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LAHORE: Karachi Kings’ bowling coach Shaun Tait has praised Hasan Ali for his leadership within the team, particularly noting his support for young players.
While addressing the media in a post-match press conference, Shaun lauded Hasan Ali, hailing him as a leader.
“He [Hasan] is a sort of leader, I think sometimes he is a bowling coach, Tait said in a lighthearted manner.
Shaun Tait mentioned that he takes on a leadership role and makes an effort to support the younger players, highlighting his strengths as a bowling leader.
“He takes the leadership and he tries to help the younger guys. He is good in this regard as a bowling leader. I have worked with him in the past, and I don’t interfere with his bowling too much, now at this stage of his career, he knows what he is doing,” he remarked.
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Reflecting on the defeat against Quetta Gladiators, he said we should have won the match, urging the batters to take responsibility during pressure situations.
“We should have won today’s game. Someone from the batting unit needed to take responsibility and finish the game, ” said Tait.
It is worth mentioning that Quetta Gladiators edged Karachi Kings by five runs in the 15th match of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) 10 here at Gaddafi Stadium on Friday.
In pursuit of a target of 143 runs, the Karachi Kings ended up falling short, finishing their innings at 137 for 8 despite a strong start.
The innings began on a shaky note when captain David Warner was dismissed for just four runs by Mohammad Amir in the first over. Nevertheless, Tim Seifert and James Vince fought back aggressively, putting pressure on the Quetta Gladiators.
Together, they created a 50-run partnership for the second wicket, consistently finding the boundary and taking control.
The tide of the match turned when Quetta captain Saud Shakeel ended their partnership by dismissing Vince for 30 runs off 29 deliveries, leaving the Kings at 77 for 2 in the ninth over.
Seifert continued his aggressive batting but was taken out by Mohammad Wasim Jr. for a rapid 47 runs off 26 balls, which brought Karachi to 93 for 3 in the 12th over.
Karachi’s middle order crumbled under the mounting pressure. Shan Masood struggled, getting out for a disappointing 9 runs off 17 balls to Khurram Shahzad. Things worsened when Abrar Ahmed dismissed Khushdil Shah without scoring, followed by Amir, who took out Mohammad Nabi for only four runs.
Shahzad struck again, sending Abbas Afridi back for no runs, and Wasim Jr. further diminished Karachi’s prospects by dismissing Omair Bin Yousuf for 11 runs.
Despite a resilient performance from Hasan Ali, who scored 24 not out off 13 balls, the Kings fell short of their target, losing by five runs.
For Quetta Gladiators, it was an all-round bowling effort with Mohammad Amir, Abrar Ahmed, and Khurram Shahzad taking two wickets each.
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