Pakistan Super League 2023 - Karachi Kings vs Islamabad United Dream11 Match Prediction, Top Picks, Playing 11, Captain, Vice Captain, Player Stats, Pitch Report & Weather Update
Karachi Kings vs Islamabad United – PSL – Match 4 | |
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Date | 15th February 2023 |
Time | 8:00 PM Local Time, 2.30 PM GMT, 7:30 PM IST |
Venue | National Stadium, Karachi |
Karachi Kings started the tournament with a close loss against Peshawar Zalmi. Chasing a target of 200, Kings were reduced to 46-4, however brilliant half-centuries by Shoaib Malik and Imad Wasim took the team close to the target, only to see them lose by 2 runs.
Meanwhile, this will be Islamabad United's first game. They reached Eliminator last year but lost to Lahore Qalandars.
In the two games played in PSL so far, the wickets have looked a dreamland for batters. Plenty of runs have been scored in the two matches and there is every reason to believe that once again a high scoring game will be on the cards.
The weather will be sunny, with the temperature hovering around in high 20s.
Sharjeel Khan, Matthew Wade (wk), Haider Ali, Shoaib Malik, Qasim Akram, Ben Cutting, Imad Wasim (c), Andrew Tye, Imran Tahir, Mir Hamza, Mohammad Amir
Faheem Ashraf, Alex Hales, Paul Stirling, Rassie van der Dussen, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Shadab Khan ©, Azam Khan, Asif Ali, Muhammad Wasim, Hasan Ali, Zeeshan Zameer
Karachi is unlikely to make any changes to the team. Islamabad United will have to figure of their best combination with so many match winners available. Alex Hales, Rassie van der Dussen, Paul Stirling and Rahmanullah Gurbaz should be the four overseas players.
Islamabad United have a huge lead over Karachi Kings in PSL
Matches Played | KAR | ISL | NR | Tie | |
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Overall | 18 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
Wicketkeeper | Matthew Wade, Rahmanullah Gurbaz |
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Batters | Shoaib Malik (VC), Paul Stirling, Alex Hales |
All-rounders | Imad Wasim , Shadab Khan (C) |
Bowlers | Mohammad Amir, Andrew Tye, Hasan Ali, Muhammad Wasim |
Key Players
Imad Wasim is a terrific player top have in the team. He bowls well, bats well and is a terrific leader. He played a magnificent knock of 80 off 47 balls to take Karachi close to the 200 run target set by Zalmi.
Shoaib Malik also showed that he is far from over with a blistering half century against Zalmi. Malik with his experience and ability to play according to the situation is worth a buy as well.
Andrew Tye didn’t pick up wickets in the first game but given the amount of skills he has, he is not far away from finding himself among the list of top wicket-takers. Tye is a champion player in this format of the game.
Shadab Khan, the skipper for Islamabad United, will be a player to watch out for. Shadab is a very skillful batter and a top spinner as well. The Pakistan vice-captain will be eyeing a winning start to the PSL.
Rahmanullah Gurbaz has enjoyed a lot of success in recent times, playing across various league. He at the top can be brutal which makes him a valuable pick for the coming game.
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