Islamabad United will go up against Peshawar Zalmi in the Pakistan Super League eliminator on Thursday, as the competition reaches the final stages.
ISU head into the contest having won six out of the 10 matches they have played in the league stages of this year's tournament, finishing in third place in the standings.
Meanwhile, PSZ won five matches out of the 10 league-stage games and finished in fourth position to qualify for the playoffs.
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When these two teams met earlier in the season, Islamabad United won the first game by six wickets before Peshawar were able to take their revenge when winning the second contest by 13 runs.
Babar Azam has scored 416 runs in nine matches and will look to lead Peshawar Zalmi from the front in this all-important fixture against Shadab Khan's side.
On the other hand, Azam Khan has amassed 280 runs in eight innings for Islamabad United at an average of 46.66.
Match Prediction: Islamabad United to win (available at 1.79 with Dafabet)
Islamabad United PSL 2023 Squad
| Shadab Khan |
| Asif Ali |
| Mohammad Wasim Jnr |
| Azam Khan |
| Faheem Ashraf |
| Hasan Ali |
| Colin Munro |
| Paul Stirling |
| Alex Hales |
| Rahmanullah Gurbaz |
| Fazalhaq Farooqi |
| Abrar Ahmed |
| Sohaib Maqsood |
| Rumman Raees |
| Zeeshan Zamir |
| Hassan Nawaz |
| Moeen Ali (available from March 14) |
| Mubasir Khan |
| Tom Curran |
| Zafar Gohar |
| Gus Atkinson (partial replacement for Rahmanullah Gurbaz) |
| Tymal Mills (partial replacement for Alex Hales) |
| Rassie van der Dussen (partial replacement for Moeen Ali) |
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Peshawar Zalmi PSL 2023 Squad
| Babar Azam |
| Sherfane Rutherford |
| Wahab Riaz |
| Mohammad Haris |
| Aamir Jamal |
| Salman Irshad |
| Tom-Kohler Cadmore |
| Bhanuka Rajapaksa |
| Rovman Powell |
| Mujeeb ur Rahman |
| Danish Aziz |
| Arshad Iqbal |
| Saim Ayub |
| Usman Qadir |
| Suifyan Muqeem |
| Haseeb Ullah |
| Jimmy Neesham |
| Khurram Shahzad |
| Haris Sohail |
| Richard Gleeson (partial replacement for Rovman Powell) |
| Peter Hatzoglou (partial replacement for Mujeeb ur Rahman) |
