RAWALPINDI - Islamabad Joined Sunday won the throw and was picked to bowl first against Peshawar Zalmi in the Pakistan Super Association (PSL) season eighth at the Pindi Cricket Arena.


The Zalmi have named English cricketer Tom Kohler-Cadmore as the group's captain for the present match after chief Babar Azam was dropped as he was feeling unwell.


Shadab-drove Joined needs to dominate the present match as they eye the second spot in the focuses table. In their past installation, the establishment neglected to show A-game as their force to be reckoned with Azam Khan experienced a hand injury.


Zalmi then again are likewise coming into conflict after losing their last game against Multan Kings by four wickets. Zalmi needs to zero in on the bowling side as they neglected to safeguard sums of more than 240 in their past two games.


The establishment driven by headliner and ostentatious hitter remains in the fourth situation on the focuses table with four successes in nine matches, and the present game is critical for them to pack to seal their spot for the knockout phases of the competition.


The pitch at the Rawalpindi Cricket Arena assisted players while pacers with battling to stop gigantic scores as a few groups outperformed the 200-run mark in past games.


Squad

Islamabad Joined together: Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Alex Hales, Colin Munro, Shadab Khan (c), Azam Khan (wk), Asif Ali, Faheem Ashraf, Mubasir Khan, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Hasan Ali, Fazalhaq Farooqi


Peshawar Zalmi: Saim Ayub, Babar Azam (c), Dasun Shanaka, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Mohammad Haris, Haseebullah Khan (wk), Usman Qadir, Wahab Riaz, Azmatullah Omarzai, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Arshad Iqbal