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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

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, Shoaib Malik, 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

RAWALPINDI: Usman Khan struck the fastest century of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) before Abbas Afridi’s five-wicket haul powered nervy Multan Sultans to edge Quetta Gladiators and put their playoff expedition to rest.

The Gladiators had a mountain to climb to stay alive in the tournament as the former champions needed to pull off the highest-ever run chase but eventually fell just nine runs short as they could accumulate 253/8 in 20 overs.

Mohammad Nawaz-led Gladiators were off to an unwanted start to pursuit as the side lost their last match hero Jason Roy (6) in just the second over with only 14 runs on the scoreboard.

Following an early setback, Martin Guptill and Omair Bin Yousuf kept the Gladiators in the hunt as they stitched a crucial 46-run partnership for the second wicket and almost kept up with the required run rate.

The pair looked to have settled down before Ihsanullah provided a much-needed breakthrough to Sultans as he removed Guptill, who scored a quick 14-ball 37 including two boundaries and four sixes.

The Gladiators were then jolted with another blow as Abbas removed Mohammad Hafeez (1) in the sixth over.

With the side struggling at 68/3 inside the powerplay, Iftikhar Ahmed joined young Omair in the middle and anchored the run chase with a 104-run partnership for the fourth wicket with scoring quick half-centuries.

Iftikhar, however, failed to stretch his knock as he fell to Abbas briefly after raising his bat, while Omair followed him in the next over, resulting in the Gladiators slipping to 178/5 in the 16th over.

Iftikhar struck 53 in 31 balls with the help of four boundaries and as many sixes, while Omair top-scored for the Gladiators with a 36-ball 67, featuring seven boundaries and three sixes.

Gladiators’ skipper Nawaz and wicketkeeper batter Umar Akmal kept their side in the hunt with a brisk 30-run partnership before Abbas struck twice in two deliveries to dismiss Nawaz (16 off seven) and Umaid Asif (0) and scripted Sultans’ comeback in the run chase.

Despite six wickets down, the Gladiators were still in the race at the back of Akmal’s cameo who was turning it on for his side with belligerent but Abbas struck on the first delivery of his next over to cut his fireworks short and completed his maiden PSL hat-trick.

Akmal smashed a 10-ball 28, hitting two boundaries and three sixes.

Following Akmal’s dismissal tailenders Naveen-ul-Haq and Qais Ahmed struck a seven-ball 17 each at the death but their cameos eventually turned out insufficient for the Gladiators to prevail.

Abbas led the bowling attack for the Sultans with 5/47 while Ihsanullah followed with two wickets. Anwar Ali, on the other hand, made one scalp.

Put into bat first, the Sultans made full use of the ideal batting conditions on offer at the Pindi Cricket Stadium here and accumulated 262/3 – the highest total in PSL – at the back of a scintillating century by Usman.

The new opening pair of Sultans – Usman and Mohammad Rizwan – charged the Gladiators’ bowlers right from the start as the pair took their side to 91/0 after the end of the first powerplay with Usman leading the baton charge.

The right-handed young batter was ruthless against his former franchise so much so that he overshadowed Rizwan, who was scoring at around 200 striker rate.

Usman kept on dominating the bowlers and struck the fastest century of PSL in 36 balls, breaking his teammate Rilee Rossouw’s record, who achieved the milestone in 41 deliveries.

His belligerent hitting soon took the Sultans past 150 at the halfway mark and thus, they were looking comfortable to become the first side to breach the 300-run mark in T20s.

Gladiators’ stand-in captain Mohammad Nawaz, finally found the breakthrough for his side as he got the dangerous Usman stumped on the first delivery of the 11th over.

Usman remained the top-scorer for the Sultans as he scored a quickfire 120 in mere 43 deliveries, laced up with 12 boundaries and nine sixes.

Following his dismissal, Sultans’ captain Rizwan looked to maintain their dominance over Gladiators and stitched a brief 30-run partnership with Rossouw, who perished cheaply for a nine-ball 15.

Rizwan then switched gears and led the attack from the front and soon brought up his half-century amid his third-wicket partnership with Tim David before Qais Ahmed got rid of him in the 15th over.

He scored a brisk 55 off 29 balls, smashing six boundaries and two sixes.

Kieron Pollard and David then made sure the Sultans did not lose their towards a massive total as the pair stitched an unbeaten 58-run stand at the backend.

David remained unbeaten with a 25-ball 43 which featured one boundary and four sixes, while Pollard scored 23 off 14.

For the Gladiators, Qais picked up two wickets while Nawaz could bag one.

RAWALPINDI: Quetta Gladiators have won the toss and opted to bowl first against Multan Sultans in the 28th match of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) season eight on Saturday.

PLAYING XIs

Quetta Gladiators: Mohammad Nawaz (c), Martin Guptill, Jason Roy, Omair Bin Yousaf, Mohammad Hafeez, Iftikhar Ahmed, Umar Akmal (wk), Qais Ahmed, Umaid Asif, Naveen-ul-Haq, Aimal Khan.

MULTAN SULTANS: Mohammad Rizwan (c & wk), Usman Khan, Rilee Rossouw, Tim David, Kieron Pollard, Khushdil Shah, Anwar Ali, Usama Mir, Izharulhaq Naveed, Abbas Afridi, Ihsanullah.

HEAD TO HEAD

Matches 10, Multan Sultans 6, Quetta Gladiators 4

RAWALPINDI: The 2019 Pakistan Super League (PSL) champions Quetta Gladiators are still in contention to qualify for the playoff of the ongoing eighth edition.

The Gladiators, firstly need to beat Multan Sultans by a big margin in their last group fixture to stay alive in the tournament with eight points in 10 matches.

They would then also want Islamabad United to beat Peshawar Zalmi by a hefty margin on Sunday to qualify for the final four.

The Gladiators need a swing of approximately 100 runs in their favour from the aforementioned games.

However, a defeat in their final fixture would result in their exit from the tournament and Peshawar Zalmi will automatically qualify for the playoff.

Meanwhile, Zalmi can qualify for the playoffs even if they lose by a close margin.

Quetta Gladiators need to win by ~81 runs to take their NRR above Peshawar Zalmi. But Peshawar Zalmi can qualify even if they lose (vs Islamabad United) by a close margin (~10 runs). So, Quetta need a swing of approximately 100 runs in their favour from these two games.

— Mazher Arshad (@MazherArshad) March 10, 2023

 

It is pertinent to mention that the Gladiators are currently at the fifth spot in the PSL 8 standings with six points in nine matches, while Zalmi are fourth with eight points in as many matches.

Defending champions Lahore Qalandars, Islamabad United and Sultans have already booked their spots in the playoffs.

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LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Saturday, charged Multan Sultans’ all-rounder Khushdil Shah for a level 1 breach of the PSL Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel during his side’s match against Peshawar Zalmi on Friday. 

According to the PCB, Khushdil has been fined 10 per cent of the match fee for the misconduct. The all-rounder was charged for disobeying an umpire’s instruction.

“Khushdil was charged for violating Article 2.4 that reads as, ‘Disobeying an umpire’s instruction during the match’,” stated PCB in a press release.

“The incident took place in the 15^th over of Multan Sultans’ batting, when Khushdil, twice in the over asked umpires to check the ball,” the statement added.

Meanwhile, the all-rounder has pleaded guilty to the charge and accepted the sanctions proposed by match referee Muhammad Javed.

It is apropos to mention that Rilee Rosssouw’s record ton powered Sultans to pull off the highest run chase in PSL to beat Peshawar Zalmi and confirmed their spot in the playoffs.

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RAWALPINDI: Rilee Rossouw struck the fastest century of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) and fired Multan Sultans to pull off the highest run chase to down hapless Peshawar Zalmi and into the playoffs.

In a bid to seal the playoff, the Sultans had a mammoth total to chase ahead of them as the former champions needed to pull off the highest-ever run chase, which they eventually did so with five balls to spare at the back of a scintillating century knock by Rossouw.

In pursuit of 243, the Sultans were off to an unwanted start; losing both their openers Mohammad Rizwan (7) and Shan Masood (5) inside three overs with just 28 runs on the scoreboard.

Following the slump, T20 specialist Kieron Pollard and Rossouw counter-attacked the Zalmi bowlers and stitched a match-defining 99-run partnership for the third wicket with both scoring quick half-centuries.

Pollard reached his fifty in just 22 deliveries after hitting three consecutive sixes to Mujeeb ur Rehman while Rossouw was even quicker as he conceded just 17 balls in the process and registered his name in the list of joint-fastest half-centuries in the league’s history.

The Zalmi then finally found a breakthrough in the 10th over when Wahab Riaz put an end to Pollard’s astonishing knock with a shorter delivery. He scored 52 in 25 deliveries, hitting four boundaries and five sixes.

The Sultans then endured another setback in quick succession as their in-form batter Tim David perished after managing to score just two and his side, consequently slipped to 148/4 in the 12th over.

Rossouw, on the other hand, continued his baton charge on the Zalmi bowlers and kept Sultans in the hunt with belligerent hitting, receiving significant support from Khushdil Shah, who scored 18 off 14.

Anwar Ali joined Rossouw after Khushdil’s dismissal and made sure the Sultans did not lose momentum in the run chase as the pair added vital 21 runs in 13 balls before Rossouw finally perished in the 19th over.

The left-handed batter top-scored for the Sultans with an astounding 51-ball 121, laced with 12 boundaries and eight sixes.

Meanwhile, Anwar, who had a forgetful outing with the ball in the first innings, held his ground firm and put on a match-winning partnership with Usama Mir, who played a crucial cameo of 11 runs in just three balls with the help of one boundary and a six.

The pair held their composure in the tense last two overs and steered their side to victory with five balls to spare.

Anwar stayed unbeaten on 24 off just eight deliveries, hitting two boundaries and a six.

Azmatullah Omarzai bagged two wickets for Zalmi but went for plenty, while Saim Ayub, Wahab, Arshad Iqbal and Mujeeb struck out a batter each.

Opting to bat first, the Zalmi batters made the most of the batting paradise of the Pindi Cricket Stadium as the former champions piled up a massive total of 242/6 in 20 overs.

Earlier, Zalmi openers Babar Azam and Saim carried on their magnificent form as the pair once again scripted a solid start for the side with both scoring brisk half-centuries.

Babar got to the milestone first in just 24 deliveries, recording his fastest fifty in the league’s history before Saim followed.

The pair once again looked comfortable trumping the record partnership of the league before Usama Mir got rid of Saim in the 12th over and handed a much-needed breakthrough to the Sultans.

The left-handed batter scored a brisk 33-ball 58, laced up five boundaries and four sixes.

Babar’s stay at the crease also remained brief after Saim’s dismissal as a short-pitch delivery by Abbas Afridi saw the end of his brilliant knock.

The Zalmi’s skipper scored 73 in just 39 balls, smashing nine boundaries and two sixes.

Zalmi then lost wickets at regular intervals but vital blitz by Mohammad Haris in the middle and Tom Kohler-Cadmore at the death powered the former champions to a massive total.

Haris struck a quickfire 35 in a mere 11 deliveries, hitting a boundary and four sixes, including three consecutive sixes to Sheldon Cottrell in the 14th over.

Kohler-Cadmore, on the other hand, was equally ruthless with his 18-ball 38 which featured four boundaries and two sixes.

Abbas led the bowling attack for the Sultans with 4/39 while Usama could pick up a wicket amid their forgetful day with the ball.

RAWALPINDI: As per the initiative of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) the ongoing Pakistan Super League (PSL) season 8 will observe ‘Pink Ribbon Day’ today for the breast cancer awareness campaign.

In the 27th match of the ongoing PSL 8, Multan Sultans lock horns with the 2017 champions – Peshawar Zalmi with the players of both teams donning pink caps and ribbons to promote awareness against the disease.

Moreover, the stumps in the Pindi Cricket Stadium were turned pink today, while the informative and awareness messages are being broadcasted on the big screens.

“In Pakistan, 1 in every 9 women may eventually develop Breast Cancer. We are happy to be partnering with Pink Ribbon to increase public awareness of Breast Cancer. Today we go pink,” wrote PSL on Twitter.

In Pakistan, 1 in every 9 women may eventually develop Breast Cancer. We are happy to be partnering with Pink Ribbon to increase public awareness of Breast Cancer.

Today we go pink #PinkRibbon 🎀#HBLPSL8 | #SabSitarayHumaray | #PZvMS pic.twitter.com/63OnptJaH9

— PakistanSuperLeague (@thePSLt20) March 10, 2023

 

It is worth mentioning that the two former champions Sultans and Zalmi are up against each other to book their spot in the playoff as both teams have eight points each after as many matches.

READ: Peshawar Zalmi win toss, elect to bat first against Multan Sultans

RAWALPINDI: Peshawar Zalmi have won the toss and elected to bat first against Multan Sultans in the 27th match of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) season eight on Friday.

PLAYING XIs

Peshawar Zalmi: Babar Azam (c), Mohammad Haris, Saim Ayub, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Rovman Powell, Haseebullah Khan, Azmatullah Omarzai, Wahab Riaz, Usman Qadir, Arshad Iqbal, Mujeeb Ur Rehman.

Multan Sultans: Shan Masood, Mohammad Rizwan (c), Rilee Rossouw, Tim David, Khushdil Shah, Kieron Pollard, Anwar Ali, Usama Mir, Abbas Afridi, Sheldon Cottrell, Ihsanullah.

HEAD TO HEAD

Matches 12, Multan Sultans 9, Peshawar Zalmi 3

LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Friday, provided an update regarding the changes in the teams’ squads for the remaining matches of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) season eight.

According to the details, the foreign players from South Africa and West Indies, who were partially available for the ongoing extravaganza, are set to leave for their respective national duties as the two teams take on each other in a three-match T20I series later this month.

Multan Sultans’ Akeal Hossein, Peshawar Zalmi’s Rovman Powell and Quetta Gladiators’ Odean Smith, will sign off from the league after tonight’s fixture between Sultans and Zalmi.

Islamabad United’s Rassie van der Dussen will depart today, while Sultans’ David Miller will sign off after his side’s last group fixture on Saturday.

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