Former Kiwi skipper Kane Williamson's Pakistan Super League (PSL 2025) return has been announced. He was signed up by the Karachi Kings for the ongoing edition of the PSL.
However, Williamson will be missing the initial matches for the Kings in the PSL. There were initial reports that he might miss the entire home leg for the Kings.
The PSL franchise in the meantime, named former Pakistan U-19 skipper Saad Baig as his partial replacement. Baig joined the team during their opening match against Multan Sultans. This is Williamson's very first engagement in the PSL, and he is a part of the Karachi Kings franchise.
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Imran Siddiqui, a sports journalist at Dawn News in Pakistan, revealed the reason behind Williamson's delay in linking up with his PSL franchise. In a video on his official Twitter handle, Imran revealed that Williamson had already informed the PSL franchise after being picked in the draft that he would join the team late. Many people have tried to link Williamson's absence in the PSL to his commentary stint at IPL 2025. However, Imran has quashed all such reports.
Kane Williamson's PSL 2025 Return Revealed
Now, the date of Kane Williamson's return to the PSL has been finally revealed. As per reports in Cricket Pakistan, a source from the Kings’ management confirmed his expected arrival in Pakistan on April 23 or 24.
Karachi Kings, under their new skipper David Warner, made a winning start to PSL 2025. They won their first game against Multan Sultans by four wickets as they successfully chased down 234 runs. James Vince scored a match-winning century in the chase to topple Mohammad Rizwan's ton in the first innings.
After winning their first game, the Kings are all set to play the Lahore Qalandars in their second game in Karachi on Tuesday, April 15. Warner, who scored 12 runs off six balls against Multan, would like to get a bigger score against Lahore.
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