PSL 2025: PES vs KAR Match 27 - A Head to Head breakdown

Match 27 in PSL 2025 is between Peshawar Zalmi (PES) and Karachi Kings (KAR) and is to be held at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on May 8, 2025, at 8:30 PM PKT. This is a big game for both franchises to help determine the playoff standings in the 2025 Pakistan Super League (PSL).

Head-to-Head Record

• Total Matches: 21
• PES Wins: 15
• KAR Wins: 6
• No Result/Tied: 0
• Win Percentage: PES has a 71.43% win rate against KAR.

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Notable Confrontations Between PES and KAR

The PES vs. KAR rivalry has delivered many entertaining rivalries over the years, and while sometimes PES has the edge in this rivalry, there have been plenty of entertaining matches. Here are three of the best matches between PES and KAR:

April 21, PSL 2025, Match 11 - Karachi (National Stadium)

• PES: 147/8 (20 overs)
• KAR: 148/8 (20 overs)
• Result: Karachi Kings by 2 wickets

PES scored 147/8 (Babar Azam 46). KAR's Abbas Afridi (3 wickets) and Khushdil Shah (3 wickets) kept PES in check. David Warner (60) and Khushdil (23) guided a thrilling chase. Player of the Match: Abbas Afridi.

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February 21, PSL 2024, Match 6 - Lahore (Gaddafi Stadium)

• PES: 154/10 (19.5 overs)
• KAR: 157/3 (16.5 overs)
• Result: Karachi Kings by 7 wickets

PES scored 154/10 (Babar Azam 72). Mir Hamza (3 wickets) delivered with the ball for KAR. After that, KAR chased down the PES total with 157/3 in 16.5 overs. Player of the Match: Mir Hamza.

June 24, PSL 2021, Final - Abu Dhabi

• PES: 170/7 (20 overs)
• KAR: 123/10 (18.2 overs) 
• Result: Peshawar Zalmi by 47 runs

PES scored 170/7 and bowled out KAR for 123. The PES bowling unit delivered during the chase. Player of the Match: PES bowler (name unavailable).