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KAR vs PES Dream11 Prediction & Fan2Play Possible 11 Pitch Report: PSL 2022 Match 11

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It’s go time for Karachi Kings. After a terrible start to the season, where they lost three straight matches, the Kings come into this match off a five-day break. Such a break is an opportunity to regroup, and they need to hit the ground running to avoid falling too far behind the pack.

Incredibly, they can move into the top four today if they win by a big enough margin. However, the priority simply needs to be to win. They lost all of their first three matches when batting first, but the last four matches in PSL 2022 have shown that the team batting first has more than just a slight chance. Also, Karachi’s batting has been very poor so far, with an average first innings score of just 135.67 in their opening three matches. They will need a lot more than that today.

Peshawar Zalmi suffered their own comprehensive defeat a couple of nights ago. Their 29-run defeat to Lahore began with a poor bowling display up front, where there was a lack of consistency on a good batting pitch. With high scores the norm in this tournament, Zalmi’s bowlers need to produce better control, and they have the opportunity to target a Kings team that has struggled with the bat.

Zalmi currently sit fifth with the poorest net run rate of any team (-1.182). Kings are bottom with no wins. Crucial match.

Possible Playing 11

In more bad news for Karachi Kings, Mohammad Ilyas and Mohammad Amir have been ruled out of the PSL due to injuries. Amir, who reportedly aggravated his side injury, will be missed by Karachi.

Karachi Kings: 1. Sharjeel Khan, 2. Babar Azam (c), 3. Joe Clarke (wk), 4. Mohammad Nabi, 5. Sahibzada Farhan, 6. Lewis Gregory/Ian Cockbain, 7. Imad Wasim, 8. Aamer Yamin, 9. Umaid Asif, 10. Mohammad Taha, 11. Mohammad Imran

Peshawar Zalmi: 1. Kamran Akmal (wk), 2. Hazratullah Zazai, 3. Hussain Talat, 4. Haider Ali, 5. Shoaib Malik, 6. Sherfane Rutherford, 7. Ben Cutting, 8. Wahab Riaz (c), 9. Arish Ali, 10. Usman Qadir, 11. Salman Irshad

Key Players to Watch/Key Stats

Karachi Kings:

  • Babar Azam is striking at just 105 so far in PSL 2022, so this is a big game for the Karachi captain. He has a good record against Peshawar, with 497 runs in 13 innings at an average of 45.18 and strike rate of 128.76.
  • Babar also has the most runs at the National Stadium in Karachi: 32 inns, 1,360 runs, avg. 59.13, SR 133.07.
  • Sharjeel Khan also has an important role to play. He has been under-par against Zalmi since the beginning of 2020, scoring just 74 runs in five innings at an average of 14.80 and strike rate of 125.42.
  • Sharjeel is the Kings’ leading run-scorer so far this season with 113 in three matches, with one half-century.
  • Mohammad Nabi is in awful batting form, dating back to the BBL. The all-rounder has struck just 25 runs this season at a strike rate of 78. However, he comes up against the team whom he scored 67 off 35 balls against on this ground in PSL 2021.
  • The Kings could bring in Ian Cockbain if he’s available. The batsman was superb in the recent BBL, where he scored 239 runs in six innings at an average of 59.75 and strike rate of 141.42.
  • The Kings need more from Imad Wasim. He has taken just five wickets in 12 matches vs Zalmi at an average of 53.00.
  • Umaid Asif has looked in good touch at the bowling crease so far this season, with two wickets in as many matches at an economy rate of just 6.66.

Peshawar Zalmi:

  • Hazratullah Zazai was out for a duck a few days ago courtesy of a great yorker by Shaheen Shah Afridi. Today, he comes up against a more inexperienced attack. He smashed 68 off 26 balls and 77 off 38 balls vs Karachi last season.
  • Kamran Akmal has scored the most runs in Kings-Zalmi matches (498, avg. 33.20) at a superb strike rate of 155.63. He made a good start to his PSL 2022 campaign, smashing a 24-ball 41 vs Lahore.
  • Sherfane Rutherford is Zalmi’s top run-scorer so far in PSL 2022. The West Indian has scored 101 runs at an average of 50.50 and impressive strike rate of 153.03.
  • Rutherford scored 65 runs vs Karachi across three matches last season at a strike rate of 138.30. He was dismissed just once.
  • Wahab Riaz has taken the most wickets in Kings-Zalmi matches. The skipper has taken 17 wickets in 13 matches at an average of 21.76 and economy rate of 7.71. Can he take his first wicket in PSL 2022 today?
  • Usman Qadir is currently Zalmi’s leading wicket-taker in PSL 2022 with three in three matches. He will be aiming to improve on his economy rate of 9.45.

Stats and Facts

  • Head-to-head: Matches 15, Kings 5, Zalmi 10.
  • Shoaib Malik scored 1, 0 and 30 vs Kings last season. He averages 24 in nine career matches vs Kings.
  • Haider Ali has scored just 33 runs in four innings vs Karachi (avg. 8.25).

National Stadium Karachi Pitch Report and Weather

After chasing teams won 19 out of 20 PSL matches dating back to the beginning of last season, the team batting first has won the last four games. The average first innings score in the last four games is a huge 204.75 in beautiful batting conditions.

Expect the teams to go hard once again with the death bowling not up to standard at times. Another clear evening is forecast.

Dream11 Prediction

Note: The below teams are not based on the final playing XIs. We may not be able to update these in time.

Option 1:

KAR vs PES Dream11 Prediction & Fan2Play Possible 11: PSL 2022 Match 11 | KAR vs PES Dream11 Prediction Today | Karachi Pitch Report

Option 2:

KAR vs PES Dream11 Prediction & Fan2Play Possible 11: PSL 2022 Match 11 | KAR vs PES Dream11 Prediction Today | Karachi Pitch Report

Fan2Play Prediction

Base team:

  • Wicket-keepers: Kamran Akmal, Joe Clarke
  • Batsmen: Hazratullah Zazai, Babar Azam
  • All-rounders: Hussain Talat, Mohammad Nabi
  • Bowlers: Wahab Riaz, Umaid Asif

Match Prediction

Peshawar Zalmi look to have more runs in them at the moment. They start as favourites.

Charbel Coorey
Charbel Cooreyhttps://cricblog.net
Charbel is the owner & founder of cricblog.net, based in Sydney, Australia. He started the website to fulfill his love for the game of cricket. Charbel has been featured on other publications including OP India, Times of India, and The Roar, among others. He is also a keen fantasy sports player. Charbel has also had the privilege of interviewing cricketers on the CricBlog TV YouTube channel, including James Neesham, Rassie van der Dussen, Andrew Tye, Shreyas Gopal, Jaydev Unadkat and Saurabh Netravalkar: https://www.youtube.com/@cricblogtv For any story tips or questions, you can contact Charbel at charbelcoorey@cricblog.net.

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