MATCH NO – 6th MATCH
SERIES – Pakistan Super Leagues – 2024
DATE – 21st February, 2024
TIME – 02:30 PM IST
VENUE – Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
INTRODUCTION
Pakistan Super league is one of the most popular T20 leagues in Men’s cricket. In this league many big stars like Kieron pollard, Rashid Khan, Fakhar Zaman, Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan, Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf, Shadab Khan, Imad Wasim, Alex Hales, Colin Munro etc play for many frenchies.
This t20 format started from 2015 by cricket Pakistan Cricket Board, This is a Pakistan professional t20 league and biggest T20 league.
Pakistan Super League 2024 has started from 20th February.Sixth match of Pakistan Super League league will be played between Peshawar Zalmi & Karachi Kings.Peshawar Zalmi team have won 1 trophy of Pakistan Super League whereas Karachi Kings team failed to win any trophy of Pakistan Super League.
MATCH PREVIEW
The Sixth match played between Karachi Kings (KRK) and Peshawar Zalmi (PSZ) is going to be an exciting contest. Both teams have a strong line-up. In this season Peshawar Zalmi team started well with batting but failed to chase 206 runs lost the match against Quetta Gladiator whereas Karachi Kings team performed very poorly in first match and bowled out at just 138 runs against Karachi Kings.
Last time when both teams Peshawar Zalmi and Karachi Kings played between each other Peshawar team scored 197 runs and Karachi team failed to chase this massive total and Peshawar team won the match by 24 runs.
Peshawar Zalmi as a home team have the advantage of more experience of this pitch as well. Peshawar Zalmi is a well-balanced team with a blend of experienced and talented players. They have proven themselves in this season almost chased 206 runs but lost the match against Quetta Gladiators.In the previous match against Quetta Gladiators Peshawar Zalmi team scored 190 runs with the help of Babar Azam 68 runs & Saim Ayub scored 42 runs. They have talented & aggressive batsmen like Babar Azam, Saim Ayub, Mohammad Haris, Rovman Powell, Tom Kohler Cadmore & Asif Ali. Their bowling department is also well-equipped with bowlers like Luke Wood, Salman Irshad, Mohmmad Zeeshan, Khurram Shahzad adding depth and experience to their bowling line-up.
On the other hand, Karachi looked poor in previous season and won only 3 matches and lost 7 matches and out of 10 and fifth position.In this season also they started very poorly and bowled out at just 138 runs against Multan Sultan. This team is a well-balanced team with a blend of experienced and talented players.They have talented & aggressive batsmen like Kieron Pollard, Shoaib Malik, James Vince, Shan Masood. Their bowling department is also well-equipped with bowlers like Daniel Sams, Hasan ALi, Shamsi, adding depth and experience to their batting and bowling line-up.
Both teams boast of strong batting & bowling attacks, so the battle between the batsmen and bowlers will be crucial in deciding the outcome of the match.
Considering the form and capabilities of both teams, this match has the potential to be a close contest. It will be interesting to see how the teams strategize and adapt to the conditions. Fans can again expect an exciting and competitive match between Peshawar Zalmi and Karachi Kings.
PITCH REPORT
Gaddafi Stadium is an International cricket stadium located in Lahore, Pakistan. It is owned and operated by the Pakistan Cricket Board. It serves as the home ground for the Lahore Qalandar team. The stadium is located in Second biggest city of Pakistan Lahore. First test matches was played between Pakistan & Australia Team in 1959.First ODI match was played on this ground in 1978 between Pakistan men’s team & England men’s team.First t20 match was played on this ground in 2015 between Pakistan men’s Team & New Zealand Men’s Team.
Gaddafi Stadium is one of the most popular & oldest grounds in the cricket world which is operated by the Pakistan Cricket Board. It has a seating capacity of 50000 and has hosted various international mens’ cricket matches, including Test matches and One Day Internationals.
Overall, Gaddafi Stadium holds a significant place in cricket history & Pakistan Super League history and continues to be a prominent venue for domestic and international cricket matches in Lahore.
This pitch has served 41 matches of Pakistan Super League and in 44 matches 28 times the first batting team won the match and 16 times second batting won the match. So toss is an important role for this match and who will win the toss will choose batting first.
Gaddafi Stadium pitch is balanced for both departments. But this pitch is more favourable for the Batsmen.The last match witnessed the batting first side crossing 187 runs and the second batting team also scored 188 runs and won the match by 5 wickets. In 44 matches played 26 times the team scored 170+ runs on board.That’s shown how much this pitch favours for Batsmen.
In the initial overs, the bowling side needs to maintain a tight line and length, aiming to secure early breakthroughs to restrict the opponent to a low score. The role of pacers becomes crucial in the Pakistan conditions.But this pitch is more favourable for batsmen and Due to the small boundaries, we will see many boundaries in this match.Talking about the Par score, the team batting first should aim to score at least 170+ to be considered a competitive total.
GROUND STATS (PSL)
| TOTAL MATCH | 44 |
| AVERAGE SCORE | 170+ |
| BATTING 1ST WON | 28 |
| BATTING 2ND WON | 16 |
| NO RESULT | 00 |
SCORING PATTERN
| BELOW SCORE 150 | 06 |
| BETWEEN 150 TO 169 | 11 |
| BETWEEN 170 TO 189 | 12 |
| ABOVE SCORE 190 | 13 |
BOWLERS STATS ON GADDAFI STADIUM (PSL)
TOTAL MATCHES PLAYED – 44
PACER WICKETS – 378
SPINNER WICKETS – 149.
PSZ TEAM NEWS, SQUADS, PLAYING 11 & PLAYERS STATS
TEAM NEWS
- Peshawar Zalmi team performed good in the previous season and won 5 matches out of 10 matches and took fourth position in the points table.
- Last match played between Peshawar Zalmi & Karachi Kings, Peshawar Zalmi team scored 197 runs and successfully defended the total and won the match by 24 runs.
- Babar Azam had scored 522 runs in 11 innings with a 52+average in the previous season of Pakistan Super League.
- Saim Ayub had scored 341 runs in 12 innings in the previous season of Pakistan Super league.
- Tom Kohler Cadmore had scored 325 runs in 12 innings in the previous season of Pakistan Super league.
- Mohamamd Haris had scored 350 runs in 11 innings in the previous season of Pakistan Super League.
- In the last match against Quetta Gladiator Peshawar Zalmi team failed to chase 206 runs and lost the match by 16 runs.
- Babar Azam scored 68 runs & Saim Ayub scored 42 runs against Quetta Gladiators.
- Salman Irsad has taken 3 wickets, whereas Luke Wood & Mohamamd Zeeshan took 1-1 wickets each against Quetta Gladiators.
- Both teams played 19 matches and Peshawar Zalmi won 14 matches and lost 5 matches against Karachi Kings.
SQUADS
Batting – Asif Ali, Babar Azam ©, Rovman Powell, Saim Ayub, Mohammad Haris (wk), Tom Kohler Cadmore, Haseebullah Khan(wk)..
Bowling – Khurram Shahzad, Mehran Mutaz, Naveen ul Haq, Salman irshad, Mohammad Zeeshan, Umair Afridi, Arif Yaqoob, Shamar Joseph, Arsad Iqbal.
All Rounder – Dan Mousley, Aamer Jamal, Luke Wood.
POSSIBLE PLAYING 11
Babar Azam ©, Saim Ayub, Mohammad Haris (wk), Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Rovman Powell, Asif Ali, Dan mosuley, Aamer Jamal, Luke Wood, Mohammad Zeeshan, Salman Irshad.
PLAYERS RECENT INNINGS
| PLAYERS NAME | RECENT 5 INNINGS |
| Babar Azam | 68r, 47r, 47r, 37r, 62r. |
| Saim Ayub | 42r, 10r, 2r, 13r, 35r. |
| Mohamamd Haris | 7r, 16r, 12r, 8r, 64r. |
| Tom Kohler-Cadmore | 18r, 4r, 1r, 19r, 39r. |
| Rovman Powell | 17r, 8r, 21r, 63r, 14r. |
| Asif Ali | 2r, 6r, 0r, 4r, 8r. |
| Dan Mousley | 11+0W, 2W, 11+1W, 1W, 0W. |
| Aamer Jamal | 0W, 5W, 1W, 0W, 1W. |
| Luke Wood | 1W, 0W, 3W, 0W, 0W. |
| Mohammad Zeeshan | 1W, 0W, 1W, 1W, 1W. |
| Salman Irshad | 3W, 2W, 0W, 2W, 0W. |
PLAYERS STATS ON GADDAFI STADIUM (PSL)
| PLAYERS NAME | RECORDS ON THIS VENUE |
| Babar Azam | 11 INNINGS – 431 RUNS. |
| Saim Ayub | 4 INNINGS – 125 RUNS. |
| Mohamamd Haris | 9 INNINGS – 292 RUNS. |
| Tom Kohler-Cadmore | 5 INNINGS – 94 RUNS. |
| Rovman Powell | 2 INNINGS – 37 RUNS – 1 WICKET. |
| Asif Ali | 11 INNINGS – 141 RUNS – 2 WICKETS. |
| Dan Mousley | 1 INNING – 11 RUNS – 0 WICKET. |
| Aamer Jamal | 3 INNINGS – 3 WICKETS. |
| Luke Wood | 1 INNING – 1 WICKET. |
| Mohammad Zeeshan | 1 INNING – 1 WICKET. |
| Salman Irshad | 13 INNINGS – 25 WICKETS. |
PLAYERS LAST 5 INNINGS VS KRK (PSL)
| PLAYERS NAME | LAST 5 INNINGS VS KRK |
| Babar Azam | 0r, 68r. |
| Saim Ayub | 1r, 1r, 19r, 8r. |
| Mohamamd Haris | 0r, 10r, 49r. |
| Tom Kohler-Cadmore | 56r, 92r, 10r. |
| Rovman Powell | 64r, 1r, 2r. |
| Asif Ali | 10r, 4r, 28r, 10r, 21r. |
| Dan Mousley | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Aamer Jamal | 13+3W. |
| Luke Wood | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Mohammad Zeeshan | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Salman Irshad | 1W, 2W, 0W, 1W.S |
PLAYERS OVERALL RECORDS VS KRK (PSL)
| PLAYERS NAME | TOTAL RUNS/WICKETS VS KRK |
| Babar Azam | 2 INNINGS – 68 RUNS. |
| Saim Ayub | 4 INNINGS – 29 RUNS. |
| Mohamamd Haris | 3 INNINGS – 59 RUNS. |
| Tom Kohler-Cadmore | 3 INNINGS – 158 RUNS. |
| Rovman Powell | 3 INNINGS – 67 RUNS. |
| Asif Ali | 13 INNINGS – 304 RUNS. |
| Dan Mousley | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Aamer Jamal | 1 INNING – 13 RUNS – 3 WICKETS. |
| Luke Wood | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Mohammad Zeeshan | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Salman Irshad | 4 INNINGS – 4 WICKETS. |
KRK TEAM NEWS, SQUADS, PLAYING 11 & PLAYERS STATS
TEAM NEWS
- Karachi KIngs team performed very poorly in the previous season and won only 3 matches out of 10 and fifth position in the points table.
- Last match played between Peshawar Zalmi & Karachi Kings, Karachi Kings failed to chase a massive total of 187 runs and lost the match by 24 runs.
- Kieron Pollard scored 260 runs in 10 innings in the previous PSL season.
- Hasan Ali took 13 wickets in 8 innings in the previous Pakistan Super League season.
- In the last match against Multan Sultan, Karachi Kings team failed to chase 185 runs and lost the match by 55 runs.
- Shoaib Malik scored 53 runs & Masood scored 30 runs in the last match against Multan Sultan.
- Mir Hamza & Daniel Sams took 1-1 wickets in the last match against Multan Sultan.
- Both teams played 19 matches and Karachi Kings won 5 matches and 14 matches lost against Peshawar Zalmi.
SQUADS
Batting – James Vince, Shan Masood ©, Muhammad Aklaq, Leus du Plooy, Saad Baig (wk), Tim Seifert (wk).
Bowling – Mohammad Aamir Khan, Mir Hamza, Hasan Ali, Anwar Ali, Sirajuddin, Zahid Mahmood, Tabraiz Shamsi.
All Rounder – Shoaib Malik, Kieron Pollard, irfan Khan Niazi, Daniel Sams, Jamie Overton, Mohamamd Nawaz.
POSSIBLE PLAYING 11
James Vince, Shan Masood ©, Saad Baig (wk), Shoaib Malik, Kieron Pollard, Mohamamd Nawaz, Daniel Sams, Hasan Ali, Tabraiz Shamsi, Mir Hamza, Aamir Khan.
PLAYERS RECENT INNINGS
| PLAYERS NAME | RECENT 5 INNINGS |
| Saad Baig | 0r, 3r, 9r, 25r, 0r. |
| Shan Masood | 30r, 35r, 0r, 54r, 60r. |
| James Vince | 5r, 58r, 0r, 50r, 59r. |
| Shoaib Malik | 53+0W, 10r, 19r, 14r, 41+2W. |
| Kieron Pollard | 28r, 9r, 27r, 8r, 40r. |
| Mohamamd Nawaz | 7+0W, 7+0W, 38+0W, 3W, 55+2W. |
| Daniel Sams | 1W, 15+0W, 24+!W, 14!+W, 0W. |
| Hasan Ali | 0W, 0W, 0W, 2W, 0W. |
| Tabraiz Shamsi | 0W, 1W, 1W, 2W, 0W. |
| Mir Hamza | 1W, 1W, 0W, 2W, 4W. |
| Aamir Khan | 0W, 1W, 0W, 2W, 1W. |
PLAYERS STATS ON GADDAFI STADIUM (PSL)
| PLAYERS NAME | RECORDS ON THIS VENUE |
| Saad Baig | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Shan Masood | 12 INNINGS – 332 RUNS. |
| James Vince | 6 INNINGS – 118 RUNS. |
| Shoaib Malik | 7 INNINGS – 320 RUNS – 1 WICKET. |
| Kieron Pollard | 3 INNINGS – 115 RUNS – 3 WICKETS. |
| Mohamamd Nawaz | 5 INNINGS – 73 RUNS – 5 WICKETS. |
| Daniel Sams | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Hasan Ali | 10 INNINGS – 10 WICKETS. |
| Tabraiz Shamsi | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Mir Hamza | 5 INNINGS – 9 WICKETS. |
| Aamir Khan | NOT PLAYED YET. |
PLAYERS LAST 5 INNINGS VS PSZ (PSL)
| PLAYERS NAME | LAST 5 INNINGS VS PSZ |
| Saad Baig | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Shan Masood | 5r, 20r, 68r, 26r, 37r. |
| James Vince | 0r, 84r, 5r, 41r, 0r. |
| Shoaib Malik | 1r, 52r, 28r, 22r, 13r. |
| Kieron Pollard | 52+0W, 15+0W, 16+3W, 21+0W, 47r. |
| Mohamamd Nawaz | 0W, 1W, 3W, 2W, 18+0W. |
| Daniel Sams | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Hasan Ali | 1W, 3W, 3W, 3W, 2W. |
| Tabraiz Shamsi | 1W. |
| Mir Hamza | 1W, 1W. |
| Aamir Khan | NOT PLAYED YET. |
PLAYERS OVERALL RECORDS VS PSZ (PSL)
| PLAYERS NAME | TOTAL RUNS/WICKETS VS PSZ |
| Saad Baig | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Shan Masood | 8 INNINGS – 206 RUNS. |
| James Vince | 6 INNINGS – 174 RUNS. |
| Shoaib Malik | 11 INNINGS – 276 RUNS – 1 WICKET. |
| Kieron Pollard | 7 INNINGS – 182 RUNS – 3 WICKETS. |
| Mohamamd Nawaz | 20 INNINGS – 115 RUNS – 26 WICKETS. |
| Daniel Sams | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Hasan Ali | 8 INNINGS – 16 WICKETS. |
| Tabraiz Shamsi | 1 INNING – 1 WICKET. |
| Mir Hamza | 2 INNINGS – 2 WICKETS. |
| Aamir Khan | NOT PLAYED YET. |
HEAD TO HEAD RECORDS
TOTAL MATCHES PLAYED – 19
- PSZ WIN – 14
- KRK WIN – 05
- NO RESULT – 00
FANTASY TEAM/DREAM 11 TEAM
SMALL LEAGUE(SL-TEAM)
WK BATSMAN – M. Haris.
BATSMEN – J. Vince, B. Azam, S. Masood, T. Kohler Cadmore, S. Ayub.
ALL-ROUNDERS – S. Malik, M. Nawaz, R. Powell, D. Sams.
BOWLERS – S. Irshad.
GRAND LEAGUE(GL-TEAM)
WK BATSMAN – M. Haris.
BATSMEN – K. Pollard, J. Vince, B. Azam, S. Masood, S. Ayub.
ALL-ROUNDERS – S. Malik, R. Powell, D. Sams.
BOWLERS – H. Ali, S. Irshad.
BACK-UPS – M. Hamza, L. Wood, A Jamal.
CAPTAIN/VICE-CAPTAIN (SL) – B. Azam, S. Malik.
CAPTAIN/VICE-CAPTAIN (GL) – D. Sams, J. Vince.
POSSIBLE OUTCOME –
PESHAWAR ZALMI MAY BE THE WINNER OF THIS MATCH.
