The 8th match of Pakistan Super League 2023 is scheduled to play between Karachi Kings and Lahore Qalandars on Sunday 19th February 2023 at National Stadium, Karachi.

Karachi Kings had been poor in this 8th edition of the Pakistan Super League till now. They had played three matches and are still searching for a win. They had lost all three matches played and are laying at the bottom of the ladder. It was very easy for this team to beat Quetta Gladiators in their previous match but they lost the chance to open an account on the ladder.

We don’t think that Karachi Kings will open the points table as they are going to face Lahore Qalandars, a very strong team. Lahore Qalandars had a winning start to this tournament and won their very first match of this tournament against Multan Sultans by the margin of just one run.

Karachi Kings had lost three matches in a row and their most recent loss came against Quetta Gladiators by a margin of six runs. The performance of their bowling unit was good and they send four key batsmen of Quetta Gladiators on a total of just 23 runs but failed to stop Martin Guptil and Iftikhar Ahmad from scoring the runs. They leaked a total of 168 runs in 20 overs. The skipper, Imad Wasim was good with the new ball in power play overs. He proved the most successful bowler from their side with three wickets to this name in four overs against just 16 runs.

Aamer Yamin also performed well in the previous match and picked three wickets while he was charged with 37 runs in four overs. Mohammad Amir picked one wicket while Imran Tahir and Andrew Tye were the bowlers who failed to pick any wicket. The batting order of Karachi Kings once again failed to give the best performance in the previous match and scored 162 runs while chasing the target of 169 runs. Shoaib Malik and Irfan Khan put up a good fight but no other batsman from their side could manage to score runs. Shoaib Malik was the most successful and highest run-scorer from their side. He remained not out after scoring 71 runs. He faced 49 balls and smashed eight boundaries and one huge six.

The first match of Lahore Qalandars was very interesting against Multan Sultans where they won by the margin of just one run. The performance of their batting order was good and they scored 175 runs in 20 overs. Fakhar Zaman was the most successful and highest run-scorer from their side with 66 runs to his name on 42 balls with the help of three boundaries and five huge sixes. Mirza Baig was the other batsman who put some runs on the board. He scored 32 runs. He faced 26 balls and smashed five boundaries during his inning.

Hussain Talat scored 20 runs while Sikandar Raza and Shai Hope scored 19 runs each. The bowling unit of Lahore Qalandars did not perform well but they defended the target of 176 runs and leaked 174 runs in 20 overs. They used seven bowlers in the previous match and the skipper, Shaheen Afridi was the most successful bowler with one wicket to his name in four overs against 27 runs. Haris Rauf, Zaman Khan, and Hussain Talat also performed well and picked one wicket each. Haris Rauf leaked 37 runs in four overs while Zaman Khan was charged with 29 runs in three overs. Sikandar Raza, Liam Dawson, and David Wiese were the bowlers who failed to pick any wicket.

Karachi Kings had faced Lahore Qalandars in 15 matches where they won 9 matches while Lahore Qalandars won 6 matches.

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

• Karachi Kings had lost three matches in a row
• Lahore Qalandars had won their first match
• The bowling unit of Lahore Qalandars is very strong
• Lahore Qalandars also have a strong batting order
• Karachi Kings will be under pressure as they have to win this match at any cost

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

Lahore Qalandars have a 54% chance to win this match
Karachi Kings has a 48% 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 80% of matches had been won by bowling first. According to the toss prediction, the team who will win the toss may choose to field first.

The weather forecast in Karachi is good for a cricket match. The temperatures can range from 19 to 31 degrees during the day and can drop to 10 to 15 at night. The forecast is predicting almost no chances of rain on match day and we will have a full match to enjoy.

Karachi Kings: Sharjeel Khan, James Vince, Haider Ali, Matthew Wade (wk), Irfan Khan, Shoaib Malik, Imad Wasim (c), Aamer Yamin, Andrew Tye, Mohammad Amir, Imran Tahir.

Lahore Qalandars: Fakhar Zaman, Shai Hope (wk), Mirza Tahir Baig, Kamran Ghulam, Hussain Talat, Sikandar Raza, David Wiese, Liam Dawson, Haris Rauf, Shaheen Afridi (c), Zaman Khan.

Captain: Shoaib Malik
Vice-Captain: Imad Wasim
Matthew Wade, Shai Hope, Haidar Ali, Fakhar Zaman, Sikandar Raza, Hussain Talat, Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf, Zaman Khan

• Date: Sunday, 19th February 2023
• Time: 02:00 PM GMT / 07:00 PM LOCAL / 07:30 PM IST

• Stadium: National Stadium
• Location: Karachi, Pakistan
• Opened: 1955
• Capacity: 34228
• Ends: Pavilion End, University End
• Time Zone: UTC +05:00
• Home to: Pakistan, Karachi Kings
• Floodlights: Yes

• Total matches: 11
• Matches won batting first: 7
• Matches won bowling first: 4
• Average 1st Inns scores: 189
• Average 2nd Inns scores: 148
• Highest total recorded: 221/3 (20 Ov) by ENG vs PAK
• Lowest total recorded: 60/10 (13.4 Ov) by WI vs PAK
• The highest score chased: 208/3 (18.5 Ov) by PAK vs WI
• The lowest score defended: 166/4 (20 Ov) by PAK vs ENG

Sharjeel Khan, James Vince, Haider Ali, Shoaib Malik, Matthew Wade(w), Irfan Khan, Imad Wasim(c), Aamer Yamin, Andrew Tye, Imran Tahir, Mohammad Amir, James Fuller, Muhammad Musa, Ben Cutting, Tabraiz Shamsi, Qasim Akram, Mohammad Umar, Muhammad Akhlaq, Tayyab Tahir.