HBL PSL 8: Babar Azam and Imad Wasim hold pre-match press hold pre-match press conference

Peshawar Zalmi’s Babar Azam and Imad Wasim of Karachi Kings held their captains’ pre-match press conferences at the National Bank Cricket Arena on Monday. The second match of the HBL PSL 8 will get underway at 8pm.

2017 champions Zalmi lead 2020 winners Kings 12-5 on a head to head, including winning their last four encounters. In 2022, Zalmi defeated Kings by nine runs in the first round match and then made it two out of two by winning the second match by 55 runs. In 2021, Zalmi had won two out of three matches, including the Eliminator by five wickets.

Babar Azam will lead Zalmi for the first time on Tuesday. He is HBL PSL’s most successful batter after accumulating 2,413 runs in 68 matches, including 2,398 runs at a strike-rate of 122 in 66 matches for Kings. Imad, who has played all seasons for Kings, has scored 682 runs and taken 42 wickets in 68 matches to date.

Schedule of upcoming matches (Tuesday’s matches will start at 8pm, other matches will begin at 7pm)

14 Feb - Karachi Kings v Peshawar Zalmi, National Bank Cricket Arena

15 Feb - Multan Sultans v Quetta Gladiators, Multan Cricket Stadium

16 Feb - Karachi Kings v Islamabad United, National Bank Cricket Arena

17 Feb - Multan Sultans v Peshawar Zalmi, Multan Cricket Stadium

18 Feb - Karachi Kings v Quetta Gladiators, National Bank Cricket Arena

 

Previous HBL PSL media releases:

3 February – New boys on the block

4 February – Fakhar, Haris and Sharjeel on making of aggressive openers

6 February – Azam and Usama join Amir, Fakhar, Wahab on HBL PSL’s impact on their careers

9 February - HBL PSL 8 trophy unveiled at historic Shalimar Gardens

10 February – Azhar Mahmood previews HBL PSL 8 for Islamabad United

10 February – Moin Khan previews HBL PSL 8 for Quetta Gladiators

11 February – Daren Sammy previews HBL PSL 8 for Peshawar Zalmi

12 February - Players and coaches gear up for exciting rivalries

 12 February - HBL PSL 8: Rizwan and Shaheen hold pre-match media conferences