Our Prediction
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Karachi Kings have a better bowling lineup as compared to Peshawar Zalmi with Amir and Imad Wasim being in great form in Recently concluded BPL 2023
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Babar Azam would be the main batter for the Peshawar side playing against his old Team.
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Peshawar have a strong batting lineup with the likes of Babar Azam , Rutherford and Rovman Powell.
The Karachi Kings and Peshawar Zalmi will open their 2023 PSL season's against each other. Both teams have made some key changes to their lineups and will be led by different captains from last season. The Karachi Kings let go of Babar Azam while Peshawar Zalmi let go of Shoaib Malik. It would be fair to say it would be a contest between Veteran Shoaib Malik and Babar Azam .
The Karachi Kings have parted ways with Babar Azam and replaced him with Shoaib Malik. While we continue to rate Malik very highly as a middle-order striker, he is well past 40 and age is catching up. The batting lineup for the Karachi Kings seems a bit thin. James Vince is the other opener for the Kings and is making quite a reputation for himself on the T20 circuit. He comes into this match after having led the Gulf Giants to victory in the IL T20 and with a boatload of runs to his name. Haider Ali, Matthew Wade, Shoaib Malik, and perhaps Ben Cutting could be the other players in the lineup. A decent batting lineup but not one that screams excellence in any sense. Bowling lineup also consists of Mohammad Amir and Imad Wasim both being in top form in BPL 2023 . Tabrez shamsi has also been bowling well in this form of cricket.
Peshawar Zalmi has an excellent record in PSL history. It has always managed to make the PSL Playoffs in every single season so far. With Babar Azam added to its team, and the new captain, the team looks stronger than before. Babar Azam is going to be pushed into playing a more aggressive brand of cricket for sure. Speaking power, Peshawar Zalmi has Sherfane Rutherford, Rovman Powell, Mohammad Haris, Saim Ayub, and Bhanuka Rajapaksa in its squadThe bowling attack for Peshawar Zalmi is a bit imbalanced. Wahab Riaz is the only real big name with Mujeeb ur Rahman for support. Arshad Iqbal, Usman Qadir, and Salman Irshad will have to provide the rest of the support to the bowling unit.
PITCH AND CONDITIONS
There is no rain forecast in Karachi but the humidity is high and so some dew is going to be present. The pitch is very flat and excellent for batting in Karachi. The average score batting first is nearly 190 although it is closer to 170 in the last two seasons.
We think this is likely to be a high-scoring match with a lot of fours and boundaries.
KK VS PZ TOSS PREDICTION
The team that wins the toss is going to want to field first and this should be seen as a huge advantage to have. Dew plays a big role and makes it very tough for teams to defend totals. 66% of all PSL matches played at the National Stadium have been won by the chasing team.
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