The 25th match of the Pakistan Super League 2026 will feature Karachi Kings and Islamabad United at the National Stadium. It is set to start at 7:30 PM IST and promises to be a thrilling game as both teams will be keen to put up a good show. Karachi Kings have three wins in five matches while Islamabad United have three wins in six matches. In this article we will break down the toss prediction, match winner chances and head to head record between these two popular PSL teams.

Karachi Kings vs Islamabad United Match Details

Detail

Information

Match

KK vs IU 25th Match

Series

Pakistan Super League 2026

Date

16 April

Time

7:30 PM IST, 10:00 AM ET

Venue

National Stadium, Karachi

Live Streaming and Broadcast

Tapmad

 

KK vs IU Toss History and Match Details

Match

Date

Toss

Result

Venue

KK vs IU, 10th Match, PSL 2025

20th April 2025

IU opted to bowl first

IU won by 6 wickets

National Stadium

KK vs IU, 30th Match, PSL 2025

19th April 2025

KK opted to bowl first

IU won by 79 runs

Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium

KK vs IU, 15th Match, PSL 2024

28th February 2024

IU opted to bowl first

IU won by 7 wickets

National Stadium

KK vs IU, 24th Match, PSL 2024

7th March 2024

IU opted to bowl first

IU won by 5 wickets

Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium  

Team Form (This season)

Team

Last Matches Form

Karachi Kings

L, L, W, W, W

Islamabad United

L, W, W, W, NR  

KK vs IU Overall Toss Records

Total Matches

KK wins

IU wins

18

0

0  

KK vs IU Head to Head Records

Stats

KK

IU

Matches Played

24

24

Won

6

18

Lost

18

6

No Result

0

0

Highest Score

201

251

Lowest Score

75

82

KK vs IU Predicted Playing XIs

Karachi Kings: Reeza Hendricks, Muhammad Waseem, Salman Agha, Saad Baig, Azam Khan(w), Moeen Ali(c), Khushdil Shah, Abbas Afridi, Hasan Ali, Adam Zampa, Ihsanullah

Islamabad United: Devon Conway(w), Sameer Minhas, Mohammad Faiq, Haider Ali, Mark Chapman, Imad Wasim, Faheem Ashraf, Chris Green(c), Richard Gleeson, Mehran Mumtaz, Salman Irshad

KK vs IU Toss Winner

According to Sports Tiger expert predictions, Islamabad United captain Shadab Khan is expected to win this toss and choose to bowl first in this match. This decision makes sense considering the conditions as there might be dew and batting will get easier in the second innings.

KK vs IU Match Winner

When it comes to match prediction, Islamabad United have a balanced squad in this contest against Karachi. Islamabad have been excellent this season and are unbeaten. Based on the conditions and strengths of teams, Islamabad United are expected to win.