PSL 9: Kieron Pollard-led Karachi Kings thump Peshawar Zalmi

LAHORE: Kieron Pollard’s blistering half-century powered Karachi Kings to a thumping seven-wicket victory over Peshawar Zalmi in the Pakistan Super League (PSL) 9 at Gaddafi Stadium on Wednesday.

KK 157/3 (16.5 Overs)

Luke Wood to bowl his last over

KK 146/3 (16 Overs)

Irshad returns to bowl

KK 137/3 (15 Overs)

Salamkheil continues

KK 110/3 (14 Overs)

Zeeshan returns

KK 98/3 (13 Overs)

12.1: Salamkheil bowls a flighted googly turning away from off, lures Malik with the bait and he skedaddles down the track and attempts an ambitious loft but ends up getting stumped as Haris quickly whips off the bails.

Salamkheil comes from the other end

KK 91/2 (12 Overs)

Irshad replaces Salamkheil

KK 85/2 (11 Overs)

Zeeshan returns to the attack

KK 81/2 (10 Overs)

Waqar Salamkheil continues

KK 67/2 (9 Overs)

Aamir Jamal continues to bowl

KK 57/2 (8 Overs)

Waqar Salamkheil introduced into the attack

KK 51/2 (7 Overs)

Aamir Jamal replaces Wood

KK 48/2 (6 Overs)

Salman Irshad introduced into the attack

KK 41/2 (5 Overs)

4.3: Wood bowls another pinpoint accurate shortish ball right at the stumps, Akhlaq tries to disdainfully whack him through the leg side but ends up getting a top edge, which was caught by Haris.

Wood continues to bowl

KK 39/1 (4 Overs)

Mohammad Zeeshan continues

KK 20/1 (3 Overs)

2.2: Wood drags his length back and it tails in, Masood goes for the pull looking a bit ungainly, Powell at deep backward square almost spilt it, got it in his third attempt.

Wood continues to bowl

KK 20/0 (2 Overs)

Mohammad Zeeshan to bowl from the other end

KK 7/0 (1 Over)

Shan Masood and Muhammad Akhlaq come out to open for Karachi Kings. Luke Wood to bowl the first over.

Peshawar Zalmi vs KARACHI KINGS (2nd INNINGS)

LAHORE: A combined bowling effort by Karachi Kings booked Peshawar Zalmi at 154 despite Babar Azam’s valiant 72-run knock in the sixth match of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) 9 at Gaddafi Stadium on Wednesday.

MS 154 (19.5 Overs)

19.5: Waqar Salamkheil shuffles across his stumps, and wants to scoop that away, but misses the line. The umpire gives it out lbw but the batter wants to review it. Three reds on the big screen and the third umpire tells Ahsan Raza to stick with his original decision.

19.3: Luke Wood bashes the shortish ball at off and gets cramped for room, Irfan Khan Niazi charges in from deep cover and takes a stunning running catch.

Hasan Ali to bowl the last over

MS 148/8 (19 Overs)

18.3: Sams bowls around the wicket, slow yorker dipping in from outside off, Zeeshan pokes at it and Shan Masood takes a gem at extra cover.

Daniel Sams continues

MS 147/7 (18 Overs)

17.6: Hamza bowls a bit short and attacks the stumps while Babar moves across and wants to manoeuvre it to the leg side, but chips it back to the bowler.

17.2: Hamza bangs it in on a teasing off-stump line, Jamal tries to go big and jab it over the fielder in the ring, doesn’t time it well enough and presents a sitter to Shan Masood.

Mir Hamza to bowl the last over of his spell

MS 139/5 (17 Overs)

16.2: Asif Ali hit over the bowler’s head and hasn’t got the requisite power behind the shot, the fielder at long-on takes a sprawling catch.

Daniel Sams returns

MS 135/4 (16 Overs)

Hasan Ali to bowl from the other end

MS 121/4 (15 Overs)

Mir Hamza returns to the attack

MS 112/4 (14 Overs)

Tabraiz Shamsi to bowl the last over of his spell

MS 109/4 (13 Overs)

12.5: Powell inverses his stance to reverse sweep and loses the plot. The ball catches the top edge and shoots up in the sky. Mir Hamza takes a simple catch.

Mohammad Nawaz continues

MS 101/3 (12 Overs)

Tabraiz Shamsi continues

MS 88/3 (11 Overs)

Mohammad Nawaz returns

MS 83/3 (10 Overs)

Tabraiz Shamsi continues

MS 69/3 (9 Overs)

Hasan Ali returns from the other end

MS 61/3 (8 Overs)

Tabraiz Shamsi comes on to bowl

MS 55/3 (7 Overs)

Daniel Sams continues

MS 42/3 (6 Overs)

5.1: Hasan Ali bowls a hard-length delivery to Tom Kohler-Cadmore that straightens and disturbs the off-stump pole, through the gate.

Hassan Ali comes into the attack

MS 40/2 (5 Overs)

Daniel Sams replaces Nawaz

MS 30/2 (4 Overs)

3.1: Hamza bowls shortish and slanting across off; Haris tries to heave him over long-off and ends up launching high, Pollard settles under and pouches it comfortably.

Mir Hamza continues

MS 26/1 (3 Overs)

Mohammad Nawaz comes into the attack

MS 10/1 (2 Overs)

Mir Hamza to bowl from the other end

PZ 3/1 (1 Over)

0.1: Malik comes round the wicket, tossed up fuller and the ball rips through the stumps of Saim Ayub as he looks to drive it through the covers.

Saim Ayub and Babar Azam come out to open the innings for Peshawar Zalmi. Shoaib Malik to bowl the first over.

PESHAWAR ZALMI vs KARACHI KINGS (1st INNINGS)

LAHORE: Karachi Kings have won the toss and elected to field first against Peshawar Zalmi in the sixth match of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) 9 at Gaddafi Stadium on Wednesday.

Peshawar Zalmi: Saim Ayub, Babar Azam (c), Mohammad Haris (wk), Tom Kohler Cadmore, Rovman Powell, Asif Ali, Aamer Jamal, Luke Wood, Mohammad Zeeshan, Waqar Salamkheil, Salman Irshad

HEAD TO HEAD

Matches 19, Karachi Kings 05, Peshawar Zalmi 14

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