Karachi Kings in 2022

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] Wasim Akram is the president of Karachi Kings.[9]

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]
← 2021

Administration and coaching staff
Name Position
Salman Iqbal (ARY Group) Owner
Peter Moores Head coach
Wasim Akram President and Mentor
Dougie Brown Bowling coach
Tariq Wasi CEO & Team Manager
Navaid Rasheed VP Operations
Shehzad Hassan Khan Head of Marketing
Faisal Mirza Team Media Manager
Ibrahim Qureshi Fitness Trainer

Squad
Key
Name Nat. Bat. Bowl.
  • Players with international caps are listed in bold.
  •  *  denotes a player who is fully unavailable
  •  *  denotes a player who will be partially unavailable
 abbreviation of Nationality Batting style
  • R for Right-hand
  • L for Left-hand
 Bowling style
  • R for Right-arm
  • L for Left-arm
No. Name Nat. Birth date Category Bat. Bowl. Joined Notes
Batsmen
28 Ian Cockbain  England (1987-02-17) 17 February 1987 Silver R R medium 2022 Full replacement for Tom Abell
51 Sahibzada Farhan  Pakistan (1996-03-06) 6 March 1996 Supplementary R — 2022
56 Babar Azam  Pakistan (1994-10-15) 15 October 1994 Platinum R R off break 2017 Captain
98 Sharjeel Khan  Pakistan (1989-08-14) 14 August 1989 Gold L R leg break 2020
N/A Tom Abell  England (1994-03-05) 5 March 1994 Silver R R medium 2022
All-rounders
7 Mohammad Nabi  Afghanistan (1985-01-01) 1 January 1985 Diamond R R off break 2021
9 Imad Wasim  Pakistan (1988-12-18) 18 December 1988 Platinum L Slow left arm orthodox 2016 Vice-Captain
11 Faisal Akram  Pakistan (2003-08-20) 20 August 2003 Emerging L L wrist spin 2022
12 Aamer Yamin  Pakistan (1990-06-26) 26 June 1990 Gold R R medium-fast 2019
15 Tom Lammonby  England (2000-06-02) 2 June 2000 Supplementary L L medium fast 2022 Full replacement for Romario Shepherd[10]
44 Jordan Thompson  England (1996-10-09) 9 October 1996 Supplementary L R medium-fast 2022
49 Qasim Akram  Pakistan (2002-12-01) 1 December 2002 Emerging R R off break 2021
90 Mohammad Taha  Pakistan (2000-10-05) 5 October 2000 Emerging L Slow left arm orthodox 2022 Partial replacement for Qasim Akram
Wicket-keepers
6 Rohail Nazir  Pakistan (2001-10-10) 10 October 2001 Silver R 2022
33 Joe Clarke  England (1996-05-26) 26 May 1996 Gold R 2021 Ambassador
Bowlers
00 Mohammad Ilyas  Pakistan (1999-03-21) 21 March 1999 Silver R R medium fast 2021
5 Mohammad Amir  Pakistan (1992-04-13) 13 April 1992 Diamond L L fast medium 2016
13 Umaid Asif  Pakistan (1984-04-30) 30 April 1984 Silver R R medium fast 2022
14 Mohammad Imran  Pakistan (2001-01-20) 20 January 2001 Silver R L medium fast 2022
19 Talha Ahsan  Pakistan (2003-10-22) 22 October 2003 Supplementary R R leg-break 2022
34 Chris Jordan  England (1988-10-04) 4 October 1988 Platinum R R fast-medium 2022
36 Usman Shinwari  Pakistan (1994-01-05) 5 January 1994 N/A R L fast medium 2022 Full replacement for Mohammad Ilyas
92 Mir Hamza  Pakistan (1992-09-10) 10 September 1992 N/A L L fast medium 2022 Partial replacement for Mohammad Imran
N/A Romario Shepherd  Guyana (1994-11-26) 26 November 1994 Supplementary R R fast-medium 2022
Source: KK squad

Season standings

Points table
Pos Team Pld W L NR Pts NRR
1 Multan Sultans 10 9 1 0 18 1.253
2 Lahore Qalandars 10 6 4 0 12 0.765
3 Peshawar Zalmi 10 6 4 0 12 −0.340
4 Islamabad United 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

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.[11][12]
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
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  2. "Records / Karachi Kings in 2022 / Most wickets". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
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  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. "PSL 2022: Wasim Akram, Wahab Riaz, Haider Ali contract COVID-19". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  10. "PSL 7: Peshawar Zalmi confirm partial replacements of Mahmood, Livingstone". Bol News. 17 January 2022. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
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  12. "Islamabad United squeeze out one-run win despite injuries to Shadab Khan, Zeeshan Zameer". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
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