The Gaddafi Stadium will host the 2024 Pakistan Premier League match between the Lahore Qalandars and the Karachi Kings on Saturday night. After dropping their first three games of the season, the Qalandars are still searching for their first win. The Kings defeated Peshawar Zalmi in their second match, but they lost their first. This match gets underway on February 24 at 19:00 local time.
Thus far in the tournament, Islamabad United, Quetta Gladiators, and Multan Sultans have all defeated Lahore Qalandars. They haven’t appeared to win any of the previous three games, so they should expect another difficult encounter with the Kings.
With 19 balls left and 7 wickets remaining, Karachi Kings won their most recent match easily. Even though Lahore Qalandars boasts several extremely talented players, they have not played well thus far, and we believe the Kings will have enough on Saturday night to win.
Lahore Qalandars vs Karachi Kings Team Preview & Squads
Lahore Qalandars
The Lahore Qalandars team lost by five wickets in their last game. They began the game batting first and finished the innings with 166 runs. With 54 runs scored in the innings, Van der Dussen led the squad in scoring. Fakhar Zaman, who scored 41 runs in the match-up order, provided him with excellent support.
The target was eventually chased down with ease, as the bowlers for the Qalandars did not show up for the match. Even though Shaheen Afridi and Zaman Khan each took two wickets during the innings, their contributions were insufficient for the outcome of the match. In the next game, Team Lahore will aim to play better all around.
Lahore Qalandars Squads
Lahore Qalandars
Shaheen Shah Afridi (c), Sahibzada Farhan (wk), Rassie van der Dussen, Jahandad Khan, Carlos Brathwaite, Abdullah Shafique, George Linde, Sikandar Raza, Haris Rauf, Fakhar Zaman, Zaman Khan
Karachi Kings
The PSL’s Karachi Kings won their previous game by a margin of 7 wickets to record their first victory of the new campaign. The Kings bowled first in the innings, taking all ten wickets, and limiting the opposition batsmen to 154 runs. With the ball, Hasan Ali and Mir Hamza were the standout performers, taking three wickets apiece during the innings.
With just three wickets lost during the innings, Karachi Kings executed the chase brilliantly. The key player in this game was veteran hitter Kieron Pollard, who scored 49 runs off 21 balls without giving up and led his team to victory.
Karachi Kings Squads
Karachi Kings
Shan Masood (c), Muhammad Akhlaq (wk), Shoaib Malik, Mohammad Nawaz, Daniel Sams, Irfan Khan, Hasan Ali, Kieron Pollard, Tabraiz Shamsi, James Vince, Mir Hamza
Lahore’s track is extremely level, and hitters make the most of the situation. Here, any score can be pursued, therefore whoever wins the toss should decide who gets to the field first. The field will be 22 degrees Celsius throughout the game, with a high humidity index of 49%. There’s not much chance of rain on match day.
The pitch at the site is infamously flat, which makes for run-fests. Additionally, the wickets have strong bounce, which helps the slower bowlers later in the game as well as the quicks in the beginning.
Lahore Qalandars vs Karachi Kings Head-to-Head Stats of Last 5 Matches
In their last 5 matches, Karachi Kings won four of them and Lahore Qalandars won just one.
According to cricket analysts, Karachi Kings has a 51% chance to win.
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