Tag: PSL 7

KARACHI: Young pacer Naseem Shah bagged his maiden fifer in Pakistan Super League (PSL) and lay down solid foundation for Quetta Gladiators as they beat Karachi Kings by eight wickets to make solid comeback in seventh edition of the league. 

It were openers Will Smeed and Ahsan Ali who scored 76 runs together to let Gladiators easily chase the target.

Earlier, Naseem helped his team bowl out Kings for 113 runs in fourth match here at National Stadium Karachi on Saturday.

Gladiators followed the trend and opted to bowl first after winning the toss. Kings’ batting line collapsed as they kept on losing wickets after regular intervals.

Skipper Babar Azam fought hard and scored 32 runs off 29 balls including four boundaries. He saw his batters collapsed in a hurry.

Aamer Yamin (20) and Imad Wasim (26) rescued Kings in middle overs as they scored some handy runs for their team. Imad struck two boundaries and a six whereas Aamer smashed two maximums and a boundary.

Apart from Naseem, Sohail Tanvir bagged two wickets while Mohammad Hasnain, Mohammad Nawaz and James Faulkner shared a wicket apiece.

Set to chase 114, Ahsan scored his second fifty in a row whereas Smeed scored 30 runs to start off things strongly for Gladiators. Ahsan remained not out for 57 laced with eight boundaries.

Skipper Sarfaraz Ahmed scored handy 16 runs including three boundaries to complete chase for the winning side.

Mohammad Imran was the lone wicket taker for Kings.

Quetta Gladiators defeated Karachi Kings by eight wickets and 25 balls to spare

QG 115-2 (15.5 overs)

Gladiators require 14 off 30 deliveries

Gregory continues

QG 100-2 (15 overs)

Imran continues

QG 85-2 (14 overs)

13.3: It’s a mix-up and Duckett perishes.

Gregory to bowl his first

QG 81-1 (13 overs)

Nabi continues to bowl his last

QG 78-1 (12 overs)

11.2: Smeed marches down the track and carves it over the off-side. It’s airborne but flat, Tom Lammonby takes a stunner, dives forward and gobbles the ball cleanly.

Imran comes back

QG 76-0 (11 overs)

Nabi comes again

QG 71-0 (10 overs)

Imad to bowl his last

QG 66-0 (9 overs)

Nabi continues

QG 61-0 (8 overs)

Imad comes back

QG 54-0 (7 overs)

Nabi comes to bowl his first

QG 51-0 (6 overs)

Ilyas continues

QG 34-0 (5 overs)

Imran replaces Imad

QG 28-0 (4 overs)

Ilyas comes into the attack

QG 19-0 (3 overs)

Imad continues

QG 13-0 (2 overs)

Yamen to bowl from the other end

QG 2-0 (1 over)

Imad to bowl the first over for Kings

KARACHI KINGS vs QUETTA GLADIATORS (2nd INNINGS)

Karachi Kings set a target of 114 runs for Quetta Gladiators in the fourth match of the PSL 7

KK 113 (17.3 overs)

17.3: Naseem strikes back! After being dismantled for a six, bowls a short ball. Imad looks to hook the ball but fails to clear the boundary rope. Naseem claims his best bowling figure in the T20s (5/20). Kings bundled out for 113.

Naseem to bowl his last

KK 107-9 (17 overs)

Tanvir to bowl his last

KK 100-9 (16 overs)

15.3: Ilyas looks to power the ball over the mid-wicket boundary but could not time the ball. Iftikhar settles himself well to take an easy catch at the deep mid-wicket boundary.

Naseem comes again

KK 94-8 (15 overs)

Tanvir comes back to bowl his third

KK 84-8 (14 overs)

Nawaz to bowl his last

KK 82-8 (13 overs)

12.4: Yamen attempts to sail the ball for the third boundary, timed the ball well but could not get the elevation. Naseem made no mistake and took a comfortable catch at the long-off boundary.

Faulkner comes again

KK 70-7 (12 overs)

11.5: Babar looks to drive another one for a boundary but gets deceived by the extra bounce, nicking the ball behind to Sarfaraz.

Hasnain comes back into the attack

KK 59-6 (11 overs)

Faulkner comes into the attack

KK 55-6 (10 overs)

9.1: Taha looks to turn the tables, attempts to heave the ball over long-on but fails to time the ball enough

Nawaz comes again

KK 46-5 (9 overs)

Iftikhar comes to bowl his first

KK 42-5 (8 overs)

Nawaz continues

KK 37-5 (7 overs)

6.3: Gregory looks to walk across the line but chops it onto the middle stump. Naseem gets his third

Naseem comes again

KK 33-4 (6 overs)

Nawaz comes into the attack

KK 30-4 (5 overs)

4.2: Two in two! Naseem gets Nabi for a duck, an outswinger and Nabi nicks the ball straight into the gloves of Sarfaraz

4.1: Strikes straightaway. Lammonby looks to pull the ball but does not get out of the sweet part of his bat, finds the short midwicket fielder who dives forward and gobbles it

Naseem comes into the attack

KK 26-2 (4 overs)

Hasnain continues

KK 18-2 (3 overs)

2.6: Tanvir on fire! Clarke looked to flick the ball for a single but gets an inside edge and the ball crashes onto the off-stump.

2.3: Tanvir provides an early breakthrough to the Gladiators. Sharjeel, who looked to pull the ball over the boundary, mistimed it and handed a simple running catch to Duckett.

Tanvir continues

KK 15-0 (2 overs)

Hasnain to bowl from the other end

KK 9-0 (1 over)

Tanvir to bowl the first over for the Gladiators

KARACHI KINGS vs QUETTA GLADIATORS (1st INNINGS)

KARACHI: Quetta Gladiators have won the toss and opted to bowl first against Karachi Kings in the fourth match of the Pakistan Super League (PSL), here on Saturday.

SQUADS

Karachi Kings: Babar Azam (c), Sharjeel Khan, Joe Clarke, Muhammad Nabi, Tom Lammonby, Lewis Gregory, Imad Wasim, Amir Yamin, Mouhammad Imran Jr, Mohammad Taha Khan, Muhammad Ilyas

Quetta Gladiators: Sarfaraz Ahmed (c), Will Smeed, Ahsan Ali, Ben Duckett, Iftikhar Ahmed, Sohail Tanveer, Muhammad Nawaz, Muhammad Hasnain, James Faulkner, Naseem Shah, Muhammad Ashar Qureshi

Head to Head Record

Matches- 12, Karachi Kings-5, Quetta Gladiators-7, N/R-0

KARACHI: Hailed from Larkana, Shahnawaz Dahani is known for his pace bowling and celebration style but now another talent adds up to his portfolio. 

In a video shared by the Pakistan Super League (PSL), Dahani sang a Sindhi language song to amuse his fans.

Blessing your feed with @ShahnawazDahani’s sweet voice 🎶 #HBLPSL7 l #LevelHai l #MSvLQ pic.twitter.com/HzQZEwav6e

— PakistanSuperLeague (@thePSLt20) January 29, 2022

Dahani took 20 wickets in PSL 2021 to become the best bowler in his debut season of the fastest growing franchise cricket league.

READ: Kings, Gladiators to lock horns in search of maiden victory in PSL 7

Babar Azam-led Karachi Kings and Sarfaraz Ahmed-led Quetta Gladiators will be locking horns today in fourth match of Pakistan Super League (PSL) season 7. The two teams will be in search of maiden victory in the tournament. 

Kings lost their opening match against Multan Sultans whereas Gladiators lost to Peshawar Zalmi in an exciting contest. The two teams under their fan-followed captains will by vying up to register their first victory in fresh episode of the league.

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HEAD TO HEAD

Kings have an upper hand over 2019 champions in their last five outings. Kings have won three out of the five matches.

EXPECTED SQUADS

KARACHI KINGS: Babar Azam (c), Sharjeel Khan, Joe Clarke, Muhammad Nabi, Tom Lammonby, Lewis Gregory, Aamer Yamin, Mouhammad Imran Jr, Mohammad Taha Khan, Umaid Asif, Muhammad Ilyas

QUETTA GLADIATORS: Sarfaraz Ahmed (c), Will Smeed, Ahsan Ali, Ben Duckett, Iftikhar Ahmed, Sohail Tanveer, Muhammad Nawaz, Muhammad Hasnain, James Faulkner, Naseem Shah, Muhammad Ashir Qureshi

KARACHI: Skipper Wahab Riaz and wicket-keeper Kamran Akmal have joined Peshawar Zalmi’s training camp after returning negative in COVID-19 test.

As per information released by the franchise, the two cricketers were tested negative in latest COVID-19 testing. The two did training with the team here at High Performance centre of the National Stadium.

On Friday, Shoaib Malik and Hussain Talat led Zalmi to maiden win against Quetta Gladiators in second match of PSL 7. The two batters partnered strongly to hand five-wicket victory to 2017 champions.

READ: Peshawar Zalmi beat Quetta Gladiators by five wickets in a thriller

KARACHI: Mohammad Rizwan and Shan Masood scored 150 runs together as Multan Sultans chased down 207 runs against Lahore Qalandars to win their second consecutive match in the Pakistan Super League (PSL) season 7 here at National Stadium.

Set to chase 207 runs, Rizwan and Shan made the run-chase too easy for Sultans who already had a win against Karachi Kings in their account.

In the first phase of the run-chase, Rizwan and Shan looked like in solid mood to chase it down quickly. Shan scored 83 runs off 50 balls including 14 boundaries and a six whereas Rizwan got out after scoring 69 laced with six boundaries and three sixes.

Needed 14 off last over bowled by Haris Rauf, Khushdil Shah smacked three boundaries and a six to finish it off for Sultans in style.

For Qalandars, Shaheen Shah Afridi bagged three wickets.

Earlier, Fakhar Zaman smashed 76 runs to set the tone for Qalandars to score 206-5 in 20 overs.

In a newly introduced bright red kit, Qalandars were sent into bat first after Sultans won the toss on good a sunny day. Fakhar and Abdullah Siddiqui soaked the sun so well and enjoyed smashing shots all around the park.

Fakhar gained massive attention with his firing shots before Sultans’ bowlers. The duo scored 89 runs together before Abdullah was caught at long-off on a tossed up delivery of Imran Tahir. The right-handed debutant batter scored 24 including three boundaries.

It wasn’t an end for Fakhar as he continued his powerful knock and joined hands with another debutant Kamran Ghulam to take Sultans on charge. Fakhar smoked 76 runs off 35 balls laced with 11 boundaries and two maximums.

Kamran struck three sixes and two boundaries to register his worthy contribution of 43 runs off 31 balls. David Wiese (13*) and Rashid Khan (17*) scored quick runs as Qalandars went past to PSL 7’s maiden 200+ score.

For Sultans, Shahnawaz Dahani, Imran, David Willey, Ihsanullah and Khushdil Shah managed to take a wicket each.

TOSS

Sultans won the toss and decided to bowl first against Qalandars

PLAYING XIs

Multan Sultans team: Shan Masood, *+Mohammad Rizwan, Sohaib Maqsood, Rilee Rossouw, Tim David, Khushdil Shah, David Willey, Imran Khan, Shahnawaz Dahani, Imran Tahir, Ihsanullah.

Lahore Qalandars team: Fakhar Zaman, Abdullah Shafique, Mohammad Hafeez, Kamran Ghulam, Samit Patel, +Ben Dunk, David Wiese, Rashid Khan, *Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf, Zaman Khan.

KARACHI: Wasim Akram – mentor and president of Karachi Kings, believes that Peter Moores brought a lot of new things with him as franchise’s head coach. 

Speaking in ARY News’ show ‘Bouncer’, Akram said Moores has vast experience of coaching in white-ball cricket.

“Moores brings in a vast experience of coaching in white-ball cricket. He has a good cricketing mind and brings a lot of new things to the team,” he said.

“Our players like Joe Clarke played under him and you can see their impact at such a young age,” the legendary cricketer said.

It must be noted here that Moores was appointed as head coach of Kings for PSL 7 following his vast coaching experience. Remember, Moores coached England’s team twice.

READ: WATCH: ‘Excited to work with Babar Azam’ Peter Moores

KARACHI: Peshawar Zalmi’s captain – Shoaib Malik led from the front to guide his side to a thrilling victory over Quetta Gladiators in the second match of the Pakistan Super League (PSL), here on Friday.

Set to chase 191, Zalmi’s captain – Shoaib’s magnificent fourth-wicket partnership with Hussain Talat anchored the run-chase for the side. The pair added an 81-runs partnership and put their side onto the driving seat despite an average start.

Shoaib remained unbeaten with his magnificent 48 off 32 deliveries, laced with one boundary and four sixes, while Talat top-scored for the side; scoring a terrific half-century. He scored 52 off just 29 deliveries; smoking five boundaries and two sixes.

Yasir Khan, on the other hand, also chipped in; scoring a quickfire 30 off only 12 balls, smashing four boundaries and two sixes.

For the Gladiators, Nawaz starred with the ball; taking three wickets, while Naseem Shah and James Faulkner struck out a batter each.

Batting first, Gladiators set a decent 191-runs target for the Zalmi. Right-handed opener Smeed carried his bat till the last ball of the innings; scoring a magnificent 97 off just 62 deliveries.

The 20-years-old missed his century by just three runs, looked to pull the last ball of the innings out of the park but failed to do so. He smashed 11 boundaries and four sixes in the course of his outstanding innings.

The Gladiators openers wreaked havoc on the opposition bowlers after being put in to bat. Zalmi’s shoddy fielding contributed to the team’s demise, with Sohail Khan dropping Smeed earlier and Imam ul Haq dropping Ali’s regulation catch at deep midwicket afterwards.

The pair recorded a stunning 155-runs opening partnership before Ahsan fell short on Usman Qadir’s delivery. The right-handed batter looked to slog the ball over the mid-wicket boundary but failed to clear the rope. He scored a quick 73 off just 46 deliveries; smashing eight boundaries and three sixes.

For the Zalmi, Usman and Sameen claimed two wickets each.

SQUADS

Quetta Gladiators: Sarfaraz Ahmed (c), Will Smeed, Ahsan Ali, Ben Duckett, Iftikhar Ahmed, Sohail Tanveer, Muhammad Nawaz, Muhammad Hasnain, James Faulkner, Naseem Shah, Muhammad Ashir Qureshi

Peshawar Zalmi: Shoaib Malik (c), Tom Kohler Cadmore, Yasir Khan, Haider Ali, Hussain Talat, Sherfane Rutherford, Ben Cutting, Sohail Khan, Usman Qadir, Sameen Gul, Pat Brown

The stage for Pakistan Super League (PSL) season 7 was lit up on January 27 after a glittering opening ceremony at Karachi’s National Stadium. 

Multan Sultans beat Karachi Kings by nine wickets in the opening game of the PSL 7. Now, Quetta Gladiators will play against Peshawar Zalmi in the second game today at 7:30 pm.

In absence of Wahab Riaz, experienced cricketer Shoaib Malik will lead the Zalmi side. Kamran Akmal and Hazratullah Zazai will also miss the match due to COVID-19.

On the other hand, Sarfaraz XI will miss their icon player Shahid Afridi who was tested COVID-19 positive earlier.

Head-to-head

In the last five matches, Zalmi beat Gladiators in four while they were victorious once.

READ: Zalmi’s Zazai to miss first match against Gladiators due to COVID-19

KARACHI: Peshawar Zalmi’s skipper Wahab Riaz is confident to prove himself as an all-rounder and make an impressive comeback in the national team. 

Speaking in ARY News’ show Bouncer, Wahab said he can bat, bowl and field too and wants to make a comeback as a complete all-rounder.

“I can bat at the top whenever needed. I can bowl too and give my best in the field. I will make a comeback as a complete all-rounder,” he said.

“Being a professional, my job is to give my best and deliver. Whenever I get an opportunity, I try my best to be on top,” he added.

While talking about Zalmi’s strength, Wahab credited players’ input in it. “Every player is important for us and we treat them equally. We give the same respect to junior and senior. So, such an environment is created so that players deliver on the field,” he concluded.

READ: Shoaib Malik to lead Peshawar Zalmi in the PSL 7 initial fixtures