Karachi Kings vs Lahore Qalandars match prediction 11th match

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Karachi Kings will be up against Lahore Qalandars in the 11th match of PSL season 2021 scheduled to be held at the National Stadium in Karachi on Wednesday, February 24. Here is a fair chance to win from the best KK vs IU betting tips I have picked for you.

Both the teams are powerfully built when it comes to playing in the shorter format in cricket. Lahore Qalandar was defeated by Karachi Kings in PSL 2020 Final while Lahore Qalandars had managed to beat them in one match in the group stages. Karachi Kings have already won 2 of the three games they played in this season, even Lahore Qalandar have won 2 of the three matches played in the season. While the Kings lost to United, Qalandars lost their match to Multan Sultans, who were beaten by Karachi Kings. It comes as no surprise then, that the defending champions, Karachi Kings are the favourites to win the match. This game promises to be intense and exciting as the finalists from the previous year fight out their first battle on the home grounds of the Kings. You can gander through the top KK vs LQ match predictions I have set aside for their match to make you some quick money!

KK vs LQ Player Bets

Babar Azam To Score Over 32.5 Runs

I'll start with the skipper for the Kings, Babar Azam who led the team to a historic win last season. He was not only declared the Man of the match in the Finals, but also Player Of The Series in PSL 2020. Babar Azam has featured in 121 Domestic T20's and averages 43.01 from them with a total of 4086 runs. Azam has played 9 matches against Lahore Qalandars and averages 46.86 from them. Not to mention, he holds a brilliant record playing for Karachi Kings where he has contributed to 46 matches for his team and averages 41.93 from them with 1677 runs scored for the team. In the 2020 season he played 11 innings for the Kings hammered 473 runs at an astounding average of 59.12 including the highest number of half centuries being not only the highest run-getter for his team but also the player with most runs last season. There is no doubt that Azam is on a roll considering his recent form with 176 runs already scored from 3 games, at an average of 88.0 to which Sportsbet.io.com has offered betting odds of 1.85 for Babar Azam to score over 32.5 runs in the KK vs LQ head to head match.

KK vs LQ Team Bets

Karachi Kings To Have The Highest Opening Partnership

With Karachi Kings and Lahore Qalandars already having played 3 matches each this season, both the teams defeated their opponents in2 of the 3 matches. Babar Azam and Sharjeel Khan were the opening batsman for Karachi Kings last season, and together they pulled in a total of 344 runs from opening partnership from 11 matches which averages to 31.27 per match. This season, they have stepped it up a notch, and already scored 236 runs from partnerships in 3 games, at an average of 78.67. While Fakhar Zaman was opening last season, he was opening with Tamim Iqbal, or Chris Lynn. With both these not playing for the team in this season, Zaman has been opening with Sohail Akhtar, and while they have played well, with 110 runs from their opening partnerships in 3 matches, at an average of 36.67, they don't hold a candle to the opening partnership of Babar Azam and Sharjeel Khan who have been in tremendous form. Bet365 has offered the best betting market of 1.72 for Karachi Kings to have the highest opening partnership, and you should take this while you have the opportunity.

Karachi Kings to hit the most match Sixes

The third bet I have saved for you, is a tricky bet. In the last season of PSL, Lahore Qalandars was averaging higher when it came to hitting Sixes, but their major hard hitters in the season were Ben Dunk with 23 sixes from 10 innings at 2.3, and Chris Lynn with 16 Sixes from 8 innings at 2.0. Chris Lynn is no longer playing for the Qalandars, and Ben Dunk has been completely out of form and has managed to hit 1 six from 2 innings. Karachi Kings have Sharjeel Khan, who hit 16 sixes from 11 innings, but the rest of their hitters were evenly distributed with every batsman having a penchant for hitting sixes. This is clearly visible in this seasons records, and Karachi Kings have already hit 22 sixes from their 3 matches, at an average of 7.33. Lahore Qalandars managed to hit 20 sixes, in their 3 games, at an average of 6.66. Mohamamad Hafeez is responsible for a majority of 11 sixes for the Qalandars, and he has a poor record against the Kings in the past with an average of only 16.67 from 10 innings and only 6 sixes hit, which is an average of 0.6 sixes per match. This is not true for Karachi, and while Sharjeel Khan has hit 9 of the 22 sixes, the other players are responsible for the majority of the sixes hit, and Karachi Kings is bound to hit the most Sixes.Sportsbet.io has offered odds of 1.94 for Karachi Kings to hit the most match Sixes.

Final Verdict

Karachi Kings are the favourites to win against Lahore Qalandars

Karachi Kings are not only the defending champions, they have a Net Run Rate of over 1.203, while Lahore Qalandars, who have also won 2 matches, have a Net Run Rate of -0.039. This is visible if we compare the two matches with common opponents in this season. Kings beat Multan Sultans by 7 wickets and 7 balls, where Lahore Qalandars lost the match by 7 wickets and 22 balls. Even if we compare the match against Quetta Gladiators, the Kings won easily with 7 wickets, and while even Qalandars won with 7 wickets, the Kings had the Gladiators all out at 121 runs, while the Qalandars let them score 178 runs in 20 overs. This shows a clear difference in bowling and batting with odds favouring the Kings. Sportsbet.io has offered odds of 1.85 for the Karachi Kings to win the match.