Player of the Match
Player of the Match

11.35 PM: That's it from ESPNcricinfo's coverage of Sunday's double-header in PSL 2022. We hope you enjoyed our watch. Don't forget to join us again tomorrow when Quetta Gladiators take on the defending champions Multan Sultans. Until then, it's goodbye and goodnight from Momin and the rest of the team.

Shaheen Afridi: "We wanted to play positive, aggressive cricket from the get go and look for wickets early on. Rashid Khan through the middle phases was excellent. Haris Rauf made a good comeback following yesterday's game. The senior members of the team are assisting me in captaincy-related decisions and they are always there to guide me. I hope Fakhar can keep batting like this for Lahore and Pakistan, he was quite brilliant."

Babar Azam: "I felt we got a good score on the board after playing well in the powerplay. I want to credit Fakhar Zaman for his outstanding innings. Our pacers didn't execute the variations at the dying overs and I feel we need to field well too."

Fakhar Zaman, quite deservedly, is the player of the match. "I try to think of it as one ball at a time and I don't try anything significantly different. The pitch was taking some turn for their spinners so I had to carefully take the chance against them. With time, I am becoming more aware of my role at the top of the order."

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11.20 PM: Third consecutive defeat for Babar Azam and Karachi Kings and they now find themselves at the bottom of the ladder. Take nothing away from Lahore Qalandars, though. They did extremely well to restrict the opposition to 170, a below-par total after the kind of start they had; remaining unscathed for the entirety of the first 10 overs. The honors, however, belong to one and only man - Fakhar Zaman - for his staggering innings of 106 off 60. He didn't find much support from the top-order but Mohammad Hafeez and Samit Patel stuck around for long enough to allow him to unleash his wrath on the Kings. Lahore Qalandars now have the crucial two points that they were eyeing while Karachi Kings are yet to open their account. Difficult times for Babar Azam and co as they ponder over the possible weaklings and how they can tweak their combination for the upcoming matches.

Sami: "I think Karachi had enough on the board some really poor bowling from the quicks the spinners went pretty well but the quicks bowled poorly. Too short to Fakhar when they clearly see he likes it short. And the middle order really needs a look at as I see no finisher here."

Ibad: "The thing Karachi kings are lacking is good bowling. Nabi and imad are not performing. Umaid asif is not good enough to be leader for bowling. Can't wait for aamir to come back"

19.2
4
Gregory to Patel, FOUR, Lahore Qalandars have won it by 6 wickets! Short and wide by Gregory, Patel stands tall and flat-bats it down the ground, everyone is in to save the single so it trickles away to the long-off boundary

Scores are level with 5 balls still to be bowled

19.1
4
Gregory to Patel, FOUR, Squirts it down to thirdman! Pace-on from Gregory, fires it in the blockhole outside off, Patel jams his bat down and gets it off the outer half of his bat, gets it fine enough of the fine leg fielder

5 off 6 now

19.1
1w
Gregory to Patel, 1 wide, Slower ball, wide outside off, tried to anticipate Patel's movement who charged him but it's a bit too wide

Right, 6 off 6 and Lewis Gregory to bowl

END OF OVER:
19 | 3 Runs 1 Wkt | LQ: 165/4 (6 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 8.68, RRR: 6.00)

  • Samit Patel18 (16b)
  • David Wiese0 (0b)
  • Umaid Asif4-0-30-2
  • Mohammad Ilyas3-0-43-0
18.6
1
Umaid Asif to Patel, 1 run, Short and wide outside off, shuffles away and clatters it away towards deep point

David Wiese the new man in, 7 needed off 7

Fakhar departs for a magnificent 106 off 60. A flicker of hope for the Kings?

18.5
W
Umaid Asif to Fakhar Zaman, OUT, Caught at thirdman! Slower bouncer outside off-stump, Fakhar upper-cuts it but there is no pace to work with and it's safely held by Imad Wasim

Fakhar Zaman c Imad Wasim b Umaid Asif 106 (60b 12x4 4x6) SR: 176.66

18.4
1
Umaid Asif to Patel, 1 run, Pitched up, just outside off-stump, looks to go up and over the off-side but outer-halves it to the thirdman region
18.3
0
Umaid Asif to Patel, no run, Slower delivery, Patel is way too early into his pull shot and misses
18.2
0
Umaid Asif to Patel, no run, Shortish, on middle and leg, pulled towards short midwicket
18.1
1
Umaid Asif to Fakhar Zaman, 1 run, Low full-toss, slapped back towards long-on

END OF OVER:
18 | 22 Runs | LQ: 162/3 (9 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 9.00, RRR: 4.50)

  • Samit Patel16 (12b)
  • Fakhar Zaman105 (58b)
  • Mohammad Ilyas3-0-43-0
  • Umaid Asif3-0-27-1

This over has pretty much sealed the deal for the Qalandars

17.6
4
Mohammad Ilyas to Patel, FOUR, make it four more! 22 runs off the over as Patel pulls this short-pitched slower delivery down to backward square leg
17.5
4
Mohammad Ilyas to Patel, FOUR, Smoked back over his head! Patel joins the party as he lofts this overpitched delivery down the ground and it scutters away for another boundary
17.4
1
Mohammad Ilyas to Fakhar Zaman, 1 run, Full and wide outside off, dug out to sweeper cover
17.3
4
Mohammad Ilyas to Fakhar Zaman, FOUR, Swatted away for four more! Short and sitting up perfectly for him as he holds his shape and murders it through the cow corner region
17.3
1w
Mohammad Ilyas to Fakhar Zaman, 1 wide, Attempted slower bouncer, misdirected and he lets it fly through
17.2
2
Mohammad Ilyas to Fakhar Zaman, 2 runs, Hundred for Fakhar Zaman! Slower short-pitched delivery, Fakhar bunts it into the vacant off-side and scurries back for a couple. Take a bow, Fakhar. Stunning knock
17.1
6
Mohammad Ilyas to Fakhar Zaman, SIX, Mauled over wide long on! Overpitched by Ilyas and Fakhar clears his front leg to thwack it high and handsome over the long-on boundary. He's on 98* now

END OF OVER:
17 | 10 Runs | LQ: 140/3 (31 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 8.23, RRR: 10.33)

  • Samit Patel8 (10b)
  • Fakhar Zaman92 (54b)
  • Umaid Asif3-0-27-1
  • Lewis Gregory3-0-23-0
16.6
0
Umaid Asif to Patel, no run, Slower delivery on a length, Samit swings hard across the line but fails to connect
16.5
1
Umaid Asif to Fakhar Zaman, 1 run, A touch fuller, wide outside off, Fakhar with his high hands and long levers still reaches that and hammers it back over the umpire's head
16.4
4
Umaid Asif to Fakhar Zaman, FOUR, Thwacked away for another four! Pace-on from Umaid, not short enough either, Fakhar gleefully accepts it and thumps this one way in front of square, tremendous power behind that
16.3
4
Umaid Asif to Fakhar Zaman, FOUR, Swivel-pulled for four more! Back of a length slower ball again, this time he waits for it to arrive and pulls it along the ground behind backward square leg, terrific placement

Qalandars 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st24Fakhar ZamanAbdullah Shafique
2nd24Fakhar ZamanKamran Ghulam
3rd42Mohammad HafeezFakhar Zaman
4th74SR PatelFakhar Zaman
5th10SR PatelD Wiese

Pakistan Super League

TeamMWLPTNRR
MS1091181.253
LQ1064120.765
PZ106412-0.34
IU10468-0.069
QG10468-0.708
KK10192-0.891