# 2024 Karachi Kings season

Karachi Kings is a franchise cricket team that represents Karachi in the Pakistan Super League (PSL). They were one of the six teams that were competing in the 2024 Pakistan Super League. The team was coached by Phil Simmons, and captained by Shan Masood. Wasim Akram was the president of Karachi Kings.

## Squad

* Players with international caps are listed in bold.
* Ages are given as of 17 February 2024, the date of the first match in the tournament.
| No. | Name | Nationality | Birth date | Category | Batting style | Bowling style | Year signed | Notes |
| Batters |||||||||
| 14 | James Vince | England | (1991-03-14)14 March 1991 (aged 32) | Diamond | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2023 | Vice-captain |
| 75 | Irfan Khan | Pakistan | (2002-12-28)28 December 2002 (aged 21) | Emerging | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2023 | |
| 76 | Leus du Plooy | South Africa | (1995-01-12)12 January 1995 (aged 29) | Supplementary | Left-handed | Left-arm orthodox | 2024 | |
| 94 | Shan Masood | Pakistan | (1989-10-14)14 October 1989 (aged 34) | Gold | Left-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2024 | Captain |
| All-rounders |||||||||
| 18 | Shoaib Malik | Pakistan | (1982-02-01)1 February 1982 (aged 42) | Gold | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2023 | |
| 21 | Mohammad Nawaz | Pakistan | (1994-03-21)21 March 1994 (aged 29) | Platinum | Left-handed | Left-arm orthodox | 2024 | |
| 23 | Arafat Minhas | Pakistan | (2005-01-02)2 January 2005 (aged 19) | Silver | Left-handed | Left-arm orthodox | 2024 | |
| 48 | Anwar Ali | Pakistan | (1987-11-25)25 November 1987 (aged 36) | Silver | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2024 | |
| 55 | Kieron Pollard | West Indies | (1987-05-15)15 May 1987 (aged 36) | Platinum | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2024 | |
| 88 | Jamie Overton | England | (1994-04-10)10 April 1994 (aged 29) | Supplementary | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2024 | |
| 95 | Daniel Sams | Australia | (1992-10-27)27 October 1992 (aged 31) | Platinum | Right-handed | Left-arm fast-medium | 2024 | |
| Wicket-keepers |||||||||
| 24 | Saad Baig | Pakistan | (2006-11-01)1 November 2006 (aged 17) | Supplementary | Left-handed | — | 2024 | |
| 43 | Tim Seifert | New Zealand | (1994-12-14)14 December 1994 (aged 29) | Diamond | Right-handed | — | 2024 | |
| 50 | Muhammad Akhlaq | Pakistan | (1992-11-12)12 November 1992 (aged 31) | Silver | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2023 | |
| Bowlers |||||||||
| 9 | Mohammad Amir Khan | Pakistan | (2001-09-09)9 September 2001 (aged 22) | Silver | Right-handed | Right-arm medium fast | 2024 | |
| 26 | Tabraiz Shamsi | South Africa | (1990-02-18)18 February 1990 (aged 33) | Gold | Left-handed | Left-arm unorthodox | 2023 | |
| 32 | Hasan Ali | Pakistan | (1994-07-02)2 July 1994 (aged 29) | Diamond | Right-handed | Right-arm medium fast | 2024 | |
| 38 | Sirajuddin | Pakistan | (2002-01-02)2 January 2002 (aged 22) | Emerging | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2024 | |
| 40 | Blessing Muzarabani | Zimbabwe | (1996-10-02)2 October 1996 (aged 27) | — | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2024 | Full replacement for Jamie Overton |
| 56 | Muhammad Rohid | United Arab Emirates | (2002-09-29)29 September 2002 (aged 21) | Supplementary | Left-handed | Left-arm fast-medium | 2024 | |
| 85 | Zahid Mahmood | Pakistan | (1988-03-20)20 March 1988 (aged 35) | — | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2024 | Partial replacement for Kieron Pollard; Full replacement for Saad Baig |
| 92 | Mir Hamza | Pakistan | (1992-09-10)10 September 1992 (aged 31) | Silver | Left-handed | Left-arm fast-medium | 2022 | |
| 99 | Imran Tahir | South Africa | (1979-03-27)27 March 1979 (aged 44) | — | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2023 | Full replacement for Tabraiz Shamsi |
| | Fawad Ali | Oman | (1993-04-30)30 April 1993 (aged 30) | — | Left-handed | Left-arm fast-medium | 2024 | Partial replacement for Tim Seifert |
* Source: ESPNcricinfo

## Management and coaching staff

| Position | Name |
| Owner | Salman Iqbal |
| President | Wasim Akram |
| CEO | Tariq Wasi |
| Director | Haider Azhar |
| Head Coach | Phil Simmons |
| Assistant coach | Muhammad Masroor |
| Batting coach | Ravi Bopara |
| Fast bowling coach | Steven Kirby |
| Fielding coach | Mohammad Mansoor |
| Physio | Imtiaz Khan |
| Trainer | Ibrahim Qureshi |
| Performance analyst | Mohsin Sheikh |
| Masseur | Muhammad Irfan |
| Head of marketing | Shehzad Hassan Khan |
| Media manager | Rai Azlan |
* Source: Official website

## Season standings
### Points table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
| 1 | Multan Sultans (R) | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 1.150 |
| 2 | Peshawar Zalmi (3rd) | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 0.147 |
| 3 | Islamabad United (C) | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 0.224 |
| 4 | Quetta Gladiators (4th) | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 11 | −0.921 |
| 5 | Karachi Kings | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 8 | −0.192 |
| 6 | Lahore Qalandars | 10 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 3 | −0.554 |
The four top-ranked teams qualified for the Playoffs.  Advanced to Qualifier
 Advanced to Eliminator 1

#### Notes

* C = Champions;
* R = Runner-up;
* (x) = Position at the end of the tournament;

## Group fixtures

* Match 3 18 February 2024 19:00 (D/N) Scorecard
| (H) Multan Sultans 185/2 (20 overs) | v | Karachi Kings 130/8 (20 overs) |
| Reeza Hendricks 79* (54) Mir Hamza 1/30 (4 overs) | | Shoaib Malik 53 (35) Mohammad Ali 3/23 (4 overs) |
* Multan Sultans won by 55 runs Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan Umpires: Chris Gaffaney (NZ) and Rashid Riaz (Pak) Player of the match: Reeza Hendricks (Multan Sultans)
* Karachi Kings won the toss and elected to field.
* Saad Baig (Karachi Kings) made his T20 debut.
* Match 6 21 February 2024 14:00 Scorecard
| Peshawar Zalmi 154 (19.5 overs) | v | Karachi Kings 157/3 (16.5 overs) |
| Babar Azam 72 (51) Mir Hamza 3/28 (4 overs) | | Kieron Pollard 49* (21) Luke Wood 2/20 (3.5 overs) |
* Karachi Kings won by 7 wickets Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore Umpires: Michael Gough (Eng) and Ahsan Raza (Pak) Player of the match: Mir Hamza (Karachi Kings)
* Karachi Kings won the toss and elected to field.
* Match 10 24 February 2024 19:00 (D/N) Scorecard
| (H) Lahore Qalandars 175/6 (20 overs) | v | Karachi Kings 176/8 (20 overs) |
| Sahibzada Farhan 72* (45) Hasan Ali 2/29 (4 overs) | | Kieron Pollard 58 (33) Ahsan Hafeez 2/19 (2 overs) |
* Karachi Kings won by 2 wickets Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore Umpires: Richard Illingworth (Eng) and Ahsan Raza (Pak) Player of the match: Kieron Pollard (Karachi Kings)
* Karachi Kings won the toss and elected to field.
* Match 15 28 February 2024 19:00 (D/N) Scorecard
| (H) Karachi Kings 165/5 (20 overs) | v | Islamabad United 169/3 (18.3 overs) |
| Kieron Pollard 48* (28) Salman Ali Agha 1/17 (2 overs) | | Colin Munro 82 (47) Mohammad Nawaz 1/23 (4 overs) |
* Islamabad United won by 7 wickets National Stadium, Karachi Umpires: Chris Gaffaney (NZ) and Rashid Riaz (Pak) Player of the match: Colin Munro (Islamabad United)
* Islamabad United won the toss and elected to field.
* Match 16 29 February 2024 19:00 (D/N) Scorecard
| (H) Karachi Kings 165/8 (20 overs) | v | Quetta Gladiators 169/5 (20 overs) |
| James Vince 37 (25) Abrar Ahmed 3/31 (4 overs) | | Sherfane Rutherford 58* (31) Zahid Mahmood 2/17 (4 overs) |
* Quetta Gladiators won by 5 wickets National Stadium, Karachi Umpires: Chris Gaffaney (NZ) and Abdul Muqeet (Pak) Player of the match: Sherfane Rutherford (Quetta Gladiators)
* Quetta Gladiators won the toss and elected to field.
* Match 19 3 March 2024 19:00 (D/N) Scorecard
| Multan Sultans 189/3 (20 overs) | v | (H) Karachi Kings 169/7 (20 overs) |
| Usman Khan 106* (59) Blessing Muzarabani 2/32 (4 overs) | | Shoaib Malik 38 (28) Usama Mir 2/29 (4 overs) |
* Multan Sultans won by 20 runs National Stadium, Karachi Umpires: Faisal Afridi (Pak) and Chris Gaffaney (NZ) Player of the match: Usman Khan (Multan Sultans)
* Multan Sultans won the toss and elected to bat.
* As a result of this match, Multan Sultans qualified for the playoffs.
* Match 22 6 March 2024 14:00 Scorecard
| Quetta Gladiators 118 (19.1 overs) | v | Karachi Kings 121/3 (15.3 overs) |
| Saud Shakeel 33 (28) Hasan Ali 4/15 (4 overs) | | Tim Seifert 49 (31) Mohammad Amir 1/23 (2 overs) |
* Karachi Kings won by 7 wickets Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi Umpires: Richard Illingworth (Eng) and Asif Yaqoob (Pak) Player of the match: Hasan Ali (Karachi Kings)
* Karachi Kings won the toss and elected to field.
* As a result of this match, Lahore Qalandars were eliminated from the tournament.
* Match 24 7 March 2024 19:00 (D/N) Scorecard
| Karachi Kings 150/7 (20 overs) | v | (H) Islamabad United 151/5 (18.4 overs) |
| Kieron Pollard 39 (28) Tymal Mills 3/34 (4 overs) | | Shadab Khan 34 (26) Mir Hamza 3/41 (4 overs) |
* Islamabad United won by 5 wickets Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi Umpires: Ruchira Palliyaguruge (SL) and Alex Wharf (Eng) Player of the match: Faheem Ashraf (Islamabad United)
* Islamabad United won the toss and elected to field.
* Match 26 9 March 2024 19:00 (D/N) Scorecard
| Lahore Qalandars 177/5 (20 overs) | v | (H) Karachi Kings 179/7 (20 overs) |
| Abdullah Shafique 55 (39) Zahid Mahmood 2/27 (4 overs) | | James Vince 42 (27) Tayyab Abbas 2/23 (3 overs) |
* Karachi Kings won by 3 wickets National Stadium, Karachi Umpires: Richard Illingworth (Eng) and Rashid Riaz (Pak) Player of the match: Irfan Khan (Karachi Kings)
* Karachi Kings won the toss and elected to field.
* Match 29 11 March 2024 21:00 (D/N) Scorecard
| Peshawar Zalmi 147/6 (20 overs) | v | (H) Karachi Kings 145/5 (20 overs) |
| Babar Azam 51 (46) Arafat Minhas 1/11 (4 overs) | | Tim Seifert 41 (30) Naveen-ul-Haq 2/22 (4 overs) |
* Peshawar Zalmi won by 2 runs National Stadium, Karachi Umpires: Faisal Afridi (Pak) and Alex Wharf (Eng) Player of the match: Babar Azam (Peshawar Zalmi)
* Peshawar Zalmi won the toss and elected to bat.

## Statistics
### Most runs

| Player | Inns | Runs | Ave | HS | 50s | 100s |
| Shoaib Malik | 10 | 254 | 31.75 | 53 | 1 | 0 |
| Kieron Pollard | 8 | 239 | 47.80 | 58 | 1 | 0 |
| James Vince | 9 | 214 | 26.75 | 42 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Seifert | 7 | 182 | 26.00 | 49 | 0 | 0 |
| Irfan Khan | 8 | 171 | 42.75 | 39* | 0 | 0 |
* Source: ESPNcricinfo

### Most wickets

| Player | Inns | Wkts | Ave | BBI |
| Hasan Ali | 10 | 14 | 22.42 | 4/15 |
| Mir Hamza | 7 | 10 | 22.30 | 3/28 |
| Zahid Mahmood | 6 | 8 | 20.87 | 2/17 |
| Blessing Muzarabani | 5 | 6 | 25.50 | 2/27 |
| Daniel Sams | 4 | 4 | 38.50 | 2/28 |
* Source: ESPNcricinfo