2018 Karachi Kings season explained

Club:Karachi Kings
Season:2018
Coach:Mickey Arthur
Captain:Imad Wasim
Comp1:Tournament performance
Comp1 Result:Playoffs 3rd
Comp2:League performance
Comp2 Result:2nd
Most Runs:Babar Azam (402)
Most Wickets:Usman Shinwari (16)
Prevseason:2017
Nextseason:2019

The Karachi Kings is a franchise cricket team that competed in the 2018 Season of Pakistan Super League. The team represents Karachi a city in Pakistan. Kings were coached by Mickey Arthur and appointed Imad Wasim as their new Captain succeeding from Kumar Sangakara from 2017 edition.They finished the tournament on 3rd position as Peshawar Zalmi beat them by 13 runs in Eliminator round of PSL.[1]

Major changes

See also: 2018 Pakistan Super League players draft. Before the 2018 season Kings announced the change of captain as Imad Wasim replaced Kumar Sangakara at the top spot.[2] Shahid Afridi left Peshawar Zalmi and joined the team as president and player.[3] Mitchell Johnson was selected in the initial players draft but was later replaced by Tymal Mills as he pulled out from the tournament.

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Performance

Kings opened the season by ending their losing streak against Quetta Gladiators and beating them by 19 runs.[4] They beat the defending champions, Peshawar Zalmi, in a closely fought game. Chasing a target of 132 runs, the team won with 2 balls and 5 wickets to spare.[5] Their third game was against arch-rivals, Lahore Qalandars.[6] [7] batting first, the Kings posted 159 for 9 on the board thanks to Bopara's unbeaten innings of 50 runs. In reply, the Qalandars got off to a great start, and were 68 for 1 inside 6 overs, but 3 quick wickets from man of the match, Shahid Afridi, ensured a third consecutive win for his side as the Qalandars fell short by 27 runs.[8]

One of the match against Multan Sultans was washed out due to persistent rain.[9] Their unbeaten run in the season was ended by Islamabad United when they were defeated by 154 runs. Batting first, the Kings posted the highest target in Sharjah that year - 154 runs - before failing to defend it and losing the match by 8 wickets.[10]

KK finished on Second position on league stage and qualified for the playoffs where they faced Islamabad United in 1st Qualifier where they lost by 8 wickets.

The Kings got eliminated in the second eliminator match played at Lahore on 21 March 2018 against Peshawar Zalmi.[11]

Teams standings

Points table

Playoffs

Preliminary

Eliminator 2

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Zalmi beat Kings Zalmi won by 13 runs - Zalmi vs Kings, PSL, Eliminator 2 Match Summary, Report | ESPNcricinfo.com. ESPNcricinfo.
  2. News: Imad Wasim to captain Karachi Kings in PSL-3 . Latest News - The Nation.
  3. http://www.pakistankakhudahafiz.com/news/leaving-zalmi-shahid-afridi-joins-karachi-kings/|title=Leaving Zalmi Shahid Afridi joins Karachi Kings as president
  4. Web site: Quetta Gladiators winning streak against Kings comes to an end after 19 runs defeat. 23 February 2018. Dawn News. 23 February 2018.
  5. Web site: Majeed. Zohaib. Karachi Kings go top of PSL 2018 points table with five-wicket win over Peshawar Zalmi. Dawn. 25 February 2018. 25 February 2018.
  6. Web site: Confident Karachi brace for "clash of the titans" with Lahore. ARY News. 27 February 2018.
  7. Web site: Karachi, Lahore resume PSL rivalry. The Express Tribune. 27 February 2018.
  8. Web site: Qalandars tumble as Kings post 3rd win to lead points table. The News. 27 February 2018.
  9. Web site: Rain abandons Multan-Karachi fixture. Samaa TV. 2 March 2018.
  10. Web site: Shetty. Varun. Luke Ronchi decimates Karachi with 37-ball 71. ESPN Cricinfo.
  11. Web site: PSL 2018, Highlights: Peshawar Zalmi beat Karachi Kings by 13 runs to reach final. 22 March 2018.

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