The Pakistan Super League 2025 is maintaining its exciting run, and we have a blockbuster on May 10, 2025, as we have Match 29 between Islamabad United (ISL) and Karachi Kings (KAR) at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium starting at 8:30 PM PKT. Both ISL and KAR will be eager to win, as they have both accumulated 10 points each, and they both desire to maintain their conflict for playoff qualification.

Head-to-Head Record

ISL and KAR have clashed 22 times in the PSL since 2016, with ISL holding a clear advantage:

• ISL Wins: 16
• KAR Wins: 6
• No Result/Abandoned: 0
• Win Percentage: ISL has a 72.73% win rate against KAR.

At Rawalpindi, ISL has won 4 of 5 encounters, reinforcing their dominance at this venue.

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Memorable Matchups Between ISL and KAR

The rivalry between ISL and KAR has provided some memorable encounters. ISL came out on top most of the time, but KAR had their moments of brilliance: 

April 20, PSL 2025, Match 10 – Karachi (National Stadium) 

• KAR: 128/7 (20 overs)
• ISL: 129/4 (17.1 overs)
• Result: Islamabad United won by 6 wickets.

KAR fell to 128/7; Tim Seifert scored 30 off 37. ISL chased, with Shadab Khan scoring 47 off 40. He had a good 65-run partnership with Azam Khan (31 off 30) and managed to win with 17 balls left in hand. Naseem Shah took 2/29 for ISL. Player of the Match: Shadab Khan.

February 28, PSL 2024, Match 15 – Karachi (National Stadium)

• KAR: 165/5 (20 overs)
• ISL: 169/3 (18.3 overs)
• Result: Islamabad United won by 7 wickets.

KAR made 165/5, with Shan Masood's 50 off 38. ISL chased it down, thanks to Colin Munro's 82 off 47 and Alex Hales's 40 off 29. Hasan Ali took 2/34 for KAR. ISL lost early, but their openers got them off to a comfortable chase. Player of the Match: Colin Munro.

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March 7, PSL 2024, Match 24 – Rawalpindi

• ISL: 151/5 (20 overs)
• KAR: 145/7 (20 overs)
• Result: Islamabad United won by 6 runs.

ISL managed to post 151/5; Agha Salman scored 37 off 25. For KAR, James Vince made 45 off 34, but they fell short at 145/7. Imad Wasim took 3/22 to sway the match for ISL at the end. Player of the Match: Imad Wasim.

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Memorable Matchups Between PES and LAH

Match 27 in PSL 2025 is between Peshawar Zalmi (PES) and Karachi Kings (KAR) and is to be held at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on May 8, 2025, at 8:30 PM PKT. This is a big game for both franchises to help determine the playoff standings in the 2025 Pakistan Super League (PSL).

Head-to-Head Record

• Total Matches: 21
• PES Wins: 15
• KAR Wins: 6
• No Result/Tied: 0
• Win Percentage: PES has a 71.43% win rate against KAR.

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Notable Confrontations Between PES and KAR

The PES vs. KAR rivalry has delivered many entertaining rivalries over the years, and while sometimes PES has the edge in this rivalry, there have been plenty of entertaining matches. Here are three of the best matches between PES and KAR:

April 21, PSL 2025, Match 11 - Karachi (National Stadium)

• PES: 147/8 (20 overs)
• KAR: 148/8 (20 overs)
• Result: Karachi Kings by 2 wickets

PES scored 147/8 (Babar Azam 46). KAR's Abbas Afridi (3 wickets) and Khushdil Shah (3 wickets) kept PES in check. David Warner (60) and Khushdil (23) guided a thrilling chase. Player of the Match: Abbas Afridi.

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February 21, PSL 2024, Match 6 - Lahore (Gaddafi Stadium)

• PES: 154/10 (19.5 overs)
• KAR: 157/3 (16.5 overs)
• Result: Karachi Kings by 7 wickets

PES scored 154/10 (Babar Azam 72). Mir Hamza (3 wickets) delivered with the ball for KAR. After that, KAR chased down the PES total with 157/3 in 16.5 overs. Player of the Match: Mir Hamza.

June 24, PSL 2021, Final - Abu Dhabi

• PES: 170/7 (20 overs)
• KAR: 123/10 (18.2 overs) 
• Result: Peshawar Zalmi by 47 runs

PES scored 170/7 and bowled out KAR for 123. The PES bowling unit delivered during the chase. Player of the Match: PES bowler (name unavailable).

In Match 26 of PSL 2025, Islamabad United (ISL) faces Quetta Gladiators (QUE) at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on May 7, 2025, at 8:30 PM PKT. This match will be important for both teams to make a run at the playoffs. ISL, the defending champions, will be hoping to take advantage of their balanced team and their home venue, while QUE's exciting batting lineup will aim to take advantage of the flat batting pitch at Rawalpindi.

Head-to-Head Record

Islamabad United and Quetta Gladiators have faced off 19 times in the PSL since 2016, with ISL holding a slight edge:

• ISL Wins: 10
• QUE Wins: 9
• No Result/Tied: 0
• Win Percentage: ISL has a 52.63% win rate against QUE.

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Notable Confrontations Between ISL and QUE

The ISL-QUE confrontation has yielded some enthralling clashes, with the two sides trading blows over the years. Three of the major encounters are

PSL 2025, Match 23—May 3, Lahore (Gaddafi Stadium)

• ISL: 157/9 (20 overs)
• QUE: 159/8 (19.5 overs)
• Result: Quetta Gladiators won by 2 wickets

ISL scored 157/9, with Mohammad Nawaz making 49 off 34 balls and Sahibzada Farhan contributing 39. Faheem Ashraf of QUE claimed 4/25 to keep ISL in check. In the pursuit, QUE lost their footing, but Hasan Nawaz's unbeaten 64 off 41 balls, two sixes coming in the last over, brought a dramatic win despite three drops by ISL. Naseem Shah (2/31) and Salman Irshad (2/31) battled hard for ISL. Hasan Nawaz was awarded Player of the Match for his match-winning performance.

PSL 2024, Eliminator 1—March 15, Karachi (National Stadium)

• ISL: 174/9 (20 overs)
• QUE: 135/10 (18.4 overs)
• Result: Islamabad United 39-run winners

ISL scored 174/9 with the help of Martin Guptill's half-century and supporting hands from Shadab Khan. Imad Wasim's 3 in the powerplay and Naseem Shah's 1/29 dented QUE's attempt to chase down the runs, Omair Yousuf's 50 of 37 deliveries being the solitary resistance. Imad Wasim's early victims could not stave off QUE's collapse. Imad Wasim was Man of the Match for his slaughterous bowling performance.

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PSL 2016, Final—February 23, Dubai

• ISL: 174/7 (20 overs)
• QUE: 123/10 (18.5 overs)
• Result: Islamabad United won by 51 runs

ISL, in their first PSL final, scored 174/7, topped by Dwayne Smith's 73 from 51 balls and some contributions by Khalid Latif. QUE's run chase was undermined early on by Andre Russell's 3 wickets and Mohammad Irfan's economical bowling. Grant Elliott's 40 remained QUE's sole plus point. Dwayne Smith was awarded Player of the Match for his match-winning performance.

The PSL 2025 Match 9 between Multan Sultans (MS) and Peshawar Zalmi (PSZ) takes place at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on April 19, 2025. The match-ups between PSZ and MS present an intense competition since this historical record reveals eight victories each between the teams.

Head-to-Head Record

• Total Matches: 16
  
• Peshawar Zalmi Wins: 11
  
• Multan Sultans Wins: 5
  
• Tied/Super Over: 0
  
• No Result: 0
  

The head-to-head record favors Multan Sultans, who have dominated with 11 wins compared to Peshawar Zalmi’s 5 in their 16 encounters. With Match 9 being played at the batting-friendly Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, fans can expect a high-scoring and fiercely contested encounter in PSL 2025, as Zalmi aim to close the gap against a formidable Multan side.

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Notable Matches in PES vs. MUL history

PSL 2024, Match 9 – February 23, Multan Cricket Stadium

• Peshawar Zalmi: 179/8 (20 overs)
  
• Multan Sultans: 174/10 (20 overs)
  
• Result: Peshawar Zalmi won by 5 runs 
  

Peshawar Zalmi made 179/8. Babar Azam had 31, Haseebullah Khan had 37, and Luke Woo`d's 17 off 12 was clutch. Later, a fully equipped Multan Sultans and chase spearheaded by Reeza Hendricks (28) and Mohammad Rizwan (0), listed as exceptions, fall short at 174, with Mohammad Ali and Luke Wood at 2/23 and 2/13, respectively, at significant. A fun finish reminded us again what Zalmi can do when they get their experience of defending against a good operational Multan Sultans side.

PSL 2021, Final—June 24, Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi

• Multan Sultans 206/4 (20 overs)
  
• Peshawar Zalmi: 159/9 (20 overs)
  
• Result: Multan Sultans won by 47 runs 
  

Multan Sultans completed a strenuous total of 206/4 with a master class performance from Sohaib Maqsood (65 not out) and Rilee Rossouw (50), too much for Zalmi to handle. The Peshawar Zalmi chase was countermanded by Kamran Akmal (36) as Multan Sultans bowlers exploited the situation - Blessing Muzarabani (2 wickets) and Imran Tahir (2 wickets) bowled excellently, restricting Zalmi to 159/9. This was an emphatic performance and awarded Multan Sultans their first PSL title, confirming they were able to trump Zalmi when it mattered.

PSL 2024, Qualifier—14 Mar, National Stadium, Karachi

• Peshawar Zalmi: 146/7 (20 overs)
  
• Multan Sultans: 147/3 (18.3 overs)
  
• Result: Multan Sultans won by 7 wickets
  

Peshawar Zalmi worked through to 146/7, despite Babar Azam's 46 and Rovman Powell's 12 being unable to drive the total on with the help of tight bowling from Multan, directed by Usama Mir (2 wickets). Multan Sultans won comfortably, Iftikhar Ahmed's 22 not out and Usman Khan's 36 not out respectively sending it through. Multan revealed its clinical tactic in high-pressured knockout matches in this encounter

The PSL 2025 Match 7 between Islamabad United (ISL) and Multan Sultans (MUL) will be played on April 16, 2025, at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium in Rawalpindi. The following section includes all head-to-head statistics along with fascinating matches from previous encounters between ISL and MUL.

Head-to-Head Record 

• Total Matches: 16
• Islamabad United Wins: 8
• Multan Sultans Wins: 8
• Tied/Super Over: 0
• No Result: 0

This rivalry is perfectly balanced, with both teams enjoying periods of supremacy. Famed for having sensational finishes, ISU vs. MS confrontations frequently boil down to clutch games; thus, Match 7 is a must-see game.

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Notable Matches in ISL vs. MUL History:

PSL 2024, Final - March 18, National Stadium, Karachi

• Multan Sultans Score: 159/9 (20 overs)
• Islamabad United Score: 163/8 (20 overs)
• Result: Islamabad United won by 2 wickets

Imad Wasim's 5/23 limited MS to 159/9, despite Usman Khan's 57.  Martin Guptill's 50 and Hunain Shah's last-ball four sealed ISU's third title.

PSL 2024, Match 27 – March 10, Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium

• Multan Sultans Score: 228/4 (20 overs)
• Islamabad United Score: 232/7 (20 overs)
• Result: Islamabad United won by 3 wickets

Usman Khan's 50-ball 100 steered MS to 228/4.  Colin Munro's 84 and Imad Wasim's last-ball four sealed ISU's record chase.

PSL 2024, Match 5 – February 20, Multan Cricket Stadium

• Islamabad United Score: 144/10 (20 overs)
• Multan Sultans Score: 145/5 (19.5 overs)
• Result: Multan Sultans won by 5 wickets

Agha Salman’s 52 couldn’t lift ISU beyond 144 all out.  Mohammad Ali’s 3/19 and Reeza Hendricks’ 58 steered MS to victory.

April 14, 2025, the 5th match of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2025 season between Islamabad United (ISL) and Peshawar Zalmi (PES) is scheduled to take place at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium. The match is set to commence at 8:00 PM local time, the PSL has been one of the most thrilling and closely fought in the history of the tournament.

Head-to-Head Records

• Total Matches: 25
• ISL wins: 12
• PSZ wins: 12
• No Result: 1

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Notable Matches in ISL vs. PES History:

PSL 2024 – Match 13

• Peshawar Zalmi: 201/5 
• Islamabad United: 193/9
• Result: Peshawar Zalmi by 8 runs

Babar Azam's stunning 111 led Peshawar to 201/5. Though both Munro and Azam Khan played strong knocks, Islamabad was 8 runs short, with Arif Yaqoob's crucial 4-wicket over handing the team the win.

PSL 2024 – Match 20

• Islamabad United: 196/4 
• Peshawar Zalmi: 167/9 
• Result: Islamabad United won by 29 runs.

Shadab Khan's 80 took Islamabad to 196/4. Jamal's 87 was not enough for Zalmi. Shadab's all-rounder performance, including crucial wickets, gave him Player of the Match.

PSL 2023 – Final

• Peshawar Zalmi: 157/8 
• Islamabad United: 158/4 
• Result: Islamabad United won by 6 wickets.

Peshawar's 157/8 fell short. Stirling's 58 took Islamabad to the winning side with 2 balls remaining, claiming the PSL 2023 title for United.

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PSL 2023 – Match 7

• Islamabad United: 174/6
• Peshawar Zalmi: 176/5
• Result: Peshawar Zalmi by 5 wickets

Islamabad scored 174/6, but Powell's 62* took Zalmi to chase down the target with 2 balls remaining, earning a nail-biting 5-wicket victory.

The Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2025 starts to heat up with Match 4 on April 13, 2025, featuring Quetta Gladiators (QUE) versus Lahore Qalandars (LAH) at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium in Rawalpindi. This match on the evening of April 13, 2025, is set to begin at 8:30 PM IST, and Captain Saud Shakeel with his Quetta Gladiators squad faces off against Captain Shaheen Afridi and his Lahore Qalandars squad. Both QUE and LAH will be looking to start the tournament off on the right note and gain momentum in the competition. 

Rawalpindi Stadium Stats and Records 

• Total Matches: 26 PSL matches.  
• Batting 1st Won: 11 matches won by teams batting first.  
• Batting 2nd Won: 14 matches won by teams batting second (chasing).  
• Tied Match: 1
• Highest Total: 262/3 by Multan Sultans vs Quetta Gladiators, 2023.  
• Lowest Total: 107 all out by Islamabad United vs Lahore Qalandars, 2023.  
• Highest Run-chase: 244/6 in (19.1 overs) by Multan Sultans 
• Lowest Total Defended: 197/5 by Peshawar Zalmi.  
• Average 1st Innings Score: 190 runs.  
• Average 2nd Innings Score: 181 runs.

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Weather and Pitch Report 

The weather in Rawalpindi on April 13, 2025, is predicted to be cold and sunny with a comfortable 18-22 °C at night, low humidity, and less rain chance in the forecast, which means we are set for a full match. The pitch at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium will also be supporting batting; the surface will even bounce, making it easy to score high totals, but openers may struggle with the early swing that pacers like Amir and Afridi will get off the wicket. We should expect a par score of 170 to 190.

Match Preview

Quetta Gladiators enter with confidence, aiming to unleash Finn Allen’s explosiveness and Rilee Rossouw’s finishing alongside Mohammad Amir’s new-ball threat to rattle LAH. Lahore Qalandars, powered by Shaheen Afridi’s leadership and Fakhar Zaman’s strokeplay, will look to dominate with Haris Rauf’s pace and Sikandar Raza’s all-round flair. With the pitch threatening to yield runs but giving bowlers early assistance, QUE's top order will encounter LAH's aggressive pacers, and LAH's middle order may face a test from QUE's Akeal Hosein. A high-energy encounter with powerplay pyrotechnics and death-over theatrics will take over Rawalpindi.

The Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2025 is getting very exciting! Match 4, Quetta Gladiators (QUE) vs Lahore Qalandars (LAH), takes place on April 13, 2025, at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi. This nighttime battle will start at 8:30 PM IST. See Saud Shakeel's QTG against Shaheen Afridi's LHQ, as the two sides look to get on top of the other early on in the tournament!

QUE vs LAH: Head-to-Head Records

• Total Matches: 18 
• LHQ Wins: 10
• QTG Wins: 8
• No Result: 0

The QTG-LHQ rivalry has been providing fireworks, with LHQ ruling recent home matches but QTG displaying courage, particularly on neutral grounds such as Rawalpindi. High-scoring runs, chases, and close finishes are characteristic of their encounters.

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QUE vs LAH: In history of PSL

PSL 2024, Match 4 (Gaddafi Stadium, February 19, 2024)

• LAH Score: 187/7 (20 overs)
• QUE Score: 188/5 (19.1 overs)
• Result: QUE won by 5 wickets

LAH's Sahibzada Farhan (62) and Jahandad Khan's late onslaught of 187, but QUE's Jason Roy (75) and Khawaja Nafay's unbeaten 60 out of 31, including 4 fours and 3 sixes, helped seal a spine-tingling chase.

PSL 2023, Match 18 (Gaddafi Stadium, March 2, 2023)

• LAH Score: 148/10 (19.2 overs)
• QUE Score: 131/7 (20 overs)
• Result: LAH won by 17 runs

LAH dipped to 50/7 before Sikandar Raza (71 *) and Rashid Khan (21 *) came back to 148. QTG's chase began to slip despite Sarfaraz Ahmed's 27*, with Rashid's 3 wickets being a deciding factor.

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PSL 2022, Match 20 (Gaddafi Stadium, February 13, 2022)

• LAH Score: 141/7 (20 overs)
• QUE Score: 143/2 (17.4 overs)
• Result: QUE won by 8 wickets

LAH batted 141, which was led by Fakhar Zaman's 53, but QUE's Jason Roy (116 off 57) steered a comfortable chase to an end with 14 balls remaining.

The Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2025 continues with Match 2: Peshawar Zalmi (PES) vs. Quetta Gladiators (QUE) on April 12, 2025, as the two teams face off at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium in Rawalpindi.

Head-to-Head Record:

• Total Matches: 23
• Peshawar Zalmi Wins: 13
• Quetta Gladiators Wins: 10
• No Result: 0

PES holds a 3-match advantage, with runs like a six-match run from 2020 to 2022, where they did not lose a single match to QUE, while QUE held the upper hand in 2019, with four matches in a row. The contests between PES and QUE are regarded as high-scoring battles most times, and there have been several matches with each team scoring above the 200-run mark.

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Notable Matches in PSZ vs. QTG History

PSL 2024, Match 25 - Rawalpindi, March 8, 2024

• PES score: 196/8 (20 overs)
• QUE score: 120 all out (17.5 overs)
• Result: Peshawar Zalmi won by 76 runs.

Babar Azam (53) and a late 28* by Rovman Powell led Peshawar Zalmi to a total of 196/8. The Quetta Gladiators suffered an early collapse with both Roy and Rossouw out for single figures, and the high-scoring innings came to an end shortly after as well, with Saim Ayub taking two wickets and Luke Wood and Khurram Shahzad taking two each as well, which propelled Peshawar Zalmi to a convincing victory.

PSL 2024, Match 2 - Lahore, February 18, 2024 

• PES score: 190/6 (20 overs)
• QUE score: 206/5 (20 overs)
• Result: Quetta Gladiators won by 16 runs.

QUE set a total of 206/5 from 20 overs, led by Jason Roy with a score of 75 and Saud Shakeel with a score of 74. Babar Azam scored 68 in response to keep Peshawar Zalmi in the hunt a bit longer, but they were all out for 190/6 with Abrar Ahmed taking 2 wickets early in the innings and with Mohd. Amir doing a great job in the death overs as well.

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PSL 2023, Match 25 - Rawalpindi, March 8, 2023 

• PES score: 240/2 (20 overs)
• QUE score: 243/2 (18.2 overs)  
• Result: Quetta Gladiators won by 8 wickets  

Babar Azam’s 115 and Saim Ayub’s 74 lifted PSZ to 240/2. Jason Roy’s unbeaten 145* off 63 balls, with 20 fours and 5 sixes, led QUE’s chase of 243 in 18.2 overs—one of PSL’s most successful chases.