Lahore Qalandars and Karachi Kings will face each other in match number 27th of the Pakistan Super League, 2021 at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi on Thursday.
Both sides are coming to this match after losing back to back matches and would like to bounce back and regain momentum.
The game will be the second match of the double-header day at the PSL in Abu Dhabi and has a lot more than just cricket to offer.
Due to a traditional sporting rivalry between two cities, the game between the two termed as El-Clasico of the PSL.
The Lahore Qalandars are currently at third place on the points table while Karachi Kings stood at number five.
SQUADS:
Karachi Kings: Imad Wasim (c), Abbas Afridi, Amir Yamin, Arshad Iqbal, Babar Azam, Chadwick Walton, Danish Aziz, Martin Guptill, Mohammad Amir, Mohammad Ilyas, Mohammad Haris, Thisara Perera, Najeebullah Zadran, Noor Ahmed, Qasim Akram, Sharjeel Khan, Waqas Maqsood and Zeeshan Malik
Lahore Qalandars: Sohail Akhtar (c), Ahmed Danyal, Ben Dunk, Callum Ferguson, Dilbar Hussain, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, James Faulkner, Maaz Khan, Mohammad Faizan, Mohammad Hafeez, Rashid Khan, Salman Ali Agha, Seekuge Prasanna, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Sultan Ahmed, Tim David, Zaid Alam and Zeeshan Ashraf.