Karachi Kings elect to bat first against Lahore Qalandars in Eliminator 1 of PSL 10

Karachi Kings decided to bat first after winning the toss against Lahore Qalandars in the Pakistan Super League (PSL) 10's Eliminator 1 being played at Lahore's Gaddafi

The Karachi Kings won the toss and opted to bat first against the Lahore Qalandars in Eliminator 1 of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) 10 on Thursday at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore.

The two sides will be battling it out for a place in the PSL 10's final on Saturday at the same venue.

Both sides come into the clash with similar momentum, having won three of their last five matches.

The two teams also met in their last league match, which saw the Kings prevail by four wickets in a rain-reduced fixture at the same venue.

The Qalandars, who are the defending champions, are aiming to become the first side to win back-to-back PSL titles since Islamabad United in 2016 and 2017.

The Kings, on the other hand, are looking to win their first PSL title since 2015.

Here are the confirmed Playing XIs for both sides:

Lahore Qalandars: Fakhar Zaman, Mohammad Naeem, Abdullah Shafique, Kusal Perera (wk), Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Shakib Al Hasan, Asif Ali, Shaheen Afridi (cap), Salman Mirza, Zaman Khan and Haris Rauf.

Karachi Kings: David Warner (cap), Tim Seifert (wk), James Vince, Saad Baig, Khushdil Shah, Irfan Khan Niazi, Mohammad Nabi, Fawad Ali, Abbas Afridi, Hassan Ali and Mir Hamza.