# 2022 Karachi Kings season

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, and captained by Babar Azam. The season ended with Karachi Kings losing 9 matches out of 10 and finishing last on the points table. Wasim Akram is the president of Karachi Kings.

## 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 | (1987-02-17)17 February 1987 (aged 34) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2022 | Replacement for Tom Abell |
| 51 | Sahibzada Farhan | Pakistan | (1996-03-06)6 March 1996 (aged 25) | Right-handed | — | 2022 | |
| 56 | Babar Azam | Pakistan | (1994-10-15)15 October 1994 (aged 27) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2017 | Captain |
| 98 | Sharjeel Khan | Pakistan | (1989-08-14)14 August 1989 (aged 32) | Left-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2020 | |
| | Tom Abell | England | (1994-03-05)5 March 1994 (aged 27) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2022 | |
| All-rounders ||||||||
| 7 | Mohammad Nabi | Afghanistan | (1985-01-01)1 January 1985 (aged 37) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2021 | |
| 9 | Imad Wasim | Pakistan | (1988-12-18)18 December 1988 (aged 33) | Left-handed | Slow left arm orthodox | 2016 | Vice-Captain |
| 11 | Faisal Akram | Pakistan | (2003-08-20)20 August 2003 (aged 18) | Left-handed | Left-arm wrist spin | 2022 | |
| 12 | Aamer Yamin | Pakistan | (1990-06-26)26 June 1990 (aged 31) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2019 | |
| 15 | Tom Lammonby | England | (2000-06-02)2 June 2000 (aged 21) | Left-handed | Left-arm medium fast | 2022 | Replacement for Romario Shepherd |
| 44 | Jordan Thompson | England | (1996-10-09)9 October 1996 (aged 25) | Left-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2022 | |
| 49 | Qasim Akram | Pakistan | (2002-12-01)1 December 2002 (aged 19) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2021 | |
| 90 | Mohammad Taha | Pakistan | (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 | Pakistan | (2001-10-10)10 October 2001 (aged 20) | Right-handed | | 2022 | |
| 33 | Joe Clarke | England | (1996-05-26)26 May 1996 (aged 25) | Right-handed | | 2021 | |
| Bowlers ||||||||
| 00 | Mohammad Ilyas | Pakistan | (1999-03-21)21 March 1999 (aged 22) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2021 | |
| 5 | Mohammad Amir | Pakistan | (1992-04-13)13 April 1992 (aged 29) | Left-handed | Left-arm fast-medium | 2016 | |
| 13 | Umaid Asif | Pakistan | (1984-04-30)30 April 1984 (aged 37) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2022 | |
| 14 | Mohammad Imran | Pakistan | (2001-01-20)20 January 2001 (aged 21) | Right-handed | Left-arm medium-fast | 2022 | |
| 19 | Talha Ahsan | Pakistan | (2003-10-22)22 October 2003 (aged 18) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg-break | 2022 | |
| 34 | Chris Jordan | England | (1988-10-04)4 October 1988 (aged 33) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2022 | |
| 36 | Usman Shinwari | Pakistan | (1994-01-05)5 January 1994 (aged 28) | Right-handed | Left-arm fast-medium | 2022 | Replacement for Mohammad Ilyas |
| 92 | Mir Hamza | Pakistan | (1992-09-10)10 September 1992 (aged 29) | Left-handed | Left-arm fast-medium | 2022 | Partial replacement for Mohammad Imran |
| | Romario Shepherd | West Indies | (1994-11-26)26 November 1994 (aged 27) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2022 | |
| Source: KK squad ||||||||

## Season standings
### Points table

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 |
* 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.
* 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.