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 Lahore Qalandars in the Pakistan Super League.
The game is set for Sunday, January 30. The first ball will be bowled at 7:30pm local time (2:30am GMT).
The game will be held at the National Stadium in Karachi.
Karachi Kings were beaten in the tournament opener against Multan Sultans, slipping to a seven-wicket defeat after posting just 124 for 5 with the bat.
And against Quetta Gladiators in their second match, the Kings once again found runs hard to come by. The 2020 champions scored just 113 runs, with captain Babar Azam (32), Aamer Yamin (20) and Imad Wasim (26) the only players to score more than 10.
Lahore Qalandars are also searching for their first win of the season after losing a high-scoring encounter with Multan Sultans by five wickets. The Qalandars posted an impressive 206 for 5 with the bat but saw their total surpassed with two balls to spare.
Runs are not hard to come by for the Qalandars with opener Fakhar Zaman and finishers David Wiese and Rashid Khan all striking in excess of 200. However, their failure to defend 206 is a worry and perhaps an area that will give the out of form Karachi Kings confidence.
Rashid Khan (pictured playing for Adelaide Strikers) hit 17 runs off four balls for Lahore Qalandars against Multan Sultans [Sarah Reed/Getty Images]
Karachi Kings have struggled for runs in their opening two matches. Babar Azam is his franchise's leading run-scorer with 55 runs and is one of only two players (the other being Sharjeel Khan) to reach double-figures in both of the Kings' matches to date.
Lahore Qalandars, meanwhile, were undone with the ball against Multan Sultans. Rashid Khan (1 for 28) was the only player to concede fewer than 10 runs per over while Samit Patel's one over leaked 19 runs. And then there's Haris Rauf, who bowled the final over with the Sultans needed 16 off 6 and was subsquently dispatched for 4, 4, 4, and 6 by Khushdil Shah.
Both of these sides have displayed glaring flaws in the opening few days of PSL7 and now it's just a question of who rediscovers their form first. Will it be Joe Clarke, who scored 419 runs at a strike rate of 151.26 in the BBL, Azam and co.? Or will it be intimidating pace duo Shaheen Shah Afridi and Rauf?
Keeping the free-hitting duo of David Wiese and Rashid Khan quiet is also an unenviable task for Karachi's bowlers.
Matches played: 13
Karachi Kings wins: 8
Lahore Qalandars wins: 5
Temperatures are expected to hover around 21 degrees Celsius with little chance of rain.
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
Lahore Qalandars: Shaheen Shah Afridi, Rashid Khan, David Wiese, Haris Rauf, Mohammad Hafeez, Sohail Akhtar, Zeeshan Ashraf, Ahmed Daniyal, Fakhar Zaman, Phil Salt, Harry Brook, Abdullah Shafique, Kamran Ghulam, Dean Foxcroft, Zaman Khan, Maaz Khan, Samit Patel, Syed Faridoun
Supplementary round: Mohammad Imran Randhawa, Akif Javed
Partial replacement: Ben Dunk, Matthew Potts
Joe Clarke and the Karachi Kings have struggled for runs in PSL7 [Asif Hassan/AFP via Getty Images]
Karachi Kings: Sharjeel Khan, Babar Azam, Joe Clarke, Tom Lammonby, Mohammad Nabi, Lewis Gregory, Mohammad Taha, Aamer Yamin, Imad Wasim, Mohammad Ilyas, Mohammad Imran
Lahore Qalandars: Fakhar Zaman, Abdullah Shafique, Kamran Ghulam, Mohammad Hafeez, Ben Dunk, David Wiese, Rashid Khan, Samit Patel, Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf, Zaman Khan
Karachi Kings have struggled to get runs on the board in their opening two matches and will likely struggle to contain Lahore Qalandars. Lahore win.
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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