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Karachi Kings vs Quetta Gladiators, Pakistan Super League 2021, Today Match Prediction 20 Feb 2021

National Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan

126/3 in 13.5

9.11

121/10 in 18.2

6.60
SCORECARD

Karachi Kings

vs

Quetta Gladiators odds

KRK- 1.68
QTG- 2.05

Toss Winner - Karachi Kings won the toss and chose to bowl first

Karachi Kings beat Quetta Gladiators by 7 wickets

Karachi Kings’ hunt for perfect start to the season

  • Kings have good experience in their bowling attack with Mohammad Amir, Mohammad Nabi and Imad Wasim in the side
  • Karachi Kings have good strength in their batting with players like Babar Azam, Chadwick Walton and Colin Ingram in the side
  • Quetta Gladiators have a new look bowling attack and they might take time to settle in as a unit

Karachi Kings to win

Tournament: Pakistan Super League 2021 | Format: T20 | Venue: National Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan | Toss: To Bowl

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It is the first game of the season and defending champions Karachi Kings would be up against the Quetta Gladiators in what promises to be an interesting game, Kings have a very strong batting line-up and a bowling attack that packs lot of experience and this might tilt the game in their favor. It will be a tough challenge for the Gladiators as they come into this contest with a new look side. 

Quetta Gladiators had done well against the Karachi Kings last season despite a poor show overall. They had won both the league games between the two sides and shall take confidence from that. It will be interesting to see if the Karachi Kings are able to put behind their losses in the last season against the Gladiators and take an early lead in the tournament.

Karachi Kings Preview

Imad Wasim would like to start from where his side had left in the last edition of the tournament. As defending champions the side would look to get a perfect start to the season and they pack good strength in their batting as well as bowling departments. Wasim would want his players to play to their potential and start off the tournament on a winning note. 

The side has good batting at the top with Sharjeel Khan and Babar Azam opening the batting. The pair has good hitting abilities and will need to put this to good use. In Colin Ingram, Zeeshan Malik and Chadwick Walton their middle order has good players in this format of the game. The side bats deep with Mohammad Nabi, Daniel Christian and Imad Wasim to follow in this batting line-up. 

With the ball Mohammad Amir and Imad Wasim will have pick early wickets for the side in this game as the most experienced bowlers. Waqas Maqsood and Arshad Iqbal can bowl tight spells in the middle overs and this is what the side would be looking from them in this game. Nabi and Christian bring in lots of experience to this bowling attack making it strong.

Karachi Kings Predicted Playing XI:

Imad Wasim (c), Sharjeel Khan, Babar Azam, Colin Ingram, Zeeshan Mali, Chadwick Walton (wk), Mohammad Nabi, Mohammad Amir, Daniel Christian, Waqas Maqsood, Arshad Iqbal

Karachi Kings Actual Playing XI:

Sharjeel Khan, Arshad Iqbal, Colin Ingram, Joe Clarke, Babar Azam, Mohammad Amir, Waqas Maqsood, Aamer Yamin, DT Christian, SI Wasim, Mohammad Nabi

Quetta Gladiators Preview

It was a pretty ordinary season for the side last year and Sarfaraz Ahmed would like to put that behind and get his side off to a good start with a win in this game. They are up against a very strong outfit and Ahmed would like to see good show from his senior players and earn their first points for the season. 

Chris Gayle and Tom Banton will need to get their side off to a good start in this game. Gayle will have to click for his side to win this game. The middle order is well balanced for the side with players like Faf du Plessis, Cameron Delport and Usman Khan in the side. Down the order the likes of Sarfaraz Ahmed and Mohammad Nawaz would be expected to do the big hitting. 

With the ball the side would expect a good start from Mohammad Hasnain who is growing with confidence at the moment and Mohammad Nawaz would be expected to provide him with good support. They have a good bowling attack with the likes of Qais Ahmed, Anwar Ali and Delport in the side.

Quetta Gladiators Predicted Playing XI:

Sarfaraz Ahmed (c & wk), Chris Gayle, Tom Banton, Faf du Plessis, Usman Khan, Cameron Delport, Mohammad Nawaz, Azam Khan, Mohammad Hasnain, Qais Ahmad, Anwar Ali

Quetta Gladiators Actual Playing XI:

Ben Cutting, Usman Khan Shinwari, Qais Ahmad, Mohammad Hasnain, Naseem Shah, Mohammad Nawaz, Tom Banton, Saim Ayub, Chris Gayle, Sarfraz Ahmed, Azam Khan

HR
Temp
Rain
W. speed
W. direction
Clouds
00h
18
0 mm.
2.58 k/h
From: N
1%
03h
21
0 mm.
3.69 k/h
From: NNE
48%
06h
29
0 mm.
3.71 k/h
From: E
29%
09h
31
0 mm.
2.43 k/h
From: SSE
0%
12h
31
0 mm.
2.48 k/h
From: WSW
0%
15h
23
0 mm.
3.24 k/h
From: WNW
0%
18h
23
0 mm.
3.31 k/h
From: WNW
0%
21h
21
0 mm.
3.14 k/h
From: NW
0%

Weather Conditions

There would be odd clouds over Karachi on February 20 and it would be a warm evening. We expect the surface to be flat and bowlers aren’t likely to have too much of support from the track. The side batting first in this game would be targeting a score near the 200 runs to dominate the game.

Venue Details

National Stadium Karachi is a great surface to bat on where batsmen can play the ball on the up. Fast bowlers have struggled here the past as there is hardly anything in the surface for them with the new ball. Spinners have enjoyed good success as the ball turns and stops on the batsmen.

Toss: To Bowl

Karachi has one of the best batting surfaces in Pakistan and over the years we have seen big scores at this venue. This is the first game of the tournament and the side winning the toss would have little hesitation in batting first here and putting up a big score on the board.

It is the first game of the tournament and there would be pressure on both the sides to perform. Quetta Gladiators have made several changes to their squad after the poor show in the last season and it will be interesting to see how they fare in this contest. Defending champions Karachi Kings have more or less retained the same side as last year and have good strength in their batting which would make them favorites here.

Karachi Kings to win

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Author: S. Bhatarjee