Published on: Feb 17, 2023 6:30 pm IST|Updated on: Feb 17, 2023 5:42 pm IST
KAR vs QUE: It’s fair to say that the ongoing edition of Pakistan Super League (PSL) has been so far at its best. The five games have seen everything in high scoring thrillers, nail-bitters and utter dominance. But it’s fair to say that it’s hasn’t been the great start for Karachi Kings and Quetta Gladiators so far as they suffered losses and would be looking to rejuvenate themselves and get on the winning track.
Fixture Name: Karachi Kings vs Quetta Gladiators, 6th match Competition: Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2023 Date: 18th February 2023 Time: 7:30 PM IST Ground: National Stadium Karachi, Karachi
The pitches in Pakistan are mostly flat and are often good for batting, which has led to high scoring encounters. The venue has often produced some staggering encounters and it is expected that the upcoming game will be no less. The venue so far has hosted 51 games, out of which 18 games have been won by teams batting first and 43 by teams batting second, which clearly suggests that it’s a chasing ground. Spinners might also come in play during the game. The average first innings score at this venue is around 175 , which suggests that anything above 190 will be a safe score. The venue has been host to games this season as well and it has been high scoring thrillers.
Karachi Kings – L L W L L Quetta Gladiators – L L L W L
Karachi Kings:
Imran Tahir, Tabriz Shamsi, Ben Cutting, Imad Wasim (C), Matthew Wade (Wk), Mir Hamza, Qasim Akram, Mohammad Amir, Sharjeel Khan, Shoaib Malik, Haider Ali
Quetta Gladiators:
Jason Roy, Martin Guptill, Abdul Wahid Bangalzai, Umar Akmal, Sarfaraz Ahmed (c), Iftikhar Ahmed, Mohammad Nawaz, Wanindu Hasaranga, Umaid Asif, Mohammad Hasnain, Naseem Shah
Probable Best Batter
Shoaib Malik – Stats in T20s
Shoaib Malik is expected to be the best batter in the game Karachi Kings and Quetta Gladiators. The has been in the exceptional form and scored fifty in the first game and followed it with 18-run knock in second game. His stats too are staggering as he has 1952 runs in 70 games.
PSL matches
Runs
Average
Strike rate
Highest score
70
1952
34
130
73
Probable Best Bowler
Naseem Shah – Stats in T20s
Pacer Naseem Shah is expected to be the best bowlers in the game between Karachi and Quetta. The pacer has been amongst the best in the format for Pakistan and is grown significantly. His stats in the league are exceptional as in 21 games he has 19 wickets.
Wickets
Economy rate
Best bowling figures
21
19
29
8.1
5/20
Matches Played
KAR Won
QUE Won
NR
14
5
9
0
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