The 4th league match of the Pakistan Super League 2023 will be played between Karachi Kings and Islamabad United at the National Stadium in Karachi. There are some quality batters in both ranks, and the pitch will be looked at with great interest in this match.
Advertisement
Karachi Kings lost their first match, and they would aim for a bounceback here. Despite losing, they played some great cricket in the last match. Imad Wasim and Shoaib Malik were great in the first match, whereas the opening duo of Matthew Wade and Sharjeel Khan looks potent as well.
Islamabad United will start their campaign from this match, and they have one of the best batting orders in the competition. The players like Colin Munro, Alex Hales, Paul Stirling, etc are the major batters of the side, whereas captain Shadab Khan is expected to dominate with both bat and the ball.
KAR vs ISL pitch report PSL 8
The National Stadium in Karachi is all set to host its 2nd match of the ongoing PSL season, and it is safe to say that this is one of the best batting tracks in the world. It was evident in the first match as well that this pitch is amazing for the batters and another run-fest can be on the cards.
This is a flat track, and there is an even bounce on the wicket that will be loved by the batters. The pacers may get some movement under lights in the initial overs, but after that, this is batting paradise. In T20Is, the average 1st innings score is 188 runs, whereas, in T20 domestics, it is 173 runs.
The boundaries are also not huge, and the outfield is fast as well in Karachi. We can expect a high-scoring encounter between two quality sides, and considering the dew factor, both captains may opt to bowl upon winning the toss in this very game.
