The 19th match of Pakistan Super League 2023 is scheduled to play between Islamabad United and Karachi Kings on Friday 3rd March 2023 at Pindi Club Ground, Rawalpindi.

Islamabad United performed well in this tournament and is the third-best-performing team in this tournament right now. They had played a total of five matches with three wins to their name. They had lost two matches and are currently holding the third position on the points table. Remember that they had beaten Karachi Kings earlier and we are hoping that they will repeat history in this match.

Karachi Kings had disappointed its fans with the bad performance in almost each and every match of this season of Pakistan Super League. They had won just two out of seven matches played. They had lost five matches and are holding the second performance from the bottom of the points table. They lost their match against Islamabad United by the margin of four wickets earlier in this tournament. They have to win the remaining matches with a handsome margin and also need some luck to have some chances to reach the playoff.

Islamabad United are going to play their very first match of this edition of the Pakistan Super League at their home venue and we think that they will have a lot of support from the local crowd. They had beaten Karachi Kings, Peshawar Zalmi, and Quetta Gladiators in this tournament but lost their matches against Multan Sultans and Lahore Qalandars. They have to play five matches and if they can manage to win just three matches, we are sure that they will qualify for the playoffs. Islamabad United faced a heavy defeat against Lahore Qalandars in their most recent match by a big margin of 110 runs. This is one of the biggest losses of Islamabad United with the margin.

Islamabad United has a strong bowling unit in their squad and they have the best bowlers of T20 cricket like Zeeshan Zameer, Abrar Ahmed, Faheem Ashraf, Hasan Ali, Tom Curran, and Shadab Khan but these all bowlers totally failed to give the best performance and leaked a lot of runs. They were charged for 200 runs in 20 overs. Tom Curran was the most successful and highest wicket-taker from their side with three wickets to his name in four overs against 34 runs. Shadab Khan picked two wickets while Abrar Ahmed and Hasan Ali picked one wicket each. Zeeshan Zameer and Faheem Ashraf were the bowlers who failed to pick any wicket. The batting order of Islamabad United totally collapsed in the previous match. Their full team came back to the pavilion on a total of just 90 runs in 13.5 overs while chasing the target of 201 runs. just three batsmen from their side could even enter into double figure and Rahmanullah Gurbaz was the highest run-scorer with 23 runs to his account.

Karachi Kings had not been much impressive in this tournament and they had beaten just two teams in this season of PSL. Lahore Qalandars and Multan Sultans are the teams who lost their matches against Karachi Kings but they lost five matches. Karachi Kings should win their remaining matches to have some chances to move to the next level of this tournament. They also had been unlucky as they lost matches where they performed well. Their most recent match against Peshawar Zalmi is a big example of it where they got key three wickets for Peshawar Zalmi on a total of just two runs but they leaked plenty of runs in the middle and lower overs. The bowling unit of Karachi Kings is very strong and they also have a lot of options to choose but they had not performed well in this tournament.

Mohammad Amir was given a rest in two matches but he got a chance to play the previous match against Peshawar Zalmi and provided early breakthroughs to the team in his very first over. He picked the wickets of Mohammad Haris and Babar Azam and picked the wicket of Saim Ayub in his second over. He picked up a total of four wickets in four overs against 26 runs. Tabraiz Shamsi was the other bowler who had a wicket to his name. He picked one wicket in four overs while he was charged with 25 runs. No other bowler from their side could manage to pick any wicket. Aamer Yamin, Akif Javed, and Imad Wasim were the bowlers who failed to pick any wicket. The batting order of Karachi Kings also failed to give the best performance. They could manage to score 173 runs while chasing the target of 198 runs. Matthew Wade and Imad Wasim were the only batsmen who performed well in the previous match and put some runs on the board. Imad Wasim was the most successful and highest run-scorer from their side. He remained not out after scoring 57 runs on just 30 balls with the help of 10 boundaries and one huge six. Matthew Wade also scores fifty in the previous match.

Islamabad United had faced Karachi Kings in 19 matches where they won 13 matches while Karachi Kings won 6 matches.

According to today’s prediction, Islamabad United is the favorite team to win this match. There are many factors that make Islamabad United a favorite team to win this match.

• Islamabad United had performed well in this tournament than Karachi Kings
• The batting order of Islamabad United is very strong and experienced
• Islamabad United also has a strong bowling unit which is in good form
• Karachi Kings will play this match with the full force
• Karachi Kings will be under pressure as they have to win almost all remaining matches

Islamabad United is overall a strong team as compared to the Karachi Kings especially when it comes to batting. The batting and bowling squad of Islamabad United is strong at least on paper, so the winning chances of today’s match for Islamabad United have been increased. The equation of winning the chances of both teams for today’s match is mentioned as under.

Islamabad United has a 56% chance to win this match
Karachi Kings has a 44% chance to win this match

The toss is going to play an important role in almost all matches of Pakistan Super League season 8. We had seen in the previous editions of this tournament that chase is the best option for both teams at the venue of Multan. Almost 60% of matches had been won by the bowling first. According to the toss prediction, the team who will win the toss may choose to field first.

The 19th match of the Pakistan Super League season 2023 is scheduled to be held at Pindi Club Ground, Rawalpindi. The pitch at the Pindi Club Ground in Rawalpindi is known as a good batting surface and has some with and carry. The pitch generally offers good value for shots and provides a fair competition of bat vs ball. It can also help the spinners as the match progresses and there can be some turns and uneven bounce on offer. The actual playing conditions are also depended on other circumstances like the weather and some other factors. It is always best to consult the latest reports from official sources before making any decisions.

The weather in Rawalpindi is excellent for this match. Lahore is typically known for pleasant weather and good temperatures ranging from 16°C to 27°C in February. The sky is mostly clear during this month and there is almost no chance of rain. However. The humidity levels can be relatively high, making it feel slightly warmer.

Islamabad United: Colin Munro, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Rassie van der Dussen, Shadab Khan (c), Azam Khan (wk), Asif Ali, Faheem Ashraf, Tom Curran, Hasan Ali, Zeeshan Zameer, Abrar Ahmed.

Karachi Kings: Matthew Wade, Adam Rossington (wk), Tayyab Tahir, Shoaib Malik, Irfan Khan, Imad Wasim (c), Ben Cutting, Aamer Yamin, Mohammad Amir, Tabraiz Shamsi, Akif Javed.

• Date: Friday, 3rd March 2023
• Time: 02:00 PM GMT / 07:00 PM LOCAL / 07:30 PM IST

• Stadium: Pindi Club Ground
• Location: Rawalpindi, Pakistan
• Capacity: 15000
• Known as: Army Sports Ground
• Time Zone: UTC +05:00
• Home to: Rawalpindi

• Total matches: 2
• Matches won batting first: 1
• Matches won bowling first: 1
• Average 1st Inns scores: 219
• Average 2nd Inns scores: 212
• Highest total recorded: 239/7 (50 Ov) by PAK vs ENG
• Lowest total recorded: 221/10 (48.4 Ov) by ENG vs PAK
• The highest score chased: 203/5 (39.1 Ov) by PAK vs WI
• The lowest score defended: 239/7 (50 Ov) by PAK vs ENG

Kamran Ghulam, Shai Hope, Liam Dawson, Jordan Cox, Dilbar Hussain, Ahmed Daniyal, Jalat Khan, Shawaiz Irfan, Ahsan Bhatti, Fakhar Zaman, Mirza Tahir Baig, Abdullah Shafique, Sam Billings (wk), Hussain Talat, Sikandar Raza, David Wiese, Rashid Khan, Shaheen Afridi (c), Haris Rauf, Zaman Khan.