Islamabad United has played 5 matches so far in the Pakistan Super League 2023, winning 3 and losing 2. With 6 points, they take the 3rd in the points table. Karachi Kings has played 7 matches so far, winning 2 and losing 5. With 4 points, KK is placed in the 5th spot.

In their earlier encounter ongoing tournament, Islamabad United defeated Karachi Kings by 4 wickets. Batting first in the match, Karachi Kings posted a total of 173 runs on the scoreboard. Later, Islamabad United could reach the target and win this match.

Islamabad United suffered a loss against Lahore Qalandars in their previous game of the PSL 2023. In the match, Lahore Qalandars first scored 200 runs losing 7 wickets. In reply, Islamabad United failed to reach the score and lost the match. In this match, Islamabad United picked up 90 runs losing all wickets. Rahmanullah Gurbaz slammed 23 runs while Colin Munro had 18 runs for Islamabad United.

For Lahore Qalandars, Abdullah Shafique and Fakhar Zaman hit 45 and 36 respectively. Fakhar Zaman was awarded man of the. David Wiese took 3 wickets for the Lahore Qalandars team. Lahore Qalandars won by 110 runs in this match.

Karachi Kings suffered a loss against Peshawar Zalmi in their previous game of the PSL 2023. In the match, Peshawar Zalmi batted first and scored 197 runs losing 5 wickets. In reply, Karachi Kings failed to reach the score and lost the match. Imad Wasim slammed 57 runs while Matthew Wade had 53 runs for the Karachi Kings.

For Peshawar Zalmi, Rovman Powell and Tom Kohler-Cadmore hit 64 and 56 respectively. Rovman Powell was awarded man of the match. Azmatullah Omarzai & Aamer Jamal took 3 wickets each for the Lahore team. Peshawar Zalmi won by 24 runs in this match.