Quetta Gladiators vs Karachi Kings, PSL T20 2022, Today Match Prediction

qtg vs krk Match Prediction & Analysis

PSL 2022 is entering the business end of the tournament with 4 teams already being qualified for the play-offs. Both Quetta Gladiators and Karachi Kings are practically out of the tournament and will be eager to finish with a victory in this match. Quetta Gladiators lost their way mid-way and the 3 losses on a trot ended their chances to qualify. Karachi Kings finally ended their 8-match losing hiatus with a win in their last game. We expect a tough competition between two teams who are trying to finish on a high in the league phase.

TEAMS PREVIEW

Quetta Gladiators Preview

Quetta Gladiators had a very bad day last night as they lost by a massive 117 runs. Jason Roy (38 runs) and Umar Akmal (50 runs) went all guns blazing in the 246-run chase but wickets kept tumbling at the other end as 8 players were dismissed for single digit scores. And they were bowled out for just 128 runs on the board.

Their bowlers gave the opposition to 245 runs in the last match. Mohammed Irfan was the only bowler to give runs at less than 10 RPO but his spell was cut short after he bowled two beamers in his final over mid-way. Naseem Shah and Ghulam Mudassar chipped in with a wicket each but failed to restrict the opposition effectively.

Key players to bet on: Jason Roy, Mohammed Irfan, Umar Akmal

Quetta Gladiators Predicted Playing XI:

Jason Roy, Ahsan Ali, Will Smeed, Sarfaraz Ahmed (c & wk), Iftikhar Ahmed, Umar Akmal, Noor Ahmad, Naseem Shah, Ghulam Mudassar, Sohail Tanvir, Mohammad Irfan

Quetta Gladiators Actual Playing XI:

Khurram Shehzad, Naseem Shah, James Vince, Sarfaraz Ahmed, Jason Roy, Mohammad Irfan, Hassan Khan, Iftikhar Ahmed, Ashir Qureshi, Will Smeed, Umar Akmal

Karachi Kings Preview

Karachi Kings ended with 149 runs before being bowled out in the last game. Babar Azam (38 runs), Qasim Akram (26 runs), and Lewis Gregory (28 runs) played vital cameos to keep their scorecard moving in the middle overs. Their batting at other end was disastrous with 7 players dismissed for single digit scores.

Karachi Kings bowlers brilliantly defended the below par total to win the match by 22 runs. Mir Hamza was brilliant with the ball with figures of 4-0-27-4 in the match. Usman Shinwari, Chris Jordan, Imad Wasim claimed 3 wickets between them and gave runs at less than 6 RPO in the match as they restricted the opposition to 127/9 in the match.

Key players to bet on: Babar Azam, Imad Wasim, Mir Hamza

Karachi Kings Predicted Playing XI:

Sharjeel Khan, Babar Azam (c), Joe Clarke, Lewis Gregory, Mohammad Nabi, Rohail Nazir (wk), Qasim Akram, Imad Wasim, Chris Jordan, Usman Shinwari, Mir Hamza

Karachi Kings Actual Playing XI:

Babar Azam, Lewis Gregory, Imad Wasim, Joe Clarke, Rohail Nazir, Mir Hamza, Qasim Akram, Tom Lammonby, Sharjeel Khan, Usman Khan Shinwari, Umaid Asif

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

Lahore is expected to have a bright and sunny weather on the match day with 10% chances of precipitation. No rain interruptions are expected in this match.

Venue Details

Gaddaffi pitch has a lovely sheen on the pitch and the ball will slide onto the bat comfortably. The average scores has been around 180-190 runs in this season with most of the matches going for over 170+ runs.

Toss: To Bat

The pitch has started to slightly slow down and batting becomes difficult in the second innings. Teams batting first has an 8-3 win-loss record so far on this pitch.