Karachi Kings
2022 season
CoachPeter Moores
CaptainBabar Azam
Ground(s)National Stadium
PSL 2022League stage (6th)
Most runsBabar Azam (443)[1]
Most wicketsChris Jordan (9)[2]
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The Karachi Kings (often abbreviated as KK) is a franchise cricket team which competes in Pakistan Super League (PSL). The team is based in Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh, Pakistan. The team was coached by Peter Moores,[3][4][5] and captained by Babar Azam.[6][7][8] The season ended with Karachi Kings losing 9 matches out of 10 and finishing last on the points table.[9] Wasim Akram is the president of Karachi Kings.[10]

Administration and coaching staff

Name Position
Peter Moores Head coach
Dougie Brown Bowling coach
Tariq Wasi CEO and team manager
Ibrahim Qureshi Fitness Trainer

Squad

  • Players with international caps are listed in bold.
  • Ages are given as of the first match of the season, 27 January 2022.
No. Name Nationality Birth date Batting style Bowling style Year signed Notes
Batsmen
28 Ian Cockbain  England 17 February 1987 (aged 34) Right-handed Right-arm medium 2022 Replacement for Tom Abell
51 Sahibzada Farhan  Pakistan 6 March 1996 (aged 25) Right-handed — 2022
56 Babar Azam  Pakistan 15 October 1994 (aged 27) Right-handed Right-arm off break 2017 Captain
98 Sharjeel Khan  Pakistan 14 August 1989 (aged 32) Left-handed Right-arm leg break 2020
Tom Abell  England 5 March 1994 (aged 27) Right-handed Right-arm medium 2022
All-rounders
7 Mohammad Nabi  Afghanistan 1 January 1985 (aged 37) Right-handed Right-arm off break 2021
9 Imad Wasim  Pakistan 18 December 1988 (aged 33) Left-handed Slow left arm orthodox 2016 Vice-Captain
11 Faisal Akram  Pakistan 20 August 2003 (aged 18) Left-handed Left-arm wrist spin 2022
12 Aamer Yamin  Pakistan 26 June 1990 (aged 31) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast 2019
15 Tom Lammonby  England 2 June 2000 (aged 21) Left-handed Left-arm medium fast 2022 Replacement for Romario Shepherd[11]
44 Jordan Thompson  England 9 October 1996 (aged 25) Left-handed Right-arm medium-fast 2022
49 Qasim Akram  Pakistan 1 December 2002 (aged 19) Right-handed Right-arm off break 2021
90 Mohammad Taha  Pakistan 5 October 2000 (aged 21) Left-handed Slow left arm orthodox 2022 Partial replacement for Qasim Akram
Wicket-keepers
6 Rohail Nazir  Pakistan 10 October 2001 (aged 20) Right-handed 2022
33 Joe Clarke  England 26 May 1996 (aged 25) Right-handed 2021
Bowlers
00 Mohammad Ilyas  Pakistan 21 March 1999 (aged 22) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast 2021
5 Mohammad Amir  Pakistan 13 April 1992 (aged 29) Left-handed Left-arm fast-medium 2016
13 Umaid Asif  Pakistan 30 April 1984 (aged 37) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast 2022
14 Mohammad Imran  Pakistan 20 January 2001 (aged 21) Right-handed Left-arm medium-fast 2022
19 Talha Ahsan  Pakistan 22 October 2003 (aged 18) Right-handed Right-arm leg-break 2022
34 Chris Jordan  England 4 October 1988 (aged 33) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium 2022
36 Usman Shinwari  Pakistan 5 January 1994 (aged 28) Right-handed Left-arm fast-medium 2022 Replacement for Mohammad Ilyas
92 Mir Hamza  Pakistan 10 September 1992 (aged 29) Left-handed Left-arm fast-medium 2022 Partial replacement for Mohammad Imran
Romario Shepherd  West Indies 26 November 1994 (aged 27) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium 2022
Source: KK squad

Kit manufacturers and sponsors

Season standings

Points table

Pos Team Pld W L NR Pts NRR
1 Multan Sultans (R) 10 9 1 0 18 1.253
2 Lahore Qalandars (C) 10 6 4 0 12 0.765
3 Peshawar Zalmi (4th) 10 6 4 0 12 −0.340
4 Islamabad United (3rd) 10 4 6 0 8 −0.069
5 Quetta Gladiators 10 4 6 0 8 −0.708
6 Karachi Kings 10 1 9 0 2 −0.891
Source: ESPNcricinfo
  • The top 4 teams qualified for the playoffs
  •   advanced to Qualifier
  •   advanced to Eliminator 1

League matches

Match 1
27 January 2022
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Karachi Kings
124/5 (20 overs)
v
Multan Sultans
126/3 (18.2 overs)
Sharjeel Khan 43 (31)
Imran Tahir 3/16 (4 overs)
Mohammad Rizwan 52* (47)
Mohammad Nabi 2/17 (3.2 overs)
Multan Sultans won by 7 wickets
National Stadium, Karachi
Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Richard Illingworth (Eng)
Player of the match: Imran Tahir (Multan Sultans)
  • Multan Sultans won the toss and elected to field.
  • Ihsanullah (Multan Sultans) made his T20 debut.
Match 4
29 January 2022
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Karachi Kings
113 (17.3 overs)
v
Quetta Gladiators
114/2 (15.5 overs)
Babar Azam 32 (29)
Naseem Shah 5/20 (3.3 overs)
Ahsan Ali 57* (43)
Mohammad Imran 1/23 (3 overs)
Quetta Gladiators won by 8 wickets
National Stadium, Karachi
Umpires: Michael Gough (Eng) and Shozab Raza (Pak)
Player of the match: Naseem Shah (Quetta Gladiators)
  • Quetta Gladiators won the toss and elected to field.
Match 6
30 January 2022
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Karachi Kings
170/7 (20 overs)
v
Lahore Qalandars
174/4 (19.2 overs)
Sharjeel Khan 60 (39)
Haris Rauf 3/33 (4 overs)
Fakhar Zaman 106 (60)
Umaid Asif 2/30 (4 overs)
Lahore Qalandars won by 6 wickets
National Stadium, Karachi
Umpires: Michael Gough (Eng) and Richard Illingworth (Eng)
Player of the match: Fakhar Zaman (Lahore Qalandars)
  • Lahore Qalandars won the toss and elected to field.
Match 11
4 February 2022
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Peshawar Zalmi
173/4 (20 overs)
v
Karachi Kings
164/6 (20 overs)
Shoaib Malik 52* (28)
Umaid Asif 3/36 (4 overs)
Babar Azam 90* (63)
Mohammad Umar 3/22 (4 overs)
Peshawar Zalmi won by 9 runs
National Stadium, Karachi
Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Shozab Raza (Pak)
Player of the match: Shoaib Malik (Peshawar Zalmi)
  • Karachi Kings won the toss and elected to field
Match 14
6 February 2022
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Islamabad United
177/6 (20 overs)
v
Karachi Kings
135/9 (20 overs)
Paul Stirling 39 (30)
Chris Jordan 2/36 (4 overs)
Mohammad Nabi 47* (28)
Shadab Khan 4/15 (4 overs)
Islamabad United won by 42 runs
National Stadium, Karachi
Umpires: Richard Illingworth (Eng) and Ahsan Raza (Pak)
Player of the match: Shadab Khan (Islamabad United)
  • Islamabad United won the toss and elected to bat.
Match 19
13 February 2022
14:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Peshawar Zalmi
193/6 (20 overs)
v
Karachi Kings
138/6 (20 overs)
Hazratullah Zazai 52 (42)
Chris Jordan 3/41 (4 overs)
Babar Azam 59 (46)
Salman Irshad 2/24 (4 overs)
Peshawar Zalmi won by 55 runs
Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
Umpires: Faisal Afridi (Pak) and Rashid Riaz (Pak)
Player of the match: Mohammad Haris (Peshawar Zalmi)
  • Karachi Kings won the toss and elected to field.
Match 21
14 February 2022
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Islamabad United
191/7 (20 overs)
v
Karachi Kings
190/8 (20 overs)
Shadab Khan 34 (26)
Imad Wasim 2/30 (4 overs)
Imad Wasim 55 (28)
Waqas Maqsood 3/34 (4 overs)
Islamabad United won by 1 run
Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
Umpires: Asif Yaqoob (Pak) and Richard Illingworth (Eng)
Player of the match: Asif Ali (Islamabad United)
  • Karachi Kings won the toss and elected to field.
  • As a result of this match, Karachi Kings were eliminated from the tournament.[12][13]
Match 23
16 February 2022
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Karachi Kings
174/6 (20 overs)
v
Multan Sultans
176/3 (19.3 overs)
Joe Clarke 40 (29)
Shahnawaz Dahani 2/44 (4 overs)
Mohammad Rizwan 76 (56)
Mir Hamza 2/24 (4 overs)
Multan Sultans won by 7 wickets
Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
Umpires: Richard Illingworth (Eng) and Asif Yaqoob (Pak)
Player of the match: Mohammad Rizwan (Multan Sultans)
  • Karachi Kings won the toss and elected to bat.
Match 26
18 February 2022
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Karachi Kings
149 (19.5 overs)
v
Lahore Qalandars
127/9 (20 overs)
Babar Azam 39 (32)
Zaman Khan 4/16 (3.5 overs)
Mohammad Hafeez 33 (24)
Mir Hamza 4/27 (4 overs)
Karachi Kings won by 22 runs
Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
Umpires: Asif Yaqoob (Pak) and Michael Gough (Eng)
Player of the match: Mir Hamza (Karachi Kings)
  • Karachi Kings won the toss and elected to bat.
Match 28
20 February 2022
14:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Quetta Gladiators
166/4 (20 overs)
v
Karachi Kings
143/8 (20 overs)
Jason Roy 82 (64)
Lewis Gregory 1/22 (3 overs)
Joe Clarke 52 (39)
Khurram Shahzad 4/22 (4 overs)
Quetta Gladiators won by 23 runs
Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Asif Yaqoob (Pak)
Player of the match: Khurram Shahzad (Quetta Gladiators)
  • Quetta Gladiators won the toss and elected to bat.

References

  1. ↑ "Records / Karachi Kings in 2022 / Most runs". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  2. ↑ "Records / Karachi Kings in 2022 / Most wickets". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  3. ↑ "Karachi Kings name Peter Moores as head coach for HBL PSL 7". Cricketpakistan.com. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  4. ↑ "Peter Moores appointed as Karachi Kings head coach". Thecricketer.com. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  5. ↑ "Peter Moores appointed as Karachi Kings head coach ahead of PSL 2022". Crictracker.com. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  6. ↑ "Imad Wasim has no regrets over losing Karachi Kings' captaincy to Babar Azam". Cricketpakistan.com. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  7. ↑ "PSL 7: Babar Azam appointed Karachi Kings' captain". The International News. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  8. ↑ "PSL 7: Babar Azam replaces Imad Wasim as Karachi Kings' captain". Geo.tv. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  9. ↑ Nambiar, Rahul (30 January 2023). "Karachi Kings secure multiple sponsorship deals". SportsMint Media. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
  10. ↑ "PSL 2022: Wasim Akram, Wahab Riaz, Haider Ali contract COVID-19". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  11. ↑ "PSL 7: Peshawar Zalmi confirm partial replacements of Mahmood, Livingstone". Bol News. 17 January 2022. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  12. ↑ "PSL 2022: Karachi Kings out of title race after seventh consecutive defeat". Geo TV. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  13. ↑ "Islamabad United squeeze out one-run win despite injuries to Shadab Khan, Zeeshan Zameer". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
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