Peshawar Zalmi 147 for 6 (Babar 51, Powell 30, Minhas 1-11) beat Karachi Kings 145 for 5 (Seifert 41, Naveen 2-22) by two runs
Peshawar Zalmi efficiently defended 147 to beat Karachi Kings by two runs in a nail-biter on Monday.
Zalmi moved to the highest of the standings and can play the primary qualifier within the playoffs on Thursday. Their opponent can be decided on Tuesday after the final round-robin sport between different qualifiers Multan Sultans and Quetta Gladiators.
Two-time champions Islamabad United are the opposite playoffs crew and can tackle the loser of Tuesday’s sport within the Eliminator on Friday.
Kings, who had been already eradicated from the playoffs race, completed fifth general with 4 wins in 10 matches, whereas defending champions Lahore Qalandars had a dismal marketing campaign with just one win and eight losses.
Kings got here agonisingly shut in reaching 145 for 5. Tim Siefert (41) and James Vince (21) gave their crew a resolute begin of 61 by smashing 12 boundaries between them. Then the batters had been strangled by Afghanistan quick bowler Naveen-ul-Haq( 2-22) and Saim Ayub, (1-18), within the center overs. Irfan Khan hit 39 not out and nearly gained it.
Left-arm spinner Arafat Minhas, who picked up 1 for 11, bowled essentially the most economical four-over spell of the league towards Zalmi.
