shimmes into the leg side, Ajmal follows him, Babar flicks it to long leg
United vs Kings, 10th Match at Sharjah, Feb 17 2017 - Match Result
RESULT
10th Match, Sharjah, February 17, 2017, Pakistan Super League
(13/13 ov) 90/8
(9.4/9.4 ov, T:68) 75/4
Kings won by 8 runs (D/L method)
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Islamabad United • 90/8(13 overs)
29 (22)
2/10 (3)
26 (14)
2/15 (3)
Karachi Kings • 75/4(9.4 overs)
47* (30)
2/7 (3)
8* (9)
1/10 (2)
12.10 am That's the end of our coverage tonight from the PSL. Thank you for joining us. Goodnight.
"It was quite tough, always nice to get points on the board. We didn't play as well as he should have, last night's game was one that got away," Sangakkara says, "babar is outstanding, he's probably one of the most exciting young talents I've seen. Also Usama, our legspinner, is a fantastic bowler. Good turn and bounce. It's a matter of attitude, once you get your career going, you have to work hard and keep improving. I'm not really sure there was a lot of momentum to be gained from this game, but a win's a win and it should help our confidence"
"You can't plan anything in a rain-affected game, and on this kind of pitch too. Still they played better than us," Misbah-ul-Haq says, "We could have scored 15-20 runs more, specially against the spinners. Usama, the way he bowled, that was the difference. Difficult in these sort of conditions. You are planning for 20 overs then 18 overs then 13 overs..."
12.00 am Babar Azam is the Man of the Match. He says he wanted to play positive. The coach simply told me to play my game and that's what I did. Happy to get a win in the tournament. Pressure isn't much, you have to change your game a bit in T20s but the pressure isn't too much. Wherever the team wants me to bat, I'll bat there.
The Islamabad team has not left the outfield, but the Karachi Kings and the umpires are all back in the dressing room seem quite happy to stay there. And now Dar and Illingworth make their slow walk back onto the playing area. They keep looking at their watches, and the gesture suggests they don't believe they have the time to finish the game. Yes, that's confirmation. The game has been called and Karachi have their first win of the PSL 2017 by eight runs via the DLS method. Only their third win ever.
Saveed: "Pakistan: Babar Azam New Zealand: Kane Williamson India: Virat Kohli Australia: Steve Smith England: Joe Root South Africa: ?????" AB de Villiers? Or if you want a newer vintage, Quinton de Kock
11.45 pm Oh wait, the rain is suddenly enough now for the umpires to drag the players off the field. The Duckworth-Lewis-Stern par score, we hear, is 67. Karachi are ahead and will win if this is the end of the game. All because of Babar Azam, who has made 47 while the next best score is the extras with nine. But we don't need to worry about all that because the players are coming back on the field. Actually it's a double take on the double take. It had been just a drizzle, but now it has become a proper shower and the groundstaff are being asked to put the covers back on the pitch.
Ahsan: "These groundsmen deserve alot of appreciation for the work they did today"
9.4
1
Ajmal to Babar Azam, 1 run
9.3
1
Ajmal to Imad Wasim, 1 run
slower through the air, but the length is still short and the line is still wide. Imad slaps it to deep point
9.2
3
Ajmal to Babar Azam, 3 runs
a little turn off a good length, Babar swings into the leg side, gets an inside edge to long leg. Shadab Khan keeps it to three. Such speed off the turf
9.1
1
Ajmal to Imad Wasim, 1 run
short and wide, Imad flat bats it to long-off
Karachi need 26 off 24 with Babar seven short of a fifty
end of over 99 runs
KK: 69/4CRR: 7.66 • RRR: 6.50
Babar Azam43 (28b 5x4 2x6)
Imad Wasim6 (7b)
Shane Watson 1-0-9-0
Saeed Ajmal 1-0-4-0
8.6
2
Watson to Babar Azam, 2 runs
uses soft hands and pats the ball just to the left of the stumps for a quick single. Point does well running in and underarming a throw at the stumps to try and catch Imad short at the keeper's end, but there's no one backing up. Overthrows
Dr gul: "I wish that karachi win this one so people of karachi chants karachi jeeti ga " karachi will win" will convert into karachi jeet gaya "karachi won". "
8.5
•
Watson to Babar Azam, no run
leg cutter deceives Babar as he shuffles across and pokes tamely outside the off stump
8.4
4
Watson to Babar Azam, FOUR runs
full on middle, Babar finds the gap to the left of long leg with a flick of his wrists again. Brilliant cricket.
8.3
1
Watson to Imad Wasim, 1 run
short and wide outside off, Imad cracks it to deep point
8.2
2
Watson to Imad Wasim, 2 runs
comes down the track, gets it high on the bat and it is almost a catch at deep square leg. Billings is the man haring in, moving towards his right as well and then puts in a dive as well. But he had no chance. Credit to his athleticism that he even made it look like a chance
8.1
•
Watson to Imad Wasim, no run
length ball, moving across the left-hander, Imad tries to hit it too hard through the covers and is beaten
Now for Watson. Karachi need 35 from 30 balls
end of over 84 runs
KK: 60/4CRR: 7.50 • RRR: 7.00
Babar Azam37 (25b 4x4 2x6)
Imad Wasim3 (4b)
Saeed Ajmal 1-0-4-0
Mohammad Irfan 3-0-7-2
7.6
•
Ajmal to Babar Azam, no run
inside edges a cut back to the bowler. Ajmal gets away with an over full of short balls
7.5
1
Ajmal to Imad Wasim, 1 run
thumps a flat delivery through the covers
7.4
1
Ajmal to Babar Azam, 1 run
back over the wicket and Babar pulls a short delivery from outside off to long-on
7.4
1w
Ajmal to Babar Azam, 1 wide
drifts it down the leg side, Babar refuses to play and his team collects a wide
7.3
•
Ajmal to Babar Azam, no run
comes down the track, but gets a toe-end to the flick and finds midwicket
7.2
•
Ajmal to Babar Azam, no run
on the pads and Babar flicks to square leg
stays around the wicket to the right-hander
7.1
1
Ajmal to Imad Wasim, 1 run
short and wide, Imad cuts powerfully to the man at deep point
Fahad Rahim: "Bring on Watto, Misbah!!!" Nope. It will be Saeed Ajmal instead, from around the wicket
end of over 76 runs • 1 wicket
KK: 56/4CRR: 8.00 • RRR: 6.50
Imad Wasim1 (2b)
Babar Azam36 (21b 4x4 2x6)
Mohammad Irfan 3-0-7-2
Imran Khalid 2-0-10-1
6.6
1
Irfan to Imad Wasim, 1 run
goes full on off stump, flicks it through midwicket
6.5
•
Irfan to Imad Wasim, no run
hangs back to the short ball on off stump and guides it to point
Imad Wasim is in now, and he has a short leg in place
6.4
1
Irfan to Babar Azam, 1 run
they chance Shadab's arm again! And it's Karachi's best batsman, he puts in the desperate dive and would have saved himself had it hit. So much happening off a dinky little tap to point
The par score by DLS right now is 47. Karachi are ahead
Match details
| Sharjah Cricket Stadium | |
| Toss | Karachi Kings, elected to field first |
| Series | |
| Season | 2016/17 |
| Player Of The Match | |
| Match days | 17 February 2017 - day (20-over match) |
| Umpires | |
| TV Umpire | |
| Reserve Umpire | |
| Match Referee | |
| Points | Karachi Kings 2, Islamabad United 0 |
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