIs- Who Will Win PSL 2026, Match 29?

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The Peshawar Zalmi face the Quetta Gladiators at the National Stadium, Karachi, in Match 29 of PSL 2026 on April 18 at 7:30 PM (IST).

In their first encounter earlier this season, the number 1 placed, Peshawar Zalmi, chased down 155 runs at the same venue to win the match comfortably by 8 wickets.

The Babar Azam-led Zalmi have remained unbeaten in PSL 2026, with 6 wins and an NR in their 7 matches. On the other hand, the Quetta Gladiators are 4th with 3 wins and 4 losses in the competition.

As the Gladiators look to stay in the playoff race of PSL 2026 with their clash against Peshawar Zalmi, here’s what to expect from the clash.

Peshawar Zalmi vs Quetta Gladiators current form (last 5 matches)

Peshawar Zalmi vs Quetta Gladiators player battles

Saud Shakeel vs Iftikhar Ahmed

For the Quetta Gladiators to do well with the bat, Saud Shakeel needs to give them a good start, which he has been doing in the tournament so far, with 194 runs in 7 innings. But, similar to Shakeel, the experienced Iftikhar Ahmed has been bowling well in the powerplay of PSL 2026 and is the third-highest wicket-taker so far with 10 scalps in 5 innings at 5 rpo.

The duel between the two experienced campaigners could decide the match outcome.

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Shamyl Hussain vs Sufiyan Muqeem

While Shamyl Hussain has blown hot and cold in PSL 2026, he has the ability of taking the game away from the opposition at a brisk pace. Having scored 141 runs in 6 games at 145.36, he will face the tournament’s leading wicket-taker Sufiyan Muqeem, who has picked 16 wickets at an economy rate of 6.41 in the middle overs.

Kusal Mendis vs Alzarri Joseph

Kusal Mendis is the leading run-scorer of PSL 2026 with 330 runs at a strike rate of 165.82, scoring two fifties and a century so far. He will be a crucial wicket to pick early on in the innings if the Gladiators want to stand a chance in the game.

Similar to the last encounter, the onus will be on the marquee overseas pacer, Alzarri Joseph, to do this job again.

Peshawar Zalmi vs Quetta Gladiators top performers (current squad members)

Most runs for Peshawar Zalmi vs Quetta Gladiators

Captain Babar Azam has scored 338 runs in 7 innings against the Quetta Gladiators at a strike rate of 157.20, with three fifties and a hundred.

Most wickets for Peshawar Zalmi vs Quetta Gladiators

Sufiyan Muqeem has picked 4 wickets in 4 innings against the Gladiators with an economy rate of 7.64 runs per over. He has the best figures of 3/25 to his name.

Most runs for Quetta Gladiators vs Peshawar Zalmi

Rilee Rossouw has scored 307 runs in 14 innings at a strike rate of 128.99 so far, while playing for the Quetta Gladiators.

Most wickets for Quetta Gladiators vs Peshawar Zalmi

Leg-spinner Abrar Ahmed has picked 8 wickets in 5 matches against the Peshawar Zalmi. He has the best figures of 4/42 and an economy rate of 8.73 runs per over.

Peshawar Zalmi vs Quetta Gladiators toss prediction

So far, the Karachi Stadium has hosted 12 matches of PSL 2026, with four teams winning while batting first, and 8 times the target has been successfully chased. The average first innings score of 164 has been constantly falling, and the batting gets a bit easier as the match progresses. Hence, the team winning the toss will elect to bowl first.

Peshawar Zalmi vs Quetta Gladiators 1st innings score prediction

Powerplay- 48/2

Final score- 166/6

Peshawar Zalmi vs Quetta Gladiators 2nd innings score prediction

Powerplay- 54/1

Final score- 167/7

Peshawar Zalmi vs Quetta Gladiators top players prediction

Peshawar Zalmi top players' prediction

Probable best batters

Kusal Mendis, Michael Bracewell

Probable best bowlers

Sufiyan Muqeem, Iftikhar Ahmed

Quetta Gladiators top players prediction

Probable best batters

Saud Shakeel, Rilee Russouw

Probable best bowlers

Alzarri Joseph, Abrar Ahmed

Who will hit the most sixes in Peshawar Zalmi vs Quetta Gladiators PSL 2026, Match 29?

Michael Bracewell

Who will score the most fours in Peshawar Zalmi vs Quetta Gladiators PSL 2026, Match 29?

Saud Shakeel

Peshawar Zalmi vs Quetta Gladiators match winner prediction: Who will win PSL 2026, Match 29?

The Peshawar Zalmi have perfectly evaluated the conditions in the Karachi leg of PSL 2026 and dominated every opposition, which has come their way. It has not been the case with the Quetta Gladiators, who will need these points for their playoff bid. Barring a bad day for the Zalmi players, they are well-placed to win the match

Peshawar Zalmi vs Quetta Gladiators Playing XI prediction

Peshawar Zalmi predicted XI vs Quetta Gladiators- Mohammad Haris, Babar Azam (c), Kusal Mendis (wk), Aaron Hardies, Michael Bracewell, Iftikhar Ahmed, Farhan Yousaf, Abdul Samad, Mohammad Basit Ali, Sufiyan Muqeem, Ali Raza.

Quetta Gladiators predicted XI vs Peshawar Zalmi- Saud Shakeel (c), Shamyl Hussain, Rilee Rossouw, Hassan Nawaz, Dinesh Chandimal (wk), Bevon Jacobs, Jahandad Kham, Saqib Khan, Alzarri Joseph, Abrar Ahmed, Usman Tariq

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