Imad’s 80* goes in vain as Zalmi edge Kings in PSL 8 thriller

KARACHI: Karachi Kings’ skipper Imad Wasim and Shoaib Malik struck gritty half-centuries but Peshawar Zalmi managed to hold off the home side to claim a thrilling two-run victory in the second match of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) season eight.

KK 197/5 (20 Overs)

Khurram to bowl the final over

KK 184/5 (19 Overs)

Wahab comes to bowl his last

KK 176/4 (18 Overs)

Salman comes back

KK 158/4 (17 Overs)

Neesham replaces Salman

KK 147/4 (16 Overs)

Khurram comes back

KK 139/4 (15 Overs)

Salman replaces Shakib

KK 128/4 (14 Overs)

Wahab replaces Neesham

KK 118/4 (13 Overs)

Shakib continues

KK 97/4 (12 Overs)

Neesham replaces Salman

KK 91/4 (11 Overs)

Shakib replaces Sufiyan

KK 83/4 (10 Overs)

Salman replaces Khurram

KK 72/4 (9 Overs)

Sufiyan Muqeem comes in

KK 58/4 (8 Overs)

Khurram replaces Neesham

KK 49/4 (7 Overs)

Salman Irshad comes to bowl

KK 46/3 (6 Overs)

Neesham continues

KK 43/2 (5 Overs)

Shakib Al Hasan comes into the attack

KK 40/2 (4 Overs)

3.1: Good length ball, on middle and leg stump, Wade comes down the wicket and tries to hit it over mid-on, mistimed it and Kohler-Cadmore took a simple catch at mid-on.

James Neesham comes to bowl his first

KK 34/1 (3 Overs)

Wahab continues

KK 23/1 (2 Overs)

Khurram Shahzad to bowl from the other end

KK 6/1 (1 Over)

0.2: Back of length, just outside off, Sharjeel goes for the cut, ended up a thick outside edge in the gloves of Haris who took it with ease.

Sharjeel Khan and Matthew Wade come out to bat for Karachi Kings. Wahab Riaz to bowl the first over.

KARACHI KINGS vs PESHAWAR ZALMI (2nd INNINGS)

Peshawar Zalmi’s Tom Kohler-Cadmore and Babar Azam struck brilliant half-centuries to power their side to a competitive 199/5 against Karachi Kings in the ongoing Pakistan Super League (PSL) season eight.

PZ 199/5 (20 Overs)

Cutting to bowl the final over

PZ 191/4 (19 Overs)

Amir comes to bowl his last

PZ 176/4 (18 Overs)

17.1: Full ball, on off stump, took the pace off, Rajapaksa goes for the big hot, hits the toe of the bat and it goes high in the air and Cutting at long-on took a well-judged catch.

Tye replaces Tahir

PZ 171/3 (17 Overs)

Amir replaces Tye

PZ 162/3 (16 Overs)

15.1: Tossed up, on off stump, Babar tried to clear the long-on fence, mistimed it and Tye took a good catch at long-on.

Tahir replaces Imad

PZ 155/2 (15 Overs)

Tye replaces Tahir

PZ 139/2 (14 Overs)

Imad comes back

PZ 123/2 (13 Overs)

Tahir continues

PZ 116/2 (12 Overs)

Cutting continues

PZ 103/2 (11 Overs)

Tahir replaces Tye

PZ 90/2 (10 Overs)

Ben Cutting comes into the attack

PZ 82/2 (9 Overs)

Tye continues

PZ 77/2 (8 Overs)

Imran Tahir comes to bowl his first

PZ 64/2 (7 Overs)

Andrew Tye comes into the attack

PZ 58/2 (6 Overs)

Amir replaces Hamza

PZ 51/2 (5 Overs)

Imad continues

PZ 28/2 (4 Overs)

Hamza continues

PZ 22/2 (3 Overs)

Imad Wasim replaces Amir

PZ 19/2 (2 Overs)

Mir Hamza to bowl from the other end

PZ 11/0 (1 Over)

Babar Azam and Mohammad Haris come out to bat for Zalmi. Mohammad Amir to bowl the first over.

KARACHI KINGS VS PESHAWAR ZALMI (1st INNINGS)

KARACHI: Karachi Kings have won the toss and elected to bowl first against Peshawar Zalmi in the ongoing Pakistan Super League (PSL) season eight.

PLAYING XIs

Karachi Kings: Imad Wasim (c), Sharjeel Khan, Matthew Wade, Haider Ali, Shoaib Malik, Qasim Akram, Ben Cutting, Andrew Tye, Imran Tahir, Mir Hamza, Mohammad Amir.

Peshawar Zalmi: Babar Azam (c), Mohammad Haris, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Saim Ayub, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, James Neesham, Shakib Al Hasan, Wahab Riaz, Khurram Shahzad, Sufiyan Muqeem, Salman Irshad.

HEAD TO HEAD

Matches-17, Peshawar Zalmi-12, Karachi Kings-5