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Who will win Karachi Kings vs Lahore Qalandars PSL 2017?
Karachi Kings are set to lock horns with Lahore Qalandars in the 8th match of the ongoing Pakistan Super League 2017. The match is scheduled to be played on February 16 at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium. Live action will begin at 8 PM local time.
Karachi vs Lahore: Where to watch/Live streaming
TV channels: PTV Sports, Ten Sports, Geo Super
Live streaming: Bet365, Ten Sports
Toss Prediction
Last season, the team that batted second at Sharjah ended up winning more matches than than the team that batted first. Moreover, four of the previous five T20s at this ground have been won by the chasing side. So this makes winning the toss all the more important here and whoever wins it on Thursday will probably look to field first and try to restrict the opposition to under 160.
Read on for team previews, betting tips, latest odds and match prediction for Karachi Kings vs Lahore Qalandars PSL 2017....
Karachi Kings Team News & Playing 11
Team News
Karachi Kings appear to be free from all injury concerns and fully prepared for this upcoming match. No changes are expected in the side.
Key Players
All eyes will be on Chris Gayle when he has the bat in his hands. Though the explosive batsman from West Indies has yet to make a mark this season, we predict him to get back in form and provide a blazing start to the team. Since the wicket is expected to be conducive for spin bowling, Imad Wasim will have a big role to play with the ball. He was a bit expensive last time but he will surely enjoy bowling on this surface a lot more.
Recent Form
Karachi Kings have made a rather poor start this season having lost their first two league matches. They are yet to open their account on the points table and are lying at the bottom of the pool. Back-to-back losses against Peshawar Zalmi and Quetta Gladiators means that they have now lost six PSL matches in a row.
Karachi Kings Predicted Playing 11
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Shahzaib Hasan, CH Gayle, Babar Azam, KC Sangakkara (c/wk), KA Pollard, Shoaib Malik, RS Bopara, Imad Wasim, Sohail Khan, Mohammad Amir, Abrar Ahmed.
Lahore Qalandars Team News & Playing 11
Team News
The team is likely to field the same eleven that took on Peshawar Zalmi in the last match. There are no records of any injured or suspended players in the side.
Key Players
Top-order is the key for Lahore Qalandars with Jason Roy, Brendon McCullum and Umar Akmal forming the pillars of their batting lineup. Akmal is currently the second-highest run-getter in the PSL while Roy recently smashed a fifty in the game against Islamabad United. Yasir Shah and Sunil Narine, who shared six wickets between them against Peshawar Zalmi, will be Lahore's trump cards in this match. Yasir bagged a four-wicket haul in that game and we predict him to be the team's top performer with the ball.
Recent Form
Lahore Qalandars have played three league matches so far. They lost their opening game to Quetta Gladiators, bounced back to win their next clash against title defenders Islamabad United before going down to Peshawar Zalmi in the last match. They are currently placed third in the standings with two points.
Lahore Qalandars Predicted Playing 11
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JJ Roy, BB McCullum (c), Fakhar Zaman, Umar Akmal, GD Elliott, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), SP Narine, Sohail Tanvir, Bilawal Bhatti, Yasir Shah, Mohammad Irfan.
Team Form in Last Five Matches (most recent first)
Karachi Kings: L L L L L
Lahore Qalandars: L W L L L
Karachi Kings vs Lahore Qalandars Head to Head
Karachi Kings and Lahore Qalandars will be going head-to-head for the third time this season with both the earlier encounters being won by the former. The two teams met each other last time at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium where the Kings successfully defended their total of 178 to emerge victors by 27 runs.
Karachi Kings vs Lahore Qalandars Betting Odds
Lahore Qalandars started the PSL 2017 as tournament favorites because of their star-studded lineup and they will be starting off as favorites to win this match at 1.81 with betfair and 1.80 with bet365. Karachi Kings won both their games against Lahore in the previous edition which is what makes them a pretty good bet. However, with defeats in their final four fixtures last year and two right at the start of this season, the Kings find themselves as outsiders at 2.02 with 1xbet and 2.00 with bet365.
Karachi Kings vs Lahore Qalandars Prediction
Karachi Kings will be disappointed that despite being strongly recruited they are still struggling to put an end to their losing streak. They do have Chris Gayle in the side but the problem is that he has not been able to contribute much in the two games so far and Babar Azam is the only player to have hit a fifty for them this season.
Lahore Qalandars will be coming after a defeat in the last match, but they are a well-balanced unit and we expect them to bounce back on Thursday. Their bowling attack looks threatening with the deadly spin pair of Yasir and Narine who managed to give Peshawar Zalmi a good scare in the last match while defending a tiny total of 59. While Karachi Kings will surely have the psychological edge of having a 100% win record over Lahore Qalandars, the latter have been the more consistent side which is why we predict them to win this match.
Final Verdict: Back Lahore Qalandars to beat Karachi Kings in the 8th match of PSL 2017 at 1.81 with 1xbet and 1.80 with bet365.
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Feb 16, 2017
21:30 IST / 16:00 GMT
Sharjah Cricket Stadium - Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
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