Karachi is a big and diverse city in Pakistan, filled with cricket enthusiasts. The Karachi Kings usually enjoy massive support from fans at their home ground, the National Bank Cricket Arena. While they consistently reach the playoffs, they’ve only won the tournament once, surprising many.
Last year was tough for Karachi Kings, winning only three games out of ten, which placed them fifth in the points table. Fans are now curious about any changes in the team for PSL 2024 and the schedule for Karachi Kings. The tournament is expected to start in Karachi in February with a grand opening ceremony. Fans can watch live stream online via different OTT platforms; including tamashaweb, myco, tapmad, daraz.
Karachi Kings Squad For HBL PSL 9
The Karachi Kings PSL 2024 team is powerful and well rounded overall and they are ready to have a big tournament impact.
Shan Masood (c), Kieron Pollard, Daniel Sams, Mohammad Nawaz, Tim Siefert, James Vince, Hasan Ali, Shoaib Malik, Tabraiz Shamis, Mohammad Amir Khan, Anwar Ali, Arafat Minhas, Mir Hamza, Muhammad Akhlaq, Muhammad Irfan Niazi, Sirajuddin, Saad Baig, and Jamie Overton.
PSL 9 Karachi Kings Match Schedule
The Karachi Kings schedule for 2024 has been officially released and they will take on the Multan Sultans on February 18 to begin PSL 9. After being moved from Multan to Karachi, Shan Masood will head the Karachi squad for the first time at the National Bank Cricket Arena which will serve as their home stadium. The Karachi Kings’ whole PSL 9 schedule is listed here.
| Date | Matches | Venue |
| Sunday, Feb 18 | Multan Sultans vs Karachi Kings | Multan |
| Wednesday, Feb 21 | Peshawar Zalmi vs Karachi Kings | Lahore |
| Saturday, Feb 24 | Lahore Qalandars vs Karachi Kings | Lahore |
| Feb 28 | Karachi Kings vs Islamabad United | Karachi |
| Mar 2 | Karachi Kings vs Multan Sultans | Karachi |
| Mar 4 | Karachi Kings vs Quetta Gladiators | Karachi |
| Mar 6 | Quetta Gladiators vs Karachi Kings | Pindi |
| Mar 7 | Islamabad United vs Karachi Kings | Pindi |
| Mar 9 | Karachi Kings vs Lahore Qalandars | Karachi |
| Mar 11 | Karachi Kings vs Peshawar Zalmi | Karachi |
PSL 2024 Retentions for Karachi Kings
Karachi Kings have made some pretty big changes for the PSL 9. They replaced Imad Wasim, their long time captain, with Hasan Ali from Islamabad United. Furthermore, also trading with Multan and bringing in Shan Masood who is known for his leadership. Mohammad Amir also decided to leave Karachi Kings. The platinum pick from last year, Haider Ali was also released as he was not meeting the expectations. The following is the list of the Karachi Kings team that will be retained in 2024.
- James Vince (Platinum)
- Hasan Ali (Diamond)
- Shan Masood (Brand Ambassadar)
- Shoaib Malik (Mentor & Gold)
- Tabraiz Shamsi (Gold)
- Mir Hamza (Relegated in Silver)
- Muhammad Akhlaq (Silver)
- Muhammad Irfan (Emerging)
Karachi Kings were able to retain an acceptable and good mixture of young and emerging paired with experienced players. Phil Simmons was also brought in as the new head coach who will use his tactics to help the team get back to winning ways.
