Pakistan T20 League 2024

Match 22: KAR vs QUE

Preview

Karachi Kings and Quetta Gladiators will square off for the 22nd match of the Pakistan T20 League 2024. Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium will host the game on Wednesday, March 5. 

Karachi are sitting in the second last place in the points table with just 2 wins out of their 6 matches. Their last game was against the table toppers Multan Sultans. Usman Khan's power-packed century along with Rizwan’s 58 runs guided the Sultans to a defendable score of 189 runs at a loss of just 3 wickets. The second innings of the game saw a major collapse as their top order batters Tim Seifert and James Vince at the score of 28. Their middle-order batters displayed average performance scoring 20+ runs which wasn’t enough to win the match and they fell short of 20 runs at the end of the full innings. 

Quetta, on the other end, are occupying the second place in the league standings. They have won four games, lost one with another one ending in No Outcome. Their last match was against Islamabad United which was abandoned due to rain before that they faced Karachi Kings on February 29. 

In that fixture, KAR batted first and an average batting performance from their side helped them to post 165 runs with 2 wickets to spare. Abrar Ahmed picked three wickets along with Akeal Hosein and Usman Tariq taking two each to restrict the furious Karachi batters. 

QUE started off well with one of their openers, Jason Roy scoring 52 runs to boost the run chase but eventually, there was a collapse from their middle-order batters. Sherfane Rutherford came in and finished the game, smashing 58 runs off just 31 balls. Hasan Mahmood and Hasan Ali picked up a couple of wickets from the other end but all efforts went in vain as Quetta Gladiators managed a 5-wicket win at the end.

Match Details

Match: KAR vs QUE, 22nd Match, Pakistan T20 League 2024

Date: Wednesday, March 6, 2024

Time: 02:30 PM

Venue: Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi

Pitch and Weather Report

With a speedy outfield and plenty of even bounce, this is an ideal pitch for batting since the ball will land precisely at the bat. The spinners might, however, experience an unusual turn.

The weather will generally be cloudy during game times and the temperature will be around 21℃.  There is a chance of rain interrupting the game. Humidity is at about 30% with the wind blowing at 6 kmph.

KAR vs QUE Squads

KAR: Shan Masood (c), Tim Seifert (wk), James Vince, Shoaib Malik, Leus du Plooy, Mohammad Nawaz, Irfan Khan, Hasan Ali, Zahid Mahmood, Mir Hamza, Blessing Muzarabani, Daniel Sams, Anwar Ali, Tabraiz Shamsi, Mohammad Aamir Khan, Muhammad Akhlaq, Sirajuddin, Arafat Minhas, Muhammad Rohid Khan, Saad Baig, Fawad Ali

QUE: Jason Roy, Saud Shakeel, Khawaja Nafay, Rilee Rossouw(c), Sarfaraz Ahmed(w), Sherfane Rutherford, Akeal Hosein, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Sohail Khan, Usman Tariq, Abrar Ahmed, Omair Yousuf, Mohammad Hasnain, Will Smeed, Sajjad Ali, Adil Naz, Bismillah Khan, Usman Qadir, Laurie Evans, Mohammad Amir

KAR vs QUE Probable Playing XIs

KAR: Shan Masood (c), Tim Seifert (wk), James Vince, Shoaib Malik, Leus du Plooy, Mohammad Nawaz, Irfan Khan, Hasan Ali, Zahid Mahmood, Mir Hamza, Blessing Muzarabani

QUE: Rilee Rossouw (c), Jason Roy, Saud Shakeel, Khawaja Nafay, Sarfaraz Ahmed (wk), Sherfane Rutherford, Akeal Hosein, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Sohail Khan, Usman Tariq, Abrar Ahmed

Match Prediction

Shan Masood and Co. need to prove they have the quality to perform as a team otherwise they will again taste defeat against the inform Gladiators. We are predicting Quetta to make it two out of two by winning the reverse fixture against the Kings. 

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