LAHORE: Muhammad Akhlaq struck a magnificent half-century on debut before bowlers bolstered Karachi Kings to a dominating 86-run victory over Lahore Qalandars in the last group fixture of PSL 8.
LQ 110 (18.5 Overs)
Umar to bowl the 19th
LQ 108/8 (18 Overs)
Fuller comes to bowl his last
LQ 96/8 (17 Overs)
Umar comes back
LQ 88/8 (16 Overs)
Imad comes to bowl his last
LQ 79/7 (15 Overs)
Tahir comes to bowl his last
LQ 78/7 (14 Overs)
Fuller replaces Imad
LQ 74/7 (13 Overs)
Tahir continues
LQ 71/5 (12 Overs)
Imad continues
LQ 66/4 (11 Overs)
Tahir replaces Fuller
LQ 57/4 (10 Overs)
Imad replaces Imran
LQ 56/4 (9 Overs)
Fuller continues
LQ 51/3 (8 Overs)
Imran Tahir comes
LQ 38/3 (7 Overs)
James Fuller brought in
LQ 31/3 (6 Overs)
Akif comes again
LQ 30/2 (5 Overs)
Umar continues
LQ 20/2 (4 Overs)
Akif continues
LQ 17/1 (3 Overs)
Mohammad Umar comes in
LQ 16/0 (2 Overs)
Akif Javed to bowl from the other end
LQ 11/0 (1 Over)
Fakhar Zaman and Abdullah Shafique come out to bat for the Qalandars. Imad Wasim to bowl the first over.
KARACHI KINGS vs LAHORE QALANDARS (2nd INNINGS)
LAHORE: Right-handed opener Muhammad Akhlaq struck a magnificent half-century on debut before Imad Wasim’s blistering 45 propelled Karachi Kings to 196/7 against Lahore Qalandars in the last group fixture of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) season eight.
KK 196/7 (20 Overs)
19.2: Good length on middle, he goes for the heave through the leg side but finds Talat at deep square who took a few steps to his left and caught it safely.
Zaman to bowl the final over
KK 190/6 (19 Overs)
18.4: Haris Rauf pitches it up, a deadly inswinging yorker that tenderises Cutting’s pad and would go on to hit middle and leg.
Haris to bowl the 19th
KK 169/5 (18 Overs)
17.5: Imad Wasim got too far outside the stumps as he tried to scoop it behind square on leg, was nowhere near the line of the ball and Zaman castles his stumps.
Zaman comes back
KK 159/4 (17 Overs)
Rauf replaces Dilbar
KK 145/4 (16 Overs)
Talat comes back
KK 136/4 (15 Overs)
Dilbar replaces Rauf
KK 127/4 (14 Overs)
Rashid comes to bowl his last
KK 120/4 (13 Overs)
12.4: Akhlaq launches it high into the air off Haris’ fuller delivery but not quite getting it far enough, David Wiese settles underneath the skier at mid-off and pouches it safely while reverse cupping it.
Rauf replaces Dadswell
KK 114/3 (12 Overs)
Rashid comes again
KK 111/3 (11 Overs)
Shane Dadswell brought into the attack
KK 103/3 (10 Overs)
Talat continues
KK 92/3 (9 Overs)
Rashid continues
KK 83/3 (8 Overs)
Hussain Talat comes to bowl
7.6: Talat strikes again! Akram spoons it straight to Dadswell at point who swallows it up with minimal fuss.
7.1: Talat bowls a slower one, Tahir picks up but miscues the ramp shot as Dilbar gobbles it up at fine leg and gets the danger man out.
KK 79/1 (7 Overs)
Rashid Khan comes to bowl after the powerplay
KK 68/1 (6 Overs)
David Wiese comes into the attack
KK 62/1 (5 Overs)
Haris Rauf comes in
KK 51/1 (4 Overs)
Zaman continues
KK 42/1 (3 Overs)
Dilbar continues
KK 24/1 (2 Overs)
Zaman Khan to bowl from the other end
KK 10/1 (1 Over)
0.5: Slightly shorter of a length and gets a hint of nibble outside off, Haider went hard at it and hits it straight down Kamran Ghulam’s throat at point.
Haider Ali and Muhammad Akhlaq come out to open the innings for Karachi Kings. Dilbar Hussain to bowl the first over.
KARACHI KINGS vs LAHORE QALANDARS (1st INNINGS)
LAHORE: Karachi Kings have won the toss and elected to bat first against Lahore Qalandars in the last group fixture of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) season eight on double-header Sunday.
PLAYING XIs
Plenty of changes for Karachi Kings and two changes including leadership for Lahore Qalandars as their regular skipper Shaheen Shah Afridi rests in his side’s final group fixture ahead of the qualifier.
Lahore Qalandars: Fakhar Zaman, Abdullah Shafique, Sam Billings (wk), Kamran Ghulam, Hussain Talat, Shane Dadswell, Rashid Khan, David Wiese (c), Dilbar Hussain, Haris Rauf, Zaman Khan.
Karachi Kings: Haider Ali, Muhammad Akhlaq, Tayyab Tahir, Qasim Akram, Irfan Khan Niazi, Imad Wasim (c), James Fuller, Ben Cutting, Muhammad Umer, Imran Tahir, Akif Javed.
HEAD TO HEAD
Matches 16, Karachi Kings 10, Lahore Qalandars 6
