2024 Karachi Kings season explained

Club:Karachi Kings
Season:2024
Coach:Phil Simmons
Captain:Shan Masood
Ground:National Stadium
Comp1:PSL 2024
Comp1 Result:League stage
Most Runs:Shoaib Malik (254)[1]
Most Wickets:Hasan Ali (14)[2]
Prevseason:2023

Karachi Kings is a franchise cricket team that represents Karachi in the Pakistan Super League (PSL). They were one of the six teams that were competing in the 2024 Pakistan Super League. The team was coached by Phil Simmons,[3] [4] and captained by Shan Masood.[5] [6] Wasim Akram was the president of Karachi Kings.[7]

Squad

No.NameNationalityBirth dateCategoryBatting styleBowling styleYear signedNotes
Batters
14James VinceDiamondRight-handedRight-arm medium2023Vice-captain
75Irfan KhanEmergingRight-handedRight-arm medium-fast2023
76Leus du PlooySupplementaryLeft-handedLeft-arm orthodox2024
94Shan MasoodGoldLeft-handedRight-arm medium-fast2024Captain
All-rounders
18Shoaib MalikGoldRight-handedRight-arm off break2023
21Mohammad NawazPlatinumLeft-handedLeft-arm orthodox2024
23Arafat MinhasSilverLeft-handedLeft-arm orthodox2024
48Anwar AliSilverRight-handedRight-arm medium-fast2024
55Kieron PollardPlatinumRight-handedRight-arm medium2024
88Jamie OvertonSupplementaryRight-handedRight-arm fast-medium2024
95Daniel SamsPlatinumRight-handedLeft-arm fast-medium2024
Wicket-keepers
24Saad BaigSupplementaryLeft-handed2024
43Tim SeifertDiamondRight-handed2024
50Muhammad AkhlaqSilverRight-handedRight-arm medium-fast2023
Bowlers
9Mohammad Amir KhanSilverRight-handedRight-arm medium fast2024
26Tabraiz ShamsiGoldLeft-handedLeft-arm unorthodox2023
32Hasan AliDiamondRight-handedRight-arm medium fast2024
38SirajuddinEmergingRight-handedRight-arm medium-fast2024
40Blessing MuzarabaniRight-handedRight-arm fast-medium2024Full replacement for Jamie Overton
56Muhammad RohidSupplementaryLeft-handedLeft-arm fast-medium2024
85Zahid MahmoodRight-handedRight-arm leg break2024Partial replacement for Kieron Pollard; Full replacement for Saad Baig
92Mir HamzaSilverLeft-handedLeft-arm fast-medium2022
99Imran TahirRight-handedRight-arm leg break2023Full replacement for Tabraiz Shamsi
Fawad AliLeft-handedLeft-arm fast-medium2024Partial replacement for Tim Seifert

Management and coaching staff

PositionName
OwnerSalman Iqbal
PresidentWasim Akram
CEOTariq Wasi
DirectorHaider Azhar
Head CoachPhil Simmons
Assistant coachMuhammad Masroor
Batting coachRavi Bopara
Fast bowling coachSteven Kirby
Fielding coachMohammad Mansoor
PhysioImtiaz Khan
TrainerIbrahim Qureshi
Performance analystMohsin Sheikh
MasseurMuhammad Irfan
Head of marketingShehzad Hassan Khan
Media managerRai Azlan

Kit manufacturers and sponsors

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Season standings

Points table

Group fixtures

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Statistics

Most runs

class=unsortablePlayerclass=unsortableRuns50s100s
Shoaib Malik1025431.755310
Kieron Pollard823947.805810
James Vince921426.754200
Tim Seifert718226.004900
Irfan Khan817142.753900

Most wickets

class=unsortablePlayerclass=unsortable
Hasan Ali101422.424/15
Mir Hamza71022.303/28
Zahid Mahmood6820.872/17
Blessing Muzarabani5625.502/27
Daniel Sams4438.502/28

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2024 T20 match batting most runs career . 2024-03-12 . ESPNcricinfo . en.
  2. Web site: 2024 T20 match bowling most wickets career . 2024-03-12 . ESPNcricinfo . en.
  3. Web site: Phil Simmons appointed Karachi Kings head coach . 2023-12-16 . ESPNcricinfo . en.
  4. Web site: PSL 9: Karachi Kings appoint Phil Simmons as head coach . 2024-02-18 . www.geosuper.tv . en-US.
  5. Web site: 2023-12-13 . Karachi Kings appoint Shan Masood as captain for PSL 9 . 2023-12-16 . cricketpakistan.com.pk . en.
  6. Web site: Shan Masood appointed Karachi Kings captain . 2024-02-18 . www.geo.tv . en.
  7. Web site: 2023-02-23 . Watch: Wasim Akram sends shockwaves with dressing room outburst, kicks chairs in anger after Karachi Kings lose in PSL . 2023-04-14 . Hindustan Times . en.