Karachi Kings will face Peshawar Zalmi in the ongoing Pakistan Super League (PSL) season eight today (Tuesday).
The match will be played at the National Bank Cricket Arena in Karachi with both sides looking to make a positive start in the tournament.
Zalmi will step out on the field under a new captain in the shape of star batter Babar Azam, meanwhile the Kings will be led by all-rounder Imad Wasim.
The first match of the event was played yesterday, after a glittering opening ceremony, where defending champions Lahore Qalandars defeated Multan Sultans by one run in Multan.
The closing ceremony and final will be played on March 19 in Lahore, which will also host play-offs.
The winner will not only lift the Supernova Trophy but will also collect a cheque of Rs120m, while the runners-up will receive a cheque of Rs48m.
Here are five stats that you need to know about the match between Zalmi and Kings.
Head-to-head
Zalmi and Kings have faced each other on 17 occasions with the former emerging victorious 12 times, meanwhile the latter have won five matches.
Highest total
Karachi’s highest score in PSL history came against Peshawar in 2020, when they notched up 201-4 at their home ground.
Lowest total
Interestingly, Karachi’s lowest total in PSL history is also against Zalmi since they were only able to muster 108-9 in Abu Dhabi in 2021.
Biggest victory
Zalmi’s largest victory, in terms of runs, came against Kings in 2019 when they won their match by 61 runs in Karachi.
Most sixes in an innings
The most sixes by a player in a match between Kings and Zalmi is held by Kamran Akmal, who smacked eight maximums in Lahore in 2018.
Both the teams have a plethora of star players in their squads, who will be eager to prove their mettle on the field.
Squads
Karachi Kings: Imad Wasim (c), Haider Ali, Andrew Tye, Mohammad Amir, Imran Tahir, Matthew Wade, Shoaib Malik, Aamer Yamin, James Fuller, James Vince, Mir Hamza, Mohammad Akhlaq (wk), Irfan Khan Niazi, Qasim Akram, Mohammad Umar, Sharjeel Khan, Tayyab Tahir, Tabraiz Shamsi, Ben Cutting, Musa Khan, Faisal Akram
Peshawar Zalmi: Babar Azam (c), Rovman Powell, Sherfane Rutherford, Wahab Riaz, Arshad Iqbal, Danish Aziz, Mohammad Haris (wk), Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Mujeeb Ur Rehman, Aamer Jamal, Saim Ayub, Salman Irshad, Haseebullah Khan, Khurram Shahzad, Richard Gleeson, Peter Hatzoglou Sufyan Muqeem, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Usman Qadir, Jimmy Neesham, Haris Sohail