KARACHI , February 21: Karachi Kings have defeated Peshawar Zalmi by 10 runs in 5th edition of Pakistan Super League at National Stadium in Karachi today (Friday).
Karachi Kings had set 202-run target against Peshawar Zalmi.
Chasing the massive target, LS Livingstone remained not out with 54 runs on 29 balls. Kamran Akmal could only make 43 runs on 26 deliveries. He was bowled out by Delport.
Jordan and Umaid Asif clinched two wickets each, whereas, Amir and Delport got one wicket each.
Earlier for Zalmi, Babar Azam looked in supreme touch and scored half century, helping his team set a big target for the opponents. Babar Azam and skipper Imad Waseem remained top scorers with 78 and 50 runs respectively.
Sharjeel Khan hit a couple of sixes before scooping one to Hassan Ali at long on. Cameron Delport too was in aggressive mode and scored 20 runs.
Kings’ right-arm fast bowler Hassan Ali grabbed two wickets and spinner Muhammad Mohsin clinched one wicket.
Peshawar Zalmi skipper Darren Sammy said: “A very good cricket pitch, most of our boys wanted to get a good look at it first and chase it in the end. Hopefully the players will showcase their talent. I feel at home when I am here.”
Karachi Kings captain Imad Wasim said: “We wanted to bat first as well. Runs on the board are very important. Great wicket to bat on, looks so flat. We are looking to get 170 plus runs.”
Peshawar Zalmi’s overseas players are Liam Dawson, Darren Sammy, Tom Banton and Liam Livingstone while Chadwick Walton, Cameron Delport and Chris Jordan are overseas players for Karachi Kings.
SQUADS
Karachi Kings: Chadwick Walton, Babar Azam, Sharjeel Khan, Iftikhar Ahmed, Cameron Delport, Mohammad Rizwan, Imad Wasim, Umaid Asif, Mohammad Amir, Chris Jordan and Arshad Iqbal
Peshawar Zalmi: Tom Banton, Liam Livingstone, Kamran Akmal, Haider Ali, Mohammad Mohsin, Shoaib Malik, Darren Sammy, Liam Dawson, Wahab Riaz, Hasan Ali and Rahat Ali.
Meanwhile, Multan Sultans easily defeated Lahore Qalandars by five wickets in the third Twenty20 match of the Pakistan Super League 2020 here at the Gaddafi stadium on Friday.
Chasing 139, the Sultans completed their victory, with 23 balls remaining, with the help of fine innings from Shan Masood (38), Rilee Rossouw (32) and Shahid Afridi (21 not out).
Earlier, Lahore Qalandars were restricted to 138 for eight in 20 overs after being put into bat by Shan Masood, captain of Multan Sultans.
Teams:
Multan Sultans: Shan Masood, James Vince, Rilee Rossouw, Moeen Ali, Imran Tahir, Khushdil Shah, Muhammad Ilyas, Muhammad Irfan, Shahid Afridi, Sohail Tanvir and Zeeshan Ashraf
Lahore Qalandars: Chris Lynn, Fakhar Zaman, Sohail Akhtar, Dane Vilas, Ben Dunk, Mohammad Hafeez, David Wiese, Shaheen Afridi, Usman Shinwari, Haris Rauf and Dilbar Hussain.-Agencies
