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Best performances - Batsmen

Babar Azam
Babar Azam
90(63) 12x4 - 1x6
Control %71%
  • Productive Shot
  • pull
  • 38 runs
  • 4x4 - 1x6
3 2 11 10 18 1 10 35
Shoaib Malik
Shoaib Malik
52(28) 5x4 - 2x6
Control %71%
  • Productive Shot
  • flick
  • 18 runs
  • 2x4 - 0x6
0 5 2 6 4 13 2 20

Best performances - Bowlers

Mohammad Umar
O4
M0
R22
W3
Eco5.50
RHB
OFFLEG
1W
1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
1W
Umaid Asif
Umaid Asif
O4
M0
R36
W3
Eco9.00
RHB
OFFLEG
1W
1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
1W

Scorer: Binoy George | Commentator: Momin Butt (@momin_cric)

END OF OVER:
20 | 19 Runs | KK: 164/6 (10 runs required, RR: 8.20)

  • Babar Azam90 (63b)
  • Lewis Gregory8 (6b)
  • Hussain Talat4-0-43-1
  • Wahab Riaz4-0-43-0

That's that from ESPNcricinfo's live coverage of Match 11 of PSL 2022. Don't forget us to join us again tomorrow for the double-header. For now, it's goodbye and goodnight from Momin Butt and the rest of the crew.

Wahab Riaz: "Teams putting runs on the board are faring better here in recent days since batting 2nd isn't as straightforward. Everyone is chipping in and adjusting to the conditions really well. Umar and Irshad were wonderful tonight, hats off to them, that's the kind of performances we need as a team from them and it will boost everyone's confidence."

Babar Azam: "The pitch was on the slow side and I think we leaked some extra runs in the middle and death overs. On the batting front, we couldn't get a partnership rolling. I tried to take it deep but we didn't work our way. Yes, it was to take the slower deliveries on, unfortunately we couldn't execute tonight. We would want to learn from tonight and not repeat our mistakes from here on."

Shoaib Malik is the player of the match. "You have to play your shots in this format, SR has to be 140-plus, openers gave us a good start too. I assessed the conditions as soon as possible and kept backing my strokeplay. We have played on this strip before and we realized bowling those slower deliveries was the way to go."

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Ajay: "Zalmi did not panic, they stuck to their plan, and defended good total. KK on other hand, just forgot how or when or who should take the Zalmi bowlers to the attack. "

Fawad Tariq: "Only if Nabi had scored a bit more than 10(10) when pitch was looking decent. I think that phase of the innings shifted the momentum towards Zalmi otherwise Babar's inning was fine considering he holds the innings and anchored it. Yes it's painful while scoring 90 but losing by 9 runs is better than losing by 30-40 odd runs as NRR is going to make a huge impact. "

11.15 PM: So Babar Azam's valiant effort of 90 off 63 balls goes in vain as Karachi Kings lose their fourth game on the trot. Much like their opposition, the Kings commenced sluggishly and were under pressure early when they lost two wickets with just three runs on the board. Babar went about the ship-steadying work with Ian Cockbain who looked terrific for his 31 off 19 on a slow pitch. But once he was dismissed, the Kings couldn't find someone to provide that impetus through the middle phases. With the Zalmi bowlers digging it into the pitch and offering no pace to work with, Babar and co found it difficult to up the ante and score as per the required rate. Mohammad Umar, in particular, was superb for his 3/22 that broke the back of Karachi's batting line-up. In the end, it was too much work to be done at the rear-end and Zalmi managed to secure what turned out to be a comprehensive victory.

Peshawar Zalmi have won by 9 runs

19.6
4
Hussain Talat to Babar Azam, FOUR, Four to end it for Babar, shortish, wide outside off, shuffles away outside leg and upper-cuts it over the backward point fielder, no one stationed there on the boundary and it scoots away to the skirtings
19.5
4
Hussain Talat to Babar Azam, FOUR, Four more! Rocks back to this slower delivery on the pads and helps it along its way behind deep backward square leg
19.4
4
Hussain Talat to Babar Azam, FOUR, Swatted away for four, short-pitched slower delivery, hangs back and pulls it away ferociously in front of deep midwicket
19.3
1b
Hussain Talat to Gregory, 1 bye, Shortens his length and takes the pace off again, Gregory is early into his stroke and fails to connect
19.2
4
Hussain Talat to Gregory, FOUR, Crashed through the covers, slower ball, wide outside off, stands tall and smokes it into the off-side. It screams away to the sweeper cover boundary
19.2
1w
Hussain Talat to Gregory, 1 wide, Slower delivery, very wide outside off, left alone

Kings 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st2Sharjeel KhanBabar Azam
2nd1Babar AzamSahibzada Farhan
3rd74IA CockbainBabar Azam
4th18Mohammad NabiBabar Azam
5th33Babar AzamAamer Yamin
6th0Imad WasimBabar Azam
7th36Babar AzamL Gregory

Pakistan Super League

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