KAR vs LAH Dream11 Prediction | 26th Match | PSL 2020

KAR vs LAH Dream11 Team Prediction & Preview: 26th Match, PSL 2020

Karachi Kings will take on Lahore Qalandars in the 26th match of Pakistan Super League 2020 at National Stadium in Karachi. We will provide KAR vs LAH Dream11 Prediction, Probable Playing XI, and Fantasy Cricket Tips.

Karachi Kings:

Karachi Kings are having a tough time this season as they are currently at the 5th position on the points table with 3 wins and 3 losses and a total of 7 points including a no-result point.

In the last match, Batting first Kings had a bad start as they lost the wicket of Sharjeel Khan in the 3rd over and posted 48 runs in the powerplay. After losing a wicket, in-form batsman Babar Azam and dangerous batsman Alex Hales steadied the innings. In the 9th over Babar got out for 38 off 29 balls. Cameron Delport and Iftikhar Ahmed got out soon. Later Wicket-keeper Chadwick Walton played a brilliant knock. Alex Hales and Chadwick Walton scored quick runs in the end. With Alex Hales unbeaten 80 runs off 48 balls and Walton’s 45 runs off 20 balls helped Kings to score 187 runs in their 20 overs.

Defending 187 runs, Kings started off really well by picking up a wicket in the very 1st over bowled by Mohammad Amir. Kings were not giving any easy runs and restricted the opposition to score only 32 runs in the powerplay. In the 9th over Umer Khan picked up a wicket and later Kings lost the momentum as they gave away easy runs and weren’t able to pick up any wicket which cost them to lose the match.

Lahore Qalandars:

Lahore Qalandars have played decently so far as they are currently at the 3rd position on the points table with 4 wins and 4 losses and a total of 8 points.

In the last match, bowling first Qalandars started well by picking up a wicket in the very 1st over bowled by Shaheen Afridi. Samit Patel bowled brilliantly and picked a wicket in 2nd and 4th over. Later Qalandars lost the momentum as they were not able to pick up wickets and were not able to restrict the opposition from scoring runs. In the 16th over All-rounder David Wiese picked up a wicket. Shaheen Afridi picked up 3, Samit Patel picked up 2, Dilbar Hussain and David Wiese picked 1 wicket each. Except for Shaheen Afridi, all the bowlers gave away easy runs which helped the opposition to score 187 runs in their 20 overs.

Chasing 187, Qalandars started really well with the bat as they scored 49 runs in the power play without losing a wicket. In 7th over Captain Sohail Akhtar gave away his wicket. Later in-form batsman Chris Lynn and Fakhar Zaman steadied the innings. After a 96 run partnership, Chris Lynn got out for 59 and Fakhar Zaman got out for 63. In 18th over Qalandars lost two wickets of Hafeez and in-form batsman Ben Dunk but in the end, Samit Patel and David Wiese did the finishing job which helped the Qalandars win the match by 5 wickets.

Match Details

KAR vs LAH, 26th Match, Pakistan Super League 2020.

National Stadium, Karachi.

07:30 PM, 12th March 2020.

Pitch Conditions

Average 1st innings score: 168 (From the 4 matches that have been completely played at this venue so far in this season)

Average 2nd innings score: 168 (From the 4 matches that have been completely played at this venue so far in this season)

Chasing team’s record: Won -3, Lost- 1.

The pitch here is generally tough to bat early in the match and helps the bowlers a lot. But later the pitch tends to slow down and gets easier for the batsman and runs can be scored easily.

Karachi Kings have won 1 out of the 2 matches that they have played at this venue so far in this season.

There is no forecast of rain on the match day.

Squads

Karachi Kings:

Imad Wasim (c), Iftikhar Ahmed, Mohammad Amir, Umaid Asif, Babar Azam, Cameron Delport, Alex Hales, Arshad Iqbal, Chris Jordan, Sharjeel Khan, Ali Khan, Umer Khan, Mitch McClenaghan, Usama Mir, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Chadwick Walton, Aamir Yamin, Awais Zia.

Lahore Qalandars:

Sohail Akhtar (c), Shaheen Afridi, Jaahid Ali, Salman Butt, Ben Dunk (wk), Mohammad Faizan, Mohammad Hafeez, Dilbar Hussain, Chris Lynn, Samit Patel, Seekkuge Prasanna, Farzan Raja, Haris Rauf, Usman Shinwari, Dane Vilas (wk), David Wiese, Fakhar Zaman.

KAR vs LAH Dream11 Team News

KAR:

• They are likely to go with the same playing XI as of the last match.

LAH:

• They are likely to go with the same playing XI as of the last match.

Probable Playing XI

Karachi Kings:

Sharjeel Khan, Babar Azam, Alex Hales, Cameron Delport, Chadwick Walton (wk), Iftikhar Ahmed, Imad Wasim(c), Chris Jordan, Aamir Yamin,  Mohammad Amir, Umer Khan.

Bench: Umaid Asif, Usama Mir, Arshad Iqbal, Ali Khan, Mohammed Rizwan.

Lahore Qalandars:

Fakhar Zaman, Sohail Akhtar (c), Chris Lynn, Mohammad Hafeez, Ben Dunk (wk), Samit Patel, David Wiese, Shaheen Afridi, Dilbar Hussain, Haris Rauf, Maaz Khan.

Bench: Jaahid Ali, Salman Butt, Seekkuge Prasanna, Farzan Raja, Dane Vilas, Salman Irshad, Usman Shinwari,  Mohammad Faizan.

Top picks for KAR vs LAH Dream11 Prediction

KAR

Babar Azam:

He is the No.1 batsman in the world currently in the T20 format and is also having a pretty good record in PSL. Babar scored 38 runs from 29 balls in the last match and has scored a total of 225 runs so far in this season.

Alex Hales:

He is one of the experienced T20 players in the world and has been playing several T20 leagues across the globe. Hales scored 80 runs from 48 balls in the last game and has scored a total of 239 in the 5 matches he played so far in this season.

Imad Wasim:

Skipper Wasim is an all-rounder who is equally good with bat and ball. He did not get to bat and also went wicketless in the last match and has scored a total of 95 runs and picked up 2 wickets.

Chris Jordan:

He is a right-arm fast bowler and can also hit some big shots down the order. Jordan went wicketless in the last match and has picked up a total of 7 wickets so far in this season.

Mohammed Amir:

He is a left-arm fast bowler and bowls at a perfect pace and can also swing the ball early in the innings. Amir picked up 1 wicket in the last match and has picked up a total of 10 wickets so far in this season.

Cameron Delport:

He is an aggressive left-handed batsman who is known for his big shots and also bowls a few overs of medium pace if required. Delport scored 15 runs in the last match and has scored a total of 105 runs and picked up 1 wicket so far in this season.

Chadwick Walton:

He is a right-handed wicket-keeper batsman and generally bats in the middle order and is known for hitting big shots. In the last match, Walton played brilliantly scoring 45 runs and has scored a total of 137 runs so far in this season.

Umer Khan:

He is a Left-arm orthodox bowler. In the previous match, Umer picked up 1 wicket in the last match and has picked up a total of 3 wickets so far in this season.

LAH:

Chris Lynn:

He is one of the world’s destructive batsmen in T20 format who can destroy the opposition bowling if he gets set on the crease. Lynn batted brilliantly scoring 59 in 32 balls in the previous match and has scored a total of 166 runs so far in this season.

Mohammed Hafeez:

He is one of the experienced players in the side and plays according to the situation of the match. Hafeez scored 4 runs in the last game and has scored a total of 182 runs so far in this season.

Samit Patel:

He is an experienced all-rounder and is equally good with both bat and ball. Samit picked up 2 wickets in the last match and has scored a total of 132 runs and picked up 9 wickets in the 7 games that he played so far in this season.

Fakhar Zaman:

He is the opening batsman for Qalandars and can play big innings. Fakhar scored 63 runs in the last match and has scored a total of 172 runs so far in this season.

Ben Dunk

He is the wicket-keeper batsman for the Qalandars. He scored 7 runs and has scored a total of 257 runs so far in this season.

Shaheen Afridi:

He is a left-arm fast bowler and bowls at a very good pace. Shaheen picked up 3 wickets in the last match and has picked up a total of 11 wickets so far in the tournament.

David Wiese:

He is a batting all-rounder and is also equally good in his bowling. Wiese scored 17 runs in the last match and has scored a total of 48 runs. He picked up a wicket in the last match and has picked up 5 wickets so far in this season.

Dilbar Hussain:

He is a batting all-rounder but he is well known for his bowling capabilities. Dilbar bowled well and picked up 1 wicket in the last match and has picked up a total of 7 wickets in the last match.

KAR vs LAH Dream11 Prediction

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Fantasy Cricket Tips:

• You can pick Fakhar Zaman in the place of Alex Hales.
• In the wicket-keeper, Both Ben Dunk, and Chadwick Walton are good.
• In batsmen, Fakhar Zaman and Sharjeel Khan are also good options.
• Imad Wasim and David Wiese are also good all-rounders.
• Haris Rauf, Chris Jordan, and Dilbar Hussain are also good bowlers.
• Chris Lynn, Alex Hales, and M Amir are also good for C and Vc.

Captain and Vice-Captain

Babar Azam, Samit Patel, Chris Lynn, Alex Hales, Ben Dunk, Shaheen Afridi, M Amir.

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