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“It should be taken, but who knows today?” said Nick Knight in commentary during Karachi Kings’ horrendous fielding display against Peshawar Zalmi yesterday. If their poor batting wasn’t enough, the Kings’ fielding was arguably even worse, dropping a number of chances in a season to forget.
It took a long time for the Kings to try get going in their chase of 195, and they were always behind the eight-ball. They must turn their batting and fielding around to win all four of their remaining matches to stand any sort of chance at a miraculous appearance in this year’s playoffs. On current evidence, though, they look long odds to secure even one victory across their 10 matches.
And it gets no easier today. Islamabad United are licking their wounds after a defeat to Quetta Gladiators, their second loss in their past three matches. While it was poor catching by the Kings that hurt them badly yesterday, it was Islamabad’s terrible running between the wickets that cost them dearly in the middle overs two days ago.
Faheem Ashraf rescued the ship brilliantly with 55 off 28 balls, but their death bowling will be under the spotlight today. It is important they get things right in a game they should win to keep pace with Lahore in the race for that all-important top-two finish.
Possible Playing 11
Colin Munro missed the last match due to an injury. It remains to be seen if he returns today. Also, United could bring Waqas Maqsood back.
Islamabad United: 1. Alex Hales, 2. Rahmanullah Gurbaz, 3. Muhammad Akhlaq, 4. Shadab Khan (c), 5. Azam Khan (wk), 6. Asif Ali, 7. Liam Dawson, 8. Faheem Ashraf, 9. Mohammad Wasim Jr, 10. Hasan Ali, 11. Zeeshan Zameer/Waqas Maqsood
Karachi Kings: 1. Sharjeel Khan, 2. Babar Azam (c), Joe Clarke (wk), 4. Ian Cockbain, 5. Mohammad Nabi, 6. Sahibzada Farhan, 7. Qasim Akram, 8. Imad Wasim, 9. Chris Jordan, 10. Umaid Asif, 11. Aamer Yamin
Key Players to Watch/Key Stats
Islamabad United:
- Alex Hales was looking in supreme touch yesterday (62 off 38 balls) before a run out cut his innings short. He scored 30 off 21 balls vs Karachi a week ago, and looked good for more. In fact, Hales has scored double figures in each of his six innings in PSL 2022, with two half-centuries.
- Shadab Khan continues to produce the goods. He has now taken 16 wickets in his last four matches, including 3/26 yesterday in a high-scoring match vs Quetta. He scored 34 (19) and took 4/15 vs Kings earlier this season.
- Asif Ali is yet to get going in PSL 2022, but he has some good numbers against Karachi. In 10 innings, the middle order batsman has struck 262 runs at an average of 43.67 and strike rate of 170.13.
- Hasan Ali is conceding 11.20 runs per over in PSL 2022. His only economical outing was against the Kings, where he took 1/26 in four overs on February 6. Overall, he has taken 17 wickets in 13 matches vs Kings at an economy rate of 7.64.
- Waqas Maqsood to come back into the XI? He has taken six wickets in three matches this season at an economy rate of just 8.08 compared to Hasan Ali’s 11.20 and Mohammad Wasim’s 10.84.
Karachi Kings:
- Babar Azam has scored the fourth-most runs in PSL 2022 (253, avg. 50.60), but Karachi needs more impact from the captain who is striking at just 120.47.
- He has scored the most runs in ISL-KAR matches, with a tally of 490 runs in 14 innings at an average of 40.83 and strike rate of 122.50. He was out for just eight against them on February 6, where he was bowled by Mohammad Wasim.
- Sharjeel Khan struck a century against Islamabad last season. Karachi desperately need an impact innings from Sharjeel, who averages 42.20 and strikes at 180.34 in five matches vs United since the start of 2020.
- Mohammad Nabi top-scored for Karachi against Islamabad a week ago. He struck 47* off 28 balls. Ian Cockbain struck 239 runs in six innings at an average of 59.75 and strike rate of 141.42 the recent Big Bash League. Key players.
- Chris Jordan should have had even more wickets yesterday had it not been for Karachi’s poor fielding. He will be key at the death with the ball, and is a livewire in the key fielding positions.
- Umaid Asif is Karachi’s top wicket-taker so far this season with seven scalps in five matches at an economy rate of 7.72.
Stats and Facts
- Head-to-head: Matches 17, Islamabad 11, Karachi 6.
- Islamabad have won the past three matches between the teams.
- Imad Wasim has taken 13 wickets in 14 matches vs United (avg. 25.31) and has scored 156 runs (avg. 16.56).
Gaddafi Stadium Lahore Pitch Report and Weather
The average first innings score in the Lahore leg of PSL 2022 is 179.4 in five matches so far. The team batting first has won three matches so far. Expect another good batting surface, but it remains to be seen if Karachi can improve their terrible run rate.
Another cool and clear evening is forecast in Lahore.
Dream11 Prediction
Note: The below teams are not based on the final playing XIs. We may not be able to update these in time.
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Fan2Play Prediction
Base team:
- Wicket-keepers: Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Joe Clarke
- Batsmen: Alex Hales, Babar Azam
- All-rounders: Shadab Khan
- Bowlers: Chris Jordan, Hasan Ali
Match Prediction
Islamabad United to win.
