Karachi Kings vs Peshawar Zalmi Betting Tips 04/02/2022

February 3, 2022 6:30 pm

Zohaib Ahmed, Senior Author

The 11^th fixture of the Pakistan Super League 2022 sees Karachi Kings take on Peshawar Zalmi at National Stadium Karachi on Feb 4 (Friday). The match is to begin at 8 pm IST.

Teams Status

Karachi Kings

Karachi Kings have lost all three of their opening matches and sit at the bottom of the table with zero points to their name.

While the first two of their defeats were lopsided, they showed some fight in the loss to Lahore Qalandars, scoring 170, largely thanks to their openers Sharjeel Khan’s 60 and Babar Azam’s 41.

But then they ran into Fakhar Zaman, who smashed a brilliant ton as Lahore eventually chased down the target.

One good news for the Kings is that their star pacer and leader of their bowling unit, Mohammad Amir, has now finally recovered from a hamstring injury that made him miss the first three games. England’s Chris Jordan has landed in Pakistan but he will have to complete a mandatory 3-day quarantine before being eligible to play.

Peshawar Zalmi

Peshawar Zalmi began their campaign with an impressive win over Quetta Gladiators but have since lost back-to-back games to Islamabad United and Lahore Qalandars.

Both of their defeats have not been close, which should be a cause of concern for the Zalmi faithful.

In their last game, they were set a massive 200-run target by Lahore and during the run chase they never truly were in it, even though they had managed 170 by the innings end.

Zalmi also get a boost with the arrival of England pacer Saqib Mehmood but he won’t be available for this game as he also will have to quarantine for three days.

What Do the Sportsbooks Say?

Brand	Karachi Kings	Peshawar Zalmi
	1.85	1.93
	1.852	1.96
	1.86	1.95

Karachi are the favourites for this PSL fixture. Parimatch has Karachi priced at 1.85 and Peshawar at 1.93. Paripesa has Karachi available for 1.852 and Peshawar for 1.96. Lastly, Sportsbet has Karachi priced at 1.86 and Peshawar at 1.95.

Tipster’s Angle

Tip: Peshawar Zalmi to win @ 1.96

Peshwar Zalmi do have a bowling problem as they’ve conceded big in all three games they’ve played so far. Captain Wahab Riaz, usually very reliable in PSL, has been wicketless in the two games he’s played. Apart from him and Usman Qadir, the team also lacks a consistent wicket threat, which is why they can be exploited. That said, their batting unit is powerful and runs deep, which cannot be said about Karachi, for whom Amir is returning but that is no guarantee of any uptick in fortunes. The odds have been sourced from Paripesa.

Tip: Haider Ali to score less than 19.5 runs

Haider Ali scored a 49 in the last game but the volatile 21-year-old has a tendency to blow hot and cold. And since he was hot in the last game, it’s time for him to be cold here. We expect him to not cover even a rather modest 19.5-run spread. The odds have been sourced from Parimatch.

Conclusion

Peshawar beat Karachi in two of their three meetings last year, including the playoffs clash. We think they’d do it again.

Zohaib Ahmed

18:30, 3 Feb 2022

Senior Author

Zohaib Ahmed

Senior Author

18:30, 3 Feb 2022

Zohaib Ahmed is a sports journalist whose profession is to report and edit but whose passion is to predict and bet. He’s been in the industry for more than a decade and has worked/written for various bookmakers/tipsters. His expertise is in cricket, football, MMA, boxing and basketball.