Karachi Kings have won the toss and elected to bat first against the arch-rivals Lahore Qalandars ahead of the 26th match of the seventh edition of Pakistan Super League (PSL) at Lahore’s Gaddafi stadium.

Karachi Kings have been knocked out of the event after losing eight matches in a row while Lahore Qalandars have made it to the playoffs.

For the Qalandars, the key players will be Fakhar Zaman, Kamran Ghulam, Shaheen Shah Afridi and Rashid Khan. While, for the Kings who will be looking to cheer on something, will rely on skipper Babar Azam, Sharjeel Khan, Chris Jordan and Mohammad Nabi.

In the points table, Lahore Qalandars cemented themselves to the second spot, pocketing five victories and losing two games. Karachi Kings on the other hand, placed at the bottom, who still eying to get off the mark with the win in the seventh edition of PSL.

SQUADS

Lahore Qalandars: Fakhar Zaman, Abdullah Shafique, Kamran Ghulam, Mohammad Hafeez, Phil Salt (wk), Rashid Khan, Harry Brook, David Wiese, Shaheen Shah Afridi (c), Haris Rauf, Zaman Khan

Karachi Kings: Sharjeel Khan, Babar Azam (c), Joe Clarke, Lewis Gregory, Mohammad Nabi, Rohail Nazir (wk), Qasim Akram, Imad Wasim, Chris Jordan, Usman Shinwari, Mir Hamza

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