The seventh edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) kicks off on Thursday January 27 with defending champions Multan Sultans taking on 2020 champions Karachi Kings. PSL 7’s season-opening clash will feature two of the best T20 batsmen in world cricket, alongside a veritable roster of cricketing talent. Here is your guide to the PSL 2022 opener.
Babar Azam, who attained the record for most T20I wins as captain in a calendar year with 20 in 2021, will lead the Karachi Kings, while Mohammad Rizwan, the first batsman to score more than 1 000 T20I races in a calendar year, will lead the Sultans. of Mulan.
Interestingly, Azam and Rizwan opened registrations together for the Pakistan national team, with both winning ICC awards for 2021. Pakistan captain Azam won ODI honors while Rizwan received the T20I award. But on Thursday, they will face off at the head of two different teams.
Face-to-face
This will be their tenth meeting. The Karachi Kings lead the head-to-head record 5-2. Their first meeting of the 2018 season was abandoned due to rain without a ball being thrown. There was also no result due to rain in 2020.
In the last five meetings, the two teams have won two games each. In the last match, Multan Sultans beat Karachi Kings by 12 points.
Match and broadcast details
Match: Match 1 of Pakistan Super League 2022 between Karachi Kings and Multan Sultans
Dated: January 27 (Thursday), 2022
Time: 7:30 p.m. IST / 7:00 p.m. local
Place: National Stadium, Karachi
TV channels: Sony Sports Network
Live broadcast: SonyLIV
In Pakistan: A Sports, PTV Sports, Ten Sports, Daraz, Tapmad and Cricwick.
Somewhere else…
Willow TV (North America), Flow Sports (Caribbean), Sky Sports (UK), Sky Sport (New Zealand) and SuperSport (Africa).
In India
Sony Sports Network holds the rights to broadcast PSL 2022 in India. So, PSL 2022 matches will be available on channels like Sony Six and Sony SIX HD. The live stream will be available on the SonyLiv app.
In Pakistan
In Pakistan, Geo TV, PTV Sports will broadcast PSL 2022 matches.
In Sri Lanka
In Sri Lanka, Sont Six, Peo TV and Dialog Television will present live coverage of PSL 2022 matches.
In Bangladesh
In Bangladesh, Sony Channel Six will show live coverage of PSL 2022 matches.
UK
In the UK, Sky Sports Cricket will present the live broadcast of PSL 2022.
In South Africa
In South Africa, SuperSport will present Pakistan Super League 2022 Live Stream.
In the United States and Canada
In the United States and Canada, Willow TV will present the live broadcast of PSL 2022.
In the Caribbean
In the Caribbean, Flow Sports will provide live coverage of PSL 2022 matches.
In Australia
Tapmad TV will present Pakistan Super League 2022 live broadcast in Australia.
In New Zealand
In New Zealand, SKY Sport NZ will broadcast PSL 2022 matches live.
Teams Squads
Kings of Karachi: Babar Azam (c), Amir Yamin, Chris Jordan, Faisal Akram, Imad Wasim, Joe Clarke, Jordan Thompson, Lewis Gregory, Mohammad Amir, Mohammad Ilyas, Mohammad Nabi, Muhammad Imran, Qasim Akram/Mohammad Taha, Rohail Nazir, Romario Shepherd, Sahibzada Farhan, Sharjeel Khan, Talha Ahsan, Tom Abell/Ian Cockbain and Umaid Asif.
Sultans of Multan: Mohammad Rizwan (c), Abbas Afridi, Amir Azmat, Anwar Ali, Asif Afridi, Blessing Muzarabani, David Willey, Ihsanullah, Imran Khan Snr, Imran Tahir, Khushdil Shah, Odean Smith/Johnson Charles, Rilee Rossouw, Rizwan Hussain, Rovman Powell/Dominic Drakes, Rumman Raees, Shahnawaz Dahani, Shan Masood, Sohaib Maqsood and Tim David.
