Key match-ups, squad lists, head-to-head record, weather forecast, prediction, odds, form guide and more ahead of the next game of the 2022 Pakistan Super League season
Karachi Kings take on Peshawar Zalmi in the Pakistan Super League.
The game is set for Friday, February 4. The first ball will be bowled at 7:30pm local time (2:30pm GMT).
The game will be held at the National Stadium in Karachi.
Both sides have started relatively poorly in PSL 7.
Karachi Kings are yet to win a game, losing to Multan Sultans, Quetta Gladiators and Lahore Qalandars.
However, Babar Azam's side looked more promising against Lahore Qalandars, passing 150 for the first time. They posted 170 for 7, with Sharjeel Khan (60 from 39) and Babar Azam (41 from 33) scoring the bulk of the runs. Unfortunately, it wasn't enough with Lahore completing their chase with four balls to go.
Peshawar have won one game out of three, emerging victorious in their season opener against Quetta Gladiators. It was a tightly contested affair in which they chased down 190 with two balls to spare. Each of the top five batsmen contributed with the bat, though captain Shoaib Malik (48 from 32) and Hussain Talat (52 from 29) were the main contributors.
Since then, Peshawar have been convincingly beaten by Islamabad United - who chased down 168 inside 16 overs - and Lahore Qalandars, slipping to a 29-run defeat in pursuit of 199.
Babar Azam is yet to find his best form in PSL7 [Asif Hasan/AFP via Getty Images]
While neither side have had particularly convincing starts to PSL 7, their batting ranks have shown some signs of form, and they will likely hold the key to this contest.
Karachi skipper Babar Azam has scored 96 runs so far this season, far below the levels he showed last year, but it’s a start.
Instead, his opening partner Sharjeel Khan has been the pick of the Karachi batters, hitting 113 runs across three games.
Zalmi’s opening partnership changed between games two and three, but their middle order has remained pretty much intact, and some of the players within that have been the most influential.
Shaoib Malik has hit 80 runs so far from no.4 while Sherfane Rutherford has smashed 101 runs, including a blistering 70 not out off 46 balls against Islamabad United.
Matches played: 15
Karachi Kings wins: 5
Peshawar Zalmi wins: 10
Another clear evening in Karachi, with temperatures hovering around 21 degrees Celsius at the start of play.
Karachi Kings: Babar Azam, Imad Wasim, Mohammad Nabi, Mohammad Amir, Joe Clarke, Sharjeel Khan, Aamer Yamin, Mohammad Ilyas, Chris Jordan, Lewis Gregory, Umaid Asif, Tom Abell (injured, replaced by Ian Cockbain), Rohail Nazir, Muhammad Imran, Faisal Akram, Qasim Akram, Talha Ahsan, Romario Shepherd (unvailable, replaced by Tom Lammonby)
Supplementary round: Sahibzada Farhan, Jordan Thompson
Partial replacement: Mohammad Taha Khan
Peshawar Zalmi: Wahab Riaz, Liam Livingstone, Shoaib Malik, Sherfane Rutherford, Haider Ali, Saqib Mahmood, Hussain Talat, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Hazratullah Zazai, Usman Qadir, Salman Irshad, Arshad Iqbal (Covid replacement: Ammad Butt), Sameen Gul, Kamran Akmal (Covid replacement: Imam-ul-Haq), Sirajuddin, Mohammad Amir Khan, Ben Cutting, Mohammad Haris
Supplementary round: Mohammad Umer, Sohail Khan
Partial replacements: Matt Parkinson, Pat Brown
Sherfane Rutherford acknowledges his half-century against Islamabad United [Asif Hassan/AFP via Getty Images]
Karachi Kings: Sharjeel Khan, Babar Azam, Mohammad Nabi, Joe Clarke, Aamer Yamin, Lewis Gregory, Sahibzada Farhan, Imad Wasim, Umaid Asif, Mohammad Taha, Mohammad Ilyas
Peshawar Zalmi: Hazratullah Zazai, Kamran Akmal, Hussain Talat, Haider Ali, Shaoib Malik, Sherfane Rutherford, Ben Cutting, Wahab Riaz, Usman Qadir, Arish Ali Khan, Salman Irshad
Peshawar Zalmi have already tasted victory this season, and going up against bottom of the table Karachi, they may just do so again.
In Pakistan, games will be on A Super and PTV Sports.
In the UK games will be shown on Sky Sports Cricket (Sky 404, Virgin 504).
In Australia, the games will be shown on Foxtel, Fox Sports and Kayo.
In India, Sony Sports Network carries the broadcast rights.
In the Caribbean, Flow Sports hold the broadcast rights, with Willow TV showing the tournament in North America.
SuperSport will provide coverage in South Africa, while Sky Sport will show the matches in New Zealand.
The PCB has partnered with ICC TV and tapmad TV to broadcast PSL7 in: Andorra, Antarctica, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bouvet Island, Bouvet Island, Brazil, British Indian Ocean Territory, Brunei, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Chile, China, Christmas Island, Cocos Island, Colombia, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, East Timor, Ecuador, Estonia, Falkland Islands, Faroe islands, Finland, France, French Guiana, Georgia, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Guyana, Heard Island, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, Indonesia, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Kyrgystan, Laos, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macao, Macedonia, Malaysia, Malta, Micronesia, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Myanmar, Netherlands, New Caledonia, North Korea, Norway, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, San Marino, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Thailand, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vatican City, Vietnam and Venezuela.
The commentary line-up includes Nick Knight, David Gower, Mike Haysman, Pommie Mbangwa, Danny Morrison, Bazid Khan, Waqar Younis, Urooj Mumtaz, Sana Mir, Marina Iqbal and Tariq Saeed. Erin Holland, Zainab Abbas and Sikandar Bakht will present the live coverage.
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