The fifth edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) will conclude on Tuesday with the grand finale between Karachi Kings and Lahore Qalandars.
The contest
will be played at the National Stadium in Karachi under the floodlights where
both teams will battle it out for the ultimate glory.
Karachi are
coming in the match after beating Multan Sultans in the qualifier after a
nail-biting contest which was decided in the Super Over.
On the
other hand, Lahore are coming in the match after beating Peshawar Zalmi by five
wickets in the eliminator one and then went on to defeat Sultans in eliminator
two on Sunday by 25 runs.
Road to the
playoffs:
Kings made
it through to the playoffs after finishing second on the league table with 11
points after 10 matches.
Imad
Wasim-led unit registered five wins in the competition—two against Peshawar
Zalmi and one each against Quetta Gladiators, Islamabad United and Lahore.
Qalandars made
it to the playoffs for the first time in the history of PSL after finishing on
the third spot with 10 points.
Sohail
Akhtar-led unit registered five wins in the tournament—two against Gladiators,
one each against Karachi, Multan and Peshawar.
Head-to-Head
Both teams
have competed 10 times previously in the history of PSL where Karachi have a
superior record with six wins compared to Qalandars’ four.
In the two
matches during the PSL 2020, both teams managed to win one each—Kings by 10
wickets and Lahore by eight wickets.
