Quetta Gladiators vs Karachi Kings, 2nd Match

GladiatorsGladiators
27 Mar - 19:30
PSL 2026
KingsKings
Lahore
Gaddafi Stadium
163
37
23
Kings
KK
181/7 (20.0)
Gladiators chose to BOWL
Gladiators
QG
167/7 (20.0)
Kings won by 14 runs
KAR vs QUE Match Preview: Fantasy Tips, Pitch Report & Playing XI

Published on Mar 25, 2026

KAR vs QUE Match Preview: Fantasy Tips, Pitch Report & Playing XI

The Pakistan Super League continues to deliver thrilling T20 action as Karachi Kings take on Quetta Gladiators at the iconic Gaddafi Stadium. This highly anticipated PSL clash promises massive points for your fantasy contests.

Here is your ultimate Dream11 Prediction and guide to building a Fantasy Winning Team.

Match Details

  • Match: Karachi Kings vs Quetta Gladiators
  • Date: 27 March 2026
  • Time: 19:00 PKT / 19:30 IST
  • Venue: Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore

Live Streaming & Broadcast Details

  • Catch the live action on Tamasha and PTV Sports.

Weather Report

Lahore will experience a warm evening with temperatures around 28 degrees Celsius. The Rain impact is zero, ensuring a full game. However, the Dew factor will be prominent in the second innings, making bowling difficult under the lights.

Pitch Report & Venue Stats

The Gaddafi Stadium is known for its batting friendly surface. The Pitch nature allows batters to hit through the line easily. The Batting vs bowling trend heavily favors the chasing team due to evening dew. Analyzing the Pace vs spin dominance, fast bowlers have taken 37 wickets while spinners have managed 26 wickets in the last five games. The Average score is 155 runs, but expect a total near 180 tonight.

Fantasy takeaway: Load your team with top order batters and death over pacers.

Team Form & Head to-Head

Quetta Gladiators

  • Last 5 matches: L, W, W, W, W
  • Recent performance: Dominant form with four wins in their last five outings.
  • Head to-head record: 6 wins against Karachi.

Karachi Kings

  • Last 5 matches: L, L, W, W, W
  • Recent performance: Lost momentum recently with back to back defeats.
  • Head to-head record: 4 wins against Quetta.

Injury Updates & Player Availability

  • Spencer Johnson is Injured and unavailable.
  • Johnson Charles is Doubtful for this fixture.
  • Most key players are Fully fit and ready to perform.

Probable Playing XI (Both Teams)

Quetta Gladiators

Saud Shakeel, Hasan Nawaz, Rilee Rossouw, Ben McDermott, Khawaja Nafay, Jahandad Khan, Tom Curran, Usman Tariq, Abrar Ahmed, Wasim Akram, Ahmed Daniyal

Karachi Kings

David Warner, Muhammad Waseem, Salman Agha, Moeen Ali, Khushdil Shah, Azam Khan, Hasan Ali, Abbas Afridi, Mir Hamza, Adam Zampa, Khuzaima Tanveer

Key Players to Watch

  • David Warner: He is in explosive form, smashing 414 runs in his last five matches. A must have for the top order.
  • Tom Curran: A premium all rounder who bowls at the death. He has secured 6 wickets and added crucial runs recently.
  • Moeen Ali: Offers massive utility with both bat and ball. He has picked up 5 wickets and scored 67 runs in recent games.
  • Hasan Nawaz: A consistent run scorer who recently played a brilliant 76 run knock.
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Fantasy Picks

Small League Safe Picks

  • David Warner
  • Tom Curran
  • Moeen Ali

Mega League Differential Picks

  • Usman Tariq: His off breaks can dismantle the middle order, offering huge rewards in Mega Leagues.
  • Abbas Afridi: A reliable wicket taker who often flies under the radar.

Match Prediction / Outlook

Final verdict: Quetta Gladiators are favorites to win this encounter. Their balanced bowling attack and superior head to head record give them the edge in this T20 battle.

Disclaimer

Always check the Final Playing XI and Toss updates before locking your fantasy team.

PSL 2026 KAR vs QUE players T20 past performance, current series performance, projected points and selection percentage.

PlayerBattingBowlingSeries PerformanceLineup selectionMatch Performance
Name
T
R
S
M#BatInnNORunsHSAvgSR50+4/6BowlInnWkOvAvgEcoSR4wBestC/St
M
A. Pt
Pts
Run
Wk
DT
P
S%
C
VC
iDt
#
PTS
Bat
Bowl
Field
Muhammad WaseemKKBAT✅155RHB15511471311232.72146.9535658RM951.428.211.1315.202/13108446.518686050224.921.731.832010-208
Usman TariqQGBOWL✅86RHB21124675.1177.9606OB841203.818.36.8116.154/1614944.23988844.41183.034.647.2413520480
Hasan AliKKBOWL✅250RHB126489104511.66150.410117RMF2483693.720.278.214.8166/2370864.8518241175842.71.051.79✅1172111570
Mir HamzaKKBOWL✅79LHB2520981919.697.02011LM77793.629.798.3721.334/914531.415743201112.920.350.56225010
Salman AghaKKALL✅147RHB1332123167620.67121.8310283OB74492.2247.1320.115/1047932.128990222.2385.6211.4311.62✅59150370
Moeen AliKKALL✅463LHB41551849712123.34136.38431126OB3742942.625.377.6519.845/34149963.4571150755.6578.4515.7810.84✅2153864316
Azam KhanKKWK✅199RHB18324372210923.4146.0718545000-111865.8526222075747.861.471.7117242000
Khushdil ShahKKALL✅239LHB21260420310027.65137.4819528SLA1291102.722.817.3218.734/2190960.754697855.6671.953.464.5515352038
Saad BaigKKWK✅25LHB2134467224.77133.13265000-11641.524911305047.410.220.27✅9645600
Shahid AzizKKALL✅36RHB2742693011.69140.83035RM36413.124.248.9616.234/2018291800085.240.170.2319171210
David WarnerKKBAT✅439LHB438551428413537.29140.771281969LB200.612.850-205676.3458222050188.2521.0414.75✅7696100
Adam ZampaKKBOWL✅342RHB10445333235.6483.04029LBG3364233.621.567.5117.296/1944634.52071416.71069.043.545.7112540500
Abrar AhmedQGBOWL✅103RHB301495245.93102.15014LBG1021223.722.947.4918.324/923949.144237833.31079.172.334.3914480368
Tom CurranQGALL✅293RHB1946527656721.43147.36357RFM2633033.325.388.8417.274/108144016076050791.0617.5217.04216-240
Hasan NawazQGBAT✅104RHB9710239710527.55137.4414306RM,OB1051.326.410.1515.602/1762968.9620272266.7428.931.371.6516332720
Khawaja NafayQGBAT✅52RHB4949326820.71135.868124OB000-23724.317074028.6527.091.111.2518233016
Ben McDermottQGWK✅242RHB23030586112729.3136.9340737RM000-135224.5493050677.694.474.41✅11574900
Saud ShakeelQGBAT✅81LHB76817408825.58130.539232SLA31181.9267.9319.602/428971639247555.6246.833.563.72✅8675900
Rilee RossouwQGBAT✅415LHB399501037012129.71145.03701446OB630.910.665.6411.301/3173876.5612292062.5361.234.675.05✅106137016
Alzarri JosephQGBOWL✅187RHB87465352913.04105.73060RF1802223.625.798.8417.486/1262845.636530650926.740.91.3✅6803730
Ahmed DaniyalQGBOWL✅53RHB2291482411.38125.42019RMF51543.527.468.2819.814/281234613828266.788.340.280.41✅312381110
Shamyl HussainQGBAT✅23LHB2314907522.27127.93564000-12843.4347163037.5150.340.35✅411410200
Completed matches of Quetta Gladiators
Teams
Date
Venue
Bat First
Bat Second
Inning 1
Inning 2
Winner
27 Mar - 07:30 PMLahoreKarachi KingsKKQuetta GladiatorsQG181/7 (20.0)167/7 (20.0) Kings won by 14 runs
29 Mar - 03:00 PMLahoreQuetta GladiatorsQGHyderabad KingsmenHYK174/8 (20.0)134/8 (20.0) Gladiators won by 40 runs
02 Apr - 03:00 PMLahoreQuetta GladiatorsQGIslamabad UnitedIU183/5 (20.0)189/2 (18.2) United won by 8 wickets (with 10 balls remaining)
05 Apr - 07:30 PMLahoreQuetta GladiatorsQGMultan SultansMS166/7 (20.0)167/4 (17.3) Sultans won by 6 wickets (with 15 balls remaining)
10 Apr - 07:30 PMKarachiQuetta GladiatorsQGRawalpindi PindizPWP182/6 (20.0)121/10 (17.3) Gladiators won by 61 runs
15 Apr - 07:30 PMKarachiQuetta GladiatorsQGPeshawar ZalmiPZ154/10 (20.0)156/2 (18.3) Zalmi won by 8 wickets (with 9 balls remaining)
17 Apr - 07:30 PMKarachiLahore QalandarsLQQuetta GladiatorsQG134/10 (19.5)138/4 (16.2) Gladiators won by 6 wickets (with 22 balls remaining)
19 Apr - 07:30 PMKarachiPeshawar ZalmiPZQuetta GladiatorsQG255/3 (20.0)137/10 (18.1) Zalmi won by 118 runs
21 Apr - 03:00 PMLahoreLahore QalandarsLQQuetta GladiatorsQG197/6 (20.0)188/7 (20.0) Qalandars won by 9 runs
25 Apr - 03:00 PMLahoreQuetta GladiatorsQGKarachi KingsKK195/6 (20.0)199/1 (18.3) Kings won by 9 wickets (with 9 balls remaining)
Completed matches of Karachi Kings
Teams
Date
Venue
Bat First
Bat Second
Inning 1
Inning 2
Winner
27 Mar - 07:30 PMLahoreKarachi KingsKKQuetta GladiatorsQG181/7 (20.0)167/7 (20.0) Kings won by 14 runs
29 Mar - 07:30 PMLahoreLahore QalandarsLQKarachi KingsKK128/9 (20.0)131/6 (19.3) Kings won by 4 wickets (with 3 balls remaining)
02 Apr - 07:30 PMLahoreRawalpindi PindizPWPKarachi KingsKK197/6 (20.0)199/5 (19.2) Kings won by 5 wickets (with 4 balls remaining)
09 Apr - 07:30 PMKarachiPeshawar ZalmiPZKarachi KingsKK246/3 (20.0)87/10 (16.1) Zalmi won by 159 runs
11 Apr - 07:30 PMKarachiKarachi KingsKKHyderabad KingsmenHYK188/8 (20.0)189/6 (19.1) Kingsmen won by 4 wickets (with 5 balls remaining)
16 Apr - 07:30 PMKarachiKarachi KingsKKIslamabad UnitedIU150/6 (20.0)153/2 (16.0) United won by 8 wickets (with 24 balls remaining)
19 Apr - 03:00 PMKarachiMultan SultansMSKarachi KingsKK207/7 (20.0)196/10 (19.4) Sultans won by 11 runs
22 Apr - 03:00 PMLahoreKarachi KingsKKPeshawar ZalmiPZ182/9 (20.0)186/3 (18.5) Zalmi won by 7 wickets (with 7 balls remaining)
23 Apr - 07:30 PMLahoreLahore QalandarsLQKarachi KingsKK199/6 (20.0)203/5 (18.4) Kings won by 5 wickets (with 8 balls remaining)
25 Apr - 03:00 PMLahoreQuetta GladiatorsQGKarachi KingsKK195/6 (20.0)199/1 (18.3) Kings won by 9 wickets (with 9 balls remaining)
Completed matches at Gaddafi Stadium
Teams
Date
Bat First
Bat Second
Inning 1
Inning 2
Winner
26 Mar - 07:30 PMLahore QalandarsLQHyderabad KingsmenHYK199/6 (20.0)130/10 (20.0) Qalandars won by 69 runs
27 Mar - 07:30 PMKarachi KingsKKQuetta GladiatorsQG181/7 (20.0)167/7 (20.0) Kings won by 14 runs
28 Mar - 03:00 PMRawalpindi PindizPWPPeshawar ZalmiPZ214/4 (20.0)218/5 (19.1) Zalmi won by 5 wickets (with 5 balls remaining)
28 Mar - 07:30 PMIslamabad UnitedIUMultan SultansMS171/8 (20.0)175/5 (18.4) Sultans won by 5 wickets (with 8 balls remaining)
29 Mar - 03:00 PMQuetta GladiatorsQGHyderabad KingsmenHYK174/8 (20.0)134/8 (20.0) Gladiators won by 40 runs
29 Mar - 07:30 PMLahore QalandarsLQKarachi KingsKK128/9 (20.0)131/6 (19.3) Kings won by 4 wickets (with 3 balls remaining)
31 Mar - 07:30 PMIslamabad UnitedIUPeshawar ZalmiPZ Match abandoned without a ball bowled
01 Apr - 07:30 PMHyderabad KingsmenHYKMultan SultansMS225/5 (20.0)227/4 (18.4) Sultans won by 6 wickets (with 8 balls remaining)
02 Apr - 03:00 PMQuetta GladiatorsQGIslamabad UnitedIU183/5 (20.0)189/2 (18.2) United won by 8 wickets (with 10 balls remaining)
02 Apr - 07:30 PMRawalpindi PindizPWPKarachi KingsKK197/6 (20.0)199/5 (19.2) Kings won by 5 wickets (with 4 balls remaining)
03 Apr - 07:30 PMLahore QalandarsLQMultan SultansMS185/5 (13.0)165/5 (13.0) Qalandars won by 20 runs
04 Apr - 07:30 PMRawalpindi PindizPWPIslamabad UnitedIU156/7 (20.0)157/3 (14.2) United won by 7 wickets (with 34 balls remaining)
05 Apr - 07:30 PMQuetta GladiatorsQGMultan SultansMS166/7 (20.0)167/4 (17.3) Sultans won by 6 wickets (with 15 balls remaining)
06 Apr - 07:30 PMRawalpindi PindizPWPMultan SultansMS182/8 (20.0)186/3 (16.2) Sultans won by 7 wickets (with 22 balls remaining)
21 Apr - 03:00 PMLahore QalandarsLQQuetta GladiatorsQG197/6 (20.0)188/7 (20.0) Qalandars won by 9 runs
22 Apr - 03:00 PMKarachi KingsKKPeshawar ZalmiPZ182/9 (20.0)186/3 (18.5) Zalmi won by 7 wickets (with 7 balls remaining)
23 Apr - 07:30 PMLahore QalandarsLQKarachi KingsKK199/6 (20.0)203/5 (18.4) Kings won by 5 wickets (with 8 balls remaining)
25 Apr - 03:00 PMQuetta GladiatorsQGKarachi KingsKK195/6 (20.0)199/1 (18.3) Kings won by 9 wickets (with 9 balls remaining)
25 Apr - 07:30 PMPeshawar ZalmiPZLahore QalandarsLQ199/4 (20.0)200/4 (19.3) Qalandars won by 6 wickets (with 3 balls remaining)
29 Apr - 07:30 PMMultan SultansMSHyderabad KingsmenHYK159/9 (20.0)162/2 (15.2) Kingsmen won by 8 wickets (with 28 balls remaining)
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