Karachi Kings decided to bat first after winning the toss against Lahore Qalandars in the Pakistan Super League (PSL) 10’s Eliminator 1 being played at Lahore’s Gaddafi Stadium on Thursday.
Playing XIs
Lahore Qalandars: Fakhar Zaman, Mohammad Naeem, Abdullah Shafique, Kusal Perera (wk), Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Shakib Al Hasan, Asif Ali, Shaheen Afridi (cap), Salman Mirza, Zaman Khan and Haris Rauf.
Karachi Kings: David Warner (cap), Tim Seifert (wk), James Vince, Saad Baig, Khushdil Shah, Irfan Khan Niazi, Mohammad Nabi, Fawad Ali, Abbas Afridi, Hassan Ali and Mir Hamza.
HEAD-TO-HEAD
Arch-rivals Qalandars and Kings have come face to face 21 times since the advent of the marquee league in 2016 with the latter dominating the rivalry with 14 triumphs, while the two-time champions emerged victorious on seven occasions.
Matches: 21
Karachi Kings: 14
Lahore Qalandars: 7
FORM GUIDE
The fierce rivals enter the blockbuster clash boasting similar momentum as both Kings and Qalandars have three victories in their last five outings.
In their most recent meeting however, the Kings secured a sensational four-wicket victory in the rain-reduced fixture at the same venue, courtesy of Muhammad Irfan Khan’s match-winning 48-run knock.
Lahore Qalandars: W, L, NR, W, W (most recent first)
Karachi Kings: L, W, W, W, L
