END OF OVER:
20 | 15 Runs | LQ: 134/7 | RR: 6.70

  • Shaheen Shah Afridi12 (4b)
  • David Wiese14 (14b)
  • Mohammad Amir4-0-38-0
  • Waqas Maqsood4-0-18-2

Hassan Cheema, Islamabad United's strategy manager, tweets: "Four PSL finals in a row with a sub-150 target set by team batting first. We always talk about "runs on the board" and the pressure to chase in a final - yet it's obvious that the pressure to set a target in a Final isn't as easy as the narrative assumes."

Matt Roller here jumping in during the innings break. This is the sort of run chase that Babar Azam is made for - though Karachi only managed a tie chasing 142 in the Qualifier, you'll remember.

9.43pm Is 134 enough? Well, in a final, it's a score, and Karachi Kings still need to get them. It's a dry, slow pitch. Not too grassy, a bit of turn, so plenty for the bowlers. Early wickets for Lahore Qalandars, hopefully of Babar's, and it's game on. A recap of the innings: Tamim was slow but steady, Fakhar showed shades of brilliance, Imad displayed brave captaincy, and the Kings bowlers varied their bowling well. Afridi's 4-ball 12 was so crucial.

Chadwick Walton, the Kings keeper: "Runs on the board in a final is always pressure. We knew some wickets after the first-wicket stand would slow them down. Luckily we got quite a few in patches. Definitely can do it. Fellows are upbeat. Better to chase 130 than 170."

19.6
2
Mohammad Amir to Shaheen Shah Afridi, 2 runs, full on leg, and clubbed to deep midwicket. They come back for the second and Lahore finish on 134 for 7
19.5
4
Mohammad Amir to Shaheen Shah Afridi, FOUR, or maybe Afridi did the right thing? Improvised for four. Full and very wide, and Afridi walks across, opens the bat's face, and gets it over short third man
19.4
1
Mohammad Amir to Wiese, 1 run, back of a length, on middle. Mistimes the pull to deep midwicket, and Wiese wants the second but Afridi denies. Throw was so bad that it would've been a second. Sadly they chose not to and Afridi is now on strike. Reckon they should've just ran even if it meant Afridi's wicket was sacrificed
19.3
1lb
Mohammad Amir to Shaheen Shah Afridi, 1 leg bye, appeal for lbw, but missing the stumps down the leg side. Hits his pads, and they scamper across
19.2
6
Mohammad Amir to Shaheen Shah Afridi, SIX, shouts of catch it but it goes all the way for six. Good length, outside off, and he swings the bat leg-side, and gets enough to clear long on. An Afridi doing Afridi things
19.1
1
Mohammad Amir to Wiese, 1 run, yorker, and dug away to short fine leg

END OF OVER:
19 | 9 Runs 2 Wkts | LQ: 119/7 | RR: 6.26

  • David Wiese12 (12b)
  • Shaheen Shah Afridi0 (0b)
  • Waqas Maqsood4-0-18-2
  • Mohammad Amir3-0-24-0
18.6
1
Waqas Maqsood to Wiese, 1 run, length ball, slow, outside off. Flayed to mid on, and Wiese keeps the strike for the final over
18.5
W
Waqas Maqsood to Muhammad Faizan, OUT, good length, on middle. Wants to slog leg side but it takes a thick leading edge and Iftikhar gets under it in the deep. His third catch, Maqsood's second wicket

Muhammad Faizan c Iftikhar Ahmed b Waqas Maqsood 0 (1b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00

18.4
1
Waqas Maqsood to Wiese, 1 run, mistimed but falls short of deep midwicket runnning in. Mistimes the leg-side slog
18.3
2
Waqas Maqsood to Wiese, 2 runs, good length on off. Now allowing him to free his arms. Slapped to extra cover, gently enough, to come back for the second run
18.2
4lb
Waqas Maqsood to Wiese, 4 leg byes, plays it past short fine leg! Good length, angling into him, and he wants to pull, but hits his thigh and rolls away behind for a boundary

Wiese on strike for the free hit

18.2
1nb
Waqas Maqsood to Wiese, 1 no ball, yorker-ish, just outside off. Dug away to cover, but it's a no ball! Free hit incoming
18.1
W
Waqas Maqsood to Sohail Akhtar, OUT, full on middle, and he goes for a wild heave, trying to clear deep midwicket. But in the air, and Rutherford runs to his right, settles under it, and dives forward to complete a difficult catch

Sohail Akhtar c Rutherford b Waqas Maqsood 14 (14b 1x4 0x6) SR: 100.00

END OF OVER:
18 | 6 Runs | LQ: 110/5 | RR: 6.11

  • Sohail Akhtar14 (13b)
  • David Wiese8 (7b)
  • Mohammad Amir3-0-24-0
  • Umaid Asif4-0-18-2
17.6
1
Mohammad Amir to Sohail Akhtar, 1 run, good length, on leg, and he swings leg side to find deep midwicket. Wiese keeps the strike

So far there have been 48 balls (eight overs) of dot balls tonight

17.5
2
Mohammad Amir to Sohail Akhtar, 2 runs, slogs this slower ball to deep extra cover. No real timing because it'a slower ball that was angling away from Sohail
17.4
0
Mohammad Amir to Sohail Akhtar, no run, back of a length, on leg, and the batsman sways away from the ball's line. Through to Walton
17.3
1
Mohammad Amir to Wiese, 1 run, full on leg, and he can't do more apart from clipping to deep midwicket
17.2
1
Mohammad Amir to Sohail Akhtar, 1 run, good length, on middle, and he flat-bats this down the ground to long on
17.1
1
Mohammad Amir to Wiese, 1 run, full on leg, and flicked quite hard to the leg side. Protection at deep midwicket though

END OF OVER:
17 | 5 Runs | LQ: 104/5 | RR: 6.11

  • Sohail Akhtar10 (9b)
  • David Wiese6 (5b)
  • Umaid Asif4-0-18-2
  • Arshad Iqbal4-0-26-2
16.6
0
Umaid Asif to Sohail Akhtar, no run, good length, on middle, and he wants to pull, but goes over his head
16.5
0
Umaid Asif to Sohail Akhtar, no run, yorker length, just outside off. Sohail can't get bat on ball
16.4
1
Umaid Asif to Wiese, 1 run, good length, on off. Pulled well, but along the ground
16.3
0
Umaid Asif to Wiese, no run, good length, outside off. Wants to cut, but can't time it

Shoaib Khan: "Everyone is saying the pitch is turning, don't forget about the second innings batting, the ball will be coming nicely to the bat, no chance LQ"

16.2
0
Umaid Asif to Wiese, no run, slower ball, short on middle. Wiese wants to pull but he's through the shot too early

Ali Ahma: "What about pitch behavior as hard for batsmen to hit a boundary " -- yes its not easy to time here. A bit of uneven pace and bounce. Some turn too. But that said, the Kings bowlers have been changing their pace really well

16.1
4
Umaid Asif to Wiese, FOUR, more of that, please! Team hundred too. Width offered, good length, and he slices a cut past Amir at third man. Amir has hurt his knee slightly while trying to field

Twenty four balls to go. They'll be aiming for atleast ten per over from here.

Kings 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st23Sharjeel KhanBabar Azam
2nd26AD HalesBabar Azam
3rd61CAK WaltonBabar Azam
4th14Babar AzamIftikhar Ahmed
5th0Babar AzamSE Rutherford
6th11Imad WasimBabar Azam

Pakistan Super League

TeamMWLPTNRR
MS1062141.031
KK105411-0.19
LQ105510-0.072
PZ10459-0.055
QG10459-0.722
IU103670.185