Pakistan Super League has arrived in Karachi. The venue will host 12 matches of PSL 2024 season including the playoffs stage and final. On February 28, Karachi Kings will take on Islamabad United here. Fantasy game enthusiasts are eager for details about the stadium, including the the National Stadium Karachi pitch report for PSL 2024 and T20 records. Here, you’ll discover essential information about the venue, including the scorecard from the last T20 match held at Karachi Cricket Stadium.
Home side Karachi Kings will play 6 games at the venue. Under Shan Masood’s leadership, the franchise has made a good start to the season winning 2 of their 3 matches. The 2020 champions are determined to thrill their home crowd and have their sights set on playing the final at their home venue.
Karachi Cricket Stadium T20 Records (PSL 2023 Stats)
During the last PSL season, Karachi hosted 9 games, and the average score in the first innings remained at 180. In all 9 matches, the teams batting first managed to cross the 150-run mark, suggesting that the pitch here is highly favorable for the batters.
- Matches Played: 9
- Won by the team batting first: 6
- Won by the team batting second: 3
- No Result: 0
- Biggest score while batting first: Islamabad United – 220/6 (20) vs Quetta Gladiators
- Lowest score while batting first: Quetta Gladiators – 154/4 (20) vs Peshawar Zalmi
- Biggest total chased: Islamabad United chased 173 vs Karachi Kings
- Lowest Score Defended: Quetta Gladiators defended 168 vs Karachi Kings
- Karachi Cricket Stadium average 1st innings score in PSL: 180
- Karachi Cricket Stadium average 2nd innings score in PSL: 151
- Best figures for a Pacer: Akif Javed (Karachi Kings) – 5/12 vs Lahore Qalandars
- Best figures for a Spinner: Imad Wasim (Karachi Kings) – 3/16 vs Quetta Gladiators
- Highest score by a Batter: Martin Guptill (Quetta Gladiators) – 117(67) vs Karachi Kings
National Stadium Karachi Pitch Report for PSL 2024
Karachi has witnessed flat pitches in PSL matches over the years, making batting relatively easy. Pacers can extract good bounce from a fresh wicket, which also benefits batters as the ball is less likely to swing, allowing it to come nicely onto the bat. Hitting the right length is key for the pacers. As the game progresses, slower bowlers will also come into play.
National Stadium Karachi Last T20 Match Scorecard
The last PSL match held here was between Karachi Kings and Multan Sultans during the 2023 season. Karachi Kings set a target of 168 runs for Sultans, who were then restricted to 101 runs.
| Karachi Kings : 167-3 (20) | Multan Sultans : 101-10 (16.3) |
| Tayyab Tahir : 65(46) | Mohammad Rizwan : 29(25) |
| Matthew Wade : 46(47) | Shan Masood : 25(16) |
| J Vince : 27(12) | Anwar Ali : 12(12) |
| Ihsanullah : 4 – 0 – 22 – 2 | Tabraiz Shamsi : 4 – 0 – 18 – 3 |
| Anwar Ali : 4 – 0 – 28 – 1 | Shoaib Malik : 3.3 – 0 – 16 – 3 |
| Akif Javed : 4 – 0 – 8 – 2 | |
| Match Result: Karachi Kings won by 66 runs. |