Match 10, of the PSL 2024 will be played between Lahore Qalandars and Karachi Kings in Lahore.
Preview:
Lahore Qalandars and Karachi Kings square off in match 10 of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2024 at Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore on Saturday, February 24.
It has been a forgettable start to the compagin for the defending champions,
Lahore Qalandars. They have lost all three of their matches and will be desperate to get their first win of the season. The three losses for them have come against Islamabad United, Quetta Gladiators, And Multan Sultan. Shaheen Afridi and Co. Batter first in all the three games and posted decent totals, however, their apponents registered fomfortable victories.
Meanwhile, Karachi Kings started a demoralising 55-runs loss in their opening game before bouncing back with a comprehensive seven-wicket win against Peshawar Zalmi. Shan Masood's men will have got the state of victory in PSL 2024 and would want to capitalise on the misfiring Lahore side.
Pitch Report :
Five matches has been played to far at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore. The average first-innings score in 176. Four games have been won by chasing team, while one match has gone the way of the team batting first three matches saw high score being registered. However run-scoring has been tricky in the last couple of games. To put in things in perspective, the everage first-innings score in the first three matches was 196. However, it was dropped down to 146 in the last two games. Balls stopped on the batters and some also keep low. It will be important for the teams to assess the conditions quickly and play accordingly.
Playing XIs Lahore Qalandars:
Shaibzada Farhan (wk), Fakhar Zaman, Rassie ven der Dussen, Abdullah Shafique, Sikandar Raza, Jahandad Khan, Abdullah Shafique, Carlos Brathwaite, George Linde, Shaheen Afridi (c), Haris rauf, Zaman Khan.
Playing XIs Karachi Kings:
Shan Masood (c), Muhammad Akhlaq (wk), James Vince, Shoaib Malik, Kieron Pollard, Muhammad Nawaz, Irfan Khan, Daniel Sam's, Hasan Ali, Tabraiz Shamsi, Mir Hamza.
Best Batter of the match:
Rassie ven der Dussen is going to be the player to watch out for against Karachi Kings. The south African batter has scored 140 runs in three games at an average of 70 and a strike-rate of 148.94. He has scored a couple of fantastic half-centuries but hasn't been backed up by the other batter. Rassie will lock to continue his good runs of from and give Lahore their elusive first win of the tournament.
Best bowler of the match:
The experienced Hasan Ali could be vital for Karachi's chance against the Qalandars. The right-arm pacer bounced back with a three for against Peshawar Zalmi after going wicketless in Karachi's opening encounter against Multan Sultan Hasan's performance at the death is going to be very crucial against a power-packed middle and lower order of the Qalandars.
Prediction:
Karachi Kings to win the match.
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