Karachi Kings vs Islamabad United, PSL T20 2023, Today Match Prediction 16 February 2023

krk vs isu Match Prediction & Analysis

PSL2023 is up and running with teams trying their best to find the right balance and depth with the perfect playing XI as soon as possible. Islamabad United lost in the qualifier 2 game in the last season and will look to go ahead to win the PSL trophy this season. Karachi Kings finished with the wooden spoon in the last season and went onto lose their opening match this season too.

TEAMS PREVIEW

Karachi Kings Preview

Karachi Kings were struggling at 46/4 at the end of powerplay in the massive 200+run chase. Shoaib Malik (52 runs off 34 balls) and Imad Wasim (80 runs off 47 runs) lead their fightback with 131 run partnership but were unable to hold their nerves in tense situation and went onto lose the match by just 2 runs.

Karachi Kings bowlers gave 199 runs in their 20 overs in the last game. Mir Hamza, and Andrew Tye bowled economically under 8 RPO and picked up a wicket each in the last game. Imran Tahir, Ben Cutting, Mohammad Amir, and Imad Wasim went for runs at over 10 RPO in the match.

Key players: Haider Ali, Imad Wasim, Andrew Tye

Karachi Kings Predicted Playing XI:

Mathew Wade, Sharjeel Khan, Haider Ali, Imad Wasim, Shoaib Malik, Ben Cutting, Mir Hamza, Andrew Tye, Tabraiz Shamsi, Mohammad Amir

Karachi Kings Actual Playing XI:

Andrew Tye, James Vince, Imad Wasim, Matthew Wade, Mohammad Amir, Muhammad Musa, Sharjeel Khan, Irfan Khan, James Fuller, Shoaib Malik, Haider Ali

Islamabad United Preview

Islamabad United will be lead by Pakistani star all-rounder Shadab Khan. Paul Stirling and Alex Hales are expected to open the batting with the likes of Moeen Ali, Asif Ali, Colin Munro, and Azam Khan expected to slot in the middle order alongside their skipper. Mohammad Wasim Jr and Faheem Ashraf will add depth as all-rounders in the lower order.

They have strong pace attack with the likes of Mohammad Wasim Jr, Faheem Ashraf, Hasan Ali, and Rumaan Raees in their squad. Afghanistan pacer Fazalhaq Farooqi will add international flavour to the pace unit.Latest sensation Abrar Ahmed and Shadab Khan will take care of their spin department.

Key players: Azam Khan, Shadab Khan, Hasan Ali

Islamabad United Predicted Playing XI:

Shadab Khan, Azam Khan, Alex Hales, Moeen Ali, Asif Ali, Colin Munro,Mohammad Wasim Jr, Faheem Ashraf, Hasan Ali, Abrar Ahmed, Shoaib Maqsood

Islamabad United Actual Playing XI:

Asif Ali, Faheem Ashraf, Colin Munro, Paul Stirling, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Azam Khan, Shadab Khan, Rumman Raees, Rassie van der Dussen, Hassan Nawaz, Tom Curran

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

Karachi pitch is predominantly batter friendly with a lot of runs on offer. The pitch is at times double paced with uneven bounce with some regions. We expect the weather to be cool and breezy with some rain interruptions expected.

Venue Details

Last match we had match tally of 396 runs with both teams scoring 195+ runs here. We expect the average scores to be around 160-170 runs in this match.

Toss: To Bowl

Chasing will be best option here with most matches won by chasing teams here. The pitch will have some spice in it early in the match.