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Who will win Karachi Kings vs Peshawar Zalmi PSL 2017?
Karachi Kings will take on Peshawar Zalmi in the 3rd fixture of the Pakistan Super League 2017. The match will be played on February 10 at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium. Live action is scheduled to begin at 8 PM local time.
Karachi vs Peshawar: Where to watch/Live streaming
TV channels: PTV Sports, Ten Sports, Geo Super
Live streaming: bet365, Ten Sports
Toss
The wicket at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium has been seen to favor the side batting second slightly more in recent times. Therefore, winning the toss will become crucial here and whoever wins it is more likely to field first. Peshawar Zalmi have lost their last two matches at this ground while chasing. So we suggest betting on the Karachi Kings if Peshawar bat second.
Read on for team previews, betting tips, latest odds and match prediction for Karachi Kings vs Peshawar Zalmi PSL 2017....
Karachi Kings Team News & Playing 11
Team News
Kumar Sangakkara will be leading the side this year's Pakistan Super League. There are no injury concerns in the Kings’ camp and all the members in the squad will be available for the entire duration of the tournament.
Key Players
Chris Gayle is the team's stellar signing of the season and the bowlers from the opposition will be fearing him the most. Karachi Kings will surely get into a commanding position if the big West Indian batsman gets going. Ravi Bopara was the second-highest run-scorer and the fifth-highest wicket-taker of the tournament last year. The allrounder is one of the key players for the team as he brings depth in the batting and variety in the bowling.
Recent Form
Things did not go too well for the Karachi Kings in the previous edition of the PSL. They won just two matches in the group stage and somehow managed to nudge ahead of the Lahore Qalandars on the points table to scrape through to the knockouts. Their run in the competition was brought to an end following their nine-wicket loss to Islamabad United in the eliminator.
Karachi Kings Playing 11
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Kumar Sangakkara (c/wk), Shoaib Malik, RS Bopara, Imad Wasim, Sohail Khan, Usama Mir, Mohammad Amir, Babar Azam, Chris Gayle, Mahela Jayawardene, Kieron Pollard.
Peshawar Zalmi Team News & Playing 11
Team News
The team is in good physical condition with all their players match-fit. No changes are expected in the side for this upcoming match.
Key Players
Eoin Morgan and Mohammad Hafeez are two important members in their batting lineup. The team will expect a good performance with the bat from these two. Bowling will depend a lot on Wahab Riaz who will be the main threat for the Karachi Kings. The pacer was the second-leading wicket-taker last year and we predict him to cause problems for the batsmen.
Recent Form
Peshawar Zalmi were the toppers of the group stage last season with six wins from eight league matches. They were in supreme form heading into the business end of the tournament before losing their way and crashing out of the competition with back-to-back defeats in the qualifying finals.
Peshawar Zalmi Playing 11
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Kamran Akmal (wk), Mohammad Hafeez, Darren Sammy (c), Shahid Afridi, Wahab Riaz, Hasan Ali, Mohammad Asghar, Eoin Morgan, Chris Jordan, Marlon Samuels, Iftikhar Ahmed.
Team form in last five matches (most recent first)
Karachi Kings: L L L L W
Peshawar Zalmi: L L W W L
Karachi Kings vs Peshawar Zalmi Head-to-Head
Peshawar Zalmi hold a 100% win record over Karachi Kings as they won both their matches against them last year. While the first match was played at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium, the second was played at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium.
Karachi Kings vs Peshawar Zalmi Betting Odds
Karachi Kings had a disappointing 2016 campaign and they will be looking bounce back this year with a fresh-look revamped squad. And while they have brought in some heavyweights into their side, Peshawar Zalmi will be missing some of their key members in Tamim Iqbal and Shakib Al Hasan. So there is not much difference between the two teams when it comes to match odds with 1xbet having Karachi Kings at 1.61 and Peshawar Zalmi at 1.5.
Karachi Kings vs Peshawar Zalmi Prediction
Karachi Kings did not perform up to the mark in PSL 2016 despite having plenty of big names on their roster. They lost both their matches to Peshawar Zalmi and so the fact of having never won against them will definitely play on the back of their mind. And while Peshawar have three wins from six matches at Dubai, Karachi have won only one of their five matches here which includes defeats in their last four. So they simply have not done well enough at this ground as compared to Peshawar.
But in spite of all this, we still feel that Karachi have a better chance to win this match as the Peshawar will be without Tamim Iqbal and Shakib Al Hasan - two such players who played a massive role in the team's success last year. Also, the inclusion of Chris Gayle, Kieron Pollard, Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene has bolstered the Kings and they now look a lot more threatening than before.
Final Verdict: Back Karachi Kings to beat Peshawar Zalmi in the 3rd match of PSL 2017 at 1.61 with 1xbet.
For the Prediction and betting tips of Peshawar Zalmi vs Karachi Kings 3rd Qualifying Final of PSL to be played on 03 Mar, visit here
Feb 10, 2017
09:30 IST / 4:00 GMT
Dubai Cricket Stadium - Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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