That's us done, then. Thanks so much for sticking by us and join us again tomorrow
Right, what a cracker of a contest that was. As you might expect, Hazratullah Zazai is the Player of the Match
"I performed like this on my PSL debut last week, and I just got confidence from that. When you have confidence, and when I struck that first six off Amir, I felt it was my day. I was pacing myself to stay ahead of the rate because I was in the zone. I was looking to make things easy for the batsmen that followed, and thankfully we did that."
Wahab Riaz says there's lots of pressure on him as the captain but praises the team. "I was just praying our batting gets us over the line. As a captain, losing the playoff game against Lahore hurt us a lot because I felt we would have won that if I bowled a good over. Karachi is a big team but we showed character. We gave our all in the field and it was very satisfying to see."
He's confident there won't be a drop-off against Islamabad United. "The pressure will be on Islamabad because of how ell they've played now that they are one game away from elimination. I'm just happy we get another chance against them."
END OF OVER:20 | 10 Runs 1 Wkt | KK: 175/7 | RR: 8.75
- Mohammad Amir7 (2b)
- Mohammad Ilyas4 (3b)
- Mohammad Imran4-0-37-1
- Umaid Asif4-0-37-2
11.51pm The last five overs went for 70. It's a par-ish score, but Kings sort of have the momentum at the break. Riaz has a small huddle with his boys before leaving the field. Their openers will have to set the tone early.
Sharjeel and Babar got the early runs for Kings. Babar then carried on despite three wickets falling around him. Perera then helped Kings change ears, and Imad-Amir helped them set a 176 target. Overall, the Zalmi bowlers were on the mark. A couple of expensive overs means they've let Kings score 15 runs more than they'd have liked.
Don't think Imran would mind not getting a wicket in that Zazai drop, but that drop allowed Kings to get two extra runs in the 20th over. Little things in an eliminator can change the game
Imad Wasim c Powell b Mohammad Imran 16 (9b 1x4 1x6) SR: 177.77
END OF OVER:19 | 18 Runs | KK: 165/6 | RR: 8.68
- Mohammad Ilyas2 (1b)
- Imad Wasim16 (7b)
- Umaid Asif4-0-37-2
- Wahab Riaz4-0-29-2
So an expensive final over makes Umaid's numbers look bad but he's bowled well tonight
END OF OVER:18 | 12 Runs 1 Wkt | KK: 147/6 | RR: 8.16
- Imad Wasim1 (2b)
- Mohammad Ilyas0 (0b)
- Wahab Riaz4-0-29-2
- Umaid Asif3-0-19-2
Noman: "Its not a mystery or myth, we all witnessed what happened to Karachi when Babar fell on duck. Guy is playing his role of anchoring one end."
CAK Walton c Rutherford b Wahab Riaz 9 (8b 0x4 0x6) SR: 112.50
swaseem: "@Isaac Marshall Babar's weakness at the death is definitely not just a myth. Babar averages 13 in 21 innings at the death at a strike rate of 140 (in T20Is). He struggles with outright power hitting, and it is often a relief when he exits early in the death overs to give time to proper power hitters to do their work. "
END OF OVER:17 | 8 Runs 1 Wkt | KK: 135/5 | RR: 7.94
- Chadwick Walton3 (4b)
- Imad Wasim0 (0b)
- Umaid Asif3-0-19-2
- Khalid Usman4-0-45-0
Falah : "Zalmi is going to finish strong. My gut feeling though. " -- Perhaps. If they keep Kings to under 165 I'll say that's a strong finish given the pitch
Imad, at the other end. Time for Walton to take over, for Kings' sake.
Laks: "This is what Lanka Premier League has witnessed from T.Perera"
NLTC Perera c Powell b Umaid Asif 37 (18b 4x4 3x6) SR: 205.55
Arwain: "It doesn't matter who is bowling. Perera has just turned On his beast mode. Much needed for KK. "