2022 Karachi Kings season
Overview of Karachi Kings in 2022
2022 season | |||
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Coach | Peter Moores | ||
Captain | Babar Azam | ||
Ground(s) | National Stadium | ||
PSL 2022 | League stage (6th) | ||
Most runs | Babar Azam (443)[1] | ||
Most wickets | Chris 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 |
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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 |
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Batsmen | |||||||
28 | Ian Cockbain | ![]() | (1987-02-17)17 February 1987 (aged 34) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2022 | Replacement for Tom Abell |
51 | Sahibzada Farhan | ![]() | (1996-03-06)6 March 1996 (aged 25) | Right-handed | — | 2022 | |
56 | Babar Azam | ![]() | (1994-10-15)15 October 1994 (aged 27) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2017 | Captain |
98 | Sharjeel Khan | ![]() | (1989-08-14)14 August 1989 (aged 32) | Left-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2020 | |
Tom Abell | ![]() | (1994-03-05)5 March 1994 (aged 27) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2022 | ||
All-rounders | |||||||
7 | Mohammad Nabi | ![]() | (1985-01-01)1 January 1985 (aged 37) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2021 | |
9 | Imad Wasim | ![]() | (1988-12-18)18 December 1988 (aged 33) | Left-handed | Slow left arm orthodox | 2016 | Vice-Captain |
11 | Faisal Akram | ![]() | (2003-08-20)20 August 2003 (aged 18) | Left-handed | Left-arm wrist spin | 2022 | |
12 | Aamer Yamin | ![]() | (1990-06-26)26 June 1990 (aged 31) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2019 | |
15 | Tom Lammonby | ![]() | (2000-06-02)2 June 2000 (aged 21) | Left-handed | Left-arm medium fast | 2022 | Replacement for Romario Shepherd[11] |
44 | Jordan Thompson | ![]() | (1996-10-09)9 October 1996 (aged 25) | Left-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2022 | |
49 | Qasim Akram | ![]() | (2002-12-01)1 December 2002 (aged 19) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2021 | |
90 | Mohammad Taha | ![]() | (2000-10-05)5 October 2000 (aged 21) | Left-handed | Slow left arm orthodox | 2022 | Partial replacement for Qasim Akram |
Wicket-keepers | |||||||
6 | Rohail Nazir | ![]() | (2001-10-10)10 October 2001 (aged 20) | Right-handed | 2022 | ||
33 | Joe Clarke | ![]() | (1996-05-26)26 May 1996 (aged 25) | Right-handed | 2021 | ||
Bowlers | |||||||
00 | Mohammad Ilyas | ![]() | (1999-03-21)21 March 1999 (aged 22) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2021 | |
5 | Mohammad Amir | ![]() | (1992-04-13)13 April 1992 (aged 29) | Left-handed | Left-arm fast-medium | 2016 | |
13 | Umaid Asif | ![]() | (1984-04-30)30 April 1984 (aged 37) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2022 | |
14 | Mohammad Imran | ![]() | (2001-01-20)20 January 2001 (aged 21) | Right-handed | Left-arm medium-fast | 2022 | |
19 | Talha Ahsan | ![]() | (2003-10-22)22 October 2003 (aged 18) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg-break | 2022 | |
34 | Chris Jordan | ![]() | (1988-10-04)4 October 1988 (aged 33) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2022 | |
36 | Usman Shinwari | ![]() | (1994-01-05)5 January 1994 (aged 28) | Right-handed | Left-arm fast-medium | 2022 | Replacement for Mohammad Ilyas |
92 | Mir Hamza | ![]() | (1992-09-10)10 September 1992 (aged 29) | Left-handed | Left-arm fast-medium | 2022 | Partial replacement for Mohammad Imran |
Romario Shepherd | ![]() | (1994-11-26)26 November 1994 (aged 27) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2022 | ||
Source: KK squad |
Kit manufacturers and sponsors
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Season standings
Points table
Pos | Team
| Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
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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
v | Multan Sultans 126/3 (18.2 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.
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.
v | Lahore Qalandars 174/4 (19.2 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.
Peshawar Zalmi 173/4 (20 overs) | v | |
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
Islamabad United 177/6 (20 overs) | v | |
Paul Stirling 39 (30) Chris Jordan 2/36 (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.
Peshawar Zalmi 193/6 (20 overs) | v | Karachi Kings 138/6 (20 overs) |
Hazratullah Zazai 52 (42) Chris Jordan 3/41 (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.
Islamabad United 191/7 (20 overs) | v | Karachi Kings 190/8 (20 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]
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.
Karachi Kings 149 (19.5 overs) | v | |
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.
Quetta Gladiators 166/4 (20 overs) | v | Karachi Kings 143/8 (20 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
- ^ "Records / Karachi Kings in 2022 / Most runs". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
- ^ "Records / Karachi Kings in 2022 / Most wickets". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
- ^ "Karachi Kings name Peter Moores as head coach for HBL PSL 7". Cricketpakistan.com. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
- ^ "Peter Moores appointed as Karachi Kings head coach". Thecricketer.com. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
- ^ "Peter Moores appointed as Karachi Kings head coach ahead of PSL 2022". Crictracker.com. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
- ^ "Imad Wasim has no regrets over losing Karachi Kings' captaincy to Babar Azam". Cricketpakistan.com. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
- ^ "PSL 7: Babar Azam appointed Karachi Kings' captain". The International News. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
- ^ "PSL 7: Babar Azam replaces Imad Wasim as Karachi Kings' captain". Geo.tv. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- ^ Nambiar, Rahul (30 January 2023). "Karachi Kings secure multiple sponsorship deals". SportsMint Media. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
- ^ "PSL 2022: Wasim Akram, Wahab Riaz, Haider Ali contract COVID-19". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
- ^ "PSL 7: Peshawar Zalmi confirm partial replacements of Mahmood, Livingstone". Bol News. 17 January 2022. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
- ^ "PSL 2022: Karachi Kings out of title race after seventh consecutive defeat". Geo TV. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
- ^ "Islamabad United squeeze out one-run win despite injuries to Shadab Khan, Zeeshan Zameer". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
External links
- Team Records in 2022 at ESPNcricinfo