Preview:
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa will go head-to-head against Central Punjab for the 2nd time in this competition. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa got off to a flying start in this competition as they defeated Central Punjab and Southern Punjab by 36 runs and 7 wickets respectively. Skipper Mohammad Rizwan, as usual, is making his mark in this competition as well by scoring two consecutive half-centuries. Currently, they are at the top of the table with 4 points.
After losing out their opening game against Khyber, Central Punjab didn’t miss out on the opportunity to win against Balochistan. They sealed a 2-wicket victory with still 6 balls left in the match. Babar Azam is back to his best and we can expect another big score from him.
Match Details:
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa vs Central Punjab, Match 8
Venue: Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi
Date & Time: 26th September at 8:00 PM IST and 7:30 PM Local Time
Live Streaming: PCB Youtube Channel
Pitch Report:
The wicket will get better to bat on as the game progresses. Chasing teams have won 5 of their 6 matches played here. Going with the trend, whoever wins the toss should bowl first.
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Probable Playing XIs for KHP vs CEP:
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Fakhar Zaman, Mohammad Rizwan (c & wk), Sahibzada Farhan, Adil Amin, Iftikhar Ahmed, Musadiq Ahmed, Mohammad Wasim, Asif Afridi, Imran Khan, Arshad Iqbal, Shaheen Afridi
Central Punjab
Kamran Akmal (wk), Babar Azam (c), Ahmed Shahzad, Muhammad Akhlaq, Faheem Ashraf, Hussain Talat, Hasan Ali, Ahmed Safi Abdullah, Wahab Riaz, Usman Qadir, Waqas Maqsood
Top Picks for KHP vs CEP Dream11 Match:
Top Picks – Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Mohammad Rizwan deserves a great amount of applause for his consistency. The Khyber skipper has scored two back-to-back half-centuries in this tournament. He has accumulated 129 runs in 2 matches at an average of 64.5.
Sahibzada Farhan played a splendid knock in the run-chase against Southern Punjab. He went on to score 73 runs from 49 deliveries.
Top Picks – Central Punjab
Babar Azam is one of the greatest modern batters, who have some serious records to his name across all formats. In 2 matches in this series, he has scored 94 runs at an average of 47 and a strike rate of 140.29.
The player who has caught everyone’s attention is Muhammad Akhlaq. In 2 matches in this tournament, he has scored 76 runs at an average of 38, with the highest score of 62.
KHP vs CEP Must Picks for Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
| Player | Statistics (This Tournament) | Dream11 Points |
| Mohammad Rizwan | 129 runs | 192 |
| Sahibzada Farhan | 85 runs | 134 |
| Babar Azam | 94 runs | 136 |
| Muhammad Akhlaq | 76 runs | 120 |
| Fakhar Zaman | 27 runs | 46 |
Suggested Playing XI No.1 for KHP vs CEP Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
Mohammad Rizwan (c), Muhammad Akhlaq, Babar Azam (vc), Fakhar Zaman, Sahibzada Farhan, Iftikhar Ahmed, Faheem Ashraf, Mohammad Wasim, Hasan Ali, Usman Qadir, Shaheen Afridi
Suggested Playing XI No.2 for KHP vs CEP Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
Kamran Akmal, Mohammad Rizwan, Muhammad Akhlaq, Babar Azam, Ahmed Shehzad, Sahibzada Farhan (c), Iftikhar Ahmed, Mohammad Wasim, Wahab Riaz, Imran Khan, Hasan Ali (vc)
Today’s KHP vs CEP Probable Winners:
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa are expected to win this match.
