PSL to witness clash of royalty at Sharjah today

After a nail biting thriller Thursday night, the Pakistan Super League has finally got the temperatures soaring and will see today (Friday) clash of royalties, as Karachi Kings will take on the Multan Sultans at Sharjah.

The Kings would be eyeing to continue their winning spree. The change of heads at the top is doing wonders for the Kings as the newly appointed skipper Imad Wasim seems to be finding the way to foil the opposition plans.

The Kings won their last encounter against arch-rivals Lahore Qalandars in an emphatic fashion, after the Qalandars were dismissed for 132 runs, thanks to top bowling performance by Usman Shinwari, who has returned just after sustaining a back injury, and veteran Shahid Afridi. The duo picked three wickets each.

Meanwhile, the newest addition to PSL the Multan Sultans started their PSL campaign on a winning note, beating Peshawar Zalmi in the opener and then Lahore Qalandars in their second match.

However, the side suffered a loss in their third encounter against Islamabad United, after they were restricted to a below par score of 113 runs, owing to impressive bowling display from  Rumman Raees and Mohammad Sami, beating Sultans by five wickets.

“We hope that we can learn something from the last night's game and take that into our afternoon match. We are well prepared, everyone’s fit and healthy and we are hoping to continue our successful run in the early parts of the tournament,” said Tom Moody, Multan Sultans coach.

Karachi Kings Squad: Imad Wasim (capt), Babar Azam, Joe Denly, Colin Ingram, Khurram Manzoor, Lendl Simmons, Saifullah Bangash, Eoin Morgan, Mohammad Rizwan, Mohammed Taha, Tabish Khan, Ravi Bopara, Hasan Mohsin, Shahid Afridi, David Wiese, Usama Mir, Tymal Mills, Mohammad Amir, Usman Khan Shinwari.

Multan Sultans Squad: Shoaib Malik (capt), Ahmed Shehzad, Darren Bravo, Abdullah Shafique, Saif Badar, Nicholas Pooran, Kumar Sangakkara, Sohaib Maqsood, Kashif Bhatti, Shan Masood, Thisara Perera, Mohammad Abbas, Umar Siddiq, Ross Whiteley, Imran Tahir, Junaid Khan, Mohammad Irfan, Sohail Tanvir, Umar Gul, Hardus Viljoen.