Gladiators and Zalmi prepare for much awaited battle tonight

Quetta Gladiators are all set to face defending champions Peshawar Zalmi in a highly anticipated face-off at Sharjah Cricket Ground on Thursday.

With back-to-back victories, the Gladiators would be eyeing to extend their winning streak. Meanwhile, Zalmi would like to repeat their last year’s performance against Sarfraz and Co.

After losing their first match to Karachi Kings, Sarfraz Ahmed's XI made a whirlwind comeback to beat Lahore Qalandars by nine wickets and Islamabad United by six wickets.

On the other hand, defending champions Peshawar Zalmi have had a lacklustre campaign so far this season. They lost to Multan Sultans in the tournament opener, made a brief comeback to beat Islamabad United by 34 runs but lost again to Karachi Kings.

Quetta Gladiators squad:

Squad: Sarfraz Ahmed (c), Rilee Rossouw, Jason Roy, Kevin Pietersen, Rameez Raja, Asad Shafiq, Shane Watson, Umar Amin, Mohammad Nawaz, Mahmudullah, Jofra Archer, Saad Ali, Saud Shakeel, Rashid Khan, Anwar Ali, Hassan Khan Mohammad, Mir Hamza, Rahat Ali

Peshawar Zalmi squad:

Squad: Darren Sammy (c), Tamim Iqbal, Kamran Akmal, Andre Fletcher, Riki Wessels, Hammad Azam, Haris Sohail, Dwayne Bravo, Khushdil Shah, Umaid Asif, Saad Nasim, Mohammad Hafeez, Shabbir Rahman, Liam Dawson, Sameen Gul, Hasan Ali, Chris Jordan, Mohammad Asghar, Wahab Riaz