This chronological timeline highlights the match settings and outcomes between the two rivals across the most recent Pakistan Super League campaigns.
Match Date
Competition Phase
Match Venue
First Innings Score
Second Innings Score
Match Winner & Margin
April 23, 2026
PSL 2026 Group Stage
Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
Lahore Qalandars: 199/6
Karachi Kings: 203/5
Karachi Kings won by 5 wickets
March 29, 2026
PSL 2026 Group Stage
Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
Lahore Qalandars: 128/9
Karachi Kings: 131/6
Karachi Kings won by 4 wickets
April 14, 2025
PSL 2025 Group Stage
National Stadium, Karachi
Lahore Qalandars: 154/7
Karachi Kings: 155/3
Karachi Kings won by 7 wickets
March 22, 2025
PSL 2025 Group Stage
Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
Karachi Kings: 184/5
Lahore Qalandars: 181/8
Karachi Kings won by 3 runs
March 9, 2024
PSL 2024 Group Stage
National Stadium, Karachi
Lahore Qalandars: 177/5
Karachi Kings: 179/7
Karachi Kings won by 3 wickets
February 24, 2024
PSL 2024 Group Stage
Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
Karachi Kings: 175/7
Lahore Qalandars: 176/8
Lahore Qalandars won by 2 wickets
Micro Match Timeline & Key Events (April 23, 2026)
This operational breakdown highlights how the high-scoring second fixture of the 2026 season swung in favor of Karachi during the final stages of the match.
Match Phase
Responsible Player
Active Team
Event Metric / Performance
Tactical Impact
Toss Phase
David Warner
Karachi Kings
Won the toss, elected to bowl
Aimed to exploit later dew factors
Overs 1–10
Abdullah Shafique
Lahore Qalandars
Blazed 62 runs off 33 balls
Built a dominant 100+ run opening stand
Over 12.4
Fakhar Zaman
Lahore Qalandars
Dismissed for 61 off 41 balls
Moeen Ali broke the dangerous platform
Over 20.0
Hasan Ali
Karachi Kings
Restricted Lahore to 199/6
Kept the target right at the 200 mark
Overs 1–9
David Warner
Karachi Kings
Anchored top order with 63*
Kept the asking rate within reachable distance
Over 14.6
Moeen Ali
Karachi Kings
Smashed a rapid 39 off 17 balls
Shifted intermediate momentum via 4 sixes
Over 18.0
Khushdil Shah
Karachi Kings
Hammered Shaheen Afridi for 23 runs
Decisively broke the back of the run chase
Over 18.4
Khushdil Shah
Karachi Kings
Finished unbeaten on 44 off 14 balls
Sealed the victory with 8 balls remaining
Micro Match Timeline & Ball-Tampering Penalty (March 29, 2026)
The first encounter of the 2026 season was a low-scoring thriller that concluded with an unusual disciplinary penalty against Lahore.
Match Phase
Responsible Player
Active Team
Event Metric / Performance
Tactical Impact
First Innings
Adam Zampa
Karachi Kings
Took 2 wickets for 11 runs
Choked Lahore’s batting line-up to 128/9
Second Innings
Shaheen Afridi
Lahore Qalandars
Claimed 4 wickets for 18 runs
Repeatedly brought Lahore back into the match
Over 18.6
Match Officials
Field Umpires
Found ball condition unfairly changed
Formally penalized Lahore for ball tampering
Over 18.6
Team Scoreline
Karachi Kings
Awarded 5 penalty runs
Equation dropped from 14 off 6 to 9 off 6 balls
Over 19.3
Batting Line-up
Karachi Kings
Reached 131/6
Won the game with 3 balls to spare
All-Time Overall Head-to-Head Statistics
This metrics sheet showcases the historic accumulation of numbers over the entirety of the Karachi-Lahore rivalry.
Statistical Category
Karachi Kings Record
Lahore Qalandars Record
Total Head-to-Head Wins
14 Wins
11 Wins
Longest Winning Streak
5 Matches (2022–2025)
4 Matches (2020–2021)
Highest Score in Fixture
203/5 (April 2026)
199/6 (April 2026)
Lowest Score in Fixture
116 All Out (March 2021)
97 All Out (March 2020)
Most Wickets in Rivalry
Mohammad Amir (14 wickets)
Shaheen Afridi (18 wickets)
Boundary Breakdown in 2026 Fixtures
This comparison table highlights the difference in how both teams generated boundary runs across their two competitive fixtures in the 2026 season.
Match Encounter
Team
Total Fours Hit
Total Sixes Hit
Total Runs from Boundaries
March 29, 2026 (Low-Score)
Lahore Qalandars
8 fours
2 sixes
44 runs
March 29, 2026 (Low-Score)
Karachi Kings
9 fours
3 sixes
54 runs
April 23, 2026 (High-Score)
Lahore Qalandars
12 fours
12 sixes
120 runs
April 23, 2026 (High-Score)
Karachi Kings
17 fours
12 sixes
140 runs
All-Time PSL Individual Captaincy Win Records
Captain Name
Primary Teams Managed
Total Matches
Matches Won
Matches Lost
Tied / No Result
Leadership Win %
Babar Azam
Peshawar Zalmi / Karachi
85
48
29
8
56.47%
Shaheen Afridi
Lahore Qalandars
54
29
24
1
53.70%
Mohammad Rizwan
Multan Sultans
52
31
21
0
59.61%
Shadab Khan
Islamabad United
61
34
26
1
55.73%
Sarfaraz Ahmed
Quetta Gladiators
80
38
41
1
47.50%
Historical Player Draft Bracket Valuations
The fiscal structure of the player draft places athletes into distinct salary cap brackets. This framework showcases how pick valuations translate to maximum tournament base retention salaries.
This operational log tracks the premier platinum tier retentions executed by the franchises prior to the commencement of the 2026 draft cycle.
Player Name
Franchise Unit
Draft Category
Positional Specialty
National Identity
Babar Azam
Peshawar Zalmi
Platinum
Top-Order Batsman
Pakistan
Shaheen Afridi
Lahore Qalandars
Platinum
Left-Arm Fast Bowler
Pakistan
Mohammad Rizwan
Multan Sultans
Platinum
Wicketkeeper-Batsman
Pakistan
Shadab Khan
Islamabad United
Platinum
All-Rounder Leg-Spinner
Pakistan
David Warner
Karachi Kings
Platinum
Opening Batsman
Australia
Captaincy Records specifically in the Lahore vs. Karachi Derby
Leadership metrics isolated exclusively to the high-pressure head-to-head encounters between rivals Lahore Qalandars and Karachi Kings.
Captain Name
Team Represented
Derby Matches
Derby Wins
Derby Losses
Derby Win Percentage
Imad Wasim
Karachi Kings
12
7
5
58.33%
Shaheen Afridi
Lahore Qalandars
10
4
6
40.00%
Babar Azam
Karachi Kings
6
3
3
50.00%
Sohail Akhtar
Lahore Qalandars
6
3
3
50.00%
Emerging Player Category Value-to-Impact Index
This analytical tool looks at how cheap emerging bracket draft picks ($10,000 tier) provided elite value relative to their operational cost during the tournament.
