The world is ready to witness yet another big battle of PSL T20. The 1st Match of Pakistan Super League 2020 is scheduled to play between Quetta Gladiators and Islamabad United on Thursday, 20th February 2020 at National Stadium, Karachi. We are posting safe, accurate, and secure today match prediction for all matches of PSL free.

Quetta Gladiators won the title of Pakistan Super League 2019 and they will be defending their title in this season of PSL. Their performance in the previous season was outstanding. They played ten matches at the league stage with seven wins and three losses. They were leading the points table of PSL 2019 with 14 points and an impressive run rate. They beat Peshawar Zalmi in the qualifier match by the margin of 10 runs and made their way directly to the final and in the Final, they once again beat Peshawar Zalmi with the margin of eight wickets.

The team management of Quetta Gladiators had made some changes in their final squad for this season of Pakistan Super League. They had picked the best players from all over the cricketing countries. Sarfaraz Ahmed will be leading the side in this season. The batting order of the Gladiators looks average on papers. Ahsan Ali, Ahmed Shahzad, Khurrum Manzoor, Jason Roy, and Umar Akmal will be handling the batting order of this team. Shane Watson, Mohammad Nawaz, Ben Cutting, and Abdul Nasir are the all-rounder of the team Gladiators.

Sarfraz Ahmed and Azam Khan are the wicket-keeper batsmen for Quetta Gladiators. The bowling unit of Quetta Gladiators also looks average at least on papers. Fawad Ahmed, Tymal Mills, Sohail Khan, Arish Ali Khan, Mohammad Hasnain, Naseem Shah, and Zahid Mahmood are the players who will be handling the bowling unit of team Gladiators.

Islamabad United is two times the winner of the title of Pakistan Super League. They won their first title of the opening season of PSL in 2016 and then in 2018. Their performance in the previous season of PSL was good till the league stage. They won five out of ten matches played at the league stage and were holding the third position at the end of league stage matches. They won the eliminator match against Karachi Kings by the margin of four wickets but were beaten by Peshawar Zalmi in the second qualifier match by the margin of 48 runs.

Islamabad United also had made some key changes in their squad for this season of Pakistan Super League. They also had got the services of the best and expert T20 players from all around the world. Shadab Khan will be leading the United team in this PSL season. The batter-like Asif Ali, Colin Ingram, Rizwan Hussain, Saif Badar, Philip Salt, and Dawid Malan will be leading the batting order of Islamabad United.

Islamabad United has some best all-rounder in their squad. Hussain Talat, Colin Munro, Ahmed Safi Abdullah, Shadab Khan, Akif Javed, Amad Butt, and Faheem Ashraf are the all-rounders of team United while Luke Ronchi will be taking the responsibilities of wicket keeping. Muhammad Musa, Rumman Raees, Dale Steyn, and Zafar Gohar will be leading the bowling unit of Islamabad United.

Quetta Gladiators had faced Islamabad United in nine matches where they won five and United won four matches.

According to our cricket match prediction, Quetta Gladiators is the favorite team to win this match. There are many factors that make Quetta Gladiators a favorite team to win this match.

• Quetta Gladiators have a strong batting order as compared to the United
• Quetta Gladiators have a good record in the past while playing against Islamabad United
• The players like Jason Roy and Shane Watson are the strength of the Gladiators
• The bowling unit of Quetta Gladiators is strong at least on papers
• Islamabad United have a strong batting order in the side
• Both teams have a strong batting order in the side at least on papers

Quetta Gladiators had a superb performance in the previous season of PSL and they will be defending their title. They also have a strong batting and bowling unit in the side, so the winning chances of today match for Quetta Gladiators have been increased. The equation of winning chances of both teams for today’s match is mentioned as under.

Quetta Gladiators have a 51% chance to win this match
Islamabad United has 49% chances to win this match

The toss will play an important role in the decision of all matches of the Pakistan Super League. Having a good total on the board is always a big advantage in these kinds of big matches. According to our toss prediction, the team who will win the toss may choose to bat first.

The 1st Match of Pakistan Super League season 2020 is scheduled to be held at National Stadium, Karachi. The pitch here at this venue is good for batting. It has some bounce and the batsmen will enjoy their shots. A score of near about 190 should be as par.

The weather forecast in Karachi is predicting some clouds around on match day but the weather forecast does not predict rain. We should be able to have a full uninterrupted match.

Dream11 Prediction for Quetta Gladiators vs Islamabad United, 1st Match. After checking the latest player’s availability, the Dream 11 Team for this match of Quetta Gladiators vs Islamabad United, is mentioned under.

Date: Thursday, 20th February 2020
Time: 02:00 PM GMT / 07:00 PM LOCAL

Stadium: National Stadium
Location: Karachi, Pakistan
Capacity: 34228
Ends: Pavilion End, University End
Time Zone: UTC +05:00
Home to: Pakistan, Karachi Kings
Floodlights: Yes

Total matches: 4
Matches won batting first: 3
Matches won bowling first: 1
Average 1st Inns scores: 191
Average 2nd Inns scores: 109
Highest total recorded: 205/3 (20 Ov) by PAK vs WI
Lowest total recorded: 60/10 (13.4 Ov) by WI vs PAK
Highest score chased: 154/2 (16.5 Ov) by PAK vs WI
Lowest score defended: 205/3 (20 Ov) by PAK vs WI

Shane Watson, Sarfaraz Ahmed (c & wk), Khurram Manzoor, Sohail Khan, Ahmed Shehzad, Umar Akmal, Jason Roy, Tymal Mills, Ben Cutting, Mohammad Nawaz, Fawad Ahmed, Ahsan Ali, Naseem Shah, Mohammad Hasnain, Azam Khan, Arish Ali Khan, Abdul Nasir, Zahid Mahmood.