Khushdil, Warner help Kings seal last-over thriller
Warner top-scored with 60 while Khushdil chipped in both bat and ball for Kings
Warner top-scored with 60 while Khushdil chipped in both bat and ball for Kings
Scorer: Sudeep Poojar | Commentator: Rvel Zahid
Thank you for your company and your feedback throughout this close game which was full of ebbs and flows. For tonight, this is Rvel Zahid, signing off on behalf of Sudeep Poojar and the rest of the crew at Cricinfo. Goodnight
Khushdil Shah, Player of the Match: I am getting to bat up in the order this season for Karachi but this was a pressure game and the management asked me to bat down and I wanted to take the game till the end. When last over was left, I felt good because I knew a part-timer will bowl the last over so I felt easy at that stage. Karachi is giving me opportunity with ball and bat as I prefer and it's working well. I haven't bowled Babar for the first time, I am always after him and yeah it was a key wicket
David Warner, Karachi Kings Captain: I'm very very happy, another difficult wicket, we took some learnings out of last game. Khushdil bowled fantastically alongside Nabi. Told boys to keep taking the positive option. Knew when ball get softer, will be easier to bat and won't go up and down that much. It's about staying in there and assessing if you lose early wickets. Need to win a couple more now. I always said 150 was going to be a good total, to restrict them under that was fantastic. Thankfully the boys bowled very well upfront and at the death. For us it's about trying to get off to a good start. We have so much depth in this squad
Babar Azam, Peshawar Zalmi Captain: (Reflects on the game) I got out at the wrong time and the momentum shifted after that. Think we were 10-15 runs short. It's a bit difficult for new batters to get going. Our plan was also for one batter to bat deep just like Warner did for them but then their new batters found it difficult. Our bowling combination is getting settled now. We will try to work on our mistakes and come back stronger
Smartush: "Just one question, why they didn't gave the last over to Mitchell Owen?"
Shaheer: "Saim Ayub should've been bowled out when two lefties, Warner"
Wahid: "Karachi Kings are the T20 League equivalent of the Pakistan national cricket team--often unpredictable but capable of pulling off wins in tense, high-pressure situations. This is evident from their current second-place standing on the points table despite having a negative run rate."
Waqar : "@Uzair, That's Oracle level prediction about Babar's post match conference."
Quick turnaround for Karachi in 24 hours. The home side bowled splendidly tonight and adapted to the conditions better. It was a tough surface, as pointed out by both captains, and batters had to grind and dig in for runs. Luke Wood was superb with the new ball and did well at the death too. Zalmi weren't far from sneaking a win but Khushdil Shah - the clutch player - kept his composure till the end. The main architect of the win was David Warner who infused belief, found timely boundaries and played a fantastic knock to keep his side in the hunt
Talat will bowl the last over
Gorsi: "Big question here. Who will bowl the last over here?"
Warner top-scored with 60 while Khushdil chipped in both bat and ball for Kings