PSL Tips Matches Two and Three: Babar and Rizwan boosts must be taken

• Rizwan a bet at 13/53.60

• Abbas a rick at 4/15.00

• Shoaib worth risking at 8/19.00

Quetta Gladiators v Peshawar Zalmi
Sunday 18 February, 09.00
TV: Live on Sky734

Quetta Gladiators v Peshawar Zalmi best bets

Quetta Gladiators haven't made it out of the group in the last four editions. They begin their campaign against a team that has never failed to make the play-offs.

Gladiators are reliant on Jason Roy and Will Smeed for fast starts. Rilee Rossouw has taken over the captaincy from Sarfaraz Ahmed. But they look to be a bowling team with Mohammad Amir and Muhammad Hasnain two strong pace options.

Hasnain, with three wins in nine games over the last two years (short study sample because of injury) may be an early shout for value at 7/24.50 for top Quetta bowler.

Roy has been boosted to 3/14.00 for top Quetta bat. He has won six times in the last 13.

Another top-rated wager is Babar Azam at a boosted 11/43.75. Babar holds the batting together for Zalmi and a circumspect show is no bad thing for the market. He has a win rate of 38% over the last two years.

As far as the match odds we're surprised Zalmi are not clear favourites. This is shaping up to be a choice affair. There is a bias for the team batting first in Lahore and if it goes Zalmi's way they would be a fancy.

Multan Sultans v Karachi Kings
Sunday 18 February, 14:30
TV: Live on Sky734

Multan Sultans v Karachi Kings best bets

Six of the last eight first-innings in PSL at Multan have busted 170 or more. Six have also been won by the team batting first.

That data gives an opportunity on the runs markets for a start. It's possible we may be able to play overs 175 at 1.834/5. As far as the match odds go, could Kings be a fancy with the toss in their favour at around 2.206/5?

Multan have been consistent in this tournament and were last year's runners-up but they're not at their strongest. They have lost two pace options in Reece Topley and Ihsanullah.

There are two strong options on the bat and ball markets for Multan. Neither should come as a surprise.

Mohammad Rizwan has been a run machine in this tournament and he has a 38% win rate on top runscorer. Sportsbook have boosted him to 13/53.60 which is implied probability of 28%.

Sportsbook have made a rick for their top wicket-taker. Abbas Afridi was the top bowler in the tournament last year and has a win rate of 25%. He's no 4/15.00 shot and should be favourite.

For Karachi, Shoaib Malik has a reputation for being as flaky as they come. But he's still won 25% of the time in the last two years. The 8/19.00 is a price that we accept that we will have to keep returning to in all probability.

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