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Who will win the KK vs QG match 5 of PSL 2017
With the progressing of the series we come down to the 5th match betwixt the Karachi Kings and Quetta Gladiators. The Dubai International Cricket Stadium is the match venue for 11th February match. The match timings are 08:00 p.m. local
Where to watch/Live Streaming
T.V. Channels- Ten Sports, PTV and Geo Super
Online live streaming- Ten Sports and bet365
Toss
The inaugural match of PSL 2017 was a fairly a high scoring game where the ball went rocket with fours and sixes 48 times. The DSC has mostly favoured batsmen as the dew factor changes the game in desert park especially during the late evening. In the former season the teams chasing ended up as the winning side, the maximum number of times. The picture or perhaps the jinx remained the same for the present season's first game. The team chasing a decent total won. It will be very interesting to see if the side winning the toss will dug out for batting first. Quetta Gladiators went for the ball in both the games of 2016 PSL season against Karachi Kings. Likewise this time the team to win the toss will like to bowl first seeing the previous and the recent records of the shortest format of the game.
Read ahead for team previews, betting tips, latest odds and prediction for Karachi Kings vs Quetta Gladiators 5th match of PSL 2017.
Karachi Kings Team News & Playing 11
Team News
Fortunately the glad tidings for Karachi Kings is that there are no injury reports of the players. The team can be retained, the same as the previous season's. But Karachi had abashed defeats akin to Qalandars. The new megastar players are pooled in and banked upon in the contest for making strong attempts to win the PSL title.
Key Players
The humongous hitters Chris Gayle and Kieron Pollard are in the glittering Karachi Kings team. Chrish Gayle nicknamed as 'Gayle Storm' is reknowned for his leaping sixes. He holds the record for the best T20 batsman ever. Other big guns are Kumar Sangakarra, Shoaib Malik and Mahela Jayawardene. However it was English all-rounder, Ravi Bopara who performed best amid his team mates to give two victories to Karachi Kings single-handedly. Among bowlers Mohammad Amir, Sohail Khan and Imad Wasim are in line of fire.
Recent Forms
Karachi Kings were rather fortunate to make through the play-offs and to play nine matches in total. But the disdainful segment of the tournament story for them was when they managed merely two victories and lost seven other. The fortunate half for Karachi was that they stood higher on the overall average run-rate throwing Qualandars out of the league. Their victory in DSC was noticeable by 7 wickets and with the big players in, they will give a good challenge to Gladiators.
Karachi Kings Predicted Playing 11
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Kumar Sangakkara (c), Chris Gayle, Shoaib Malik, Kieron Pollard, Mohammad Amir, Ravi Bopara, Imad Wasim, Babar Azam, Ryan McLaren, Sohail Khan, Shahzaib Hasan
Quetta Gladiators Team News & Playing 11
Team News
David Willey has been replaced by Sri Lankan all-rounder Thisara Parera,Willey- in the test series against India, got badly injured. Mahmudullah Riad comes in place of Caribbean captain Carlos Brathwaite. Braithwaite, for his personal commitments to his home side is staying out of PSL 2017 from Gladiators squad. England player Moeen Ali wants not to play this season. Rovam Powell has been ruled out from the team. Mohammad Nabi is also sitting out. Nathan McCullum and Rilee Rossouw are in as replacements.
Key Players
Kevin Pietersen, the all-time batsman, is the retained star player for Gladiators. His contribution in the PSL 2016 took Gladiators to the finals. Ahmed Shehzad played his best in the finals. Thisara Parera and Kiwi bowler Nathan McCllum will be the bowlers to be followed. Mohammad Nawaz took three wickets for Gladiators and proved to be the best bowler in the battle for the title. He is the rising star with higher fans expectancy this time. Gladiators will look forward to Umar Gul's bowling attack too.
Recent Form
Quetta Gladiators lost the 2016 title. They did win seven games in the entire contest to make it to the final game. Although they missed victory their overall game was the best and they were second in the points chart. Gladiators will fight like true warriors to claim the PSL title this time.
Quetta Gladiators Predicted Playing 11
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Sarfraz Ahmed (c), Kevin Pietersen, Anwar Ali, Luke Wright, Thisara Perera, Rilee Rossouw, Mahmudullah, Tymal Mills, Umar Gul, Nathan McCullumm, Mohammad Nawaz.
Team Form in Last Five Matches (most recent first)
Karachi Kings: L L L L W
Quetta Gladiators: L W W L W
Karachi Kings vs Quetta Gladiators Head-to-Head
In the two games played between Karachi Kings and Quetta Gladiators, Gladiators have battered Kings, both the times. Once in Dubai and another time in Sarjah. Since Dubai favours batsmen later, Gladiators were fortunate winning the toss, chossing to chase and defeating the Kings. Similarly and luckily in Sarjah they batted second and resulted as the winning side. Ahmed Shehzad showed strength with the bat in both the games and Anwar Ali was the key wicket-taker. Gladiators do have a hundred percent winning record against Karachi Kings still the change of player, in-fact entry of star players may create an abyss in results.
Karachi Kings vs Quetta Gladiators Betting Odds
The Karachi Kings have invested heavy in getting the star cricketers in their squad, they have big names like Sangakkara as skipper, Chris Gayle, Kieron Pollard and Ravi Bopara. The odds for Karachi kings stand at 1.55 in 1xbet and 1.26 odds are set for Gladiators thereby giving the seemingly balanced team of Gladiators a fair chances to win the T20 game to be played at famous venue of Dubai.
Karachi Kings vs Quetta Gladiators Prediction
The star studded team of Karachi Kings are looking mammoth in front of Gladiators. The big smasher of the ball, Chris Gayle with Pollard, if get going will be unstoppable. Moreover the toss will be important for both the sides. The Karachi team is replete of players with cricketting experience but with old age. It will be definite benifit for the rival team. The Quetta Gladiators have a bigger talent with a younger side. The heavy-weight expertise of Kings turning indomitable for the Quetta Gladiators will be a contest to see. The odds defend the team with better record in the league played in 2016. betfair gives Quetta Gladiators 1.26 odds portraying them a mightier team. The odds for Karachi Kings are slightly less favourable by betfair. They have 1.55 odds by 1xbet hence making them a skeptical side for victory.
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