PSL 2019, Karachi Kings vs Multan Sultans: Karachi Kings beat Multan Sultans in Dubai. (Source: PSLT20 Twitter) PSL 2019, Karachi Kings vs Multan Sultans: Karachi Kings beat Multan Sultans in Dubai. (Source: PSLT20 Twitter) PSL 2019, Karachi Kings vs Multan Sultans Highlights: The second game of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2019 turned out to be an absolute belter. Chasing 184 runs, Multan Sultans’ Masood and Evans were going at run a ball pace until Shoaib Malik arrived and took the game to Karachi. With the required rate hovering around 13 an over, it looked like a tough chase until Shoaib Karachi took Ravi Bopara to the cleaners with 24 from an over. Just as Sultans looked to be taking the game away, Amir and Shinwari struck to arrest the flow of runs. Afridi and Azam added late runs and the chase once again looked alive by Amir struck to take his tally to four wickets and take the game away from Sultans. In the end, Sultans fell 7 runs short. Earlier, Kings put together 183/6 from the 20 overs with Babar Azam and Liam Livingstone providing a thumping start to Karachi – putting together 157 runs for the opening wicket – the highest stand, for any wicket, in PSL history. But, Livingstone’s departure put the brakes on Karachi’s smooth flow of runs as no one stepped up to take control or play a cameo role. Chris Green took three wickets to keep the pressure on as Karachi scored just 34 runs from last five overs.<doc-sep>Karachi Kings will take on the Multan Sultans in the second fixture of PSL 2019 in another intriguing contest. Karachi Kings have a lot of voids to fill this season as they have quite an unbalanced side. Their batting lineup is top heavy while the middle order appears to be a bit shallow. Babar Azam and Colin Ingram have too much responsibility on their shoulders to provide their side with explosive starts. Karachi’s bowling attack also seems to be quite fragile, with the absence of any real wicket-taking option. On the contrary, Multan Sultans have a balanced squad in this edition of the Pakistan Super League. Having finished second in the league table last year, they would be looking to lift the trophy this time around. They also managed to grab some excellent players before the season began to boost their squad for the upcoming campaign. Both the teams would be hoping to start their respective campaigns on a winning note and we are in for a truly mouthwatering contest. Game details Date: Friday, February 15, 2019 Time: 5 PM IST Venue: Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai. League: Pakistan Super League Live Telecast: D Sport Online Streaming: Cricketgateway (Website, App) Ground Stats T20 Total Matches - 47 Matches won batting first - 23 Matches won bowling first - 23 Average 1st Inns score - 142 Average 2nd Inns score - 126 Highest total recorded - 211/3 (20 Ov) by SL vs PAK Lowest total recorded - 71/10 (19 Ov) by KEN vs IRE Highest score chased - 183/5 (19.4 Ov) by AFG vs UAE Lowest score defended - 144/6 (20 Ov) by PAK vs ENG Team News Karachi Kings: Colin Ingram is set to feature in the upcoming match. Multan Sultans: Chris Green will replace Qais Ahmad in the squad. Johnson Charles will replace Nicholas Pooran who is away on national duty. Andre Russell and Shahid Afridi are both available to play in this fixture. Squads Karachi Kings: Imad Wasim (c), Usama Mir, Aaron Summers, Mohammad Rizwan, Aamir Yamin, Babar Azam, Ravi Bopara, Usman Khan, Mohammad Amir, Colin Ingram, Colin Munro, Sikandar Raza, Awais Zia, Sohail Khan, Iftikhar Ahmed, Ali Imran, Abrar Ahmed, Jaahid Ali, Ben Dunk, Liam Livingstone Multan Sultans: Shoaib Malik (C), Shahid Afridi, Ali Shafiq, Mohammad Irfan, Shan Masood, Umar Siddiq, Mohammad Junaid, Junaid Khan, Mohammad Abbas, Mohammad Irfan Khan, Joe Denly, Nicholas Pooran, Laurie Evans, Numan Ali, Dan Christian, Tome Moores, Muhammad Ilyas, Shakeel Ansar, Chris Green, Andre Russell. Key Players Karachi Kings Babar Azam Colin Ingram Imad Wasim (c) Multan Sultans Johnson Charles Shoaib Malik (c) Andre Russell Probable Playing XI Karachi Kings: M Rizwan, Babar Azam, C Ingram, L Livingstone, Ravi Bopara, S Raza, I Wasim (C), S Khan, U Mir, M Amir, U Khan Multan Sultan: J Charles, S Masood, L Evans, S Malik (c), A Russell, S Afridi, C Green, M Abbas, M Ilyas, Junaid Khan, M Irfan<doc-sep>Pakistan Super League, 2019: Match 2, Karachi Kings vs Multan Sultans – Statistical Highlights All the major stats and numbers recorded during the thrilling game between Karachi Kings and Multan Sultans. Karachi Kings kick-started their PSL 2019 campaign with a 7-run win against the Multan Sultans thanks to a record opening stand. England’s Liam Livingstone and Babar Azam scored 82 and 77 respectively as Karachi cruised to 157/0 from 15.3 overs. However, they could only add 26 runs from the last 27 deliveries to finish on 183/6. Skipper Shoaib Malik’s 28-ball 52 and Laurie Evans’ 49 kept the Multan Sultans in the chase but the team ended up eight runs short of the target. All the major stats and numbers recorded during the thrilling game between Karachi Kings and Multan Sultans: A record partnership: 157 – The 157-run opening partnership between Liam Livingstone and Babar Azam is the highest in the Pakistan Super League for any wicket. The pair surpassed the previous highest of 153 between Shane Watson and Sharjeel Khan for Islamabad United in the match against Lahore Qalandars in 2016, also for the first wicket. 183/6 – The total of 183/6 is the 2nd highest PSL total for Karachi Kings. Their highest is 188/3 during the previous edition also against Multan Sultans. 183/6 – Karachi’s total of 183/6 is the 2nd lowest total in a complete Twenty20 innings, which included a 150-run opening partnership. During the 2017 Ram Slam T20, Lions completed their chase of 170 on the final ball of the 20th over losing four wickets after a 158-run opening stand in 18.2 overs. A dream debut for Livingstone: 82 – Liam Livingstone’s 82-run knock in this game is the 2nd highest individual score on PSL debut for any player. Luke Wright scored an unbeaten 86 for Quetta Gladiators in the first ever PSL game against the Islamabad United. This was also the first instance of Livingstone playing for a team not related to England. He featured in 47 T20s for Lancashire and two T20Is in England along with two unofficial T20s for England Lions in the UAE during the ongoing season. A new milestone for Babar: 92 – Innings Babar Azam needed for completing 3,000 runs in Twenty20 cricket; the fourth fewest by any player. Babar is also the fastest to 3,000 runs among the Asian players in this format. Check out: Stats: Babar Azam completes 3000 runs in Twenty20 cricket for the fastest to 3000 T20 runs lists. 50th fifty for Malik: 50 – Shoaib Malik’s half-century in this game was his 50th in the Twenty20 format. He thus became the first player from Pakistan and overall the 12th in Twenty20 cricket with 50+ scores of fifty or more. Sohail goes for plenty: 57 – Runs Sohail Khan conceded in his four overs for Karachi Kings in this game; the joint-most runs conceded by any player in a PSL game. Anwar Ali also conceded 57 runs in his four overs while playing for Quetta Gladiators in the inaugural edition against Lahore Qalandars. Get the latest Cricket News and updates, Match Predictions, Fantasy Cricket Tips and lots more on CricTracker.com.<doc-sep>The fourth match of the PSL-4 will be played on Saturday at 5-00 pm at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium between Islamabad United and Multan Sultans. This will be the second match for both of them as Islamabad won their first match by 5 wickets against Lahore Qalandars while Multan were defeated by just 7 runs against Karachi Kings. Both Islamabad and Multan have balanced sides but the former have an edge with a victory in their first match. United the defending champions led by fast bowler Mohammad Sami. However, Multan is being captained by veteran all-rounder and former Pakistan skipper Shoaib Malik who hit an aggressive fifty against Karachi Kings on Friday. Islamabad United in the inaugural match of the PSL4, played on Thursday, did not play so well as they lost their four top-order batsmen for 49 runs but later the batting prowess of Asif Ali, Hussain Talat and Faheem Ashraf guided the defending champions to a five-wicket win. However, it was Asif who changed the comlexion of the game with a whirlwind 19-ball 36 with three sixes and two fours as Islamabad chased down the 172-run target with four balls remaining. Multan also played well in their first match against Karachi Kings on Friday. Shoaib Malik's 28-ball 52 and Laurie Evans's 39-ball 49 gave their side some hopes of a win but Karachi Kings's left-arm pacer Mohammad Amir taking four wickets in a rdturn-to-form spell snatched the victory.<doc-sep>
The second fixture of Pakistan Super League 2019 will witness Karachi Kings and Multan Sultans go up against each other day the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Friday, February 15. Head-to-Head : Both teams have faced each other in two PSL fixtures, with Karachi picking the honors on first occasion, while their previous clash ended without a result. Karachi Kings Karachi Kings finished second in last season’s Pakistan Super League table, but lost their momentum towards the business end of the league and lost their qualifier games to miss out on the final spot. Batting Babar Azam and Colin Munro are two T20 specialist batsmen in the squad, where Babar was Karachi leading run-getter in the previous season with 402 runs, Colin Munro was best T20 batsman of 2018 with 1530 runs and one may expect them to continue the same in PSL 2019. Colin Ingram and Liam Livingsstone, meanwhile, are clean strikers of the ball and are most likely to trouble the opponents bowlers. Bowling Usman Shinwari was Karachi's best bowler in the previous season with 16 wickets and has been in decent form since then. The team will need him to attain few breakthroughs early on. Meanwhile, the will also bank on the likes of skipper Imad Wasim, Mohammad Amir and Sohail Khan to use their expertise and rattle the Multan batters with their variations. Expected Playing XI Imad Wasim (C), Babar Azam, Colin Munro, Ravi Bopara, Liam Livingstone, Usman Shinwari, Colin Ingram, Iftikhar Ahmed, Mohammad Rizwan, Mohammad Amir and Sohail Khan. Multan Sultans Mutan Sultans will be eyeing a positive beginning under Shoaib Malik Multan ended their last year campaign on fifth spot with four wins and five defeats in nine completed group games. The side was suspended after the conclusion of previous tournament due to nonpayment issues, but was sustained after the new owners took over the franchise ownership rights. The experienced Shoaib Malik will be seen performing the captaincy duties for the side. Batting Multan Sultans boast a lot of experience under their belt, with the likes of Shoaib Malik, Shahid Afridi, and Andre Russell. All three are well known spearheads of the shortest format and are expected play a good knock against Karachi. While Johnson Charles and Laurie Evans adds a mixture of young talent to the squad and were in good touch in Bangladesh Premiere League and will be expected to bring that form into the PSL. Bowling In terms of bowling, the veteran Mohammad Irfan will lead the pack, while Junaid Khan, who has been a big name in the league cricket, will play alongside him. The bowler had 156 T20 wickets to his name and his economy of 7.14 is quite decent. These two will be teams go to men and will be expected to clinch few scalps in the initial overs. Shahid Afridi and Mohammad Abbas, who has done well for his national side in recent past, will be the captain's key weapons during the middle overs. Expected Playing XI Shoaib Malik (C), Andre Russell, Shahid Afridi, Shakeel Ansar, Mohammad Abbas, Junaid Khan, Mohammad Irfan, Irfan Khan, Johnson Charles, Laurie Evans and Shan Masood.