- BATSMENRB4s6sSR15.4 tossed up on middle, Livingstone ventures a slog-sweep. He gets more height as opposed to distance. Holes out to wide long-on. It was good while it lasted. In fact, it was fantastic 157/117.5 Babar picks out deep midwicket. Looped up on middle, the batsman leans back and tugs it straight into the lap of Masood 171/316.5 Russell slips in a slower short ball outside off. Ingram reads the change-up but swings it straight into the lap of deep square leg 165/217.6 pushed through on the leg stump, Green hits a hard length and has Imad Wasim holing out to long-on. What an over from Green. Just four runs and two wickets off it 171/419.1 Junaid Khan rolls his fingers across a cutter, short and outside off. Raza had no clue, stepping out, swinging and missing. The keeper tracks down the ball and disturbs the stumps to catch Raza short. Well short 176/519.4 full-toss angling away outside off, Rizwan reaches out for the ball and slices it to Imad Wasim to deep third man. Good catch in the outfield, Hammad runs in and completes the catch diving forward 178/6Extras7 (lb 3, w 4)TOTAL183/6 (20 Overs, RR: 9.15)Fall of wickets: 1-157 (Liam Livingstone, 15.4 ov), 2-165 (Colin Ingram, 16.5 ov), 3-171 (Babar Azam, 17.5 ov), 4-171 (Imad Wasim, 17.6 ov), 5-176 (Sikandar Raza, 19.1 ov), 6-178 (Mohammad Rizwan, 19.4 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB Mohammad Irfan 3 0 25 0 8.33 5 3 0 1 0 CJ Green 4 0 32 3 8.00 8 0 2 2 0 Junaid Khan 4 0 40 1 10.00 5 5 1 0 0 Shahid Afridi 3 0 25 0 8.33 7 3 1 0 0 AD Russell 3 0 25 1 8.33 3 2 0 0 0 Mohammad Ilyas 3 0 33 0 11.00 3 0 3 1 0
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRB4s6sSR8.2 Maiden T20 wicket for Umer. He wheels away to deep midwicket to celebrate with Amir who took the catch there in the outfield. Masood pre-meditates a big hit. He shimmies out, but is nowhere close to the pitch, and winds up dragging it away to Amir in the deep 52/21.5 Amir draws a leading edge and Ingram throws himself forward from extra-cover to pluck it inches from the ground. Wonderful catch. Credit to Amir, too, for venturing a cutter that sticks in the pitch. Moores eyes up the leg side and winds up chipping a catch. That it was a catch was down to Ingram's athletic intervention 5/114.5 A run-out provides Karachi with a timely breakthrough. Evans gives himself some room, swings, off the pad and rolls behind to the keeper. Evans was ball-watching even as Malik was scampering across to the other end. Evans takes off late, Usman collects the ball and completes the run-out at his end 124/316.3 Pulled straight into the lap of deep midwicket. Raza takes the pressure catch in the outfield. Slower, short ball outside off. Malik aims a pull but only drags it away to Raza, who completes a fine tumbling catch 139/515.6 Amir has Russell nicking off. What a big moment in the game. Amir goes very full and wide outside off, Russell, who had stepped away outside leg, is forced to reach out for the ball. He only feathers it behind to the keeper 137/418.2 Afridi runs down the track, Amir hits the top of middle stump. Afridi swings and collects only thin air. Amir hits his target and celebrates as this game continues to twist and turn wildly 165/618.6 full-toss angling away outside off, Azam goes for a big hit - he has to - he bends his back knee can't clear Livingstone at long-off. Sparkling little cameo from Azam, but he can't get his side over the line. Just two wickets and four runs off the penultimate over from Amir. Gold 168/719.3 Green holes out to long-on. Excellent catch running in from Ingram. Slower offcutter, short on middle, messes up with the pull. Spliced to Ingram in the end 172/819.4 Sohail lets out an almighty roar after hitting the stumps. This isn't a yorker, though. Really full on middle, swerves in, Ilyas swings across the line but can't touch the ball 172/9Extras9 (lb 4, w 5)TOTAL176/9 (20 Overs, RR: 8.8)Fall of wickets: 1-5 (Tom Moores, 1.5 ov), 2-52 (Shan Masood, 8.2 ov), 3-124 (Laurie Evans, 14.5 ov), 4-137 (Andre Russell, 15.6 ov), 5-139 (Shoaib Malik, 16.3 ov), 6-165 (Shahid Afridi, 18.2 ov), 7-168 (Hammad Azam, 18.6 ov), 8-172 (Chris Green, 19.3 ov), 9-172 (Mohammad Ilyas, 19.4 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB Imad Wasim 4 0 22 0 5.50 8 2 0 0 0 Mohammad Amir 4 0 25 4 6.25 12 1 1 4 0 Sohail Khan 4 0 57 2 14.25 6 8 2 1 0 Umer Khan 2 0 9 1 4.50 6 1 0 0 0 Usman Shinwari 4 0 26 1 6.50 7 2 0 0 0 RS Bopara 2 0 33 0 16.50 1 5 1 0 0
Match Details
Toss
Karachi Kings , elected to bat first
Player Of The Match
Season
Hours of play (local time)
15.30 start, First Session 15.30-17.00, Interval 17.00-17.20, Second Session 17.20- 18.50
Match days
15 February 2019 - day/night match (20-over match)
Twenty20 debut
TV Umpires
Points
Karachi Kings 2, Multan Sultans 0
Match Notes
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 53 runs, 0 wicket)
- Karachi Kings: 50 runs in 5.5 overs (35 balls), Extras 2
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 35 balls (LS Livingstone 20, Babar Azam 30, Ex 2)
- Karachi Kings: 100 runs in 10.3 overs (63 balls), Extras 5
- LS Livingstone: 50 off 29 balls (5 x 4, 3 x 6)
- 1st Wicket: 100 runs in 63 balls (LS Livingstone 54, Babar Azam 45, Ex 5)
- Strategic Timeout: Karachi Kings - 105/0 in 11.0 overs (LS Livingstone 55, Babar Azam 45)
- Babar Azam: 50 off 39 balls (5 x 4)
- Karachi Kings: 150 runs in 15.2 overs (92 balls), Extras 6
- 1st Wicket: 150 runs in 92 balls (LS Livingstone 82, Babar Azam 67, Ex 6)
- Innings Break: Karachi Kings - 183/6 in 20.0 overs (RS Bopara 3, Sohail Khan 4)
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 38 runs, 1 wicket)
- Multan Sultans: 50 runs in 7.4 overs (46 balls), Extras 2
- Over 9.2: Review by Karachi Kings (Bowling), Umpire - REJ Martinesz, Batsman - LJ Evans (Struck down)
- Strategic Timeout: Multan Sultans - 77/2 in 12.0 overs (LJ Evans 43, Shoaib Malik 9)
- Multan Sultans: 100 runs in 13.2 overs (80 balls), Extras 4
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 31 balls (LJ Evans 15, Shoaib Malik 35, Ex 2)
- Shoaib Malik: 50 off 24 balls (5 x 4, 2 x 6)
- Multan Sultans: 150 runs in 17.2 overs (104 balls), Extras 7
Match Coverage
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