PSL 2025: LAH vs KAR Match 24 - A Head to Head breakdown

PSL 2025 Match 24, Lahore Qalandars (LAH) vs Karachi Kings (KAR), at Gaddafi Stadium (Lahore), on May 4, 2025 at 8:00 PM PKT. This match, being held during the halfway point of the tournament (24/30), is critical to each team's playoff ambitions: LAH hoping for a home ground advantage while KAR trying to take advantage of their batting depth on a batting-friendly pitch.

Head-to-Head Record

Lahore Qalandars (LAH) and Karachi Kings (KAR) have faced off 20 times in the PSL since 2016, with KAR holding a significant lead:

• LAH Wins: 7
• KAR Wins: 13
• No Result/Tied: 0
• Win Percentage: KAR has a 65% win rate against LAH.

Historically, KAR has dominated this rivalry, having won 13 of 19 games against LAH prior to 2025, although LAH made a strong statement defeating them with a 65-run win in their last matchup (Match 6, April 15, 2025). At Gaddafi Stadium, the pitch is notorious for producing high-scoring matches that likely favor many explosive KAR batsmen, like David Warner and James Vince, but LAH's strong bowling lineup, led by Shaheen Afridi, and their use of swing will be key if they can manage some early movement.

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Noteworthy Showdowns Between LAH and KAR

The rivalry between LAH and KAR has delivered some memorable matches, with KAR being overwhelmingly dominant historically, but LAH seems to be on an uptick in recent match-ups. Here are the significant encounters:

PSL 2025, Match 6—April 15, Karachi (National Stadium)

• LAH: 201/6 (20 overs)
• KAR: 136/10 (19.1 overs)
• Result: Lahore Qalandars won by 65 runs

LAH posted 201/6, led by Fakhar Zaman's 76 runs from 45 balls and Daryl Mitchell's 75 runs from 41 balls, as LAH had a 139-run partnership. In KAR's chase, LAH's Shaheen Afridi (3/34) dismissed David Warner and James Vince in his first over, while Rishad Hossain (3/26) ripped through the middle order. Hasan Ali's 4/28 for KAR ended in vain, with the team bowled out for 136. Fakhar Zaman was named Player of the Match for his match-winning knock.

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PSL 2024, Match 10—February 24, Lahore (Gaddafi Stadium)

• LAH: 175/6 (20 overs)
• KAR: 176/8 (20 overs)
• Result: Karachi Kings won by 2 wickets

LAH set 175/6, with Fakhar Zaman (29 runs off 21 balls) and Sikandar Raza (26 runs off 16 balls), but KAR chased it down on the last ball, led by Kieron Pollard's 58 runs off 33 balls and Shoaib Malik's cool. While Shaheen Afridi (1/30) and Zaman Khan (2/35) fought back, KAR's depth eventually prevailed. Pollard was Player of the Match for his match-winning knock.

PSL 2023, Match 30 (March 12, Lahore (Gaddafi Stadium))

• KAR: 196/7 (20) overs.
• LAH: 110/10 (18.5) overs.
• Winner: KAR by 86 runs.

Imad Wasim's 57* off 30 balls and Tayyab Tahir's 40 off 23 bullets powered KAR to 196/7 against LAH. LAH could only muster 110 runs in 18.5 overs, with only Fakhar Zaman's 39 off 34 balls putting up any resistance, as Tabraiz Shamsi (3/19) and Mohammad Amir (2/26) dismantled LAH's batting. Imad Wasim was declared Player of the Match for his all-round brilliance.