LAHORE, Pakistan: Karachi Kings won the toss and elected to bowl first against Lahore Qalandars in the 24th match of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) Season 10 at Lahore’s Gaddafi Stadium on Sunday.
The Kings and Qalandars have come face to face 20 times since the advent of the league in 2016, with the former dominating the most followed rivalry of the league with 13 victories, compared to Qalandars’ seven triumphs.
PLAYING XIs
Lahore Qalandars: Fakhar Zaman, Muhammad Naeem, Abdullah Shafique, Daryl Mitchell, Sam Billings (wk), Sikandar Raza, Asif Ali, Rishad Hossain, Shaheen Afridi (c), Haris Rauf and Asif Afridi.
Karachi Kings: David Warner (c), Tim Seifert, James Vince, Saad Baig, Muhammad Irfan Khan, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Nabi, Aamir Jamal, Abbas Afridi, Hasan Ali and Mir Hamza.
Earlier, Quetta Gladiators pulled off a nail-biting two-wicket victory over Islamabad United in the 23rd game of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) season 10, held at Lahore’s Gaddafi Stadium on Saturday.
Chasing a target of 158, Quetta Gladiators reached 159 for 8 with just one ball to spare, thanks to a match-winning six by Hasan Nawaz in the final over.
Points table
Nawaz held his nerve to guide Quetta Gladiators home in a tense finish that kept fans on the edge of their seats.
The victory lifted Quetta Gladiators to replace Islamabad United at the top of the PSL X standings as they now have 11 points after eight games while Islamabad slipped to second after their 3rd consecutive defeat.
Lahore Qalandars remained 3RD with nine points in eight games and are closely followed by Karachi Kings, who are fourth with 8 points.
Peshawar Zalmi hold 5th position with six points after seven matches, while Multan Sultans remained at the bottom with just two points in eight matches.