{"id":104659,"date":"2025-05-19T20:41:03","date_gmt":"2025-05-19T15:41:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/?p=104659"},"modified":"2025-05-19T20:41:06","modified_gmt":"2025-05-19T15:41:06","slug":"psl-x-karachi-kings-opt-to-field-first-against-islamabad-united","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/2025\/104659\/","title":{"rendered":"PSL X: Karachi Kings opt to field first against Islamabad United"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pakistan(National Times)- Karachi Kings decided to field first against Islamabad United after winning the toss in the 30th match of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) Season 10 being played at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on Monday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">PLAYING XIs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Islamabad United:<\/strong>&nbsp;Alex Hales, Sahibzada Farhan, Rassie van der Dussen, Salman Ali Agha, Shadab Khan (c), Haider Ali, Imad Wasim, Ben Dwarshuis, Muhammad Ghazi Ghori, Salman Irshad and Tymal Mills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Karachi Kings:<\/strong>&nbsp;David Warner, Tim Seifert, James Vince, Saad Baig, Khushdil Shah, Muhammad Irfan Khan, Mohammad Nabi, Aamir Jamal, Mohammad Abbas Afridi, Hasan Ali and Mir Hamza.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">HEAD-TO-HEAD<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">United and Kings have come face to face 23 times since the advent of the marquee league in 2016, with the three-time champions dominating the rivalry with 17 triumphs, compared to the Kings\u2019 six.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Matches: 23<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Islamabad United: 17<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Karachi Kings: 6<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">FORM GUIDE<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Kings and United enter the crucial fixture with completely contrasting momentums in their favour as the 2020 champions lost only one out of their last five fixtures, while United are on a four-match losing streak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Karachi Kings:<\/strong>&nbsp;W, W, W, L, W (most recent first)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Islamabad United:<\/strong>&nbsp;L, L, L, L, W<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pakistan(National Times)- Karachi Kings decided to field first against Islamabad United after winning the toss in the 30th match of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) Season 10 being played at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on Monday. 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