2022 Karachi Kings season

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Karachi Kings
2022 season
Coach Peter Moores
Captain Babar Azam
Ground(s) National Stadium
PSL 2022 League stage (6th)
Most runs Babar Azam (443) [1]
Most wickets Chris Jordan (9) [2]
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The Karachi Kings (often abbreviated as KK) is a franchise cricket team which competes in Pakistan Super League (PSL). The team is based in Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh, Pakistan. The team was coached by Peter Moores, [3] [4] [5] and captained by Babar Azam. [6] [7] [8] The season ended with Karachi Kings losing 9 matches out of 10 and finishing last on the points table. [9] Wasim Akram is the president of Karachi Kings. [10]

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Administration and coaching staff

NamePosition
Peter Moores Head coach
Dougie Brown Bowling coach
Tariq WasiCEO and team manager
Ibrahim QureshiFitness Trainer

Squad

No.NameNationalityBirth dateBatting styleBowling styleYear signedNotes
Batsmen
28 Ian Cockbain Flag of England.svg  England 17 February 1987 (aged 34)Right-handedRight-arm medium2022Replacement for Tom Abell
51 Sahibzada Farhan Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 6 March 1996 (aged 25)Right-handed—2022
56 Babar Azam Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 15 October 1994 (aged 27)Right-handedRight-arm off break 2017 Captain
98 Sharjeel Khan Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 14 August 1989 (aged 32)Left-handedRight-arm leg break 2020
Tom Abell Flag of England.svg  England 5 March 1994 (aged 27)Right-handedRight-arm medium 2022
All-rounders
7 Mohammad Nabi Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg  Afghanistan 1 January 1985 (aged 37)Right-handedRight-arm off break 2021
9 Imad Wasim Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 18 December 1988 (aged 33)Left-handed Slow left arm orthodox 2016 Vice-Captain
11 Faisal Akram Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 20 August 2003 (aged 18)Left-handed Left-arm wrist spin 2022
12 Aamer Yamin Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 26 June 1990 (aged 31)Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast 2019
15 Tom Lammonby Flag of England.svg  England 2 June 2000 (aged 21)Left-handedLeft-arm medium fast2022Replacement for Romario Shepherd [11]
44 Jordan Thompson Flag of England.svg  England 9 October 1996 (aged 25)Left-handedRight-arm medium-fast 2022
49 Qasim Akram Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 1 December 2002 (aged 19)Right-handedRight-arm off break 2021
90 Mohammad Taha Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 5 October 2000 (aged 21)Left-handedSlow left arm orthodox2022Partial replacement for Qasim Akram
Wicket-keepers
6 Rohail Nazir Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 10 October 2001 (aged 20)Right-handed2022
33 Joe Clarke Flag of England.svg  England 26 May 1996 (aged 25)Right-handed2021
Bowlers
00 Mohammad Ilyas Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 21 March 1999 (aged 22)Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast 2021
5 Mohammad Amir Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 13 April 1992 (aged 29)Left-handedLeft-arm fast-medium2016
13 Umaid Asif Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 30 April 1984 (aged 37)Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast 2022
14 Mohammad Imran Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 20 January 2001 (aged 21)Right-handedLeft-arm medium-fast 2022
19Talha AhsanFlag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 22 October 2003 (aged 18)Right-handedRight-arm leg-break 2022
34 Chris Jordan Flag of England.svg  England 4 October 1988 (aged 33)Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium 2022
36 Usman Shinwari Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 5 January 1994 (aged 28)Right-handedLeft-arm fast-medium2022Replacement for Mohammad Ilyas
92 Mir Hamza Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 10 September 1992 (aged 29)Left-handedLeft-arm fast-medium2022Partial replacement for Mohammad Imran
Romario Shepherd WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies 26 November 1994 (aged 27)Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium2022
Source: KK squad

Kit manufacturers and sponsors

Season standings

Points table

PosTeam
PldWLNRPts NRR
1 Multan Sultans (R)10910181.253
2 Lahore Qalandars (C)10640120.765
3 Peshawar Zalmi (4th)1064012−0.340
4 Islamabad United (3rd)104608−0.069
5 Quetta Gladiators 104608−0.708
6 Karachi Kings 101902−0.891
Source: ESPNcricinfo

League matches

Match 1
27 January 2022
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
PSL-homeground.jpg Karachi Kings
124/5 (20 overs)
v
Multan Sultans
126/3 (18.2 overs)
Sharjeel Khan 43 (31)
Imran Tahir 3/16 (4 overs)
Mohammad Rizwan 52* (47)
Mohammad Nabi 2/17 (3.2 overs)
Multan Sultans won by 7 wickets
National Stadium, Karachi
Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Richard Illingworth (Eng)
Player of the match: Imran Tahir (Multan Sultans)
  • Multan Sultans won the toss and elected to field.
  • Ihsanullah (Multan Sultans) made his T20 debut.
Match 4
29 January 2022
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
PSL-homeground.jpg Karachi Kings
113 (17.3 overs)
v
Quetta Gladiators
114/2 (15.5 overs)
Babar Azam 32 (29)
Naseem Shah 5/20 (3.3 overs)
Ahsan Ali 57* (43)
Mohammad Imran 1/23 (3 overs)
Quetta Gladiators won by 8 wickets
National Stadium, Karachi
Umpires: Michael Gough (Eng) and Shozab Raza (Pak)
Player of the match: Naseem Shah (Quetta Gladiators)
  • Quetta Gladiators won the toss and elected to field.
Match 6
30 January 2022
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
PSL-homeground.jpg Karachi Kings
170/7 (20 overs)
v
Lahore Qalandars
174/4 (19.2 overs)
Sharjeel Khan 60 (39)
Haris Rauf 3/33 (4 overs)
Fakhar Zaman 106 (60)
Umaid Asif 2/30 (4 overs)
Lahore Qalandars won by 6 wickets
National Stadium, Karachi
Umpires: Michael Gough (Eng) and Richard Illingworth (Eng)
Player of the match: Fakhar Zaman (Lahore Qalandars)
  • Lahore Qalandars won the toss and elected to field.
Match 11
4 February 2022
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Peshawar Zalmi
173/4 (20 overs)
v
Karachi Kings PSL-homeground.jpg
164/6 (20 overs)
Shoaib Malik 52* (28)
Umaid Asif 3/36 (4 overs)
Babar Azam 90* (63)
Mohammad Umar 3/22 (4 overs)
Peshawar Zalmi won by 9 runs
National Stadium, Karachi
Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Shozab Raza (Pak)
Player of the match: Shoaib Malik (Peshawar Zalmi)
  • Karachi Kings won the toss and elected to field
Match 14
6 February 2022
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Islamabad United
177/6 (20 overs)
v
Karachi Kings PSL-homeground.jpg
135/9 (20 overs)
Paul Stirling 39 (30)
Chris Jordan 2/36 (4 overs)
Mohammad Nabi 47* (28)
Shadab Khan 4/15 (4 overs)
Islamabad United won by 42 runs
National Stadium, Karachi
Umpires: Richard Illingworth (Eng) and Ahsan Raza (Pak)
Player of the match: Shadab Khan (Islamabad United)
  • Islamabad United won the toss and elected to bat.
Match 19
13 February 2022
14:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Peshawar Zalmi
193/6 (20 overs)
v
Karachi Kings
138/6 (20 overs)
Hazratullah Zazai 52 (42)
Chris Jordan 3/41 (4 overs)
Babar Azam 59 (46)
Salman Irshad 2/24 (4 overs)
Peshawar Zalmi won by 55 runs
Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
Umpires: Faisal Afridi (Pak) and Rashid Riaz (Pak)
Player of the match: Mohammad Haris (Peshawar Zalmi)
  • Karachi Kings won the toss and elected to field.
Match 21
14 February 2022
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Islamabad United
191/7 (20 overs)
v
Karachi Kings
190/8 (20 overs)
Shadab Khan 34 (26)
Imad Wasim 2/30 (4 overs)
Imad Wasim 55 (28)
Waqas Maqsood 3/34 (4 overs)
Islamabad United won by 1 run
Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
Umpires: Asif Yaqoob (Pak) and Richard Illingworth (Eng)
Player of the match: Asif Ali (Islamabad United)
  • Karachi Kings won the toss and elected to field.
  • As a result of this match, Karachi Kings were eliminated from the tournament. [12] [13]
Match 23
16 February 2022
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Karachi Kings
174/6 (20 overs)
v
Multan Sultans
176/3 (19.3 overs)
Joe Clarke 40 (29)
Shahnawaz Dahani 2/44 (4 overs)
Mohammad Rizwan 76 (56)
Mir Hamza 2/24 (4 overs)
Multan Sultans won by 7 wickets
Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
Umpires: Richard Illingworth (Eng) and Asif Yaqoob (Pak)
Player of the match: Mohammad Rizwan (Multan Sultans)
  • Karachi Kings won the toss and elected to bat.
Match 26
18 February 2022
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Karachi Kings
149 (19.5 overs)
v
Lahore Qalandars PSL-homeground.jpg
127/9 (20 overs)
Babar Azam 39 (32)
Zaman Khan 4/16 (3.5 overs)
Mohammad Hafeez 33 (24)
Mir Hamza 4/27 (4 overs)
Karachi Kings won by 22 runs
Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
Umpires: Asif Yaqoob (Pak) and Michael Gough (Eng)
Player of the match: Mir Hamza (Karachi Kings)
  • Karachi Kings won the toss and elected to bat.
Match 28
20 February 2022
14:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Quetta Gladiators
166/4 (20 overs)
v
Karachi Kings
143/8 (20 overs)
Jason Roy 82 (64)
Lewis Gregory 1/22 (3 overs)
Joe Clarke 52 (39)
Khurram Shahzad 4/22 (4 overs)
Quetta Gladiators won by 23 runs
Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Asif Yaqoob (Pak)
Player of the match: Khurram Shahzad (Quetta Gladiators)
  • Quetta Gladiators won the toss and elected to bat.

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