Karachi Kings and Peshawar Zalmi will lock horns in the second match of the ongoing Pakistan Super League (PSL) season eight. The match will take place at the National Bank Cricket Arena in Karachi. Both teams will be looking to start the tournament on a positive note. Zalmi will be led by star batter Babar Azam, while the Kings will be led by all-rounder Imad Wasim.
The first match of the tournament was played yesterday, where defending champions Lahore Qalandars defeated Multan Sultans by one run in Multan. The closing ceremony and final will be played on March 19 in Lahore, which will also host the playoffs. The winning team will receive the Supernova Trophy and a cash prize of Rs120m, while the runners-up will get Rs48m.
Five Stats to Know About Zalmi vs Kings Match
- Zalmi has won 12 out of the 17 times they have faced off against the Kings.
- Karachi’s highest PSL score of 201-4 came against Peshawar in 2020 at their home ground.
- Karachi’s lowest PSL score of 108-9 was against Zalmi in Abu Dhabi in 2021.
- Zalmi’s largest victory, in terms of runs, against Kings was by 61 runs in Karachi in 2019.
- Kamran Akmal holds the record for hitting the most sixes (eight) in a match between Kings and Zalmi in Lahore in 2018.
Squads of Both Teams
Karachi Kings: Imad Wasim (c), Haider Ali, Andrew Tye, Mohammad Amir, Imran Tahir, Matthew Wade, Shoaib Malik, Aamer Yamin, James Fuller, James Vince, Mir Hamza, Mohammad Akhlaq (wk), Irfan Khan Niazi, Qasim Akram, Mohammad Umar, Sharjeel Khan, Tayyab Tahir, Tabraiz Shamsi, Ben Cutting, Musa Khan, Faisal Akram
Peshawar Zalmi: Babar Azam (c), Rovman Powell, Sherfane Rutherford, Wahab Riaz, Arshad Iqbal, Danish Aziz, Mohammad Haris (wk), Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Mujeeb Ur Rehman, Aamer Jamal, Saim Ayub, Salman Irshad, Haseebullah Khan, Khurram Shahzad, Richard Gleeson, Peter Hatzoglou Sufyan Muqeem, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Usman Qadir, Jimmy Neesham, Haris Sohail
