This article will discuss the highlights between Peshawar Zalmis and the Karachi Kings 2024 Squad. This is the 2nd match of the HBL PSL 8. It was scheduled on 14 February 2023. The teams started their match at 7:30 pm. We understand you are here because you couldn’t watch the match live. It may be due to any reason. But don’t worry. We got you covered. So what are you waiting for? Hop on and read these match 2 highlights.
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Record of past 5 matches
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| Head-to-head record | |
| Date | Result |
| Wednesday, March 3, 2021 | KK won by 6 wickets |
| Tuesday, June 15, 2021 | PZ won by 6 wickets |
| Monday, June 21, 2021 | PZ won by 5 wickets |
| Friday, February 4, 2022 | PZ won by 9 runs |
| Sunday, February 13, 2022 | PZ won by 55 runs |
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Match details
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| National Stadium Karachi | |
| Date | Tuesday, February 14, 2023 |
| Time | 7:30 PM |
| Match | Peshawar Zalmi v Karachi Kings |
| Umpires | Ahsan Raza |
| Alex Wharf | |
| TV umpire | Ruchira Palliyaguruge |
| Reserve Umpire | Tariq Rasheed |
| Match referee | Ali Naqvi |
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Toss
Karachi Kings won the toss and elected to bowl first
Playing XI
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| Peshawar Zalmi | Karachi Kings |
| Babar Azam | Sharjeel Khan |
| Mohammad Haris | Matthew Wade |
| Bhanuka Rajapaksa | Haider Ali |
| Saim Ayub | Shoaib Malik |
| Tom Kohler-Cadmore | Qasim Akram |
| James Neesham | Ben Cutting |
| Shakib Al Hasan | Imad Wasim (c) |
| Wahab Riaz | Andrew Tye |
| Khurram Shahzad | Imran Tahir |
| Sufiyan Muqeem | Mir Hamza |
| Salman Irshad | Mohammad Amir |
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First Innings
Peshawar Zalmi had a slow start. They looked like they were going to smash the powerplay, but they lost two wickets due to Mir Hamza’s over. But, it was Babar and Tom who pushed the Zalmi’s to a great score. They posted a target of 200 for the Karachi Kings. Look at the innings summary and highlights to know what exactly happened.
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| Peshawar Zalmi Innings | |
| Batsmen | Bowling |
| Tom Kohler-Cadmore 92(50) | Mir Hamza 1-13 (2.0) |
| Babar Azam 68(46) | Andrew Tye 1-32 (4.0) |
| James Neesham 16(11) | Ben Cutting 1-29 (3.0) |
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Second Innings
Karachi Kings had a massive target. 200 is not an easy score to chase. And they stumbled at the start. They lost early wickets. But it was their lower middle order with Shoaib Malik and Imad Wasim. They pulled the team close to the target, but Shoaib Malik got out at a crucial moment. It was this moment that took the match out of Karachi’s palms. Check out the summary.
The PSL 8 Points Table is Also updated.
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| Karachi Kings Innings | |
| Batsmen | Bowling |
| Imad Wasim 80(47) | James Neesham 2-26 (4.0) |
| Shoaib Malik 52(34) | Wahab Riaz 2-34 (4.0) |
| Mathew Wade 23(15) | |
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Man of the match
Tom Kohler-Cadmore is the man of the match. He scored a blazing inning of 92 runs in 50 deliveries. TKM also took two catches. This was indeed an excellent T20 batting performance from Tom.