2021 Karachi Kings season

The Karachi Kings is a franchise cricket team that represents Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan in the Pakistan Super League (PSL). The team was coached by Herschelle Gibbs[3][4] and captained by Imad Wasim.[3] The team won their maiden PSL title in 2020, which make them the defending champion in 2021.[5]

Karachi kings
2021 season
CoachHerschelle Gibbs
CaptainBabar Azam
PSL 2021Playoffs (4th)
Most runsBabar Azam (554)[1]
Most wicketsMohammad Ilyas (8)[2]
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Teams standings

Points table
Pos Team Pld W L NR Pts NRR
1 Islamabad United (3rd) 10 8 2 0 16 0.859
2 Multan Sultans (C) 10 5 5 0 10 1.050
3 Peshawar Zalmi (R) 10 5 5 0 10 0.586
4 Karachi Kings (4th) 10 5 5 0 10 −0.115
5 Lahore Qalandars 10 5 5 0 10 −0.589
6 Quetta Gladiators 10 2 8 0 4 −1.786
Source: ESPNcricinfo
  • The top 4 teams qualified for the playoffs
  •   advanced to Qualifier
  •   advanced to Eliminator 1

League fixtures
Match 1
20 February 2021
20:00 (N)
Scorecard
Quetta Gladiators
121 (18.2 overs)
v
Karachi Kings
126/3 (13.5 overs)
Chris Gayle 39 (24)
Arshad Iqbal 3/16 (4 overs)
Joe Clarke 46 (23)
Mohammad Hasnain 2/18 (4 overs)
Karachi Kings won by 7 wickets
National Stadium, Karachi
Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Ahsan Raza (Pak)
Player of the match: Arshad Iqbal (Karachi Kings)
  • Karachi Kings won the toss and elected to field.
Match 6
24 February 2021
19:00 (N)
Scorecard
Karachi Kings
196/3 (20 overs)
v
Islamabad United
197/5 (19.1 overs)
Sharjeel Khan 105 (59)
Hussain Talat 1/25 (2 overs)
Iftikhar Ahmed 49* (37)
Waqas Maqsood 1/22 (2.1 overs)
Islamabad United won by 5 wickets
National Stadium, Karachi
Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Rashid Riaz (Pak)
Player of the match: Alex Hales (Islamabad United)
  • Islamabad United won the toss and elected to field.
Match 9
27 February 2021
14:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Multan Sultans
195/6 (20 overs)
v
Karachi Kings
198/3 (18.5 overs)
James Vince 45 (29)
Arshad Iqbal 2/36 (4 overs)
Babar Azam 90* (60)
Shahnawaz Dahani 2/28 (3 overs)
Karachi Kings won by 7 wickets
National Stadium, Karachi
Umpires: Richard Illingworth (Eng) and Rashid Riaz (Pak)
Player of the match: Babar Azam (Karachi Kings)
  • Karachi Kings won the toss and elected to field.
Match 11
28 February 2021
19:00 (N)
Scorecard
Karachi Kings
186/9 (20 overs)
v
Lahore Qalandars
189/4 (19.2 overs)
Sharjeel Khan 64 (39)
Shaheen Afridi 3/27 (4 overs)
Fakhar Zaman 83 (54)
Waqas Maqsood 1/34 (3 overs)
Lahore Qalandars won by 6 wickets
National Stadium, Karachi
Umpires: Richard Illingworth (Eng) and Ahsan Raza (Pak)
Player of the match: Shaheen Afridi (Lahore Qalandars)
  • Lahore Qalandars won the toss and elected to field.
Match 13
3 March 2021
14:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Peshawar Zalmi
188/5 (20 overs)
v
Karachi Kings
191/4 (19.3 overs)
Ravi Bopara 58* (40)
Abbas Afridi 2/27 (4 overs)
Babar Azam 77* (47)
Saqib Mahmood 2/41 (4 overs)
Karachi Kings won by 6 wickets
National Stadium, Karachi
Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Imran Javed (Pak)
Player of the match: Mohammad Nabi (Karachi Kings)
  • Karachi Kings won the toss and elected to field.
Match 16
10 June 2021
18:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Multan Sultans
176/5 (20 overs)
v
Karachi Kings
164/7 (20 overs)
Rilee Rossouw 44 (24)
Thisara Perera 2/12 (3 overs)
Babar Azam 85* (63)
Imran Khan 3/28 (4 overs)
Multan Sultans won by 12 runs
Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Shozab Raza (Pak)
Player of the match: Rilee Rossouw (Multan Sultans)
  • Karachi Kings won the toss and elected to field.
Match 22
14 June 2021
21:00 (N)
Scorecard
Karachi Kings
190/4 (20 overs)
v
Islamabad United
191/2 (18.4 overs)
Babar Azam 81 (54)
Akif Javed 1/31 (4 overs)
Hasan Ali 1/31 (4 overs)
Colin Munro 88* (56)
Waqas Maqsood 1/27 (4 overs)
Islamabad United won by 8 wickets
Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Umpires: Rashid Riaz (Pak) and Asif Yaqoob (Pak)
Player of the match: Iftikhar Ahmed (Islamabad United)
  • Islamabad United won the toss and elected to field.
Match 24
15 June 2021
23:00 (N)
Scorecard
Karachi Kings
108/9 (20 overs)
v
Peshawar Zalmi
109/4 (11 overs)
Abbas Afridi 27* (18)
Abrar Ahmed 3/14 (4 overs)
Hazratullah Zazai 63 (26)
Imad Wasim 2/2 (2 overs)
Peshawar Zalmi won by 6 wickets
Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Umpires: Ahsan Raza (Pak) and Shozab Raza (Pak)
Player of the match: Hazratullah Zazai (Peshawar Zalmi)
  • Peshawar Zalmi won the toss and elected to field.
Match 27
17 June 2021
23:00 (N)
Scorecard
Karachi Kings
176/5 (20 overs)
v
Lahore Qalandars
169/7 (20 overs)
Babar Azam 54 (44)
Rashid Khan 2/25 (4 overs)
Mohammad Hafeez 36 (36)
Noor Ahmad 2/19 (4 overs)
Karachi Kings won by 7 runs
Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Umpires: Ahsan Raza (Pak) and Asif Yaqoob (Pak)
Player of the match: Noor Ahmad (Karachi Kings)
  • Karachi Kings won the toss and elected to bat.
Match 29
19 June 2021
18:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Karachi Kings
176/7 (20 overs)
v
Quetta Gladiators
162/6 (20 overs)
Danish Aziz 45 (13)
Arish Ali Khan 4/28 (4 overs)
Sarfaraz Ahmed 51* (33)
Mohammad Ilyas 3/39 (4 overs)
Karachi Kings won by 14 runs
Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Umpires: Shozab Raza (Pak) and Asif Yaqoob (Pak)
Player of the match: Danish Aziz (Karachi Kings)
  • Karachi Kings won the toss and elected to bat.

Playoffs

Eliminator 1
Match 32
21 June 2021
23:00 (N)
Scorecard
Karachi Kings
175/7 (20 overs)
v
Peshawar Zalmi
176/5 (19.5 overs)
Babar Azam 53 (45)
Mohammad Irfan 2/21 (4 overs)
Hazratullah Zazai 77 (38)
Thisara Perera 2/10 (2 overs)
Peshawar Zalmi won by 5 wickets
Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Shozab Raza (Pak)
Player of the match: Hazratullah Zazai (Peshawar Zalmi)
  • Peshawar Zalmi won the toss and elected to field.

References
  1. "Records / Karachi Kings in 2020/21-2021 / Most runs". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
  2. "Records / Karachi Kings in 2020/21-2021 / Most wickets". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
  3. "PSL 2021 TEAM GUIDE: Karachi Kings". The Cricketer. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
  4. "Herschelle Gibbs named Karachi Kings head coach". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
  5. "Babar Azam's fluent fifty guides Karachi Kings to maiden PSL title". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
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