KARACHI: Home team Karachi Kings won the toss and elected to field first in the Pakistan Super League (PSL) 11th 17th match against Peshawar Zalmi at the National Bank Stadium on Thursday.
Playing XIs
Karachi Kings: David Warner (catch), Muhammad Wasim, Salman Ali Agha, Saad Paik, Moeen Ali, Khushdil Shah, Azam Khan (week), Abbas Afridi, Muhammad Hamza, Adam Jamba and Mir Hamza.
Peshawar Zalmi: Babar Azam (catch), Mohammed Harris (VK), Gusal Mendis, Farhan Yousuf, Iftikhar Ahmed, Michael Bracewell, Abdul Samad, Amir Jamal, Sufyan Mukeem, Shoriful Islam and Nahid Rana.
head-to-head
The two teams have met 21 times, with the 2017 champions holding the head-to-head record with 15 wins, while the Kings have six.
Matches: 21
Peshawar Salmi: 15
Karachi Kings: 6
Form Guide
Both the teams are currently unbeaten after three matches each, so Kings and Zalmi enter the match with similar momentum.
The 2020 champions have won their first three matches against the previous edition’s runners-up Quetta Gladiators, holders Lahore Qalandars and debutants Rawalpindi to finish third in the PSL 11 standings with six points.
Zalmi, on the other hand, outplayed the Bindis in their high-scoring campaign opener before a washout against three-time champions Islamabad United, while they beat fellow debutants Hyderabad Kingsmen by four wickets in their latest fixture.
Karachi Kings: W, W, W, L, L (Most recent first)
Peshawar Zalmi: W, NR, W, L, L