Player of the Match
Player of the Match

David Warner, Karachi Kings Captain: It's fantastic to get the win, but most importantly the welcome I and the team ad on this ground was amazing. Said at the start, have a never give up attitude. Even if we lose wickets in the powerplay, we need to keep going. Look we spoke about probably giving away too may extras. We thought 200 would have been par, but they had wickets in hand so we felt they ended a bit below par. I knew that if we get a partnership like that in a big chase, we'll get it. We lost both of them in the end, but Abbas did enough. For us, most important thing was stay positive. Just gotta have that belief. As a whole we have to keep working hard as a group, we have to go back to training, still a lot of thinking to do.

James Vince, Player of the Match: Tough chase. When we batted we realized how nice a surface it was. Chasing a big score like hat you need to get up with the rate up early, had to keep the rate up and manageable. Lots of big moments in the change but delighted to get over the line. The way Khushdil batted was great and the way he attacked Chris Jordan when the rate was climbing was amazing. Obviously done a lot of hard work, would have been nice to stay till the end but we bat deep, delighted we got over the line in the end.

Mohammad Rizwan, Multan Sultans Captain: Pitch was tough for bowling as the ball got wet (due to dew). Maybe 250 was on cards. Pitch was difficult early on but got better later and outfield was quick. I think our execution wasn't perfect

We got exactly what we hoped for; a hair-raising, high-scoring, exhilarating affair on Saturday night that kept fans on the edge of their seats. There was some help for the pacers early on and Multan made the most of it by picking up wickets up front. But James Vince was on a mission, remaining unflappable at the other end, finding boundaries at will. He soon found an able partner in Khushdil Shah and together they stitched a mammoth 142-run stand that completely turned the tables. David Willey proved far too expensive, conceding 40 runs in just two overs and the bowling unit simply had no answers to the onslaught. We witnessed two superb centuries tonight and though David Warner fell early, many thought it would become a herculean task for Karachi. But they met fire with fire and as conditions improved for batting, they made the most of it. It was a nightmare for bowlers, but a dream day for batters; a night full of entertainment. PSL 10 is well and truly underway and it couldn't have asked for a more cracking start

19.2
6
Jordan to Abbas Afridi, SIX, Munched down the ground for six and seals the deal! Aiming for the yorker and missed the target, Abbas Afridi pumps it through the line and it lands over the rope past long-off. That is a stellar run-chase orchestrated by James Vince and Khushdil Shah (142-run stand) - both can breathe a sigh of relief as the lower middle-order didn't botch it up towards the end
19.1
0
Jordan to Abbas Afridi, no run, Over the wicket, length ball seaming into his pads, clinked to silly mid-on and it's a precious dot

Jordan often finds himself in these situations. He'll have to bring all his experience and bag of tricks to the fore

END OF OVER:
19 | 9 Runs 1 Wkt | KK: 230/6 (5 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 12.10, RRR: 5.00)

  • Irfan Khan5 (3b)
  • Abbas Afridi3 (2b)
  • Akif Javed4-0-41-3
  • Shahid Aziz2-0-32-0
18.6
2
Akif Javed to Irfan Khan, 2 runs, Adds two more giddy sprinting runs, went back in the crease to ramp and miscued it big time, fell in the vacant peninsula at short midwicket; was a shorter ball that got big on him
18.5
2
Akif Javed to Irfan Khan, 2 runs, Shortish ball homing in on middle and off, squirted out to deep cover-point, they scurry back for the second

Chat underway between Rizwan, Bracewell and Hope

18.4
1
Akif Javed to Abbas Afridi, 1 run, Around the wicket, cranking up the pace, intimidating short ball getting big on him, gets a top-edge that just flies away from short third who was sprinting in and put in a desperate lunge

swathi: "Without Bracewell's flourish in the end, this match would have long been over."

18.3
2
Akif Javed to Abbas Afridi, 2 runs, Hits the deck hard, angles across off, crunches a pull, hares back for the second and is home in time
18.2
W
Akif Javed to Khushdil Shah, OUT, Chopped on! Another twist in the tale. This game is not over. Short of a length arcing in from fifth stump line, he was early through the pull and ended up making a mess of his stumps; both set batters back in the shed

Khushdil Shah b Akif Javed 60 (57m 37b 5x4 4x6) SR: 162.16

18.2
1w
Akif Javed to Khushdil Shah, 1 wide, Back of a length wide of off, touch and go, given as a wide and Akif is not too pleased with that call, pitched inside and then swirled away very late
18.1
1
Akif Javed to Irfan Khan, 1 run, Over the wicket, back of a length around the line off, steered away to deep third

END OF OVER:
18 | 12 Runs 1 Wkt | KK: 221/5 (14 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 12.27, RRR: 7.00)

  • Khushdil Shah60 (36b)
  • Shahid Aziz2-0-32-0
  • Akif Javed3-0-32-2
17.6
W
Shahid Aziz to Khushdil Shah, 1 run, OUT, Almost in the blockhole outside off, bashed down to long-on and pushing hard for the second, fielder chucks a great throw and Aziz quickly removes the bails and Vince is well short of his crease. It didn't look like there was any other way to dismiss him tonight. Classy knock; one for the memory vault. Jordan was the fielder, no surprise

JM Vince run out 101 (74m 43b 14x4 4x6) SR: 234.88

17.5
4
Shahid Aziz to Khushdil Shah, FOUR, Tad short and slanted across off, an aesthetically pleasing cricket shot up and over deep cover for four. Perfect partner for Vince as together they inflict misery on Multan
17.4
1
Shahid Aziz to Vince, 1 run, Yorker pushed away to point for a run
17.3
4
Shahid Aziz to Vince, FOUR, Languid high-elbow square drive, waited for the slower one to come close and then timed it sweetly. What a shot to bring a majestic century. Top knock. So many silky shots and combined it with some ferocious hits as well
17.3
1w
Shahid Aziz to Vince, 1 wide, Backs away and Aziz loses his line, lands it short and outside the guideline on off. Crucial over
17.2
1
Shahid Aziz to Khushdil Shah, 1 run, Drags his length back, angled wide across off, toe-endish part of the bat and forced into the covers and brings Vince on strike
17.1
0
Shahid Aziz to Khushdil Shah, no run, 130 off 64 deliveries partnership. Over the wicket, spears in a wide yorker, angling across, reaches out and gets the toe-end, ball was close to hitting the stumps, almost chopped on, Khushdil is camped deep in the crease

END OF OVER:
17 | 21 Runs | KK: 209/4 (26 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 12.29, RRR: 8.66)

  • James Vince96 (41b)
  • Khushdil Shah54 (32b)
  • Akif Javed3-0-32-2
  • Chris Jordan3-0-42-0
16.6
4
Akif Javed to Vince, FOUR, He makes sure to pounce on the extra delivery and gets a tickle which beats short fine and disappears into the fence. Was speared full with not much room, he swung hard and got the desired result
16.6
1nb
Akif Javed to Vince, 1 no ball, Oh, that's nasty, surely above waist height. Losing his radar at a critical time of the game, a high full-toss, hits his elbow I reckon. It's indeed a no-ball and Vince didn't need a free license to go big but he will enjoy this. Multan Sultans camp is in disbelief
16.5
0
Akif Javed to Vince, no run, Oh that's a superb yorker, not much he could do about it, pushed back to Akif
16.4
4
Akif Javed to Vince, FOUR, Coughs up a full-toss on middle and looks above waist height, powered a pull to fine leg; Akif under the pump; he was exceptional with the new ball
16.3
4
Akif Javed to Vince, FOUR, On a length at middle, nothing wrong with the delivery, he continues to use his bat like a flying broomstick and a thick inside edge beats short fine and trickles away to the rope, everything going Karachi's way
16.2
6
Akif Javed to Vince, SIX, Good length on leg-stump, he is sighting the ball like a football, slammed away with minimal fuss over deep midwicket for a six, fast hands, unbelievable hand-eye coordination

Kings 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st44DA WarnerTL Seifert
2nd8JM VinceTL Seifert
3rd0Shan MasoodJM Vince
4th27JM VinceArafat Minhas
5th142JM VinceKhushdil Shah
6th2Khushdil ShahIrfan Khan
7th13Abbas AfridiIrfan Khan

Pakistan Super League

TeamMWLPTNRR
IU44082.544
KK5326-0.215
LQ32142.051
PZ4132-0.844
QG3122-0.917
MS3030-2.941