PSL 2026: Match 23, PES vs QUE Match Prediction – Who will win today’s PSL match between Peshawar Zalmi vs Quetta Gladiators?

Peshawar Zalmi (PES) lock horns with Quetta Gladiators (QUE) in match No. 23 of the ongoing Pakistan Super League (PSL) at the National Stadium in Karachi on Wednesday, April 15.

Babar Azam-led Peshawara Zalmi find themselves at the top of the points table, having won five out of the six matches they have played so far. One of their games ended without a result. They are the only team which has not lost a match in PSL 2026.

Meanwhile, Quetta Gladiators have had a topsy-turvy campaign so far. They are just outside the top four at No. 5, with two wins and three defeats from five games. They are coming into this clash on the back of a 61-run win against the Rawalpindiz.

PES vs QUE: Match Details

National Stadium, Karachi: Pitch Report

The National Stadium in Karachi has hosted eight matches so far in PSL 2026. The average first-innings total has been around 173. Chasing teams have won four games, and so have the teams batting first. Teams would want to keep wickets in hand and go berserk at the back end of the innings.

PES vs QUE Head to Head T20 Record

PES vs QUE: Predicted Playing XIs

Peshawar Zalmi:

Mohammad Haris, Babar Azam (C), Kusal Mendis (WK), Michael Bracewell, Abdul Samad, Farhan Yousaf, Iftikhar Ahmed, Aamer Jamal, Sufiyan Muqeem, Shoriful Islam, Nahid Rana.

Quetta Gladiators:

Saud Shakeel (C), Sam Harper, Rilee Rossouw, Hasan Nawaz, Khawaja Nafay (WK), Bevon Jacobs, Jahanad Khan, Kashif Bhatti, Khalil Ahmed, Abrar Ahmed, Usman Tariq.

PES vs QUE: Probable Best Performers of the Match

Probable Best Batter: Kusal Mendis

Kusal Mendis is sitting pretty at the top of the list of the leading run-getters in PSL 2026. In five innings, he has amassed 309 runs at an average of 61.80 and a strike rate of 171.67. The wicketkeeper-batter scored a match-winning 68 off 40 balls in the last game against the Multan Sultans.

Probable Best Bowler: Sufiyan Muqeem

Sufiyan Muqeem has more wickets than anyone else in PSL 2026 so far. In five games, he has accounted for 13 scalps at a mind-boggling average of 9.92. He has also kept a check on the runs, as his economy rate is an exemplary 6.45.

Today's Match Prediction: Peshawar Zalmi to win the match