Pitch Conditions:
National Stadium Karachi
This wicket is expected to neutral with batsmen having the somewhat extra advantage. You can see scores in the range of 165-185.
In the last 2 matches, bowlers were not getting any support from the wicket.
ISLAMABAD TEAM Preview:
Team News: Akif Javed is ruled out of the whole tournament due to injury.
They had a poor last season where they finished at the last position. However, with the inclusion of overseas stars like Alex Hales and Lewis Gregory, the team is expected to perform better in this season. They have won the first match of this season due to the all-around effort of L Gregory. Fawad Ahmed is expected to replace Zafar Gohar in the playing11.
Practice match report: They have won their warmup match against Karachi in an emphatic manner. They have chased down 193 easily due to attacking half centuries of Shadab Khan and Asif Ali. Rohail Nazir also made attacking 32. Muhammad Waseem took all 4 wickets. Fawad Ahmed is expected to replace Zafar Gohar in the playing11.
Probable 11:
Phil Salt (wk), Alex Hales, Shadab Khan (c), Hussain Talat(LHB), Asif Ali, Iftikhar Ahmed, Lewis Gregory, Faheem Ashraf, Hasan Ali, M Waseem, Fawad Ahmed/Zafar Gohar
Expected Death Overs: Hasan Ali and Faheem Ashraf/M Wasim
Team Breakup:
Main Batters: Phil Salt (wk), Alex Hales, Shadab Khan
Main Spinners: Shadab Khan and Fawad Ahmed
Main Pacers: Hasan Ali, Faheem Ashraf, and M Waseem Jr
P Salt(RHB):
H2H: 2 I, 71 R, 35.5 A, 124.6 SR
VENUE: 3 I, 48 R, 16 A, 129.5 A,
LS: 1 M, 1 I, 25 R, 25.0 A, 131.57 SR
CAREER STATS(T20D): 89 M, 86 I, 2019 R, 25.23 A, 152.49 SR
R Nazir(RHB):
H2H:
LS: 2 M, 2 I, 38 R, 19.0 A, 122.58 A,
CAREER STATS(T20D): 31 M, 26 I, 364 R, 17.33 A, 119.34 SR
VENUE: 1 I, 14 R, 14.0 A, 100.0 SR
A Hales(RHB):
H2H: 3 I, 66 R, 22.0 A, 106.5 SR
LS: 9 M, 7 I, 272 R, 45.33 A, 148.63 SR
CAREER STATS(T20I): 60 M, 60 I, 1644 R, 31.01 A, 135.65 SR
VENUE: 6 I, 133 R, 22.16 A, 100.0 SR
P Stirling(RHB+RAO):
H2H:
LS:
CAREER STATS(T20I): 78 M, 77 I, 2124 R, 29.91 A, 139.27 SR+ 36 I, 81 O, 17 W,
VENUE:
Iftikhar Ahmed(RHB+RAO):
H2H: 1 I, 1 R, 1.0 A, 33.3 SR+ 1 I, 2 O, 2 W,
VENUE: 10 I, 130 I, 16.25 A, 148.3 SR+ 4 I, 9 O, 1 W,
LS: 12 M, 10 I, 96 R, 12.0 A, 121.51 SR+ 5 I, 13 O, 2 W,
CAREER STATS(T20D): 118 M, 109 I, 2212 A, 26.65 A, 121.20 SR+ 53 I, 109 O, 23 W,
H Talat(LHB+RAM):
H2H: 7 I, 90 R, 12.9 A, 121.6 SR+ 2 I, 6 O, 1 W,
LS: 5 M, 3 I, 61 R, 20.33 A, 103.38 SR+ 2 I, 3 O, 0 W,
CAREER STATS(T20D): 105 M, 93 I, 2099 R, 31.80 A, 125.08 SR+ 54 I, 117 O, 37 W,
VENUE: 7 I, 154 R, 22 A + 2 I, 3 O, 2 W,
Asif Ali(RHB+RAM):
H2H: 8 I, 231 R, 46.2 A, 166.2 SR
LS: 9 M, 7 I, 81 R, 16.20 A, 150.0 SR
CAREER STATS(T20D): 183 M, 170 I, 3418 R, 25.13 A, 147.07 SR
VENUE: 7 I, 135 R, 33.7 A
Shadab Khan(RHB+LS)
H2H: 7 I, 96 R, 24.0 A, 137.1 SR+ 11 I, 40 O, 9 W,
LS: 9 M, 8 I, 263 R, 37.57 A, 159.39 SR+ 9 I, 28 O, 8 W,
CAREER STATS(T20I): 46 M, 19 I, 183 R, 14.07 A, 124.48 SR+ 46 M, 44 I, 164 O, 53 W,
VENUE: 5 I, 26 R, 5.2 A, 65.6 SR+ 7 I, 28 O, 9 W,
F Ashraf(LHB+RAM):
H2H: 4 I, 41 R, 20.5 A, 110.8 SR+ 8 I, 26.4 O, 11 W,
VENUE: 6 I, 108 R, 27 A, 179.2 SR+ 7 I, 23 O, 12 W,
LS: 7 M, 5 I, 50 R, 16.66 A, 135.13 SR+ 7 M, 7 I, 20.3 O, 7 W,
CAREER STATS(T20I): 35 M, 24 I, 214 R, 12.58 A, 132.91 SR+ 34 I, 100 O, 30 W,
L Gregory(RHB+RAM):
H2H: 1 I, 25 R, 25.0 A, 113.6 SR+ 1 I, 2 O, 0 W,
VENUE: 1 I, 49 R + 4 O, 2 W
LS: 4 M, 4 I, 68 R, 22.66 A, 161.90 SR+ 4 I, 10 O, 4 W,
CAREER STATS(T20D): 127 M, 100 I, 1641 R, 21.59 A, 145/09 SR+ 113 I, 350 O, 116 W,
M Wasim Jr(Med pace):
H2H:
LS:
VENUE: 1 I, 4 O, 3 W
Hasan Ali(RAF):
H2H: 10 I, 37.2 O, 14 W,
VENUE: 10 I, 39 O, 13 W,
LS: 9 M, 9 I, 32 O, 8 W,
CAREER STATS(T20I): 31 M, 31 I, 107 O, 37 W,
Ali Khan(RAM):
H2H:
LS: 1 M, 1 I, 3 O, 1 W,
VENUE: 1 I, 3 O, 1 W,
CAREER STATS(T20D): 36 M, 36 I, 119 O, 38 W,
Z Gohar(LAO):
H2H: 4 I, 13 O, 4 W,
VENUE: 2 M, 2 I, 5 O, 1 W,
LS: 3 M, 3 I, 10 O, 5 W,
CAREER STATS(T20D): 53 M, 51 I, 177 O, 64 W,
Fawad Ahmed(LS):
H2H: 3 I, 12 O, 3 W,
LS: 5 M, 5 I, 19 O, 4 W,
VENUE: 6 I, 20.5 O, 5 W,
CAREER STATS(T20D): 135 M, 131 I, 481 O, 138 W,
Ahmed Safi Abdullah(LAO):
H2H: 1 I, 2 O, 1 W,
LS: 3 M, 3 I, 8 O, 4 W,
VENUE:
CAREER STATS(T20D): 3 M, 3 I, 8 O, 4 W,
Musa Khan(LAM):
H2H
LS:
VENUE:
CAREER STATS(T20D): 26 M, 26 I, 91 O, 27 W,
Z Zameer(Has good pace):
H2H:
LS:
VENUE:
KARACHI KINGS TEAM Preview:
News: Dale Steyn will miss the first 2 matches. Hassan Khan is named as a replacement.
They are the champions of the last season and have a strong squad again to defend the title. They have started their campaign on a winning note.
Probable 11:
Sharjeel Khan, Babar Azam, Joe Clark, Colin Ingram, M Nabi, Daniel Christian, Mohammad Nabi, Imad Wasim (C), A Yamin, Mohammad Amir, Waqas Maqsood, Arshad Iqbal
They have 7 bowling options. M Nabi did not bowl in the last match but he can bowl some overs against Hussain Talat(Left Hander) in this game.
Expected Death Overs: M Amir and W Maqsood
Team Breakup:
Main Batters: Babar Azam and Colin Ingram,
Main Spinners: Imad Wasim and M Nabi
Main Pacers: M Amir and W Maqsood
Performance and Stats of the players:
C Walton(RHB):
H2H: 2 I, 34 R, 34.0 A, 147.8 SR
LS: 12 M, 10 I, 176 R, 45 H, 22.0 A, 139.68 SR
VENUE: 10 I, 166 R, 48 H, 18.4 A, 130.07 SR
CAREER STATS(T20I): 19 M, 17 I, 225 R, 13.25 A, 110.83 SR
B Azam(RHB):
H2H: 10 I, 339 R, 37.7 A, 120.2 SR
VENUE: 11 I, 483 R, 78 H, 53.66 A, 124.7 SR
LS: 12 M, 11 I, 473 R, 78 H, 59.12 A, 124.14 SR
CAREER STATS(T20I) 47 M, 45 I, 1730 R, 48.05 A, 130.27 SR
C Ingram(LHB):
H2H: 6 I, 141 R, 35.2 A, 134.2 SR
VENUE: 6 I, 155 R, 71 H, 31 A, 164.3 SR
LS: 9 M, 9 I, 206 R, 63 H, 29.42 A, 150.36 SR
CAREER STATS(T20D): 275 M, 269 I, 6916 R, 29.93 A, 139.54 SR
J Clarke(RHB):
H2H:
LS:
VENUE: 1 I, 46 R, 46 A
CAREER STATES(T20D): 69 M, 67 I, 1697 R, 27.37 A, 149.77 SR
Sharjeel Khan(LHB):
H2H: 2 I, 75 R, 37.5 A, 220.6 SR
VENUE: 8 I, 157 R, 74 H, 22.42 A, 130.08 SR
LS: 12 M, 11 I, 216 R, 74 H, 21.60 A, 137.57 SR
CAREER STATS(T20D): 94 M, 93 I, 2256 R, 25.34 A, 138.40 SR
Z Malik(RHB):
H2H:
LS:
VENUE:
CAREER STATES(T20D): 16 M, 16 I, 463 R, 28.93 A, 120.88 SR,
Imad Wasim(LHB+LAO):
H2H: 11 I, 140 R, 17.5 A, 121.7 SR+ 11 I, 35.4 O, 11 W,
VENUE: 8 I, 164 R, 50 H, 41.0 A, 188.8 SR+ 10 I, 31 O, 5 W,
LS: 11 M, 8 I, 158 R, 50 H, 39.50 A, 133.89 SR+ 11 I, 31.5 O, 7 W,
CAREER STATS(T20I): 49 M, 33 I, 302 R, 13.72 A, 145.89 SR+ 48 I, 172 O, 47 W,
D Christian(RHB+RAM): Scores 272 runs and took 15 wickets in the BBL.
H2H: 1 I, 16 R, 177.8 SR+ 1 I, 1.4 O, 3 W,
Venue: 1 I, 2 O, 1 W
CAREER STATS(T20D): 342 M, 295 I, 5116 R, 23.79 A, 139.62 SR+ 301 I, 863 O, 255 W,
M Nabi(RHB+RAO):
CAREER STATS(T20I): 78 M, 72 I, 1347 R, 22.08 A, 145.30 SR+77 I, 260 O, 69 W,
Venue: 1 I, 30 R
D Aziz (LHB+LAO):
CAREER STATS(T20D): 23 M, 19 I, 418 R, 41.80 A, 138.41 SR+ 12 I, 26 O, 6 W,
Qasim Akram(RHB+RAO):
CAREER STATS(T20D) 10 M, 6 I,72 R, 14.40 A, 150.0 SR+ 6 I, 18 O, 3 W,
M Amir(LAF):
H2H: 14 I, 46.5 O, 12 W,
LS: 11 M, 11 I, 42.5 O, 10 W,
VENUE: 9 I, 35 O, 6 W,
CAREER STATS(T20I): 50 M, 50 I, 179 O, 59 W,
Aamer Yamin(RAM):
H2H: 5 I, 14 O, 5 W,
VENUE: 3 I, 10 O, 3 W,
LS: 3 M, 3 I, 8.1 O, 3 W,
CAREER STATS(T20D): 84 M, 80 I, 256 O, 67 W,
M Ilyas(RAM):
H2H: 2 I, 6.4 O, 3 W,
LS: 9 M, 8 I, 19.4 O, 8 W,
VENUE: 3 I, 10 O, 3 W,
CAREER STATS(T20D): 30 M, 28 I, 87 O, 30 W,
Noor Ahmad(Chinaman):
CAREER STATS(T20D): 21 M, 21 I, 79 O, 21 W,
Waqas Maqsood(LAM/F):
H2H:
LS: 3 M, 3 I, 12 O, 6 W,
VENUE: 4 I, 15 O, 8 W,
CAREER STATS(T20D): 42 M, 42 I, 154 O, 47 W,
Arshad Iqbal(RAM):
H2H: 1 I, 2 O, 1 W,
Venue: 8 I, 29 O, 12 W
LS: 7 M, 7 I, 24 O, 9 W,
CAREER STATS(T20D): 18 M, 18 I, 65 O, 23 W,
Abbas Afridi:
CAREER STATS(LIST A): 6 M, 6 I, 35 O, 7 W,
