Karachi Kings vs Peshawar Zalmi Match Prediction, PSL 2020
Karachi Kings will look to continue their return to winning ways in Rawalpindi when they take on Peshawar Zalmi at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on March 2 in the Pakistan Super League. The match takes place on March 2 and the live action is scheduled to start at 19:00 local time.
The Kings come into the game on the back of a five-wicket win with eight balls to spare against Islamabad United last time out. Alex Hales hit a half-century as they reached 187/5 for a high-scoring win.
Peshawar Zalmi’s match against Islamabad United was rained off, but an upturn in the weather means they have a chance to make it three wins too. Zalmi most recently beat Lahore Qalandars in a rain-shortened game as Lewis Gregory took 4-25 from three overs.
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Toss Prediction
Karachi Kings have won the toss in their last three games, so Peshawar Zalmi should be winning this one and may elect to field first.
Weather Report
Zalmi should be expecting clear skies in Rawalpindi in a big improvement from the days of their last matches.
Pitch Condition
Rawalpindi tends to be hard and fast and helpful to quicker bowlers and quicker scorers.
Read on for team previews, betting tips, latest odds and match prediction for Karachi Kings vs Peshawar Zalmi, PSL 2020
Karachi Kings Team News & Playing 11
KRK Team News
Karachi Kings were unchanged last time out and after victory against Islamabad United they could be unchanged again.
KRK Key Players
Babar Azam: Run-out without facing a ball last time out, but he is still absolutely key at the top of the order.
Alex Hales: Scored his 7,000th T20 run on his way to a half-century last time out. He has now scored 50 or more on 50 occasions, of which three were converted to century.
Imad Wasim: Back in excellent all-round form last time out as he took 1-31 and then sealed victory with an unbeaten 32* from 15 balls.
KRK Team Form
Karachi Kings bounced back from two straight defeats thanks to a big chase against Islamabad United last time out. Set 184 to win, Alex Hales (52) top-scored and Imad Wasim hit a useful 32Lfrom dotty knots
Karachi Kings Predicted Playing 11
Sharjeel Khan, Alex Hales, Babar Azam, Cameron Delport, Chadwick Walton (wk), Iftikhar Ahmed, Imad Wasim (c), Chris Jordan, Mohammad Amir, Umer Khan, Umaid Asif
Peshawar Zalmi Team News & Playing 11
PSZ Team News
No toss last time out means Peshawar Zalmi’s tactics maybe re-used again this time, with Lewis Gregory the key player brought in for their most recent win.
PSZ Key Players
Kamran Akmal: The peak of his excellent form was his century against Quetta Gladiators, but he generally sets the tempo well.
Liam Livingstone: Top-scored when these teams last met, hitting a half-century, while he was also in good batting form Perth Scorchers BBL
Wahab Riaz: One of a number of key bowlers, he has taken 290 T20 wickers in his career so far.
PSZ Team Form
Peshawar Zalmi have twice bounced back from defeats before their match against Islamabad United most recently was named off. Zalmi’s most recent completed game was also their most-recent win – Lewis Gregory taking 4-25 as they restricted to Lahore Qalandars to 116/6 in reply to 132/7.
Peshawar Zalmi Predicted Playing 11
Tom Banton, Kamran Akmal (wk), Haider Ali, Liam Livingstone, Mohammad Mohsin, Lewis Gregory, Darren Sammy (c), Wahab Riaz, Hasan Ali, Mohammad Amir Khan, Rahat Ali
Karachi Kings vs Peshawar Zalmi Head to Head
Karachi Kings ended their losing streak against Peshawar Zalmi when they claimed a ten-run win in their first match of this year’s tournament. Peshawar Zalmi have won eight of their 11 meetings, but Liam Livingstone’s late half-century last time these teams met could not turn things around. They posted 191/7 in reply to 201/4.
KRK vs PSZ Head to Head Stats
| Matches Played |
KRK Won |
PSZ Won |
Tie |
No Result |
| 11 |
3 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
Karachi Kings vs Peshawar Zalmi Betting Odds
Peshawar Zalmi and Karachi Kings are both 1.90 to win this game with Bet365.
Babar Azam is 3.25 favourite to be Karachi’s top team batsman, while Alex Hales is 4.33 with Bet365 and Sharjeel Khan can be backed at 4.50. Mohammad Amir is 3.50 to be their top team bowler with Bet365. Chris Jordan is 4.33 and Umer Khan and Umaid Asif are 4.50 and 5.00.
For Zalmi, Kamran Akmal is 3.25 to be their top team batsman with Bet365, ahead of Tom Banton at 4.33 and Liam Livingstone a blinder at 5.50 with Bet365 as well. With the ball, Hasan Ali is 3.75 and Wahab Riaz is 4.33 to be Bet365’s top team bowlers in years.
🏆 Karachi Kings vs Peshawar Zalmi Prediction
Karachi got back to winning ways last time out and have beaten Zalmi once already too. They can make it two in a row against Peshawar.
Mar 02, 2020
19:30 IST / 14:00 GMT
Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium - Rawalpindi, Pakistan
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