KHP vs NOR Live Score, Semi-Final 2, Pakistan Cup 2021 Live Score, KHP vs NOR Final Live Cricket Score

Date:            30th January, 2020

Time:            9:30 AM IST.

Venue:         State Bank of Pakistan Sports Complex, Karachi

Match Preview

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Northern will face each other in the 2nd Semi-Final of the tournament at the State Bank of Pakistan Sports Complex, Karachi on Saturday. Both teams will come into this match high on confidence after winning their last matches. Northern won their last match against Southern Punjab by 44 runs, whereas Khyber Pakhtunkhwa beat Balochistan by 23 runs.

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa finished the league stage at the 2nd spot of the points table, having won 6 out of 10 matches they have played so far. On the other hand, Northern finished just below them, having won five out of ten matches. Both teams have some quality players in their ranks and would like to cement their place for the Finals on Sunday.

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Khalid Usman (c), Fakhar Zaman (vc), Adil Amin, Asif Afridi, Imran Khan Snr, Israrullah, Kamran Ghulam, Rehan Afridi (wk), Sahibzada Farhan, Sajid Khan and Usman Shinwari.

Northern

Umar Amin, Asif Ali, Hammad Azam, Sohail Tanvir, Mubasir Khan, Athar Mahmood, Salman Irshad, Jamal Anwar, Taimoor Sultan, Ali Imran, Mohammad Nawaz (C).

Pitch and Weather Reports

The weather in Karachi has remained brilliant for cricket so far. There is no change in the weather as the sun is expected to shine on Saturday with the temperature hovering around 26 Degrees Celsius mark.

The pitch at the State Bank of Pakistan Sports Complex is very much in favour of the batsmen as we have seen in last five matches, with the average first innings score being 320+. The team winning the toss will look to chase on this venue.

KHP vs NOR Top picks

• ftikhar Ahmed is in brilliant form in this tournament. He has scored 306 runs at an average of 43.7 and has also picked up 9 wickets in seven matches so far.
• Adil Amin is the highest run-scorer for his team who has plundered 353 runs at an average of 50.42 from his eight outings.
• Asif Afridi is a must pick for your fantasy team. He has bagged 18 wickets from his ten appearances and is expected to lead the bowling alley for his team in the upcoming semi-final.
• Hammad Azam is the highest wicket-taker for Northern in this tournament. He is also in decent form with the bat. He has scored 349 runs and has scalped 12 wickets in this season.
• Umar Amin has been in great touch with the bat. He has scored 385 runs at an average of 42.77 in ten matches he played for his team.
• Athar Mehmood has scalped 11 wickets in 8 games so far and can come in handy in this game. He is currently the second-highest wicket-taker of his team in this tournament.