Karachi Kings–Lahore Qalandars rivalry

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Karachi Kings–Lahore Qalandars Rivalry
SportCricket
LocationKarachi, Sindh
Lahore, Punjab
TeamsKarachi Kings
Lahore Qalandars
First meeting5 February 2016
Karachi Kings won by 7 wickets[1]
Latest meeting9 March 2024
Karachi Kings won by 3 wickets[2]
StadiumsNational Stadium (Karachi)
Gaddafi Stadium (Lahore)
Statistics
Meetings total17
Most winsKarachi Kings (13)
Most player appearancesPakistan Imad Wasim (16)
All-time recordKarachi Kings: 11
Lahore Qalandars: 6
All-time series (PSL only)KK: 11
LQ: 6
Largest victoryBy runs: KK beat LQ by 67 runs (2023)
By wickets: KK beat LQ by 10 wickets (2020)
Longest win streak2, Karachi Kings,
5 February 2016 to 15 February 2017
Current win streak2, Karachi Kings
Location of the two teams in Pakistan

The Karachi Kings–Lahore Qalandars rivalry, is a cricket rivalry between two teams in the Pakistan Super League (PSL), an old city rivalry between the cricket teams of Karachi and Lahore that continued in PSL as well.[3][4][5] It is considered to be the biggest rivalry in the PSL due to the size of the cities. The rivalry has been fuelled by the size of the two cities that they play for and their historic economic and cultural rivalry.[6][7][8] A Karachi–Lahore clash is known typically as a heated contest which "brings out the best in players".[9] The two cities share a rivalry in domestic cricket that dates back to the 1950s and 1960s, with the PSL providing a high-voltage platform that allows it to thrive.[9] It is sometimes also known as the El-Clasico of PSL.

Both teams have played on 14 occasions against each other, with Karachi Kings winning 8 of them.[10] In 2016 season, Kings won both games against Qalandars.[1][11] While in 2nd season both teams won against each other. [12][13] Karachi won the first game of the 2018 season, [14] while the second match was a close contest which ended in a tie, in the end Lahore winning in the super over due to excellent super over bowled by Qalandars' Sunil Narine.[15] In the 2019 season, both teams won one game each while in the 2020 season, both teams won one game apiece before facing off in the final which Karachi won by 5 wickets.[16][17][18][19][20] In 2021, Lahore won the first game in Karachi by 6 wickets while the second game was won by Karachi in Abu Dhabi by 7 runs. In 2022, Lahore won the first game in Karachi by 6 wickets while Karachi won the second game by 22 runs. In the 2023 edition, Karachi once again won both games against Lahore Qalandars by 67 and 86 runs respectively.[21][22]

List of PSL titles[edit]

Team Title(s) Seasons Won No. of seasons played
Karachi Kings 1 2020 8
Lahore Qalandars 2 2022, 2023 8

Results summary[edit]

In Karachi In Lahore At Neutral Venues Total
Matches 5 3 9 17
KK Won 3 2 6 11
LQ Won 2 1 3 6

Head-to-head ranking in PSL(2016–2023)[edit]

Sns.
Pos.
 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23
1 1 1 1
2 2
3 3 3
4 4 4 4
5 5 5 5 5
6 6 6 6
  • Total: Karachi Kings with 6 higher finishes, Lahore Qalandars with 2 higher finishes (as of the end of the 2023 PSL).
  • The biggest difference in positions for Karachi Kings from Lahore Qalandars is 3 places (2018 PSL), The biggest difference in positions for Lahore Qalandars from Karachi Kings is 5 places (2022 PSL).
  •   Karachi Kings
  •   Lahore Qalandars

Players part of both franchises[edit]

Player Karachi Kings Lahore Qalandars
South Africa Cameron Delport 2020 2016–2018
Cricket West Indies Chris Gayle 2017 2016
Pakistan Mohammad Rizwan 2018–2020 2016–2017
Pakistan Bilawal Bhatti 2016 2017
Pakistan Sohail Khan 2016–2017; 2019 2018
Pakistan Sohail Tanvir 2016 2017
Pakistan Aamer Yamin 2018–2021 2016–2017
New Zealand Mitchell McClenaghan 2020 2018–2019
Pakistan Usman Shinwari 2017–2019; 2022 2020
Pakistan Mohammad Irfan 2018 2017
Namibia David Wiese 2018 2019–
Pakistan Jaahid Ali 2019 2020
Australia Ben Dunk 2019 2020-2022
England Joe Denly 2018 2021
England Tom Abell 2022 2021

In popular culture[edit]

The rivalry was referenced in episode one ("Stewie's First Word") of season 19 of the American animated sitcom Family Guy.[23] At the start of the episode, Peter, Cleveland, Quagmire and Joe are sitting at the bar, where Quagmire complains about the influx of foreign sports fans on Saturday mornings, "like those Pakistani cricket hooligans".[24] Two Pakistani supporters wearing Lahore jerseys retort: "If you're not rooting for Lahore, please you may leave I can tell you" and "Lahore cricketers are the best and the others are not the best, dear friends". Joe, who is apparently supporting Karachi, quickly covers his jersey as he doesn't "have a death wish about it [his preferred team]".[25][26]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Scorecard of first game". ESPN Cricinfo.
  2. ^ "Scorecard of latest game b/w KK and LQ". ESPN Cricinfo.
  3. ^ "Reverse swing; Lahore vs Karachi". DAWN.COM. 31 October 2010.
  4. ^ "Kings, Qalandars' fierce rivalry adds spice to PSL". Dawn. 17 February 2020.
  5. ^ "Karachi, Lahore renew rivalry in PSL". Express Tribune.
  6. ^ "Kings vs Qalandars, a rivalry with millions of followers". PCB.
  7. ^ "Gaddafi awaits the clash of Lahore-Karachi rivalry". Cricwick.
  8. ^ "Karachi v Lahore: The iconic rivalry of Pakistan Super League". Cricingif. Archived from the original on 6 December 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  9. ^ a b Ali, Liaqat (24 February 2019). "Karachi-Lahore rivalry brings out the best in players, says Fakhar". Khaleej Times. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  10. ^ "Karachi Kings Cricket Team Records & Stats | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo.
  11. ^ "Full Scorecard of Kings vs Qalandars 12th Match 2016 - Score Report | ESPNcricinfo.com". ESPNcricinfo.
  12. ^ "2017 PSL (8th match) – Game 1 KK vs LQ – Result". ESPN Cricinfo.
  13. ^ "2017 PSL (18th match) – Game 2 KK vs LQ – Result". ESPN Cricinfo.
  14. ^ "2018 PSL (8th match) – Game 1 KK vs LQ – Result". ESPN Cricinfo.
  15. ^ "2018 PSL (24th match) – Game 2 KK vs LQ – Result – Super over game". ESPN Cricinfo.
  16. ^ "2019 PSL (5th match) – Game 1 KK vs LQ – Result". ESPN Cricinfo.
  17. ^ "2019 PSL (20th match) – Game 2 KK vs LQ – Result". ESPN Cricinfo.
  18. ^ "2020 PSL (23rd match) – Game 1 KK vs LQ – Result". ESPN Cricinfo.
  19. ^ "Latest game scorecard". ESPN Cricinfo.
  20. ^ "Latest game scorecard". ESPN Cricinfo.
  21. ^ "Fakhar Zaman smashes 106 in 171 chase to knock over Karachi Kings". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  22. ^ "PSL 7: Fakhar Zaman's ton leads Lahore Qalandars to victory against Karachi Kings". www.geo.tv. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  23. ^ "'Family Guy' new season opens up with a PSL joke". The Express Tribune. 28 September 2020. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  24. ^ "Karachi Kings, Lahore Qalandars' PSL rivalry makes it to Family Guy". Geo Super. 28 September 2020. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
  25. ^ "Karachi Kings and Lahore Qalandars' fans have made it to Family Guy". Dawn. 29 September 2020. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
  26. ^ "Family Guy season 19 premiere features joke about PSL teams Karachi Kings, Lahore Qalandars". Geo News. 28 September 2020. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
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