2023 Karachi Kings season

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Karachi Kings
2023 season
Coach Johan Botha
Captain Imad Wasim
Ground(s) National Stadium
PSL 2023 League stage
Most runs Imad Wasim (404) [1]
Most wickets Mohammad Amir (9)
Imad Wasim (9) [2]
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Karachi Kings is a franchise cricket team that represents Karachi in the Pakistan Super League (PSL). They were one of the six teams that competed in the 2023 Pakistan Super League. The team was coached by Johan Botha, [3] [4] [5] and captained by Imad Wasim. [6] [7] [8] Wasim Akram was the president of Karachi Kings. [9]

Contents

Squad

No.NameNationalityBirth dateBatting styleBowling styleYear signedNotes
Batters
14 James Vince Flag of England.svg  England 14 March 1991 (aged 31)Right-handedRight-arm medium 2023
46 Haider Ali Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 2 October 2000 (aged 22)Right-handed—2023
75 Irfan Khan Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 28 December 2002 (aged 20)Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast 2023
96 Tayyab Tahir Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 26 July 1993 (aged 29)Right-handedRight-arm leg break 2023
98 Sharjeel Khan Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 14 August 1989 (aged 33)Left-handedRight-arm leg break 2020
All-rounders
9 Imad Wasim Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 18 December 1988 (aged 34)Left-handedLeft-arm orthodox 2016 Captain [10] [11]
12 Aamer Yamin Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 26 June 1990 (aged 32)Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast 2019
18 Shoaib Malik Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 1 February 1982 (aged 41)Right-handedRight-arm off break 2023
26 James Fuller Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 24 January 1990 (aged 33)Right-handedRight-arm fast 2023
31 Ben Cutting Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 30 January 1987 (aged 36)Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium 2023
49 Qasim Akram Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 1 December 2002 (aged 20)Right-handedRight-arm off break 2021
97 Faisal Akram Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 20 August 2003 (aged 19)Left-handedLeft-arm unorthodox 2022Partial replacement for Tabraiz Shamsi
Wicket-keepers
13 Matthew Wade Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 26 December 1987 (aged 35)Left-handedRight-arm medium-fast 2023
17 Adam Rossington Flag of England.svg  England 5 May 1993 (aged 29)Right-handed—2023Partial replacement for James Vince
61 Muhammad Akhlaq Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 12 November 1992 (aged 30)Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast 2023
Bowlers
5 Mohammad Amir Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 13 April 1992 (aged 30)Left-handedLeft-arm fast-medium 2016
11 Mohammad Umar Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 27 December 1999 (aged 23)Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast 2023
68 Andrew Tye Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 12 December 1986 (aged 36)Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast 2023
70 Muhammad Musa Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 28 August 2000 (aged 22)Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast 2023
88 Akif Javed Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 10 October 2000 (aged 22)Right-handedLeft-arm fast-medium 2023Full replacement for Mir Hamza
90 Tabraiz Shamsi Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 18 February 1990 (aged 32)Left-handedLeft-arm unorthodox 2023
92 Mir Hamza [lower-alpha 1] Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 10 September 1992 (aged 30)Left-handedLeft-arm fast-medium 2022
99 Imran Tahir Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 27 March 1979 (aged 43)Right-handedRight-arm leg break 2023
  1. ↑ Hamza suffered an injury which ruled him out of the tournament. [12]

Management and coaching staff

NamePosition
Tariq WasiCEO & Team manager
Wasim Akram President and mentor
Johan Botha Head coach
Michael Smith Assistant coach
Ravi Bopara Batting coach
Dougie Brown Bowling coach
Ibrahim QureshiFitness trainer

Kit manufacturers and sponsors

GFS Builders and Developers were the official housing partner of Karachi Kings. [14] [15]

Season standings

Points table

PosTeamPldWLNRPts NRR
1 Lahore Qalandars (C)10730140.915
2 Multan Sultans (R)10640120.500
3 Islamabad United (4th)1064012−0.708
4 Peshawar Zalmi (3rd)1055010−0.452
5 Karachi Kings 1037060.756
6 Quetta Gladiators 103706−1.066
Source: ESPNcricinfo

Notes:

Group fixtures

14 February 2023
Peshawar Zalmi
199/5 (20 overs)
v
Karachi Kings (H)
197/5 (20 overs)
Peshawar Zalmi won by 2 runs
 
 
20:00

Match 2

Scorecard
National Stadium, Karachi
Umpires: Ahsan Raza (Pak) and Alex Wharf (Eng)
Player of the match: Tom Kohler-Cadmore (Peshawar Zalmi)
Tom Kohler-Cadmore 92 (50)
Mir Hamza 1/13 (2 overs)
Imad Wasim 80* (47)
James Neesham 2/26 (4 overs)
  • Karachi Kings won the toss and elected to field.
  • Sufiyan Muqeem and Khurram Shahzad (Peshawar Zalmi) both made their T20 debuts.
16 February 2023
(H) Karachi Kings
173/7 (20 overs)
v
Islamabad United
178/6 (18.2 overs)
Islamabad United won by 4 wickets
 
 
19:00

Match 4

Scorecard
National Stadium, Karachi
Umpires: Ruchira Palliyaguruge (SL) and Alex Wharf (Eng)
Player of the match: Colin Munro (Islamabad United)
Haider Ali 59 (45)
Rumman Raees 2/26 (4 overs)
Colin Munro 58 (28)
Mohammad Amir 2/30 (4 overs)
  • Islamabad United won the toss and elected to field.
18 February 2023
Quetta Gladiators
168/7 (20 overs)
v
Karachi Kings (H)
162/5 (20 overs)
Quetta Gladiators won by 6 runs
 
 
19:00

Match 6

Scorecard
National Stadium, Karachi
Umpires: Ahsan Raza (Pak) and Alex Wharf (Eng)
Player of the match: Martin Guptill (Quetta Gladiators)
Martin Guptill 117 (67)
Imad Wasim 3/16 (4 overs)
Shoaib Malik 71* (49)
Mohammad Hasnain 2/29 (4 overs)
  • Karachi Kings won the toss and elected to field.
19 February 2023
(H) Karachi Kings
185/5 (20 overs)
v
Lahore Qalandars
118 (17.3 overs)
Karachi Kings won by 67 runs
 
 
19:00

Match 8

Scorecard
National Stadium, Karachi
Umpires: Ahsan Raza (Pak) and Alex Wharf (Eng)
Player of the match: Imad Wasim (Karachi Kings)
James Vince 46 (36)
Liam Dawson 1/30 (3 overs)
Mirza Tahir Baig 45 (39)
Akif Javed 4/28 (3.3 overs)
  • Lahore Qalandars won the toss and elected to field.
22 February 2023
(H) Multan Sultans
196/2 (20 overs)
v
Karachi Kings
193/5 (20 overs)
Multan Sultans won by 3 runs
 
 
19:00

Match 11

Scorecard
Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan
Umpires: Martin Saggers (Eng) and Shozab Raza (Pak)
Player of the match: Mohammed Rizwan (Multan Sultans)
Mohammed Rizwan 110* (64)
Shoaib Malik 1/29 (4 overs)
James Vince 75 (34)
Abbas Afridi 2/55 (4 overs)
  • Karachi Kings won the toss and elected to field.
26 February 2023
(H) Karachi Kings
167/3 (20 overs)
v
Multan Sultans
101 (16.3 overs)
Karachi Kings won by 66 runs
 
 
14:00

Match 14

Scorecard
National Stadium, Karachi
Umpires: Alex Wharf (Eng) and Ahsan Raza (Pak)
Player of the match: Tabraiz Shamsi (Karachi Kings)
Tayyab Tahir 65 (46)
Ihsanullah 2/22 (4 overs)
Mohammad Rizwan 29 (25)
Shoaib Malik 3/16 (3.3 overs)
  • Multan Sultans won the toss and elected to field.
1 March 2023
Peshawar Zalmi
197/5 (20 overs)
v
Karachi Kings
173/8 (20 overs)
Peshawar Zalmi won by 24 runs
 
 
19:00

Match 17

Scorecard
Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi
Umpires: Michael Gough (Eng) and Richard Illingworth (Eng)
Player of the match: Rovman Powell (Peshawar Zalmi)
Rovman Powell 64 (34)
Mohammad Amir 4/26 (4 overs)
Imad Wasim 57* (30)
Azmatullah Omarzai 3/28 (4 overs)
  • Karachi Kings won the toss and elected to field.
3 March 2023
Karachi Kings
201/5 (20 overs)
v
Islamabad United (H)
204/4 (19.2 overs)
Islamabad United won by 6 wickets
 
 
19:00

Match 19

Scorecard
Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi
Umpires: Michael Gough (Eng) and Richard Illingworth (Eng)
Player of the match: Azam Khan (Islamabad United)
Imad Wasim 92* (54)
Tom Curran 2/43 (4 overs)
Azam Khan 72* (41)
Mohammad Amir 1/40 (4 overs)
Tabraiz Shamsi 1/40 (4 overs)
  • Karachi Kings won the toss and elected to bat.
6 March 2023
Karachi Kings
164/6 (20 overs)
v
Quetta Gladiators
168/6 (19.5 overs)
Quetta Gladiators won by 4 wickets
 
 
19:00

Match 22

Scorecard
Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi
Umpires: Martin Saggers (Eng) and Rashid Riaz (Pak)
Player of the match: Martin Guptill (Quetta Gladiators)
Adam Rossington 69 (45)
Aimal Khan 2/26 (4 overs)
Martin Guptill 86* (56)
Tabraiz Shamsi 2/20 (4 overs)
  • Quetta Gladiators won the toss and elected to field.
12 March 2023
Karachi Kings
196/7 (20 overs)
v
Lahore Qalandars (H)
110 (18.5 overs)
Karachi Kings won by 86 runs
 
 
19:00

Match 30

Scorecard
Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Rashid Riaz (Pak)
Player of the match: Muhammad Akhlaq (Karachi Kings)
Muhammad Akhlaq 51 (36)
Hussain Talat 2/24 (3 overs)
Hussain Talat 25 (25)
Akif Javed 2/8 (3 overs)
  • Karachi Kings won the toss and elected to bat.

Statistics

Most runs

PlayerInningsRunsHigh score50s100s
Imad Wasim 1040492*30
Matthew Wade 92245310
Shoaib Malik 920071*20
James Vince 51747510
Tayyab Tahir 51376500

Most wickets

PlayerInningsWicketsBest bowling
Mohammad Amir 7104/26
Imad Wasim 10103/16
Akif Javed 584/28
Tabraiz Shamsi 473/18
Aamer Yamin 773/37

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