Peshawar Zalmi vs Lahore Qalandars Betting Tips 02/02/2022

January 31, 2022 9:25 pm

Zohaib Ahmed, Senior Author

The 9th fixture of the Pakistan Super League 2022 sees Peshawar Zalmi take on Lahore Qalandars at National Stadium Karachi on Feb 2 (Wednesday). The match is to begin at 8 pm IST.

Teams Status

Peshawar Zalmi

Peshawar have a win and a loss after two games of their ongoing PSL campaign. They defeated Quetta Gladiators in a big run chase in their opener before falling to Islamabad United in the follow-up game.

That defeat was due to their top order’s collapse and despite Sherfane Rutherford’s unbeaten 70 that helped them recover from 35 for 4 to finish 168 for 6.

The Guyanese have a reputation for being a hard hitter but in this knock, he showcased that he can also guide and resurrect an innings.

In the end, his efforts went in vain as Isloo batters got to the target with ease inside 16 overs as Sohail Khan and Usman Qadir were ragdolled, with both leaking an eye-watering 86 runs in their combined eight overs.

A closer look at Zalmi’s top order reveals that they are light on experience and could see more volatility, with some nights seeing plenty of runs and others having collapses and meltdowns.

Lahore Qalandars

After losing to Multan Sultans in their opening game, Lahore Qalandars bounced back in style on Sunday, beating Karachi Kings by six wickets.

Their opener Fakhar Zaman has been in red-hot form, with him following up the 76 against Karachi with a 106 against Karachi.

Zaman usually takes his time getting going but this time his bat has been oozing runs from the get-go. It seems that he will be terrorising several more bowling attacks this season.

What Do the Sportsbooks Say?

Brand	Peshawar Zalmi	Lahore Qalandars
	2.28	1.61
	2.296	1.63
	2.32	1.62

Lahore are the favourites for this PSL fixture. Parimatch has Lahore priced at 1.61 and Peshawar at 2.28. Paripesa has Lahore available for 1.63 and Peshawar for 2.296. Lastly, Sportsbet has Lahore priced at 1.62 and Peshawar at 2.32.

Tipster’s Angle

Tip: Lahore to win @ 1.63

If Fakhar Zaman keeps on batting the way he is batting, then Lahore Qalandars will be very difficult to beat. His balance used to be notoriously poor but that has improved and it can be seen in his performances. On current form, he is the most dangerous batter. Peshawar do have some tricks up their batting sleeve but few are as dangerous as Fakhar. We, therefore, back Lahore to ride his rich vein of form and get another W to their record. The odds have been sourced from Paripesa.

Tip: Abdullah Shafique to score more than 20.5 runs @ 1.87

Those who know Abdullah Shafique know that he is a natural accumulator of runs in the mould of Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan. He failed in the win over Karachi, which means the nascent run machine in him will be annoyed and itching to get some runs under his belt. The odds have been sourced from Parimatch.

Conclusion

Lahore did not make the playoffs last season and Zalmi were finalists even then the former beat the latter in both their meetings. That’s what they had done the previous year too which means Lahore are now riding a four-match winning streak over Zalmi. We think a fifth one is also coming.

Zohaib Ahmed

21:25, 31 Jan 2022

Senior Author

Zohaib Ahmed

Senior Author

21:25, 31 Jan 2022

Zohaib Ahmed is a sports journalist whose profession is to report and edit but whose passion is to predict and bet. He’s been in the industry for more than a decade and has worked/written for various bookmakers/tipsters. His expertise is in cricket, football, MMA, boxing and basketball.