| Club: | Karachi Kings |
| Season: | 2023 |
| Coach: | Johan Botha |
| Captain: | Imad Wasim |
| Ground: | National Stadium |
| Comp1: | PSL 2023 |
| Comp1 Result: | League stage |
| Most Runs: | Imad Wasim (404)[1] |
| Most Wickets: | Mohammad Amir (9) Imad Wasim (9)[2] |
| Prevseason: | 2022 |
| Nextseason: | 2024 |
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]
| No. | Name | Nationality | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Year signed | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batters | ||||||||
| 14 | James Vince | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2023 | ||||
| 46 | Haider Ali | Right-handed | — | 2023 | ||||
| 75 | Irfan Khan | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2023 | ||||
| 96 | Tayyab Tahir | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2023 | ||||
| 98 | Sharjeel Khan | Left-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2020 | ||||
| All-rounders | ||||||||
| 9 | Imad Wasim | Left-handed | Left-arm orthodox | 2016 | Captain[10] [11] | |||
| 12 | Aamer Yamin | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2019 | ||||
| 18 | Shoaib Malik | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2023 | ||||
| 26 | James Fuller | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | 2023 | ||||
| 31 | Ben Cutting | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2023 | ||||
| 49 | Qasim Akram | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2021 | ||||
| 97 | Faisal Akram | Left-handed | Left-arm unorthodox | 2022 | Partial replacement for Tabraiz Shamsi | |||
| Wicket-keepers | ||||||||
| 13 | Matthew Wade | Left-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2023 | ||||
| 17 | Adam Rossington | Right-handed | — | 2023 | Partial replacement for James Vince | |||
| 61 | Muhammad Akhlaq | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2023 | ||||
| Bowlers | ||||||||
| 5 | Mohammad Amir | Left-handed | Left-arm fast-medium | 2016 | ||||
| 11 | Mohammad Umar | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2023 | ||||
| 68 | Andrew Tye | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2023 | ||||
| 70 | Muhammad Musa | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2023 | ||||
| 88 | Akif Javed | Right-handed | Left-arm fast-medium | 2023 | Full replacement for Mir Hamza | |||
| 90 | Tabraiz Shamsi | Left-handed | Left-arm unorthodox | 2023 | ||||
| 92 | Left-handed | Left-arm fast-medium | 2022 | |||||
| 99 | Imran Tahir | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2023 | ||||
| Name | Position | |
|---|---|---|
| Tariq Wasi | CEO & Team manager | |
| Wasim Akram | President and mentor | |
| Johan Botha | Head coach | |
| Michael Smith | Assistant coach | |
| Ravi Bopara | Batting coach | |
| Dougie Brown | Bowling coach | |
| Ibrahim Qureshi | Fitness trainer |
GFS Builders and Developers were the official housing partner of Karachi Kings.[13] [14]
|Notes:
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| Player | Innings | Runs | High score | 50s | 100s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Imad Wasim | 10 | 404 | 92* | 3 | 0 | |
| Matthew Wade | 9 | 224 | 53 | 1 | 0 | |
| Shoaib Malik | 9 | 200 | 71* | 2 | 0 | |
| James Vince | 5 | 174 | 75 | 1 | 0 | |
| Tayyab Tahir | 5 | 137 | 65 | 0 | 0 |
| Player | Innings | Wickets | Best bowling | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mohammad Amir | 7 | 10 | 4/26 | |
| Imad Wasim | 10 | 10 | 3/16 | |
| Akif Javed | 5 | 8 | 4/28 | |
| Tabraiz Shamsi | 4 | 7 | 3/18 | |
| Aamer Yamin | 7 | 7 | 3/37 |