slower short ball outside off, pulled in the air, the man at deep midwicket tumbles and drops the catch. Peshawar, though, celebrate. Peshawar will face Quetta in the final in Lahore. Time for more selfies for Sammy's men. Peshawar take a lap of honour and thank the fans
Zalmi vs Kings, 3rd Qualifying Final at Dubai, Mar 03 2017 - Match Result
RESULT
3rd Qualifying Final, Dubai (DICS), March 03, 2017, Pakistan Super League
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Scorecard summary
Peshawar Zalmi • 181/3(20 overs)
104 (65)
1/31 (4)
37* (22)
1/32 (4)
Karachi Kings • 157/7(20 overs)
47 (26)
3/24 (4)
40 (31)
3/26 (4)
end of over 206 runs
KK: 157/7CRR: 7.85
Sohail Khan4 (6b)
Mohammad Amir8 (6b 1x4)
Daren Sammy 2-0-21-0
Chris Jordan 4-0-26-3
11.55pm Karachi Kings struggled to get the ball off the square in the Powerplay, then slumped to 35 for 4. Chris Gayle finally woke up, Pollard unleashed a barrage of big blows and suddenly Karachi threatened a heist. But Wahab held his nerve in the 18th over and took down Pollard. Jordan and Sammy then closed out the game, putting Peshawar in the final. They are, however, sweating on Afridi's fitness; he injured his finger in the 11th over of the chase while attempting a catch and went off the field. He did not return. Will he be fit for the big final on Sunday?
Shahid Afridi tweets: "Happier than ever to reach the finals, @PeshawarZalmi have shown their resolve for the title & my injury wont stop them from winning #HBLPSL"
Quetta Gladiators and Peshawar Zalmi will pick their foreign players for the final of the PSL from a list of 12
Presentation:
Kamran Akmal is the Man of the Match
Kumar Sangakkara, Karachi captain: Kamran batted well and put a lot of pressure on us. Polly tried his best for us, but we did not have enough partnerships. There was not enough grip [in this pitch] for the spinners. Having said that we have been outstanding, coming back from almost being out of the tournament. We will come back hard next year. All the best to the players playing in Lahore.
Darren Sammy, Peshawar captain: Having asked to bat first, I thought Kamran played an amazing innings. Polly and Gayle started the revival for them but Wahab and Hasan Ali showed the quality. At the end of the day we held our nerve and won it. Not only this year Peshawar had a massive following last year. This is an amazing team.
Najam Sethi, chairman of the PSL: It has been an extraordinary experience. This time the pitches have been bloody good. The team spirit that you saw was very rare. Our boys were interacting with the foreign players. We are now going to Lahore. It shows how far we have come.
That is all we have for you from this match. Do come back for the grand final, a re-match of the first qualifier between Quetta and Peshawar. Until then, goodbye and good night.
Abdullah Saleem: "Wahab Riaz is Man of the Match for me. Pollard almost took the game away from Zalmi when Karachi were almost done and dusted. But Wahab Riaz bowled exceptionally well...yorkers, slower ones, bouncers, everything. Absolutely amazing."
saimi: "Tears in the eyes of Wahab .Real hero today along with Kamran."
Ahsan: "Karachi was excellent in the middle overs, they would've surely qualified if only the top order had performed today"
19.6
1
Sammy to Sohail Khan, 1 run
Naseef: "Darren Sammy you beauty!!"
The Peshawar players line up by the edge of the boundary. Oh well, a fan runs onto the pitch with a mobile. He wants a selfie with Sammy. He has a big smile on his face and acknowledges him. Sammy, you superstar!
19.5
1
Sammy to Amir, 1 run
full slower ball on the off stump, slogged off the inside half to square leg
19.5
1w
Sammy to Amir, 1 wide
seam-up, full and wide outside off, another off-side wide as Amir lets it pass
19.5
1w
Sammy to Amir, 1 wide
Sammy has a sheepish smile. Full cutter outside off, left alone. Drifts past the guideline
19.4
•
Sammy to Amir, no run
dug in short and outside off, Amir swings and only connects with thin air
19.3
1
Sammy to Sohail Khan, 1 run
slower short ball outside off, slashed to cover. Sammy has his hand aloft. The celebrations begin in the Peshawar camp
19.2
•
Sammy to Sohail Khan, no run
slower dipping yorker on the off stump, Sohail can only dig it back to Sammy
Karachi need five sixes now
19.1
1
Sammy to Amir, 1 run
full and wide outside off, carved in the air to deep point
Karachi need 31 off the last over. Sammy to bowl it
end of over 198 runs • 1 wicket
KK: 151/7CRR: 7.94 • RRR: 31.00
Mohammad Amir6 (3b 1x4)
Sohail Khan2 (3b)
Chris Jordan 4-0-26-3
Wahab Riaz 4-0-24-3
18.6
1
Jordan to Amir, 1 run
the left-hander backs away outside leg, Jordan follows him with a full slower ball, which is pushed past him
18.5
4
Jordan to Amir, FOUR runs
back of a length on middle, Amir slinks away outside the leg stump and goes over a leaping extra cover
18.4
1lb
Jordan to Sohail Khan, 1 leg bye
very full on off, Sohail plays across the line and is pinned on the pad. Not given lbw by the umpire The ball rolls to cover and the batsmen pinch a leg bye. Kamran signals for a review. The ball brushed the front pad and then ricocheted onto the back pad. This is heading down leg. The on-field not-out call is upheld by the TV umpire
18.3
1
Jordan to Amir, 1 run
yorker on off, outside-edged to deep third man
18.2
W
Jordan to Imad Wasim, OUT
really full and wide outside off again. Jordan asks Imad to reach out for the ball. The batsman does so and slices a cut to backward point. Good, diving catch from Hafeez
Imad Wasim c Mohammad Hafeez b Jordan 24 (19b 1x4 1x6) SR: 126.31
18.1
1
Jordan to Sohail Khan, 1 run
pretty full and outside off, jabbed to cover
Sammy, Jordan, and Wahab converage
end of over 186 runs • 1 wicket
KK: 143/6CRR: 7.94 • RRR: 19.50
Sohail Khan1 (1b)
Imad Wasim24 (18b 1x4 1x6)
Wahab Riaz 4-0-24-3
Hasan Ali 4-0-21-0
Sammy turned to Wahab and the bowler responded with a six-run over, including the key wicket of Pollard. He finishes with 4-0-24-3
17.6
1
Wahab Riaz to Sohail Khan, 1 run
back of a length and outside off, carved away to short third man. The fielder fumbles, but that's just a single
Sohail arrives
17.5
W
Wahab Riaz to Pollard, OUT
Pollard goes and with it Karachi's hopes? Very full and wide outside off, Wahab forces Pollard to reach out for the ball. He throws his bat at it and thickly edges it behind. Kamran gulps it down. If Pollard had left that alone, it could have been an off-side wide
Kieron Pollard c †Kamran Akmal b Wahab Riaz 47 (26b 4x4 3x6) SR: 180.76
17.4
4
Wahab Riaz to Pollard, FOUR runs
back of a length and on off stump, Pollard biffs it away to the left of deep square leg. Muscular tug from the big man
17.3
•
Wahab Riaz to Pollard, no run
Wahab ventures wide of the crease, slips in a slower ball, beats Pollard again. He is through with the shot early. The ball bounces twice before reaching Kamran behind the stumps
around the wicket
17.2
•
Wahab Riaz to Pollard, no run
slower lifter outside off, beats Pollard on the hook
17.1
1
Wahab Riaz to Imad Wasim, 1 run
full and very wide outside off, sliced away to deep third man
Peshwar get into a mini-conference. Who will bowl this over? Wahab it is
Match details
| Dubai International Cricket Stadium | |
| Toss | Karachi Kings, elected to field first |
| Series | |
| Season | 2016/17 |
| Player Of The Match | |
| Series result | Peshawar Zalmi advanced |
| Match days | 03 March 2017 - day (20-over match) |
| Umpires | |
| TV Umpire | |
| Reserve Umpire | |
| Match Referee | |
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