Pitch Conditions:
National Stadium Karachi
This wicket is expected to be batting-friendly as per the warmup matches. 180+ totals were seen in the 3 of the 4 innings of the warm-up matches. You can see scores in the range 180-200.
KARACHI KINGS TEAM Preview:
News: Dale Steyn will miss the first 2 matches. Hassan Khan is named as the replacement.
They are the champions of the last season and have a strong squad again to defend the title. They have lost the only warmup match.
M Nabi and Babar Azam scored half centuries while Nabi, A Yamin and Qasim Akaram took 1 wicket each in the warmup match.
Probable 11:
Sharjeel Khan, Babar Azam, Colin Ingram, Zeeshan Malik, Chadwick Walton (WK), Daniel Christian, Mohammad Nabi, Imad Wasim (C), Mohammad Amir, Aamer Yamin, Waqas Maqsood/D Aziz
Expected Death Overs: M Amir and W Maqsood/D Christian
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 Waltan(RHB):
H2H: 3 I, 35 R, 11.7 A, 112.9 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: 9 M, 257 R, 56 H, 28.6 A, 104.09 SR
LS: 12 M, 11 I, 473 R, 78 H, 59.12 A, 124.14 SR
VENUE: 10 I, 459 R, 78 H, 57.4 A, 124.7 SR
CAREER STATS(T20I) 47 M, 45 I, 1730 R, 48.05 A, 130.27 SR
C Ingram(LHB):
H2H: 6 I, 266 R, 127 H, 66.5 A, 187.3 SR
LS: 9 M, 9 I, 206 R, 63 H, 29.42 A, 150.36 SR
VENUE: 5 I, 138 R, 71 H, 27.6 A, 164.3 SR
CAREER STATS(T20D): 275 M, 269 I, 6916 R, 29.93 A, 139.54 SR
J Clarke(RHB):
H2H:
LS:
VENUE:
CAREER STATES(T20D): 69 M, 67 I, 1697 R, 27.37 A, 149.77 SR
Sharjeel Khan(LHB):
H2H: 5 I, 30 R, 12 H, 6.0 A, 76.9 SR
LS: 12 M, 11 I, 216 R, 74 H, 21.60 A, 137.57 SR
VENUE: 7 I, 153 R, 74 H, 25.5 A, 130.08 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: 7 I, 63 R, 35 H, 12.6 A, 121.2 SR+ 9 I, 30 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,
VENUE: 8 I, 164 R, 50 H, 41.0 A, 188.8 SR+ 9 I, 27 O, 4 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: 2 I, 20 R, 18 H, 10.0 A, 100 SR+ 1 I, 1.5 O, 0 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,
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: 7 I, 27 O, 3 W,
LS: 11 M, 11 I, 42.5 O, 10 W,
VENUE: 8 I, 31 O, 5 W,
CAREER STATS(T20I): 50 M, 50 I, 179 O, 59 W,
Aamer Yamin(RAM):
H2H: 2 I, 8 O, 3 W,
LS: 3 M, 3 I, 8.1 O, 3 W,
VENUE: 2 I, 8 O, 2 W,
CAREER STATS(T20D): 84 M, 80 I, 256 O, 67 W,
M Ilyas(RAM):
H2H: 2 I, 5 O, 1 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: 1 I, 4 O, 2 W,
LS: 3 M, 3 I, 12 O, 6 W,
VENUE: 3 I, 12 O, 6 W,
CAREER STATS(T20D): 42 M, 42 I, 154 O, 47 W,
Arshad Iqbal(RAM):
H2H: 2 I, 7.2 O, 2 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,
QUE Team Preview:
They had finished the last season at 5th position. They have won their warm-up match. Sarfraz Ahmed batted at 1 down in the warmup match and he even indicated in the press conference that he can bat in the top order.
Sarfraz Ahmed scored 41 and Azam Khan scored 69 in the warmup match. Naseem Shah, Usman Shinwari and Qais Ahmed took 2 wickets each while Zahid Mahmood took 3 wickets. M Hasnain took 1 wicket.
Probable 11 :
Chris Gayle, Tom Banton, Cameron Delport, Sarfaraz Ahmed (WK & C), Azam Khan, Ben Cutting,/Qais Ahmed, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Hasnain, Naseem Shah, Usman Shinwari, Anwar Ali
Death Overs: Usman Shinwari and Any 1 of M Hasnain/Naseem Shah/Anwar Ali
Team Breakup:
Main Batters: Chris Gayle, Tom Banton, Cameron Delport
Main Spinners: Zahid Mehmood and M Nawaz (Qais Ahmed if plays)
Main Pacers: Mohammad Hasnain, Naseem Shah, Usman Shinwari,
Stats and Performance of the Players:
Sarfraz Ahmed(RHB):
H2H: 3 I, 39 R, 37 H, 19.5 A, 114.7 SR
LS: 9 M, 9 I, 148 R, 41 H, 21.14 A, 128.69 SR
VENUE: 6 I, 113 R, 22.6 A, 128.4 SR
CAREER STATS(T20I): 59 M, 41 I, 812 R, 28.0 A, 126.67 SR
Azam Khan(RHB):
H2H: 2 I, 58 R, 46 H, 58.0 A, 138.1 SR
LS: 9 M, 9 I, 150 R, 59 H, 18.75 A, 130.43 SR
VENUE: 4 I, 122 R, 40.7 A, 145.2 SR
CAREER STATS(T20D): 31 M, 30 I, 645 R, 24.80 A, 159.65 SR
C Gayle(LHB):
H2H: 2 I, 43 R, 37 H, 21.5 A, 134.4 SR
CAREER STATS (T20I): 58 M, 54 I, 1627 R, 32.54 A, 142.84 SR
T Banton(RHB):
H2H: 2 I, 13 R, 13 H, 6.5 A, 92.09 SR
LS: 7 M, 7 I, 74 R, 34 H, 12.33 A, 129.82 SR
VENUE: 2 I, 16 R, 8.0 A, 84.2 SR
CAREER STATS(T20I): 9 M, 9 I,205 R, 22.77 A, 143.35 SR
C Delport(LHB+RAM):
H2H: 6 I, 113 R, 55 H, 18.8 A, 116.5 SR+ 2 I, 2.5 O, 1 W,
LS: 8 M, 8 I, 178 R, 62 H, 22.25 A, 121.08 SR+3 I, 9.1 O, 1 W,
VENUE: 7 I, 298 R, 49.7 A, 143.3 SR+ 2 I, 5 O, 3 W,
CAREER STATS(T20D): 246 M, 238 I, 5779 R, 25.79 A, 139.72 SR+ 105 I, 240 O, 68 W,
Usman Khan(RHB+RAO):
FC: 2 M, 4 I, 39 R, 22 H, 9.75 A, 56.52 SR+ 1 I, 2 O, 0 W,
S Ayub:
H2H:
LS:
VENUE:
B Cutting(RHB+RAM):
H2H: 1 I, 0 R,
LS: 7 M, 7 I, 146 R, 53 H, 29.20 A, 189.61 SR+ 5 I, 16 O, 8 W,
VENUE: 2 I, 22 R, 22.0 A, 169.2 SR+ 1 I, 4 O, 3 W,
CAREER STATS(T20 D): 166 M, 138 I, 23.42 A, 150.19 SR+ 153 I, 447 O, 127 W,
Abdul Nasir(RHB+RAM):
H2H:
LS: 1 M, 1 I, 1 R, 50.0 A,+ 1 I, 3 O, 0 W,
VENUE:
CAREER STATS(LIST A): 10 M, 10 I, 179 R, 17.90 A, 146.72 SR+ 6 I, 107 O, 40 O, 6 W,
M Nawaz(LHB+LAO):
H2H: 5 I, 46 R, 15.3 A, 131.4 SR+ 10 I, 30 O, 6 W,
LS: 9 M, 9 I, 116 R, 25 H, 19.33 A, 116.0 SR+ 9 I, 25 O, 6 W,
VENUE: 6 I, 37 R, 12.3 A, 132.1 SR+ 7 I, 23 O, 5 W,
CAREER STATS(T20D): 146 M, 99 I, 1467 R, 21.89 A, 118.40 SR+ 135 I, 431 O, 118 W,
M Hasnain(RAF):
H2H: 3 I, 12 O, 6 W,
LS: 9 M, 9 I, 32 O, 15 W,
VENUE: 7 I, 28 O, 15 W,
CAREER STATS(T20D): 45 M, 45 I, 175 O, 60 W,
Qais Ahmad(LEG BREAK):
H2H:
LS:
VENUE:
CAREER STATS(T20S): 65 M, 63 I, 222 O, 74 W
Zahid Mehmood(LEG BREAK):
H2H:
LS: 1 M, 1 I, 2.5 O, 0 W,
VENUE:
CAREER STATS(T20D): 35 M, 35 I, 133 O, 50 W,
Naseem Shah(RAF):
H2H: 2 I, 8 O, 2 W,
LS: 6 M, 6 I, 22 O, 5 W,
VENUE: 2 I, 8 O, 2 W,
CAREER STATS(T20D): 12 M, 12 I, 46 O, 10 W,
Usman Khan Shinwari(LAF):
H2H: 1 I, 3 O, 0 W,
LS: 4 M, 4 I, 12.5 O, 0 W,
VENUE: 3 I, 11 O, 5 W,
CAREER STATS(T20D): 91 M, 90 I, 312 O, 111 W,
D Steyn(RAF):
H2H: 1 M, 4 O, 1 W,
LS: 4 M, 4 I, 11 O, 1 W,
VENUE:
CAREER STATS(T20I): 47 M, 47 I, 169 O, 64 W,
Anwar Ali(RAM):
H2H: 8 I, 26.4 O, 9 W,
LS: 3 M, 3 I, 30 R, 14 H, 15.0 A, 176.47 SR+ 3 I, 0 W,
VENUE: 1 I, 2 O, 0 W,
CAREER STATS(T20): 154 M, 150 I, 500 O, 143 W,
Arish Ali Khan:
H2H:
LS:
VENUE:
Hassan Khan(LAO):
H2H:
LS:
VENUE:
CAREER STATS(T20I): 38 M, 38 I, 111 O, 20 W,
