KAR vs QUE Dream11 Prediction: Karachi Kings vs Quetta Gladiators Dream11 Tips & Playing 11 for PSL 2025 Match 8

KAR vs QUE Match Preview:

Two of the top four teams in the tournament’s points table, Karachi Kings and Quetta Gladiators are set to take on each other in the eighth game of the ongoing PSL 2025. The game will be played at the National Stadium in Karachi on Friday, April 18, at 8:30 PM (IST). It will be a crucial and all-important game for both teams to move a spot or two up in the tournament standings. Both teams have been through an equal run of form in the tournament’s current season.

Karachi Kings vs Quetta Gladiators Team Analysis:

Karachi Kings:

Karachi Kings (KAR) are currently placed in the fourth spot on the tournament’s points tally, with a win and a defeat in their two games so far, having two points to their name. They are coming off a big 65-run defeat against the Lahore Qalandars in the previous game. A win in this game will help them move up a spot in the table, surpassing the Quetta Gladiators.

Quetta Gladiators:

Saud Shakeel’s Quetta Gladiators (QUE) are in the third spot on the table, having an equal number of wins and defeats compared to Karachi Kings, in their two games so far. The Gladiators lost to Lahore Qalandars by a massive margin of 79 runs in the last game. They will aim the second spot in the tally, with a success in this game against the hosts Karachi Kings.

Karachi Kings vs Quetta Gladiators Match Details

Match – Karachi Kings vs Quetta Gladiators, Pakistan Super League 2025, Match 8

Venue – National Stadium, Karachi

Date and Time – 18th April 2025, 8:30 PM (IST)

Live Coverage Details – Fancode (WEB and OTT)

KAR vs QUE Head-to-Head

Total Matches – 18

Wins for Karachi Kings – 06

Wins for Quetta Gladiators – 12

No Result – 0

National Stadium Karachi Pitch Report for PSL 2025 Match 8

The surface at the National Stadium in Karachi is known for favouring the batters, especially in the first half of the game. The average score here has been 181 runs while the average first-innings score is 191. However, the bowlers (mostly spinners) might get some support here in the second half of the game. So, the toss-winning skipper will look ahead to bat first and trouble the opponent with a tough run-chase.

KAR vs QUE Predicted Playing 11

Karachi Kings: David Warner (C), Tim Seifert (WK), James Vince, Shan Masood, Irfan Khan, Khushdil Shah, Arafat Minhas, Abbas Afridi, Hasan Ali, Adam Milne, and Fawad Ali.

Quetta Gladiators: Saud Shakeel (C), Finn Allen, Hasan Nawaz, Kusal Mendis (WK), Rilee Rossouw, Shoaib Malik, Akeal Hosein, Faheem Ashraf, Mohammad Amir, Abrar Ahmed, and Usman Tariq.

Suggested Playing XI No. 1 for KAR vs QUE Dream11 Fantasy Cricket

Rilee Rossouw (C), James Vince (VC), Kusal Mendis, Finn Allen, David Warner, Saud Shakeel, Akeal Hosein, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Amir, Hasan Ali, and Abrar Ahmad.

Suggested Playing XI No. 2 for KAR vs QUE Dream11 Fantasy Cricket

James Vince (C), Khushdil Shah (VC), Tim Seifert, Kusal Mendis, Rilee Rossouw, Saud Shakeel, Akeal Hosein, Faheem Ashraf, Hasan Ali, Abrar Ahmad, and Usman Tariq