Karachi Kings and Lahore Qalandars will meet on 17 June, in Match 27 of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2021 at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi. A lot will be on the line when the two sides take on each other with a spot for Playoffs at stake.
Imad Wasim’s Karachi have lost three matches in a row now. They find themselves in fifth place in the points table, with three wins and five defeats. But Sohail Akhtar’s Lahore have lost their last two fixtures as well, and are at third place, with five wins.
Lahore had an 18-run defeat to bottom-placed Quetta Gladiators in their last encounter. James Faulkner’s 3-25 first restricted Quetta to 158/5. In reply, apart from Tim David (46 off 27), no Lahore batter scored in excess of 20 before they were bowled out for 140 in 18 overs.
Riding on Sharjeel Khan’s 39-ball 64 and Mohammad Nabi’s 35-ball 57, Karachi had posted 186/9 when the two sides last met. Shaheen Shah Afridi returned 3-27 in that contest. Fakhar Zaman (83 off 53) then showed no mercy to Karachi bowlers as Lahore reached the target in the final over. Ben Dunk (57* off 43) and David Wiese (31* of 9) were equally important in the chase.
Head to Head
Karachi have played Lahore 12 times. They have won seven and lost four, while one ended in no result.
Probable Teams
Karachi Kings: Sharjeel Khan, Babar Azam, Martin Guptill, Chadwick Walton (wk), Najibullah Zadran, Imad Wasim (c), Aamer Yamin, Abbas Afridi, Waqas Maqsood, Mohammad Amir, Noor Ahmad
Lahore Qalandars: Fakhar Zaman, Sohail Akhtar (c), Zeeshan Ashraf, Mohammad Hafeez, Ben Dunk (wk), Tim David, Rashid Khan, Ahmed Daniyal, James Faulkner, Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf
Prediction
Karachi to win the contest.