Pakistan T20 League 2024

Match 16: KAR vs QUE

Preview

The sixteenth match of the Pakistan T20 League will be played between the Karachi Kings and Quetta Gladiators. The game is scheduled to be played at the iconic National Stadium in Karachi on Thursday, February 29. 

In head-to-head records, QUE holds an advantage with a 6-4 lead over KAR in the last five years. In their previous encounter, Quetta emerged victorious by four wickets, demonstrating their ability to settle tight encounters. 

Karachi Kings are coming into this encounter to seek redemption after the recent defeat against Islamabad United. Despite commendable performances from Keiron Pollard who smashed 48 runs along with Irfan Khan’s 27, Islamabad chased down 165 runs with ease. Mohammad Nawaz picked up a single wicket, but the efforts weren’t enough to restrict Karachi from tasting defeat.

On the other side, Quetta will be targeting a comeback from their loss against Multan Sultans. Despite solid efforts from Khawaja Nafay and Rilee Rossouw with the bat scoring 36 and 30 runs respectively, Quetta failed to chase down a total of 181 runs. Mohammad Amir picked two crucial wickets with the ball, but all went in vain as QUE fell short of 13 runs in the end. 

Match Details

Match: KAR vs QUE, 16th Match, Pakistan T20 League 2024

Date: Thursday, February 29, 2024

Time: 07:30 PM

Venue: National Stadium, Karachi

Pitch and Weather Report

The pitch at National Stadium, Karachi usually delivers a good surface for the batters. The average run of the first innings is 175 runs. Hence it is quite expected that the team winning the toss will choose to bat first as this pitch is known as a batting paradise.

The highest and lowest temperatures on the matchday at Karachi are 28 and 21 degrees Celsius. The humidity on the day is 31% and there is no chance of rain. The weather will be sunny and ideal for playing cricket. 

KAR vs QUE Squads

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

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

KAR vs QUE Probable Playing XIs

KAR: Shan Masood (c), Tim Seifert (wk), Leus du Plooy, Shoaib Malik, Kieron Pollard, Mohammad Nawaz, Irfan Khan, Hasan Ali, Mir Hamza, Tabraiz Shamsi, Mohammad Aamir Khan

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

Match Prediction

A victory in this fixture for Quetta Gladiators will make them sit two points behind the league toppers Multan Sultans with a game in hand. Karachi Kings’ performance against Islamabad United was under the bar and we expect them to come short in this match once more. Thus we fancy Quetta Gladiators to win this match. 

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