17/05Result
27th Match (N), Pakistan Super League at Rawalpindi, May 17 2025
Kings won by 23 runs
Player of the Match
David Warner
David WarnerKarachi Kings
17/05Result
27th Match (N), Pakistan Super League at Rawalpindi, May 17 2025
Kings won by 23 runs
Player of the Match
David Warner
David WarnerKarachi Kings

END OF OVER:
20 | 18 Runs | PZ: 214/5 (24 runs required, RR: 10.70)

  • Hussain Talat12 (6b)
  • Maaz Sadaqat19 (8b)
  • Aamer Jamal3-0-51-0
  • Hasan Ali4-0-30-1

Peshawar Zalmi didn't have the services of Alzarri Joseph and lacked discipline with the ball, leaking a bit too many runs which cost them towards the end. David Warner and James Vince were on a roll and did the bulk of the damage. The middle-order didn't let the foundation go to waste as Khushdil Shah and Mohammad Nabi scored briskly and helped post a formidable total. The response from Peshawar Zalmi with the bat was decent; Saim Ayub raced to 47 and Babar Azam scored fluently for his 94 but more was required from the middle-order and they ended up playing catch-up as the asking rate kept shooting up. Hope you enjoyed the high-scoring affair. See you tomorrow for the double-header. It's goodbye and goodnight for now

Babar Azam, Peshawar Zalmi Captain: Think we leaked extra runs. They scored more than par. When we won't execute plans and bowl according to field then these things will happen. There is always room for improvement. Think Warner and Vince formed a great partnership but we have to learn from our mistakes quickly. We didn't have as many partnerships as they did. Bowlers have skills but they couldn't execute it well enough. No-balls and catch drops at end can be costly. We had the belief to chase the total but we needed partnerships. We were ahead at the end of 10th over but then they came back well and we were playing catch up towards the end. We have back to back matches, need to remember the positives and try our best tomorrow.

Karachi Kings and Islamabad United have qualified. Peshawar Zalmi aren't out of the competition just yet--they need to beat Lahore Qalandars to make it to the playoffs.

Hamza: "The game always looked like slipping away, but gutted Babar missed out on a shackles-breaking, drought-breaking, well deserved century."

Ghaffar: "Last 2 overs 52 runs cost PZ game but well fought, Congrats KK and IU for play offs "

19.6
4
Aamer Jamal to Hussain Talat, FOUR, Shortens his length, into his pads, blazed behind deep square and a misfield leaks a four. Karachi Kings have won by 23 runs.
19.5
1
Aamer Jamal to Maaz Sadaqat, 1 run, Lands it short and leg-sidish, unable to execute the pull properly, loses its momentum on its way to keeper, as the duo sneaks a run
19.4
4
Aamer Jamal to Maaz Sadaqat, FOUR, Steps away to the leg-side, clobbered away to deep midwicket boundary, was shorter and getting big on him, this boy can bat, solid temperament and looks like got all the shots in his armory, one for the future
19.3
2
Aamer Jamal to Maaz Sadaqat, 2 runs, Yorker dipping towards middle and leg, worked to midwicket, returns for the second, 200 on the board
19.2
6
Aamer Jamal to Maaz Sadaqat, SIX, Thumps it many a mile over long-on, more height than distance though. Goes big, it was in his zone at middle and he middled it
19.1
1
Aamer Jamal to Hussain Talat, 1 run, Around, shortish on middle and leg, gets inside the line and plays a controlled pull to deep backward square

END OF OVER:
19 | 10 Runs | PZ: 196/5 (42 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 10.31, RRR: 42.00)

  • Hussain Talat7 (4b)
  • Maaz Sadaqat6 (4b)
  • Hasan Ali4-0-30-1
  • Abbas Afridi4-0-48-2
18.6
1
Hasan Ali to Hussain Talat, 1 run, Vicious short one strangling him down leg, tries to pull but looking a bit ungainly, ball flutters away to short fine
18.5
4
Hasan Ali to Hussain Talat, FOUR, Back of the hand slower one angled into middle and off, gets right behind it and biffs it down the park away from long-on, four written all over it
18.4
0
Hasan Ali to Hussain Talat, no run, Fraction short and zipping away in the corridor, beaten on the outside edge, mere formalities left
18.3
1
Hasan Ali to Maaz Sadaqat, 1 run, Thumps into the surface around the line off, lifted up and over Hasan's head, not quite under it, hits him high on the bat
18.2
4
Hasan Ali to Maaz Sadaqat, FOUR, That's lovely bit of improvisation! On a length around the line off, slower one, shuffles across and ramps it over keeper's head for a four, terrific
18.1
0
Hasan Ali to Maaz Sadaqat, no run, Around the wicket, fizzing in, shortish and seams away a touch, close to kissing the top of off

END OF OVER:
18 | 9 Runs 2 Wkts | PZ: 186/5 (52 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 10.33, RRR: 26.00)

  • Hussain Talat2 (1b)
  • Maaz Sadaqat1 (1b)
  • Abbas Afridi4-0-48-2
  • Mir Hamza4-0-33-1
17.6
2
Abbas Afridi to Hussain Talat, 2 runs, Around the wicket, pace-off bit short on off, deflected to midwicket and opens his account with a quick single
17.5
W
Abbas Afridi to Babar Azam, 1 run, OUT, Rams a yorker on middle and he whips it away to deep midwicket, hustling and bustling for the second, Babar puts in a full-length dive and is short of his crease; that was a brilliant throw, strong arm. Great knock though, strike rate was good and we saw power-hitting as well, long-ranger effort, needed more support from his teammates. it was a one-handed pick-up from Jamal

Babar Azam run out 94 (49b 10x4 4x6) SR: 191.83

17.4
4
Abbas Afridi to Babar Azam, FOUR, A juicy fuller length ball outside off, that's bread and butter for him, creams his signature cover drive in the gap and earns a boundary, 7 away from a ton
17.3
1
Abbas Afridi to Maaz Sadaqat, 1 run, Man in form comes out to bat so late, doesn't make sense to me. Around the wicket, shorter in length with plenty of width, slams a cut to deep point
17.2
W
Abbas Afridi to Bryant, OUT, Back of the hand slower one on a length dancing in the channel, throws the kitchen sink and slices it to the man at short third, will have to take the long walk back to the pavilion, superb tumbling catch from Vince.

M Bryant c Vince b Abbas Afridi 7 (5b 1x4 0x6) SR: 140

17.1
1
Abbas Afridi to Babar Azam, 1 run, Over the wicket, fuller in length, nips back a fraction at off, front-footed straight drive to long-off

END OF OVER:
17 | 8 Runs 1 Wkt | PZ: 177/3 (61 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 10.41, RRR: 20.33)

  • Max Bryant7 (4b)
  • Babar Azam88 (46b)
  • Mir Hamza4-0-33-1
  • Aamer Jamal2-0-33-0
16.6
2
Mir Hamza to Bryant, 2 runs, Another pitch-perfect yorker on middle, digs it out back to Mir Hamza who gets hit on the right leg and looks in a lot of pain, cops a nasty blow right on the knee cap. They brought the stretcher out but he says he's fine and can walk
16.5
0
Mir Hamza to Bryant, no run, Pinpoint accurate yorker on middle and leg, shoveled back to Hamza
16.4
4
Mir Hamza to Bryant, FOUR, Misses the yorker length and gets punished, exhilarating stuff, belted out of the screws and in the gap at long-off

Zalmi 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st30Saim AyubMohammad Haris
2nd77Babar AzamSaim Ayub
3rd62Babar AzamT Kohler-Cadmore
4th9Babar AzamM Bryant
5th6Babar AzamMaaz Sadaqat
6th30Hussain TalatMaaz Sadaqat

Pakistan Super League

TeamMWLPTNRR
QG1072151.393
KK963120.514
LQ1054111.036
IU95410-0.044
PZ10468-0.293
MS10192-2.449