In the 26th match of Pakistan Super League 9, Karachi Kings defeats Lahore Qalandars by three wickets in a nail biting match in National Stadium Karachi.
Karachi Kings captain Shan Masood won the toss and invited Lahore Qalandars to bat first.
Lahore Qalandars inning:
Playing first, Lahore Qalandars scored 177 runs for 5 wickets in the allotted 20 overs. On behalf of Qalandars, Abdullah Shafiq played an innings of 55 runs and Fakhar Zaman scored 54 runs. Shai Hope 9, Mirza Baig 4 and Shaheen Shah Afridi scored one run, David Wise 24 and Sikandar Raza remained not out with 22 runs.
On behalf of Karachi Kings, Zahid Mehmood dismissed 2 players, Anwar Ali and Blessing Muzarabani took one wicket each.
Karachi Kings inning:
Chasing the targer of 178, Karachi kings opener gave them a good start putting 59 runs on the board for first wicket.
From Karachi Kings, Tim Seifert scored 36, James Vince scored 42, Shan Masood 24, Irfanullah Niazi 35, and Shoaib Malik scored important 27 runs.
In the last ball of the 20th over, Karachi Kings needed 3 runs, and Shoaib Malik hits a four on the last ball and led the team to the victory.
Frim Lahore Qalandars, Tayyab Abbas took two while Shaheen, Zaman and Sikandar Raza took one wicket each.