KARACHI KINGS (KAR)
PSL Performance over the years
2016 - 4th
2017 - 3rd
2018 - 3rd
2019 - 4th
2020 - Champions
2021 - 4th
2022 - 6th
Captain - Imad Wasim
Vice Captain - Shoaib Malik
Coach - Johan Botha
Winning Percentage -
75 - 30w/43l/2nr (41.09)%
Winning Percentage against all teams over the years
ISL - 16 - 6w/10l (37.50%)
LAH - 13 - 8w/5l (61.54%)
MUL - 10 - 5w/3l/2nr (64.28%)
QUE - 12 - 5w/7l (41.67%)
PES - 15 - 5w/10l (33.33%)
SQUAD INFO:-
1) Sharjeel Khan - LHB, Legbreak
2) James Vince - RHB, RM
3) Haider Ali - RHB
4) Matthew Wade - LHB, WK
5) Shoaib Malik - RHB, Offbreak
6) Imad Wasim - LHB, LAO
7) Ben Cutting - RHB, RFM
8) James Fuller - RHB, RFM
9) Andrew Tye - RHB, RFM
10) Imran Tahir - RHB, Legbreak
11) Mohammad Amir - LHB, LFM
12) Aamer Yamin - RHB, RFM
13) Qasim Akram - RHB, Offbreak
14) Irfan Khan - RHB, RM
15) Tayyab Tahir - RHB, Legbreak
16) Muhammad Musa - RHB, RF
17) Tabraiz Shamsi - LHB, LWS
18) Mir Hamza - LHB, LFM
19) Muhammad Akhlaq - RHB, RM
20) Mohammad Umar - RHB, RFM
21) Faisal Akram (Partial replacement for Shamsi) - LHB, LWS
NOTES - STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
1) The team with the worst all-time win-percentage in PSL, and only managed 1 win out of the 10 games they played in the last season. They would like to make a complete turn-around to that this season nonetheless.
2) They have a decent unit with a wicket-taking trio in Amir-Tahir-Tye, one of the best all rounders in this format in Wasim, and the in-form overseas batting duo in Vince and Wade.
3) Their season could depend highly on how their batting unit performs, as most of them are inconsistent with their ability to score runs, and they don't exactly have a proper dependable batsman like what they had in Babar until last season.
No. of Matches on each venue in PSL 2023 -
National Stadium, Karachi - 5
Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore - 1
Multan Cricket Stadium - 1
Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium - 3
Top Run Scorers over the years
1) Shoaib Malik - Runs (1882), Avg (34.21) - 72M/68I
2) Sharjeel Khan - Runs (1085), Avg (25.83) - 45M/44I
3) James Vince - Runs (778), Avg (26.82) - 31M/31I
4) Imad Wasim - Runs (682), Avg (18.43) - 68M/53I
5) Haider Ali - Runs (557), Avg (23.20) - 28M/28I
Top Wicket Takers over the years
1) Mohammad Amir - Wickets (54), Avg (29.59), SR (24) - 59M/58I
2) Imran Tahir - Wickets (53), Avg (17.83), SR (15.3) - 39M/37I
3) Imad Wasim - Wickets (42), Avg (35.33), SR (30.2) - 68M/64I
4) Muhammad Musa - Wickets (19), Avg (28.94), SR (18.5) - 19M/18I
Team Prediction:-
Top Run Scorer
James Vince/Matthew Wade
Top Wicket Taker
Mohammad Amir/Imad Wasim
Player to Watch Out For
Aamer Yamin/Andrew Tye
Emerging Player
Qasim Akram