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2024 Karachi Kings season

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Karachi Kings
2024 season
CoachPhil Simmons
CaptainShan Masood
Ground(s)National Stadium
PSL 2024League stage
Most runsShoaib Malik (254)[1]
Most wicketsHasan Ali (14)[2]

Karachi Kings is a franchise cricket team that represents Karachi in the Pakistan Super League (PSL). They were one of the six teams that were competing in the 2024 Pakistan Super League. The team was coached by Phil Simmons,[3][4] and captained by Shan Masood.[5][6] Wasim Akram was the president of Karachi Kings.[7]

Squad

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  • Players with international caps are listed in bold.
  • Ages are given as of 17 February 2024, the date of the first match in the tournament.
No. Name Nationality Birth date Category Batting style Bowling style Year signed Notes
Batters
14 James Vince  England (1991-03-14)14 March 1991 (aged 32) Diamond Right-handed Right-arm medium 2023 Vice-captain
75 Irfan Khan  Pakistan (2002-12-28)28 December 2002 (aged 21) Emerging Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast 2023
76 Leus du Plooy  South Africa (1995-01-12)12 January 1995 (aged 29) Supplementary Left-handed Left-arm orthodox 2024
94 Shan Masood  Pakistan (1989-10-14)14 October 1989 (aged 34) Gold Left-handed Right-arm medium-fast 2024 Captain
All-rounders
18 Shoaib Malik  Pakistan (1982-02-01)1 February 1982 (aged 42) Gold Right-handed Right-arm off break 2023
21 Mohammad Nawaz  Pakistan (1994-03-21)21 March 1994 (aged 29) Platinum Left-handed Left-arm orthodox 2024
23 Arafat Minhas  Pakistan (2005-01-02)2 January 2005 (aged 19) Silver Left-handed Left-arm orthodox 2024
48 Anwar Ali  Pakistan (1987-11-25)25 November 1987 (aged 36) Silver Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast 2024
55 Kieron Pollard  West Indies (1987-05-15)15 May 1987 (aged 36) Platinum Right-handed Right-arm medium 2024
88 Jamie Overton  England (1994-04-10)10 April 1994 (aged 29) Supplementary Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium 2024
95 Daniel Sams  Australia (1992-10-27)27 October 1992 (aged 31) Platinum Right-handed Left-arm fast-medium 2024
Wicket-keepers
24 Saad Baig  Pakistan (2006-11-01)1 November 2006 (aged 17) Supplementary Left-handed 2024
43 Tim Seifert  New Zealand (1994-12-14)14 December 1994 (aged 29) Diamond Right-handed 2024
50 Muhammad Akhlaq  Pakistan (1992-11-12)12 November 1992 (aged 31) Silver Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast 2023
Bowlers
9 Mohammad Amir Khan  Pakistan (2001-09-09)9 September 2001 (aged 22) Silver Right-handed Right-arm medium fast 2024
26 Tabraiz Shamsi  South Africa (1990-02-18)18 February 1990 (aged 33) Gold Left-handed Left-arm unorthodox 2023
32 Hasan Ali  Pakistan (1994-07-02)2 July 1994 (aged 29) Diamond Right-handed Right-arm medium fast 2024
38 Sirajuddin  Pakistan (2002-01-02)2 January 2002 (aged 22) Emerging Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast 2024
40 Blessing Muzarabani  Zimbabwe (1996-10-02)2 October 1996 (aged 27) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium 2024 Full replacement for Jamie Overton
56 Muhammad Rohid  United Arab Emirates (2002-09-29)29 September 2002 (aged 21) Supplementary Left-handed Left-arm fast-medium 2024
85 Zahid Mahmood  Pakistan (1988-03-20)20 March 1988 (aged 35) Right-handed Right-arm leg break 2024 Partial replacement for Kieron Pollard; Full replacement for Saad Baig
92 Mir Hamza  Pakistan (1992-09-10)10 September 1992 (aged 31) Silver Left-handed Left-arm fast-medium 2022
99 Imran Tahir  South Africa (1979-03-27)27 March 1979 (aged 44) Right-handed Right-arm leg break 2023 Full replacement for Tabraiz Shamsi
Fawad Ali  Oman (1993-04-30)30 April 1993 (aged 30) Left-handed Left-arm fast-medium 2024 Partial replacement for Tim Seifert

Management and coaching staff

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Position Name
Owner Salman Iqbal
President Wasim Akram
CEO Tariq Wasi
Director Haider Azhar
Head Coach Phil Simmons
Assistant coach Muhammad Masroor
Batting coach Ravi Bopara
Fast bowling coach Steven Kirby
Fielding coach Mohammad Mansoor
Physio Imtiaz Khan
Trainer Ibrahim Qureshi
Performance analyst Mohsin Sheikh
Masseur Muhammad Irfan
Head of marketing Shehzad Hassan Khan
Media manager Rai Azlan

Kit manufacturers and sponsors

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Season standings

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Points table

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Pos Team Pld W L NR Pts NRR
1 Multan Sultans (R) 10 7 3 0 14 1.150
2 Peshawar Zalmi (3rd) 10 6 3 1 13 0.147
3 Islamabad United (C) 10 5 4 1 11 0.224
4 Quetta Gladiators (4th) 10 5 4 1 11 −0.921
5 Karachi Kings 10 4 6 0 8 −0.192
6 Lahore Qalandars 10 1 8 1 3 −0.554
Source: ESPNcricinfo

The four top-ranked teams qualified for the Playoffs.
  Advanced to Qualifier
  Advanced to Eliminator 1

Notes
  • C = Champions;
  • R = Runner-up;
  • (x) = Position at the end of the tournament;


Group fixtures

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Match 3
18 February 2024
19:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
(H) Multan Sultans
185/2 (20 overs)
v
Karachi Kings
130/8 (20 overs)
Reeza Hendricks 79* (54)
Mir Hamza 1/30 (4 overs)
Shoaib Malik 53 (35)
Mohammad Ali 3/23 (4 overs)
Multan Sultans won by 55 runs
Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan
Umpires: Chris Gaffaney (NZ) and Rashid Riaz (Pak)
Player of the match: Reeza Hendricks (Multan Sultans)
  • Karachi Kings won the toss and elected to field.
  • Saad Baig (Karachi Kings) made his T20 debut.

Match 6
21 February 2024
14:00
Scorecard
Peshawar Zalmi
154 (19.5 overs)
v
Karachi Kings
157/3 (16.5 overs)
Babar Azam 72 (51)
Mir Hamza 3/28 (4 overs)
Kieron Pollard 49* (21)
Luke Wood 2/20 (3.5 overs)
Karachi Kings won by 7 wickets
Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
Umpires: Michael Gough (Eng) and Ahsan Raza (Pak)
Player of the match: Mir Hamza (Karachi Kings)
  • Karachi Kings won the toss and elected to field.

Match 10
24 February 2024
19:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
(H) Lahore Qalandars
175/6 (20 overs)
v
Karachi Kings
176/8 (20 overs)
Sahibzada Farhan 72* (45)
Hasan Ali 2/29 (4 overs)
Kieron Pollard 58 (33)
Ahsan Hafeez 2/19 (2 overs)
Karachi Kings won by 2 wickets
Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
Umpires: Richard Illingworth (Eng) and Ahsan Raza (Pak)
Player of the match: Kieron Pollard (Karachi Kings)
  • Karachi Kings won the toss and elected to field.

Match 15
28 February 2024
19:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
(H) Karachi Kings
165/5 (20 overs)
v
Islamabad United
169/3 (18.3 overs)
Kieron Pollard 48* (28)
Salman Ali Agha 1/17 (2 overs)
Colin Munro 82 (47)
Mohammad Nawaz 1/23 (4 overs)
Islamabad United won by 7 wickets
National Stadium, Karachi
Umpires: Chris Gaffaney (NZ) and Rashid Riaz (Pak)
Player of the match: Colin Munro (Islamabad United)
  • Islamabad United won the toss and elected to field.

Match 16
29 February 2024
19:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
(H) Karachi Kings
165/8 (20 overs)
v
Quetta Gladiators
169/5 (20 overs)
James Vince 37 (25)
Abrar Ahmed 3/31 (4 overs)
Sherfane Rutherford 58* (31)
Zahid Mahmood 2/17 (4 overs)
Quetta Gladiators won by 5 wickets
National Stadium, Karachi
Umpires: Chris Gaffaney (NZ) and Abdul Muqeet (Pak)
Player of the match: Sherfane Rutherford (Quetta Gladiators)
  • Quetta Gladiators won the toss and elected to field.

Match 19
3 March 2024
19:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Multan Sultans
189/3 (20 overs)
v
(H) Karachi Kings
169/7 (20 overs)
Usman Khan 106* (59)
Blessing Muzarabani 2/32 (4 overs)
Shoaib Malik 38 (28)
Usama Mir 2/29 (4 overs)
Multan Sultans won by 20 runs
National Stadium, Karachi
Umpires: Faisal Afridi (Pak) and Chris Gaffaney (NZ)
Player of the match: Usman Khan (Multan Sultans)
  • Multan Sultans won the toss and elected to bat.
  • As a result of this match, Multan Sultans qualified for the playoffs.[8]

Match 22
6 March 2024
14:00
Scorecard
Quetta Gladiators
118 (19.1 overs)
v
Karachi Kings
121/3 (15.3 overs)
Saud Shakeel 33 (28)
Hasan Ali 4/15 (4 overs)
Tim Seifert 49 (31)
Mohammad Amir 1/23 (2 overs)
Karachi Kings won by 7 wickets
Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi
Umpires: Richard Illingworth (Eng) and Asif Yaqoob (Pak)
Player of the match: Hasan Ali (Karachi Kings)
  • Karachi Kings won the toss and elected to field.
  • As a result of this match, Lahore Qalandars were eliminated from the tournament.[9]

Match 24
7 March 2024
19:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Karachi Kings
150/7 (20 overs)
v
(H) Islamabad United
151/5 (18.4 overs)
Kieron Pollard 39 (28)
Tymal Mills 3/34 (4 overs)
Shadab Khan 34 (26)
Mir Hamza 3/41 (4 overs)
Islamabad United won by 5 wickets
Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi
Umpires: Ruchira Palliyaguruge (SL) and Alex Wharf (Eng)
Player of the match: Faheem Ashraf (Islamabad United)
  • Islamabad United won the toss and elected to field.

Match 26
9 March 2024
19:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Lahore Qalandars
177/5 (20 overs)
v
(H) Karachi Kings
179/7 (20 overs)
Abdullah Shafique 55 (39)
Zahid Mahmood 2/27 (4 overs)
James Vince 42 (27)
Tayyab Abbas 2/23 (3 overs)
Karachi Kings won by 3 wickets
National Stadium, Karachi
Umpires: Richard Illingworth (Eng) and Rashid Riaz (Pak)
Player of the match: Irfan Khan (Karachi Kings)
  • Karachi Kings won the toss and elected to field.

Match 29
11 March 2024
21:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Peshawar Zalmi
147/6 (20 overs)
v
(H) Karachi Kings
145/5 (20 overs)
Babar Azam 51 (46)
Arafat Minhas 1/11 (4 overs)
Tim Seifert 41 (30)
Naveen-ul-Haq 2/22 (4 overs)
Peshawar Zalmi won by 2 runs
National Stadium, Karachi
Umpires: Faisal Afridi (Pak) and Alex Wharf (Eng)
Player of the match: Babar Azam (Peshawar Zalmi)
  • Peshawar Zalmi won the toss and elected to bat.

Statistics

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Most runs

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Player Inns Runs Ave HS 50s 100s
Shoaib Malik 10 254 31.75 53 1 0
Kieron Pollard 8 239 47.80 58 1 0
James Vince 9 214 26.75 42 0 0
Tim Seifert 7 182 26.00 49 0 0
Irfan Khan 8 171 42.75 39* 0 0

Most wickets

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Player Inns Wkts Ave BBI
Hasan Ali 10 14 22.42 4/15
Mir Hamza 7 10 22.30 3/28
Zahid Mahmood 6 8 20.87 2/17
Blessing Muzarabani 5 6 25.50 2/27
Daniel Sams 4 4 38.50 2/28

References

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  1. ^ "2024 T20 match batting most runs career". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  2. ^ "2024 T20 match bowling most wickets career". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  3. ^ "Phil Simmons appointed Karachi Kings head coach". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
  4. ^ "PSL 9: Karachi Kings appoint Phil Simmons as head coach". www.geosuper.tv. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
  5. ^ "Karachi Kings appoint Shan Masood as captain for PSL 9". cricketpakistan.com.pk. 13 December 2023. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
  6. ^ "Shan Masood appointed Karachi Kings captain". www.geo.tv. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
  7. ^ "Watch: Wasim Akram sends shockwaves with dressing room outburst, kicks chairs in anger after Karachi Kings lose in PSL". Hindustan Times. 23 February 2023. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  8. ^ "Usman Khan ton powers Multan Sultans into playoffs". Cricbuzz. 3 March 2024. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
  9. ^ "Lahore Qalandars knocked out of PSL 9 Playoffs race". A Sports. 6 March 2024. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
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