LHQ vs KRK, Match 10: Shaheen Afridi’s Lahore Qalandars have been handed their fourth consecutive loss of the PSL 2024 season. Shan Masood’s Karachi Kings claimed a last-ball win by just two wickets, all thanks to a marvelous fifty by Kieron Pollard. With this win, the Kings have moved to the third spot on the points table and taken an early lead for the playoffs.
LHQ vs KRK: Playing XIs
Lahore Qalandars: Sahibzada Farhan, Fakhar Zaman, Rassie van der Dussen, Shai Hope (wk), Sikandar Raza, Jahandad Khan, George Linde, Ahsan Bhatti, Shaheen Afridi (c), Haris Rauf, Zaman Khan
Karachi Kings: Shan Masood (c), Muhammad Akhlaq (wk), James Vince, Shoaib Malik, Kieron Pollard, Mohammad Nawaz, Irfan Khan, Daniel Sams, Hasan Ali, Tabraiz Shamsi, Mir Hamza
Pitch Report
Gadaffi Stadium is one of the highest-scoring grounds in the PSL. The average score in the first matches played in the 2024 season is 175. The sides chasing here have a massive advantage, with four matches being won by the team batting second. In the last two matches, only 154 and 138 have been scored here, showing the difficulty of batting first with the pitch getting weared down.
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