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In the sixth match of Pakistan Super League (PSL) season 9, Karachi Kings defeated Peshawar Zalmi by 7 wickets.
By ; Nawaz Gohar
Playing first at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore, Peshawar Zalmi set Karachi Kings a target of 155 runs to win in the allotted 20 overs, Karachi Kings achieved the target by losing 3 wickets in the 17th over.
On behalf of Karachi Kings, Kieron Pollard played a stormy innings of 49 runs off 21 balls and was not out, his innings included 4 sixes and 4 fours, while James Vance stood out with 38 runs.
Among other players, Shoaib Malik scored 29 runs, Muhammad Akhlaq scored 24 runs and captain Shan Masood scored 12 runs. Peshawar Zalmi’s Luke Wood scored 2 runs and Waqar Salam Khel sent one player to the pavilion.
While playing first, the whole team of Peshawar Zalmi returned to the pavilion on 154 runs, Zalmi’s captain Babar Azam played an aggressive innings of 72 runs but it went in vain. Could not enter double figure.
On behalf of Peshawar Zalmi, Muhammad Haris 6, Tom Koehler 2, Aamir Jamal 1, and Luke Wood could only score 8 runs while Saeem Ayub, Muhammad Zeeshan and Waqar Salam Khel returned to the pavilion without opening their account.
From Karachi Kings, Mir Hamza and Hasan Ali scored 3, 3, Daniel Sims scored 2, while Muhammad Nawaz and Shoaib Malik scored one each to lead the way to the pavilion.
Karachi Kings had to face defeat in the first match against Multan Sultans while Peshawar Zalmi also failed against Quetta Gladiators.
On the PSL 9 points table, Kings are currently sixth while Zalmi is fifth. Multan Sultans are currently at the top of the table after winning both their matches.
Playing XI of Peshawar Zalmi; The Peshawar Zalmi team for this match includes Saeem Ayub, Babar Azam (captain), Mohammad Haris (wicket keeper), Tom Koehler, Kid Moore, Rowman Powell, Asif Ali, Aamir Jamal, Luke Wood, Muhammad Zeeshan, Waqar Salam Khel and Salman. Irshad was included.
Playing XI of Karachi Kings; Shaan Masood (captain), Mohammad Akhlaq (wicket keeper), James Vince, Shoaib Malik, Kieron Pollard, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Irfan Khan, Daniel Sims, Hasan Ali, Tabriz Shamsi and Mir Hamza are included in the Karachi Kings team for this match. were