Peshawar Zalmi vs Quetta Gladiators Weather Report Live Today And Pitch Report Of Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore- PSL 2024, Match 2

Lahore is all set to host the PSL 2024 match two between Peshawar Zalmi and Quetta Gladiators. The match starts from 2.30 pm IST. The second match is between the Multan Sultans and the Karachi Kings in Lahore.

Lahore hosted the PSL 2024 campaign opener between the Lahore Qalandars and Islamabad United. Islamabad won the match chasing a score of almost 200 with 8 balls to spare. The first game itself is a glimpse of what to expect in this season.

Pitches across all four venues in Lahore, Multan, Karachi and Rawalpindi are batting-friendly pitches and known for their high-scoring encounters in PSL. Historically in almost 10 years of this league, there have been more high-soring games than low-scoring ones.

The tournament is key for all the players from Pakistan who are willing to make it to the squad for the T20 World Cup in June later this year. Karachi will host 12 games, the most at a venue. It will host 8 league matches followed by the four knockout games. The final will be played in Karachi on March 18.

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Peshawar Zalmi vs Quetta Gladiators Weather Report Live Today And Pitch Report Of Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore- PSL 2024, Match 2

PSL 2024 Match 2 Weather Report

The first match between Peshawar Zalmi and Quetta Gladiators starts from 2.30 pm IST in Lahore. The temperature in the afternoon will be around 27 degrees with weather conditions cloudy and windy. There is a 5 percent chance of rain in the afternoon. The weather in the evening will be around 18 degrees with 25 percent chance of rain. There will be cloud cover of 97 percent as well.

Pitch Analysis

So far 27 T20Is have been played in Lahore with 16 matches winning by the team batting first and 11 by the team bowling second. Lahore historically has been a good batting wicket and the scores in the first match prove the pact right. Islamabad United chased down almost 200 with 8 balls to spare and lost just two wickets. Given how the first match went about, we can expect a high-scoring contest with good batters in both sides and a flat pitch on the offer.

Weather Impact On The Game

The weather conditions will be cloudy and windy in the afternoon with the temperature around 27 degrees. There is a 5 percent chance of rain. The weather will be a lot cooler in the evening as the temperature will drop to 19 degrees with the sky likely to be cloudy. There is a 25 percent chance of rain. Thus there is a rain forecast for this game and in case it if rains, there will be a delayed start. In case it rains in the evening the chasing team might have a problem with the DLS method coming in.

Conclusion

This is the first game of the PSL 2024 campaign for both the teams. Given how the first game panned out, we can expect a high-scoring contest. Both the teams have won the PSL title once previously and need to have a good start if they are to win the title once again. Peshawar Zalmi leads the head to head count by 12-9.

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