2018 Karachi Kings season
| 2018 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Coach | Mickey Arthur | ||
| Captain | Imad Wasim | ||
| Tournament performance | Playoffs 3rd | ||
| League performance | 2nd | ||
| Most runs | Babar Azam (402) | ||
| Most wickets | Usman Shinwari (16) | ||
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The Karachi Kings is a franchise cricket team that competed in the 2018 Season of Pakistan Super League. The team represents Karachi a city in Pakistan. Kings were coached by Mickey Arthur and appointed Imad Wasim as their new Captain succeeding from Kumar Sangakara from 2017 edition.[1]They finished the tournament on 3rd position as Peshawar Zalmi beat them by 13 runs in Eliminator round of PSL.[2]
Major changes[edit]
Before the 2018 season Kings announced the change of captain as Imad Wasim replaced Kumar Sangakara at the top spot.[1] Shahid Afridi left Peshawar Zalmi and joined the team as president and player.[3] Mitchell Johnson was selected in the initial players draft but was later replaced by Tymal Mills as he pulled out from the tournament.
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Performance[edit]
Kings opened the season by ending their losing streak against Quetta Gladiators and beating them by 19 runs.[4] They beat the defending champions, Peshawar Zalmi, in a closely fought game. Chasing a target of 132 runs, the team won with 2 balls and 5 wickets to spare.[5] Their third game was against arch-rivals, Lahore Qalandars.[6][7] batting first, the Kings posted 159 for 9 on the board thanks to Bopara's unbeaten innings of 50 runs. In reply, the Qalandars got off to a great start, and were 68 for 1 inside 6 overs, but 3 quick wickets from man of the match, Shahid Afridi, ensured a third consecutive win for his side as the Qalandars fell short by 27 runs.[8]
One of the match against Multan Sultans was washed out due to persistent rain.[9] Their unbeaten run in the season was ended by Islamabad United when they were defeated by 154 runs. Batting first, the Kings posted the highest target in Sharjah that year - 154 runs - before failing to defend it and losing the match by 8 wickets.[10]
KK finished on Second position on league stage and qualified for the playoffs where they faced Islamabad United in 1st Qualifier where they lost by 8 wickets.
The Kings got eliminated in the second eliminator match played at Lahore on 21 March 2018 against Peshawar Zalmi.[11]
Teams standings[edit]
Points table[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Islamabad United (C) | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0.296 |
| 2 | Karachi Kings (3rd) | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 0.028 |
| 3 | Peshawar Zalmi (R) | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 0.464 |
| 4 | Quetta Gladiators (4th) | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 0.312 |
| 5 | Multan Sultans | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 9 | −0.191 |
| 6 | Lahore Qalandars | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 6 | −0.931 |
- The top 4 teams qualified for the playoffs
- Advanced to Qualifier
- Advanced to Eliminator 1
Playoffs[edit]
Preliminary[edit]
Qualifier 1[edit]
Karachi Kings 154/4 (20 overs) | v | Islamabad United 155/2 (12.3 overs) |
- Karachi Kings won the toss and elected to bat.
- This was the largest victory in terms of balls remaining in PSL history.
- As a result of this match IU advanced to the final and KK moved to Eliminator Round.
Eliminator 2[edit]
Peshawar Zalmi 170/7 (16 overs) | v | Karachi Kings 157/2 (16 overs) |
- Karachi Kings won the toss and elected to field.
- Match was reduced to 16 overs per side due to rain.
- Kamran Akmal (Peshawar Zalmi) scored the fastest fifty of PSL (17 balls).
- As a result of this match Peshawar Zalmi advanced to the final.
- As a result of this match Karachi Kings were eliminated from the competition.
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Imad Wasim to captain Karachi Kings in PSL-3". Latest News - The Nation.
- ^ "Zalmi beat Kings Zalmi won by 13 runs - Zalmi vs Kings, PSL, Eliminator 2 Match Summary, Report | ESPNcricinfo.com". ESPNcricinfo.
- ^ Zalmi Shahid Afridi joins Karachi Kings as president[permanent dead link], PKKH, 2017-4-6. Retrieved 2017-4-6.]
- ^ "Quetta Gladiators winning streak against Kings comes to an end after 19 runs defeat". Dawn News. 23 February 2018. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
- ^ Majeed, Zohaib (25 February 2018). "Karachi Kings go top of PSL 2018 points table with five-wicket win over Peshawar Zalmi". Dawn. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
- ^ "Confident Karachi brace for "clash of the titans" with Lahore". ARY News. Retrieved 27 February 2018.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Karachi, Lahore resume PSL rivalry". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
- ^ "Qalandars tumble as Kings post 3rd win to lead points table". The News. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
- ^ "Rain abandons Multan-Karachi fixture". Samaa TV. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
- ^ Shetty, Varun. "Luke Ronchi decimates Karachi with 37-ball 71". ESPN Cricinfo.
- ^ "PSL 2018, Highlights: Peshawar Zalmi beat Karachi Kings by 13 runs to reach final". 22 March 2018.
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