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CLAIM NOWKarachi Kings vs Lahore Qalandars, PSLT20, Today Match Prediction 09 March 2024
Toss Winner - Karachi Kings won the toss and choose to bowl first
Karachi Kings beat Lahore Qalandars by 3 wickets
It's the basement battle between the Kings and the Qalandars in Karachi on Saturday evening!
- Lahore Qalandars finally got their first win of the tournament on Wednesday!
- Karachi Kings have won only one of their last five games.
- The teams served up a classic in Match 10 which the Kings won by 2 wickets from the last ball.
We are backing Karachi Kings to win!
| Tournament: | Pakistan Super League, 2024 |
| Format: | t20 |
| Venue: | National Stadium Karachi, Karachi East, Pakistan |
| Toss Prediction: | To Bowl |
| Weather: | 27.0°C|Sunny |
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KRK vs LHQ Match Prediction & Analysis
We are very much at the business end of the group stage of the 2024 PSL now. After this game, both sides will play only one further match in the league!
Karachi Kings must win this one to keep their campaign alive going into the final round of fixtures. If they lose, they can kiss goodbye to the knockout stage, just like Lahore Qalandars. The top four progress to the knockout stage of the tournament and at the moment those four teams are Multan Sultans, Islamabad United, Quetta Gladiators and Peshawar Zalmi!
Lahore Qalandars have already paid the price for their poor first seven games, the question now is, will Karachi Kings also be ruing their poor recent run at the end of Saturday's clash?
RECENT PERFORMANCE
KRK
L W L L L
KRK
121/3 in 15.3 7.81
118/10 in 19.1 6.16
165/8 in 20.0 8.25
169/5 in 20.0 8.45
LHQ
W L L L L
LHQ
145/10 in 18.5 7.7
162/7 in 20.0 8.1
203/6 in 20.0 10.15
211/4 in 20.0 10.55
HEAD TO HEAD
Last 1 Matches
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TEAMS PREVIEW
Karachi Kings Preview
After comprehensively beating Quetta Gladiators by 7 wickets with 27 balls remaining in their previous game, Karachi Kings returned to losing ways as they were beaten for the fourth time in five games, losing by 5 wickets with 8 balls remaining against Islamabad United.
Kieron Pollard top scored for Karachi Kings in the last game and the side will be looking for more aggressive strokes from the West Indian middle-order batter. They could also do with James Vince kicking on - he was dismissed for 29 against Islamabad and has a disappointing top score of 38 not out in this year's campaign.
With the ball, Mir Hamza will be the main threat after taking 3/41 in the last match.
KK Over/Under Betting Tips
Shoaib Malik has accumulated 205 runs in eight matches, averaging 29.28. In two of his last three innings, he has scored over 22 runs. Notably, in his previous encounter against Lahore Qalandars earlier in the tournament, Malik managed 39 runs off 32 balls. Given this recent form, we back Shoaib Malik to sur 22.5 runs against Lahore Qalandars.
Karachi Kings Predicted Playing XI:
Shan Masood (c), Tim Seifert (wk), James Vince, Shoaib Malik, Mohammad Nawaz, Kieron Pollard, Irfan Khan, Hasan Ali, Mir Hamza, Zahid Mahmood, Blessing Muzarabani
Karachi Kings Key Players From Previous Game Of Pakistan Super League, 2024
Karachi Kings Actual Playing XI:
Tim Seifert, Shan Masood, Irfan Khan, Hasan Ali, Anwar Ali, Arafat Minhas, James Vince, Kieron Pollard, Shoaib Malik, Blessing Muzarabani, Zahid Mahmood
Lahore Qalandars Preview
After finally finding the winning formula, we expect to see Lahore Qalandars keep faith with the same XI who took the side to their first victory of the tournament against Islamabad United on Wednesday.
Rassie van der Dussen will lead the charge with the bat, as he has done all competition. In spite of the struggles of his side, the number three begins this match only 30 runs behind Babar Azam at the top of the run scorer's list.
With the ball, skipper Shaheen Shah Afridi has been the leader throughout and he comes into this game after taking 2/32 in Match 23.
LQ Over/Under Betting Tips
The Lahore Qalandars have smashed a total of 91 fours, averaging 13 fours per game in the 2024 PSL season. However, in their last three matches, the Qalandars have only hit 8, 13, and 16 fours, respectively. Qalandars are one of the teams with least boundary percentage this season. Consequently, hitting boundaries in Karachi might be challenging. Therefore, we predict the Lahore Qalandars to hit under 13.5 fours against Karachi Kings.
Lahore Qalandars Predicted Playing XI:
Sahibzada Farhan (wk), Fakhar Zaman, Rassie van der Dussen, Shai Hope, Shaheen Shah Afridi (c), Sikandar Raza, Ahsan Hafeez, David Wiese, Jahandad Khan, Tayyab Abbas, Zaman Khan
Lahore Qalandars Key Players From Previous Game Of Pakistan Super League, 2024
Lahore Qalandars Actual Playing XI:
Fakhar Zaman, Abdullah Shafique, David Wiese, Sikandar Raza, Tahir Baig, Ahsan Bhatti, Shai Hope, Zaman Khan, Shaheen Afridi, Jahandad Khan, Tayyab Abbas
PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS
Weather Conditions
The forecast is for progressively more cloudy conditions in Karachi across Saturday evening. And as the clouds arrive, the humidity levels will also increase at the National Stadium.
KRK vs LHQ Pitch Report
Pitch Condition
BalancedBatting Conditions
Moderate ScoringPace Bowling
SwingSpin Bowling
Minimal Turn
This is a good batting wicket although not quite to the same extent as some of the other venues in the tournament. A par score will be in the region of 180 with good and consistent bounce.
Toss: To Bowl
Two of the last three games in Karachi have been won by the team fielding first so we predict that both teams will choose to bowl first if they win the toss ahead of this game.
KRK vs LHQ
Winning Prediction
Although Lahore Qalandars finally got their first win of the tournament in the last game, we are not backing them to make it two in a row. Playing in front of their own ers, and needing a win to extend their competition, we expect Karachi Kings to raise their game. We are predicting a victory for Karachi Kings in Match 26.
We are backing Karachi Kings to win!
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