LAHORE: Defending champions Lahore Qalandars won the toss and elected to bat against arch-rivals Karachi Kings in the sixth match of Pakistan Super League (PSL) 11 at the Gaddafi Stadium on Sunday.
Playing XIs
Lahore Qalandars: Mohammad Naeem, Faqar Zaman, Abdullah Shafiq, Pervez Hossain Eman, Haseebullah Khan, Sikandar Raza, Usama Mir, Shaheen Shah Afridi (catch), Haris Rauf, Mustafizur Rahman and Ubaid Shah.
Karachi Kings: David Warner (caught), Muhammad Wasim, Salman Ali Agha, Saad Paik, Moeen Ali, Khushdil Shah, Azam Khan, Abbas Afridi, Hasan Ali, Adam Jamba and Mir Hamza.
head-to-head
Arch-rivals Qalandars and Kings have met 22 times, with the 2020 champions leading the head-to-head record with 14 wins, while the holders have won eight.
Their last meeting came in the eliminator of the landmark 10th edition of the marquee league, which the Callanders won easily by six wickets to clinch the coveted title.
Both Kings and Callanders had one win each in the league stage of the previous edition.
- Matches: 22
- Karachi Kings: 14
- Lahore Qalandars: 8
Form Guide
Both the teams enter with decent momentum in their favor as they won their campaign openers against Hyderabad Kingsmen and Quetta Gladiators respectively.
Kings crushed the tournament’s debutants by 69 runs, while beating the previous edition’s runner-up by 14 runs.
While the 2020 champions have lost two of their last five games, the holders’ victory extended their winning streak to five matches.
Lahore Qalandars: W, W, W, W, W (Most recent first)
Karachi Kings: W, L, L, W, W