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
Peshawar Zalmi face Karachi Kings in the Pakistan Super League.
The game is set for Sunday, February 13. The first ball will be bowled at 2:30pm local time (9:30pm GMT).
The game will be held at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore.
Karachi Kings have made what can by no exaggeration be considered the worst possible start to the PSL regular season, losing all five of their opening games.
Last time out they showed few signs of breaching the gap to the rest, losing to Islamabad United by 42 runs in Karachi.
Chasing 178 runs to win they made just 135 for 9 from their 20 overs.
Peshawar Zalmi have won two of their six games but have suffered back-to-back defeats to Multan Sultans.
Both came in failed run-chases, first as they fell well short of the target of 223, and then when spluttering to 140 all out after being set 183 to win.
Sharjeel Khan [Asif Hasan/AFP via Getty Images]
Other than Babar Azam, Sharjeel Khan is the only Kings batter to have reached three figures in PSL 7 mainly thanks to a 39-ball 60.
Babar has cracked 194 runs in five innings but his strike rate of 118.29 is an indicator he is anything but in top form.
Attempting to break that partnership will be Saqib Mahmood, who had good success against Pakistan last summer for England, and took 2 for 44 in the second game with Sultans - bowling Khushdil Shah and getting rid of Abbas Afridi.
Mohammad Umar will likely share the new ball. His 10 overs have gone at an economy rate of 7.80 though he'll be keen to add to the three wickets in the first game against Kings in early February.
Matches played: 16
Peshawar Zalmi wins: 11
Karachi Kings wins: 5
It should be a clear afternoon in Lahore with temperatures around 20 degrees Celcius.
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
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 (unavailable, replaced by Tom Lammonby)
Supplementary round: Sahibzada Farhan, Jordan Thompson
Partial replacement: Mohammad Taha Khan
Saqib Mahmood [Asif Hassan/AFP via Getty Images]
Peshawar Zalmi: Hazratullah Zazai, Kamran Akmal, Hussain Talat, Haider Ali, Shoaib Malik, Sherfane Rutherford, Ben Cutting, Wahab Riaz, Usman Qadir, Arish Ali Khan, Salman Irshad
Karachi Kings: Sharjeel Khan, Babar Azam, Mohammad Nabi, Joe Clarke, Aamer Yamin, Lewis Gregory, Sahibzada Farhan, Imad Wasim, Umaid Asif, Mohammad Taha, Mohammad Ilyas
Kings' horrid start to the competition shows no sign of letting up and Zalmi are clear favourites to pile on the misery.
In Pakistan, games will be on A Sports 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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