Lahore Qalandars v Karachi Kings Match 8 Highlights
Who will win this desi El-classico between the Qalandars and the Kings? I doubt you are going to read this article. Because why would you? There is no way you didn’t see the match live. But if there is a slight chance that you didn’t see this match, you can read about the highlights here. By the way, did you know that you can also see the live score here? From the toss to the match presentation, we will tell you everything. So sit back, and enjoy.
The updated HBL PSL 8 Points table
Match Details
The 8th match was played between Lahore Qalandars and Karachi Kings on 19 February 2023. Here are the match details.
| NATIONAL STADIUM KARACHI | |
| Match | Lahore Qalandars v Karachi Kings |
| Date | Sunday, February 19, 2023 |
| Time | 7:00 PM |
| Umpires | Ahsan Raza |
| Alex Wharf | |
| TV Umpire | Ruchira Palliyaguruge |
| Reserve Umpire | Tariq Rasheed |
| Match Referee | Roshan Mahanama |
Toss
Lahore Qalandars won the toss and chose to field first. Um, okay. Keeping this year’s tradition, I guess.
Playing 11
| KARACHI KINGS | LAHORE QALANDARS |
| Matthew Wade | Fakhar Zaman |
| James Vince | Mirza Baig |
| Haider Ali | Shai Hope |
| Shoaib Malik | Kamran Ghulam |
| Irfan Khan | Sikandar Raza |
| Ben Cutting | Hussain Talat |
| Imad Wasim | David Wiese |
| Aamer Yamin | Liam Dawson |
| Mohammad Amir | Shaheen Shah Afridi |
| Imran Tahir | Haris Rauf |
| Akif Javed | Zaman Khan |
1st innings
Karachi Kings ends with a total of 185 for 5, which might be significant as they look for their first win of the HBL PSL8.
They were invited to bat, and after removing Sharjeel Khan, they revised their opening pair, which worked. Vince and Wade, their foreign star bats, contributed 70 runs in just over 7 overs to build a solid foundation.
Contributions from Haider and Shoaib Malik followed that, but when Vince was dismissed at 124 for 4, they looked to ruin all of their early efforts.
But Imad Wasim pulled the innings together and hit an unbeaten 19-ball 35 to push them beyond the 180-run barrier. Dew may play a role, but the hosts will be hoping to snap their three-match losing streak.
Let’s look at the first innings summary.
| KARACHI KINGS 185-5 | |
| BATTING | BOWLING |
| James Vince 46(36) | Zaman Khan 1-34 (4) |
| Mathew Wade 36(24) | Haris Rauf 1-35 (4) |
| Imad Wasim 35(19) | |
2nd innings
The curse is finally over. Karachi won the match. They defeated the defending champs by 67 runs. Lahore did get out to a flyer with Baig, but once Zaman went down, Karachi took a grasp on the scoring pace.
Baig and Ghulam were able to form a partnership, but it took too long and lacked momentum, leaving Lahore farther behind in the second innings.
The asking price continued to rise, and it was simply a question of Karachi remaining calm, which they did admirably. Lahore’s pursuit unraveled in the second half of their session. Javed fared well with a 4-fer, but Imad and Tahir put all the heat on.
| LAHORE QALANDARS 118-10 | |
| BATTING | BOWLING |
| Mirza Baig 45(39) | Akif Javed 4-28 (3.3) |
| Kamran Ghulam 23(22) | Aamer Yamin 2-18 (3) |
| Sikandar Raza 18(12) | Ben Cutting 2-12 (1) |
Man of the match
The skipper Imad became the man of the match for his all-round performance. He took 1 wicket for 23 runs and scored 35 runs in 19 deliveries.
