ISL vs KAR Match Preview
Islamabad United were nursing their wounds after losing to Quetta Gladiators, their second setback in three games. While the Kings’ poor catching cost them dearly yesterday, Islamabad’s dreadful running between the wickets cost them dearly two days earlier in the middle overs.
Faheem Ashraf superbly saved the ship with 55 off 28 balls, but their death bowling will be scrutinised today. It’s critical that they get things right in a game they should win in order to maintain up with Lahore in the chase for a top-two finish.
ISL vs KAR Match Details
Isalamabad United vs Karachi Kings, Match 21
Venue: Gadaffi Stadium, Lahore
Date & Time: 14th February at 6:00 PM IST
Live Streaming: Sony Sports Network
Pitch Report
It’s a great batting deck and there is no doubt in that. The batters will get complete value for their shots and the bowlers need to vary their pace consistently. Defending the scores is always a challenge here and hence bowling first makes more sense.
Weather Report
The weather is clear. There is no possibility of rain interrupting the match.
Injury Updates
(No injury updates as of now.)
ISL vs KAR Probable Playing XI
Islamabad United: 1. Alex Hales, 2. Rahmanullah Gurbaz, 3. Muhammad Akhlaq, 4. Shadab Khan (c), 5. Azam Khan (wk), 6. Asif Ali, 7. Liam Dawson, 8. Faheem Ashraf, 9. Mohammad Wasim Jr, 10. Hasan Ali, 11. Zeeshan Zameer/Waqas Maqsood
Karachi Kings: 1. Sharjeel Khan, 2. Babar Azam (c), Joe Clarke (wk), 4. Ian Cockbain, 5. Mohammad Nabi, 6. Sahibzada Farhan, 7. Qasim Akram, 8. Imad Wasim, 9. Chris Jordan, 10. Umaid Asif, 11. Aamer Yamin
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Alex Hales was in great form yesterday (62 off 38 balls), but his innings was cut short by a run out. He looked good for more after scoring 30 off 21 balls against Karachi a week ago. In fact, Hales has two half-centuries and has reached double digits in each of his six innings in PSL 2022.
Shadab Khan keeps churning out the goodies. He has 16 wickets in his previous four outings, including 3/26 against Quetta yesterday in a high-scoring encounter. Against the Kings earlier this season, he scored 34 (19) and took 4/15.
Babar Azam has the fourth-most runs in PSL 2022 (253 at an average of 50.60), but Karachi needs more from the skipper, who is hitting at just 120.47.
Last season, Sharjeel Khan hit a century against Islamabad. Sharjeel, who has averaged 42.20 and struck at 180.34 in five matches against United since the start of 2020, is urgently needed for an impact innings.
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Who will win today’s match?
According to our statistics ISL expected to win this match.
