Springs down the track, loses his shape and chips it straight to Fuller at cover who sticks his hands out and takes a regulation catch. Karachi Kings get a consolation win and manage another massive victory over their arch-rivals by 86 runs!
Kings vs Qalandars, 30th Match at Lahore, PSL 2023, Mar 12 2023 - Match Result
Imran Tahir: "Always nice to finish like this when you have a tough campaign but glad to finish on a high note. Well, I need to be in the playing 11 to show these celebrations, unfortunately, I didn't get many opportunities and Shamsi bowled really well. Rawalpindi's pitch was very tough to bowl. I want to thank all the people who came here and supported us, it has been my dream to play in front of crowds in Pakistan. I am gonna be playing for Guyana and I am looking forward to it. I want to do something very special for the people of Guyana"
Lahore Qalandars, already through to the playoffs, rested Shaheen Afridi tonight and weren't at their belligerent best against their arch-rivals Karachi Kings. Imad Wasim decided to bat first and they got a decent total of 196 as Muhammad Akhlaq, Tayyab Tahir and Imad Wasim made handy contributions with the bat.
Rashid Khan copped up a nasty blow on the helmet off a bouncer from James Fuller and left the field. It remains to be seen what is the extent of his injury and whether he will play in the all-important Qualifier.
David Wiese said the conditions in Lahore offer a better balance between bat and bowl after a series of run-fests in Rawalpindi where bowlers struggled big time. He said the performance was down by 10-15 per cent and it felt different to not have Shaheen leading them into action.
The league stage completes with this 30th game and the playoffs will kick off on Wednesday when Lahore will lock horns with Multan. Karachi will head out of the tournament with a morale-boosting win. With that, I'll say goodnight. Thank you so much for your company!
Hfq: "KK should request PCB for at least 5 matches against lahore qalandars next season"
Shaheer: "I think KK really missed Mir Hamza. They could have won those games if they had him."
Zeshan: "Both batsmen need just 1 run to equal their best scores :)"
Hfq: "KK really missed the match finishers.....both in batting n bowling "
He is a smart operator and is super consistent! dug in short and not really fizzing through, mixing it up nicely as Haris goes for the full-blooded hook but can't connect
Pitched up just inside the tramlines outside off, he tried to carve that away over extra cover but it was quick and away from his levers, well-bowled!
Chips it over cover and gets a pair of runs with ease
Back of the hand slow ball on a length and angled in, he lifts it over midwicket, Tahir at cow corner runs in collects it on one bounce
Rising delivery outside off, shaping away from the batter who feels for it and misses
Yorker on middle and leg, pushes it down to wide long on
Swing and a miss and Rauf is livid with himself, screams in anguish
Smoked it! Swings this slow ball with vigour over square leg for back-to-back sixes, loose delivery frm Fuller and duly dispatched!
This time he connects and connects very sweetly, pummels this over midwicket to give the Lahore crowd something to cheer about
Missed smashing onto the off stump by a whisker! Shortens his length, doesn't offer a lot of pace and he was into the pull shot way too early
Kishan: "LQ look strong only when they bat 1st and set a total. Look ordinary while chasing a score. They need to fix this before the playoffs."
Yorker down leg side, he tickles it down to deep fine leg
Slower delivery on a length, floating outside off, leaves the hanging willow outside off and only grabs fresh air
Hurls down a bumper around the line off, tries to play an upper-cut, misses it
Going, going, going and gone! Clubs it over long-on gets a six
Short ball in the channel, threw his hands at it but can't connect
Back of a length, pace off, outside off, saunters to the pitch of the ball and tugs it away to deep square while swiveling off the backfoot
Punches it off the backfoot to cover
Arm ball pings the top of middle! Tried to whack it out of the park but didn't pick the length and was too early into the pull, the ball spun sharply as he left a big gap
Looped up on a length, tucked off the pads to square leg's left and they were struggling, dicey call for a run, shy at the non-striker's end, misses and it runs away to the boundary
1W | 1W | |||
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Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore | |
Toss | Karachi Kings, elected to bat first |
Series | |
Season | 2022/23 |
Player Of The Match | |
Match days | 12 March 2023 - night (20-over match) |
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Points | Karachi Kings 2, Lahore Qalandars 0 |
Over 19 • LQ 110/9