Karachi Kings defeated Lahore Qalandars by 3 wickets in the 26th match of Pakistan Super League (PSL) 9 at the National Stadium, Karachi.
LQ posted 177-5 in the allotted 20 overs. Half-centuries from Fakhar Zaman and Abdullah Shafique were aided by power-hitters David Wiese and Sikandar Raza at the end.
Leg-spinner, Zahid Mehmood, remained the most successful bowler as he recorded figures of 4-0-27-2. Hasan Ali was economical, but wicket-less, as his figures read 4-0-30-0.
It was surprising to see Shan not handing the ball to newbie Arafat Minhas.
Kings chased down the total on the last ball of the inning as James Vince top-scored with 42 runs. Emerging player, Irfan Khan Niazi, played a gem when he scored 35 runs at the end with a strike-rate of over 200. Shoaib Malik, finally, finished off in style with a boundary off the last ball.
Debutant Tayyab Abbas was impressive with his fast-medium bowling. He recorded figures of 3-0-23-2, taking crucial wickets of James Vince and Kieron Pollard.
Sikandar Raza’s off-spin proved to be economical as his figures read 4-0-23-1.
| Teams | M | W | L | N/R | PT | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1.  Multan Sultans Q |
8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0.967 |
2.  Peshawar Zalmi Q |
9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 0.148 |
3.  Islamabad United |
9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 0.227 |
4.  Quetta Gladiators |
8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | -0.635 |
5.  Karachi Kings |
9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 8 | -0.200 |
6.  Lahore Qalandars |
9 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 3 | -0.607 |
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