Karachi Kings vs Quetta Gladiators Match Analysis

Match 16 of the 2024 Pakistan Super League takes place on Thursday night at the National Stadium between the Karachi Kings and the Quetta Gladiators. The Gladiators are two points ahead of the Kings after four games played, with the Kings having four points thus far. The match starts on February 29 at 19:00 local time.

Before their loss to Islamabad United on Wednesday, Karachi Kings had won two straight games; however, they will have the chance to right the ship in this matchup. Their most recent defeat had a lot of positive aspects, and they possess the ability to win this game.

After winning their first three games by margins of 16 runs, 5 wickets, and 3 wickets, Quetta Gladiators enjoyed a great start to the tournament. However, following a 13-run loss to Multan Sultans on Sunday, we anticipate that the Gladiators will be intensely motivated to win this game.

Karachi Kings vs Quetta Gladiators Team Preview & Squads

Karachi Kings

At home, a redesigned Kings team was soundly defeated. Tim Seifert and Captain Shan Masood opened the scoring after James Vince was unable to play due to illness. Karachi was unable to progress early in the innings as a result of their inability to find consistency up top. Before he was bowled out, Leus du Plooy scored a good 24 runs to lead the innings and demonstrated a great deal of calm and urgency.

After a mix-up with the large West Indian Kieron Pollard, veteran batsman Shoaib Malik returned to the pavilion for just six runs, ending his brief spell at the crease. KP, who once again demonstrated his dominance in T20 cricket with a stunning innings, appeared on course to get a half-century but ultimately had to settle with 48. They reached a solid total thanks to some excellent support from Irfan Khan, who had a strong hand. Yet, the Kings’ potent bowling assault made a score of less than 170 never appear dangerous.

To maintain pressure, the spin tandem of Shoaib Malik and Muhammad Nawaz executed eight frugal overs with poise. After his three overs cost 34 runs, Tabraiz Shamsi was hit out of the attack because he was unable to exert the same kind of control. Hasan Ali and Mir Hamza, two pacers, went all out for runs, and the opposition batsmen suffered greatly from their careless bowling.

Karachi Kings Squads

Karachi Kings

Shan Masood (c), Tim Seifert (wk), Shoaib Malik, Mohammad Nawaz, Hasan Ali, Irfan Khan, Mir Hamza, Kieron Pollard, Tabraiz Shamsi, Leus du Plooy, Mohammad Aamir Khan

Quetta Gladiators

The Quetta Gladiators suffered their first setback of the season, losing to the table-toppers Multan Sultans despite having a three-match winning streak. They pushed the Sultans to the brink but were unable to complete the task.

With three of their batsmen—Jason Roy, Saud Shakeel, and Khawaja Nafay—scoring over 100 runs in only four hits, their batting certainly gives them the upper hand. With 96 runs from 4 games, middle-order batsman Rilee Rossouw is not far behind, and West Indian Shane Rutherford has brought his excellent ball-striking form from other leagues into the PSL with some significant contributions.

Abrar Ahmed and Akeal Hosein, the spin duo, have been outstanding bowlers, taking 13 wickets between them. They haven’t run for very long either, having respective economy rates of 7.62 and 7.31. However, they would undoubtedly require pacers Muhammad Wasim, Muhammad Amir, and Muhammad Hasnain to penetrate and strike with more effectiveness. The pacers need to provide the team with breakthroughs with the ball because they have been inconsistent. As everyone knows, these pacers are capable of outpacing the opposition at every phase of the game.

And they’ll be trying to do better against the Kings, who have meekly given up in four of their last five meetings.

Quetta Gladiators Squads

Quetta Gladiators

Rilee Rossouw (c), Sarfaraz Ahmed (wk), Saud Shakeel, Sherfane Rutherford, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Akeal Hosein, Usman Tariq, Khawaja Nafay, Mohammad Amir, Jason Roy, Abrar Ahmed

Karachi Kings vs Quetta Gladiators outfield report

National Stadium, Karachi

We predict that both captains would opt to field first if they win the toss in this match because the Karachi Kings lost the game on Wednesday when they were asked to bat first. Another evening in Karachi with mild temperatures and clear skies is predicted. Throughout the match, the temperature will be in the mid-to-high 20s with rising humidity.

The pace bowlers might get some help early in this game, but generally, the batting surface will be good, and the first batsman should aim for a total of 190.

Karachi Kings vs Quetta Gladiators Head-to-Head Stats of Last 5 Matches

In their last 5 matches, Quetta Gladiators won four of them and Karachi Kings won two matches.

Karachi Kings vs Quetta Gladiators Prediction

Winning the toss

• Quetta Gladiators

Player of the Match

• Quetta Gladiators – Khawaja Nafay

Most runs

• Karachi Kings – Kieron Pollard
• Quetta Gladiators – Khawaja Nafay

Most wickets

• Karachi Kings – Mohammad Nawaz
• Quetta Gladiators – Mohammad Amir

Most sixes

• Karachi Kings – Kieron Pollard
• Quetta Gladiators – Khawaja Nafay

Team Scores Batting First

• Karachi Kings – 160+
• Quetta Gladiators – 170+

According to cricket analysts, Quetta Gladiators has a 52% chance to win.      

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