The PSL 2020 final between Karachi Kings (KRK) and Lahore Qalandars (LHQ) will be played at the National Stadium in Karachi today starting from 8 pm local time, 3 pm GMT. Toss will take place at 7.30 pm local time, 2.30 pm GMT.
KAR vs LAH probable playing XIs
Karachi Kings: Sharjeel Khan, Babar Azam, Alex Hales, Iftikhar Ahmed, Imad Wasim, Chadwick Walton, Sherfane Rutherford, Wayne Parnell, Mohammad Amir, Waqas Maqsood, Arshad Iqbal.
Lahore Qalandars: Fakhar Zaman, Tamim Iqbal, Sohail Akhtar, Mohammad Hafeez, Ben Dunk, David Weise, Samit Patel, Muhammad Faizan, Dilbar Hussain, Haris Rauf, Shaheen Afridi.
Karachi Kings performance
Karachi Kings had qualified for the final of the Pakistan Super League for the first time in the history of PSL T20. They were the second-best performing team of this tournament after the end of the league stage matches.
They won five out of ten matches at the league stage. They lost four matches and their one match was ended with no result. They were holding the 2nd position on the points table after the end of league stage matches.
They availed the first chance to qualify for the final and beat Multan Sultans in the qualifier match. That was a tied match which was decided in the super over.
They won the toss and decided to field first. The performance of their bowling unit was outstanding in that match. They restricted the batting order of Multan Sultans on the total of just 141 runs in their inning of 20 overs.
Arshad Iqbal was the most successful bowler from their side who picked two wickets in his four overs bowled out while he was charged for 21 runs.
Waqas Maqsood was the other bowler from their side who picked two wickets in his four overs bowled out against 26 runs. The skipper, Imad Wasim could manage to pick one wicket in his two overs bowled out while he was charged for 11 runs.
The performance of the batting order of Karachi Kings was outstanding in the middle overs but after the wicket of Babar Azam, they lost the momentum after 16.3 overs. In the end, they failed to chase 22 runs in four overs and leveled the score on the last ball of their inning.
Babar Azam was the most successful and highest run-scorer from their side who scored 65(53) runs with the help of five boundaries and two sixes.
Lahore Qalandars
Lahore Qalandars is a team that had a history of laying at the bottom of the points table since the last four seasons of the Pakistan Super League but they had created the history in this PSL five season.
They had crossed the first hurdle and had beaten the Multan Sultans in the eliminator 2 match with a handsome margin of 25 runs.
They scored a total of 182 runs in their inning of 20 overs and almost all batsmen from their side put some runs on the board.
David Wiese was the most successful and highest run-scorer from their side who scored 48(21) runs with the help of five boundaries and three sixes. Fakhar Zaman was the other batsmen who had an outstanding performance. He scored 46(36) runs and smashed four boundaries and two huge sixes.
The open batsman of Lahore Qalandars, Tamim Iqbal scored 30(20) runs and smashed five boundaries while Samit Patel had 26 runs to his name.
Mohammad Hafeez could manage to score 19 runs while the skipper, Sohail Akhtar had just three runs to his name. The performance of the bowling unit of Lahore Qalandars was also good in the previous match against Multan Sultans.
They defended the target of 183 runs and leaked 157 runs and send the all team of Multan Sultans back to the pavilion in 19.1 overs. Almost all bowlers of Lahore Qalandars performed well in the previous match.
Head to head matches
Lahore Qalandars had faced Karachi Kings in 10 matches where they won four matches and Karachi Kings won six matches.
Favorite team in today match prediction
According to speculation, Karachi Kings is the favorite team to win this match. There are many factors that make Karachi Kings a favorite team to win this match.
Karachi Kings had a decent record while playing at their home ground. Babar Azam and Imad Wasim are in excellent form for the Kings. Karachi Kings had performed well in this tournament.
Karachi Kings have a strong batting order on the side. The batting order of Lahore Qalandars is excellent. Lahore Qalandars have a strong batting order on the side
Winning chances of today match
The performance of Karachi Kings had been good in this season of Pakistan Super League and they had performed well in this tournament so far, so the winning chances of today’s match for Karachi Kings have been increased.
The equation of winning chances of both teams for today’s match is mentioned as under. In the wake of good performance, Karachi Kings have a 54% chance to win this match, while Lahore Qalandars has 46% chances to win this match.
Toss Prediction
The toss had played a key role in the decision of all matches of the Pakistan Super League. As we had seen in the previous matches that chase is the best choice for both teams. According to my opinion, the team who will win the toss may choose to bat first.
Pitch report and conditions
The Final of Pakistan Super League season 2020 is scheduled to be held at National Stadium, Karachi. The pitch here at this venue is good for batting. It also has a lot of help for the spin bowlers. A total of 190 runs should be a par score.
