PSL 9 – Karachi Kings v Lahore Qalandars Match 26 Highlights
It’s our desi El-Clasico boys. Yes, it is Karachi Kings v Lahore Qalandars. Who will win this time? The Lahore Qalandars 2024 Players lost the match last time. Were they able to take their revenge this time? Or will Karachi Kings end their disappointing PSL 9 campaign on a good note?
They played this match on 9 March 2024. But how did this match turn out to be?
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Match details
| NATIONAL BANK STADIUM | |
| Match | Karachi Kings v Lahore Qalandars |
| Date | 9 March 2024 |
| Time | 7:00 PM |
| Match number | 26 |
| Umpires | Aleem Dar |
| Richard Illingworth | |
| TV Umpire | Faisal Afridi |
| Match Referee | Ali Naqvi |
Toss
Karachi Kings won the toss, and they decided to field first.
Playing 11
| LAHORE QALANDARS | KARACHI KINGS |
|---|---|
| Fakhar Zaman | Shan Masood (c) |
| Mirza Tahir Baig | Tim Seifert (w) |
| Abdullah Shafique | James Vince |
| Shai Hope (w) | Shoaib Malik |
| Shaheen Afridi (c) | Kieron Pollard |
| Sikandar Raza | Irfan Khan |
| Ahsan Bhatti | Anwar Ali |
| David Wiese | Hasan Ali |
| Jahandad Khan | Arafat Minhas |
| Tayyab Abbas | Zahid Mahmood |
| Zaman Khan | Blessing Muzarabani |
First innings – Lahore Qalandars
| Lahore Qalandars 177-5 (20 overs) | |
| BATTING | BOWLING |
| Abdullah Shafique 35 (39) | Zahid Mahmood 2-27 |
| Fakhar Zaman 54 (35) | Anwar Ali 1-36 |
| David Wiese 24 (9) | Blessing Muzarabani 1-40 |
| TARGET | 178 RUNS in 20 overs |
- Shaheen Afridi is clapping from the dressing room, indicating that he is pleased with the score. However, the Karachi Kings may be pleased because this is a par score rather than a match-winning total.
- Fakhar Zaman regained his form at last and got the Qalandars off to a good start. Shafique took his time getting going, but he, too, reached fifty.
- The frustrating aspect is that the two failed to convert their beginnings.
- Raza and Wiese made cameo appearances at the end to take the score towards 180. It is now up to Qalandar bowlers to take their team to victory.
Second innings – Karachi Kings
| Karachi Kings 179-7 (20 overs) | |
| BATTING | BOWLING |
| James Vince 42 (27) | Tayyab Abbas 2-23 |
| Irfan Khan 35 (16) | Sikandar Raza 1-23 |
| Tim Seifert 36 (33) | Shaheen Shah Afridi 1-37 |
| RESULT | Karachi won by 3 wickets |
- What a thriller this was! It is not an easy task to win against a team that has nothing to lose, while you have got everything in the bargain. But Malik and Irfan made it possible for the Kings.
- They were under pressure as he stepped up to bat. But the veteran guard took his time, unloaded a couple of drilled hits, and eventually blasted one beyond point to send his side home with three minutes remaining. A huge triumph for Karachi.
- They were on a see-saw during the chase, but they just made it over the finish line. The crowd is pleased, as are the coaches and the captain.
- Some game! Shaheen produced a great final over, but Malik’s four off the last ball of his second last over ensured just 8 runs were required from the last over. Zaman bowled an incredible 5 balls before Malik got ahead of him. Even Lahore’s death overs king couldn’t defeat the Karachi Kings here.
Man of the match
It was the day for Irfan Khan. He propelled the team towards a high target by providing quick 35 runs early on. He was very happy about tonight’s performance. Irfan said he planned to play his natural game, which paid off.
