Karachi Kings 176 for 8 (Pollard 58, Malik 39, Hafeez 2-19) beat Lahore Qalandars 175 for six (Farhan 72*, Hasan 2-29, Hamza 2-31) by two wickets
Karachi Kings clinched a last-ball thriller to hand two-time defending champions Lahore Qalandars their fourth straight loss within the Pakistan Tremendous League on Saturday.
Kings gained by two wickets after defying a much-improved Qalandars tempo assault, led by Shaheen Shah Afridi (1 for 34), to attain 176 for 8 in precisely 20 overs in reply to Qalandars’ 175 for six.
However their departures in successive overs introduced Qalandars again into the sport, with Afridi that includes in each dismissals. Pollard skied a straightforward catch to cowl against the left-arm quick bowler within the sixteenth over, and Afridi took an excellent catch working backwards from mid-off to dismiss Malik in Haris Rauf’s subsequent over.
Rauf (1 for 22), who had taken only one wicket within the earlier three video games and conceded 110 runs, bought his rhythm again earlier than struggling a shoulder damage late in Kings’ chase.
Zaman Khan (2 for 25) bowled Daniel Sams, and that gave the inexperienced spinner Ahsan Hafeez 11 runs to defend within the final over.
Hasan Ali hoisted Hafeez for a six over huge mid-on off the primary ball. After the scores had been degree, Rauf broken his shoulder whereas holding on to a spectacular diving catch to dismiss Hasan. Mir Hamza reduce Hafeez to deep third off the ultimate ball to increase Kings’ second win in 4 video games. Kings are third with 4 factors, behind Multan Sultans and Quetta Gladiators.
Earlier, Farhan had counterattacked within the second half of the innings as Kings’ tempo and spin pinned down Qalandars to 59 for 3 in ten overs.
Shai Hope (21) smashed Tabraiz Shamsi (2 for 42) for 16 runs within the spinner’s ultimate over. Farhan and Linde mixed in a 54-run stand off the ultimate 26 balls.
