Player of the Match
Player of the Match

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Best performances - Batsmen

DA Warner
DA Warner
60(47) 8x4 - 0x6
Control %80%
  • Productive Shot
  • flick
  • 12 runs
  • 1x4 - 0x6
17 1 11 1 12 1 9 8
Babar Azam
Babar Azam
46(41) 7x4 - 0x6
Control %70%
  • Productive Shot
  • flick
  • 11 runs
  • 1x4 - 0x6
4 8 9 5 4 5 1 10

Best performances - Bowlers

Khushdil Shah
Khushdil Shah
O3
M0
R20
W3
Eco6.66
RHB
OFFLEG
1W
1W1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
L Wood
L Wood
O4
M0
R28
W3
Eco7
RHB
OFFLEG
2W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
1W

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

19.3
4
Hussain Talat to Hasan Ali, FOUR, Over the wicket, tad short and outside off, swivels and says what's all the fuss about? Plays an exquisite pull off the backfoot in front of deep square and guides his team to the door of victory. Fantastic run-chase and an exhilarating game of cricket that kept us hooked till the end. In hindsight, giving this final over to Talat was a big gamble and it didn't pay off
19.2
1
Hussain Talat to Khushdil Shah, 1 run, Fraction short on middle, steps leg-side and drives it crisply to long-off
19.1
4
Hussain Talat to Khushdil Shah, FOUR, Around the wicket, short and wide, hammered away in the gap at deep backward point, Wood tumbles and can't get his hand to it; ideal start to the last over

Talat will bowl the last over

END OF OVER:
19 | 6 Runs 1 Wkt | KK: 139/8 (9 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 7.31, RRR: 9.00)

  • Khushdil Shah18 (15b)
  • Hasan Ali2 (2b)
  • Ali Raza4-0-32-2
  • Alzarri Joseph4-0-36-1
18.6
1
Ali Raza to Khushdil Shah, 1 run, Searching for the yorker, ends up as a low full-toss on middle, pushed to long-on, quickly intercepted and that prevents the second run; Ali has done a fabulous job. He has raised his credentials quickly in top-flight cricket
18.5
2
Ali Raza to Khushdil Shah, 2 runs, Around the wicket, fuller and angled into middle, worked to deep midwicket, rushing back for the second, throw not quite spot on and neither a clean pick-up from TKC

Gorsi: "Big question here. Who will bowl the last over here?"

18.4
1
Ali Raza to Hasan Ali, 1 run, Over the wicket, back of a length and slanted in at fifth stump line, presses it down to mid-off and canters across to other end. Nobody is leaving the stadium, it's very tense out there

Kings 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st0DA WarnerTL Seifert
2nd19DA WarnerJM Vince
3rd23DA WarnerSaad Baig
4th26DA WarnerIrfan Khan
5th21Mohammad NabiDA Warner
6th30DA WarnerKhushdil Shah
7th13Khushdil ShahAbbas Afridi
8th1Khushdil ShahAamer Jamal
9th15Hasan AliKhushdil Shah

Pakistan Super League

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