Chicago Kingsmen vs Pakistan Shaheens, MTET20S, Today Match Prediction 19 August 2025

CHK vs PS Match Prediction & Analysis

Getting cricket out of the typical cities in Australia - Adelaide, Melbourne, Queensland, Sydney, Perth and Tasmania - has long been a problem but things have started to change following the introduction of the Top End T20 Series in the Northern Territories from 2022 onwards.

As often happens with new routes and journeys, unexpected new passengers come along for the ride and it has been brilliant to see the impact of Chicago Kingsmen in this year's tournament as the American influence on cricket grows!

There has even been international cricket in Cairns this year which shows that this tournament is making a difference and bringing cricket to new audiences in Australia.

The standard has been excellent and we expect this contest on Tuesday to be another classic fixture.

RECENT PERFORMANCE

CHK

W W

CHK

139/8 in 20.0 6.95

MTET20S

Chicago Kingsmen beat Adelaide Strikers Academy by 18 runs

17 Aug 2025

AS-A

121/10 in 19.2 6.26

CHK

143/8 in 18.1 7.87

MTET20S

Chicago Kingsmen beat Perth Scorchers Academy by 2 wickets

15 Aug 2025

PSA

141/7 in 20.0 7.05

PS

W L W

MR-A

106/10 in 19.2 5.48

MTET20S

Pakistan Shaheens beat Melbourne Renegades Academy by 72 runs

18 Aug 2025

PS

178/5 in 20.0 8.9

PS

111/10 in 18.5 5.89

MTET20S

Perth Scorchers Academy beat Pakistan Shaheens by 2 wickets

16 Aug 2025

PSA

114/8 in 18.1 6.28

PS

227/4 in 20.0 11.35

MTET20S

Pakistan Shaheens beat Bangladesh A by 79 runs

14 Aug 2025

BANA

148/10 in 16.5 8.79

HEAD TO HEAD

TEAMS PREVIEW

Chicago Kingsmen Preview

Hammad Azzam's side made it two wins from two when they got the better of the Adelaide Strikers Academy on Sunday in a low-scoring but ultimately exciting clash.

Milind Kumar took the Player of the Match award following an excellent all-round display which saw him hit 27 runs from 25 balls and return figures of 2/10 with the ball.

Another two-dimensional performance like that will go a long way to securing another victory for the Kingsmen.

The powerhouse middle order of Kumar. Tajinder Singh and Hassan Khan hit all five of the sixes for the side on Sunday and we can expect any aggression to come from them as well.

With the ball, there is plenty of variety in the squad with Scott Kuggeleijn, Ghulam Mudassar and Kumar all coming into this game following two wickets each in the last fixture.

Chicago Kingsmen Predicted Playing XI:

Shayan Jahangir (wk), Sharjeel Khan, Shehan Jayasuriya, Milind Kumar, Tajinder Singh, Hassan Khan, Hammad Azam (c), Scott Kuggeleijn, Asif Mehmood, Umer Khan, Ghulam Mudassar

Chicago Kingsmen Actual Playing XI:

Sharjeel Khan, Shehan Jayasuriya, Hammad Azam, Hassan Khan, Milind Kumar, Scott Kuggeleijn, Tajinder Singh, Shayan Jahangir, Ehsan Adil, Ghulam Mudassar, Umer Khan

Pakistan Shaheens Preview

Pakistan Shaheens got off to a brilliant start in this season's Top End T20 Series with a convincing 79 run victory over Bangladesh A but they then came unstuck against the Perth Scorchers Academy in match eight who just got over the line by two wickets with 11 balls remaining.

However, IIrfar Khan's team will be targeting a second win in a row and a third victory of the campaign when they come up against the Chicago Kingsmen following another large success, this time over the Melbourne Renegades Academy by 73 runs on Monday.

Coming into this match with bags of confidence will be Abdul Samad who showed the openers how to bat from number three. Both Yasir Khan and Khawaja Nafay made ducks before Samad struck 110 not out from 63 balls in a faultless and entertaining showing.

With the ball, Maaz Sadaqat took 3/22 on Monday while 20 year old leg-break bowling all-rounder has proved to be a consistent and threatening presence throughout the tournament.

Pakistan Shaheens Predicted Playing XI:

Yasir Khan, Khawaja Nafay (wk), Abdul Samad, Mohammad Faiq, Maaz Sadaqat, Irfan Khan (c), Mohammad Wasim, Mubasir Khan, Saad Masood, Ubaid Shah, Faisal Akram

Pakistan Shaheens Actual Playing XI:

Yasir Khan, Khawaja Nafay, Abdul Samad, Mohammad Faiq, Maaz Sadaqat, Irfan Khan, Saad Masood, Shahid Aziz, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Ubaid Shah, Faisal Akram

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

Although it will be partly cloudy by mid-afternoon when this game gets underway, we can expect both teams to get hot under the collar with the temperature starting in the low thirties and dropping no lower than the mid-twenties by the end.

CHK vs PS Pitch Report

The Marrara Cricket Ground No 2 in Darwin will certainly offer some turn for the spinners, even at this early stage of the season. Expect a par total to be no higher than 165.

Toss: To Bat

The last two games in the Top End T20 Series 2025 have both been won by the team batting first so we predict that the skippers for both sides will be looking to bat first in this clash.