Karachi Kings will face Islamabad United in the fourth game of the Pakistan Super League 2023 on Thursday (February 16) at the National Stadium in Karachi. Karachi Kings lost their opening game against Peshawar Zalmi by two runs while chasing a target of 200 runs on Tuesday. The Zalmi reached a total of 199 runs with the help of half-centuries from Babar Azam and Tom Kohler-Cadmore. Cadmore scored 92 runs off 50 deliveries and won the Player of the Match award.
PITCH REPORT
The average first innings score in the last five T20 matches at the National Stadium has been 190 runs. In the first game this season, both teams scored in excess of 190 runs. The team winning the toss will likely elect to bowl.
MATCH INFORMATION
Pakistan Super League, 16 Feb 2023, Thur, 7:00 PM IST, Karachi
PROBABLE PLAYING XI
Karachi Kings
S Malik, Sharjeel Khan, Haider Ali, IM Wasim(C), Qasim Akram, Ben Cutting, MS Wade, Mohammad Amir, AJ Tye, Imran Tahir, Mir Hamza
BENCH : T Shamsi, Aamer Yamin, JM Vince, Tayyab Tahir, JK Fuller, Mohammad Umar, Muhammad Akhlaq, Faisal Akram, Musa Khan, AM Rossington, Irfan Khan
Islamabad United
Asif Ali, Hassan Nawaz, C Munro, Sohaib Maqsood, PR Stirling, HE van der Dussen, SH Khan(C), Azam Khan, Hasan Ali, Mohammad Wasim, TK Curran
BENCH : Abrar Ahmed, MM Ali, Faheem Ashraf, Fazalhaq Farooqi, AD Hales, Mubasir Khan, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Rumman Raees, Zeeshan Zameer, Azam Khan, TS Mills, AAP Atkinson, Zafar Gohar