END OF OVER:20 | 13 Runs 2 Wkts | KK: 170/7 | RR: 8.50
- Joe Clarke24 (18b)
- Umaid Asif0 (1b)
- Haris Rauf4-0-33-3
- Shaheen Shah Afridi4-0-31-1
Lahore Qalandars need 171 runs to win. We'll be back in a jiffy with the run-chase
9.25 PM: Quite an action-packed innings that from the Karachi Kings. Lahore Qalandars would be the happier of the two sides going into the break having restricted the home side in the latter half. The Kings openers set up what looked like a decent launching pad with Sharjeel Khan taking much of the honors for his red-hot 60 off 39. The Qalandars needed to see the back of him to stem the flow of runs and Mohammad Hafeez provided the all-important breakthrough on the very first ball he bowled. Babar Azam having played second fiddle to Sharjeel Khan's blazing knock couldn't up the ante during the middle overs. The Kings promoted the likes of Mohammad Nabi and Aamer Yamin up the order to get some impetus but that didn't work out either. Haris Rauf was the pick of the bowlers for the Qalandars for his 3/33 as he alongside his skipper restricted the Kings to 4/46 in the last five.
Haris Rauf on a hat-trocl as Umaid Asif strolls out
Imad Wasim c Rashid Khan b Haris Rauf 0 (1b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00
Imad Wasim joins Joe Clarke
Sahibzada Farhan b Haris Rauf 8 (5b 0x4 1x6) SR: 160.00
END OF OVER:19 | 9 Runs | KK: 157/5 | RR: 8.26
- Sahibzada Farhan2 (3b)
- Joe Clarke23 (16b)
- Shaheen Shah Afridi4-0-31-1
- Haris Rauf3-0-26-1
Mahad K: "KK is ruining itself by playing around with the batting lineup. We need guys like Farhan on the crease who can get us to the 190 . There's no way that would happen with non specialist batsmen."
END OF OVER:18 | 8 Runs 1 Wkt | KK: 148/5 | RR: 8.22
- Joe Clarke17 (13b)
- Sahibzada Farhan0 (0b)
- Haris Rauf3-0-26-1
- Shaheen Shah Afridi3-0-23-1
Sahibzada Farhan in now
L Gregory c Shaheen Shah Afridi b Haris Rauf 2 (3b 0x4 0x6) SR: 66.66
Kamal : "KK have a lot to introspect with their approach and batting order. Considering, chasing team invariably wins KK might find herself losing this match too unless some fireworks erupt and bowler go for absolute kill"
END OF OVER:17 | 3 Runs 1 Wkt | KK: 140/4 | RR: 8.23
- Joe Clarke10 (9b)
- Lewis Gregory1 (1b)
- Shaheen Shah Afridi3-0-23-1
- Zaman Khan4-0-39-1
Nice and tight stuff from the skipper
Lewis Gregory the new man in
Aamer Yamin c Haris Rauf b Shaheen Shah Afridi 9 (6b 1x4 0x6) SR: 150.00
Shaheen Afridi returns
Prashant: "These unnecessary decisions of playing around with your batting order will cost KK this match too. "