Lahore Qalandars and Karachi Kings will play the PSL’s 26th encounter on Friday. The Qalandars have won five of their last seven games, putting them in second place in the points table. They’ve won their previous two games and appear in good shape. The Qalandars defeated the Quetta Gladiators in their last match by eight wickets.
Karachi is going through a hard patch and is now ranked bottom in the points standings. They have yet to win a game and are out of contention for a playoff berth. Multan Sultans beat them by seven wickets in their most recent match.
Weather
Lahore is forecast to have temperatures ranging from 19~23°C. There is no chance of rain, and we expect a complete game to be played.
Pitch
Gaddafi Stadium has a strong batting surface. As the ball comes neatly onto the bat, batters can play their strokes freely right from the start of their innings. The bowlers have struggled in the last several games as teams have piled up massive totals.
Probable Playing XIs
Lahore Qalandars:
Shaheen Afridi (c), Philip Salt (wk), Rashid Khan, Fakhar Zaman, Kamran Ghulam, Mohammad Hafeez, Abdullah Shafique, Harry Brook, Haris Rauf, David Wiese, Zaman Khan
Karachi Kings:
Babar Azam (c), Rohail Nazir (wk), Chris Jordan, Joe Clarke, Qasim Akram, Mohammad Nabi, Imad Wasim, Sharjeel Khan, Jordan Thompson, Umaid Asif, Mir Hamza
Lahore Qalandars vs Karachi Kings – Match 26, Dream 11:
Fakhar Zaman (c), Joe Clarke (wk), Babar Azam, Kamran Ghulam, Sharjeel Khan, Abdullah Shafique, David Wiese, Imad Wasim, Mir Hamza, Rashid Khan, Shaheen Afridi
Prediction
Match winner
- Lahore Qalandars
Winning the toss
- Lahore Qalandars
Top Batsman
- Lahore Qalandars – Fakhar Zaman
- Karachi Kings – Babar Azam
Top Bowler
- Lahore Qalandars – Shaheen Afridi
- Karachi Kings – Imad Wasim
Most Sixes
- Lahore Qalandars – Fakhar Zaman
- Karachi Kings – Sharjeel Khan
Player of the Match
- Lahore Qalandars – Fakhar Zaman
Team Scores Batting First
- Lahore Qalandars – 185+
- Karachi Kings – 175+
The Lahore Qalandars dominated their previous game and will be hoping to do it again against the depleted Karachi Kings, who are hunting for their first win of the season. We predict Lahore Qalandars to win another PSL match.