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KARACHI: Hazratullah Zazai of Peshawar Zalmi has been tested positive for COVID-19 and will their first match against Quetta Gladiators today in Pakistan Super League (PSL) season 7. 

According to the details, Zazai joined Zalmi’s camp four days ago. In the latest COVID-19 testing, Zazai was tested COVID-19 positive. He will now remain in isolation until he returns negative.

Zalmi are scheduled to take Gladiators in their first PSL 7 match today at 7:30.

PSL 7 kicked off here at National Stadium on January 27 with a glittering opening ceremony. Karachi Kings lost the opening game against Multan Sultans by seven wickets.

READ: Multan Sultans beat Karachi Kings by seven wickets in PSL 7

Multan Sultans defeated Karachi Kings by seven wickets in the first match of the PSL 7

 

MS 126-3 (18.2 overs)

Sultans need six off 12 deliveries, Nabi to bowl his last over

MS 119-3 (18 overs)

17.5: Rizwan smokes the ball over extra-cover and reaches his first half-century of PSL 7 in 45 balls.

Imran comes back into the attack

MS 111-3 (17 overs)

Nabi continues

MS 109-3 (16 overs)

Taha comes back into the attack

MS 104-3 (15 overs)

14.5: Rossouw looks to play a reserve sweep but ends up nicking the ball behind in Clarke’s gloves, Umpire turns down the appeal at first. However, the third umpire overturns the decision after the DRS.

14.1: Nabi traps Maqsood, the right-hander looks to launch the ball out of the ground, marches forward but Nabi drags the ball away from him. Clarke, behind the wickets, made no mistake and knocks the bails off in a flash.

Nabi to continue

MS 99-1 (14 overs)

Gregory to bowl his third

MS 89-1 (13 overs)

Nabi to bowl his first

MS 86-1 (12 overs)

Umaid comes back

MS 82-1 (11 overs)

Taha continues

MS 71-1 (10 overs)

Gregory continues

MS 64-1 (9 overs)

Taha to continue

MS 59-1 (8 overs)

Gregory to bowl his first

MS 55-1 (7 overs)

Taha brought into the attack

MS 44-1 (6 overs)

Umaid comes into the attack

MS 38-1 (5 overs)

4.6: Ilyas gets the breakthrough, Shan looks to drive but fails to keep it down, Gregory is looming around the edge of the circle and hangs on to the catch.

Ilyas comes into the attack

MS 36-0 (4 overs)

Imran continues

MS 21-0 (3 overs)

Yamin continues

MS 8-0 (2 overs)

Imran comes into the attack

MS 1-0 (1 over)

Yamin to bowl the first over

KARACHI KINGS vs MULTAN SULTANS (2nd Innings)

KK 124-5 (20 overs)

Imran to bowl the last over

KK 116-5 (19 overs)

Willey comes again

KK 111-5 (18 overs)

17.5: Fuller ball on the leg stump line. Clarke flicks it straight into the hands of the Rossouw at deep midwicket.

Dahani comes back into the attack

KK 106-4 (17 overs)

16.4: Lammonby looks to pull but gets decided completely and the ball hits the middle stump.

16.1: Tahir tosses this one up, full and on the middle. Nabi looks to flick this away but gets the leading edge back to the bowler. Tahir leaps up and takes a brilliant catch.

Tahir to bowl his last over

KK 103-2 (16 overs)

Imran comes back into the attack

KK 95-2 (15 overs)

Willey comes back into the attack

KK 85-2 (14 overs)

Ihsanullah replaces Tahir

KK 81-2 (13 overs)

Khushdil continues

KK 76-2 (12 overs)

Tahir continues

KK 71-2 (11 overs)

10.4: Extra spin does it for Khushdil as Babar, who looked to heave the ball over the long-on boundary edged the ball towards the long-off fielder – Willey, who made no mistake and took an important catch.

Khushdil Shah comes into the attack

KK 68-1 (10 overs)

9.2: Sharjeel attempted to slog the ball but failed to read the googly, allowing Shan Masood to grab an easy running catch at backward point.

Tahir continues

KK 65-0 (9 overs)

David continues

KK 51-0 (8 overs)

Tahir to bowl his first

KK 46-0 (7 overs)

David comes into the attack

KK 41-0 (6 overs)

Dahani continues

KK 34-0 (5 overs)

Imran continues

KK 26-0 (4 overs)

Dahani comes to bowl

KK 24-0 (3 overs)

Willey continues

KK 12-0 (2 overs)

Imran comes into the attack

KK 3-0 (1 over)

Willey to bowl the first over for Sultans

KARACHI KINGS vs MULTAN SULTANS (1st INNINGS)

 

KARACHI: Multan Sultans have won the toss and decided to bowl first against Karachi Kings in the opening match of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) 7 here at National Stadium on Thursday.

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

Multan Sultans: Mohammad Rizwan (c), Shan Masood, Sohaib Maqsood, Rilee Rossouw, Khushdil Shah, Tim David, David Willey, Imran Tahir, Imran Khan, Shahnawaz Dahani, Ihsanullah

Head to Head Record (9 Matches)

Karachi Kings: 5 Matches

Multan Sultans: 2 Matches

No Result: 2

KARACHI: Pakistan Super League (PSL) 7 officially kicked off by chairman Ramiz Raja and Prime Minister Imran Khan in a glittering opening ceremony here at National Stadium on Thursday. 

“PSL 7 is starting from today. I wish all the teams best of luck and want them to fight till the last ball,” PM Khan said in a pre-recorded inauguration video.

In the opening ceremony, PCB chairman Ramiz Raja narrated the history of Pakistan’s cricket in a documentary directed by Oscar winner filmmaker Sharmeen Obaid Chinnoy. The documentary featured different phases of Pakistan cricket and their achievements.

The inception of PSL and its success to produce star players was also well described by the PCB chairman. Star singers Atif Aslam and Aima Baig performed PSL 7’s official anthem ‘Agay Dekh‘ with grace and pride.

Meanwhile, fans cheered glimpses of the brief opening ceremony. Home side Karachi Kings and defending champions Multan Sultans will take on each other in the opening match of the league.

READ: Mohammad Amir, Imad Wasim to miss PSL 7 opening encounter

The wait is about to end, the perks for PSL fans are just around the corner as national and international stars will lit up the seventh episode of the fastest growing franchise league today. 

From the glittering opening ceremony to the grand start with home side Karachi Kings taking on defending champions Multan Sultans, the stage is all ready to amuse cricket fans across the world.

With all-time bigger collaboration of tv rights, PSL 7 will be live telecasted all around the world.

The opening match will be played between the two captains who turned teammates to opponents. Fans favorite Babar Azam (Karachi Kings) and crowd puller Mohammad Rizwan (Multan Sultans) will lead up to the expectations of fans who will be in numbers across the world.

Reportedly, Mohammad Amir, Imad Wasim and Jordan Thompson will not be available for the opening match. Sultans whereas will have strong combination.

Eight thousand fans will watch the match live in the stadium whereas millions on Televisions and social media. The match will start at 7:30pm and will be live streamed on A Sports and PTV Sports.

KARACHI: Pakistan’s star all-rounder – Shahid Afridi, who is set to represent Quetta Gladiators in the seventh edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL), has tested positive for the widely spread virus, here on Thursday.

The 2019 PSL champions – Gladiators faced a major setback ahead of their first match tomorrow, as the experienced all-rounder Shahid has contracted the widely spread virus.

Following his contraction, the star all-rounder will quarantine at home following Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) protocols.

Taking to Twitter, the star all-rounder confirmed his contraction to the widely spread virus.

https://twitter.com/SAfridiOfficial/status/1486664556143431680

He will then be reintegrated into the squad after seven days of quarantine and a negative test.

Earlier, Shahid also suffered a back injury during the Gladiators’ practice session and was already doubtful to compete in the initial matches of the marquee event.

It is worth mentioning here that the Gladiators will start their PSL 7 campaign tomorrow against the former champions – Peshawar Zalmi at National Stadium Karachi.

READ: Mohammad Amir, Imad Wasim to miss PSL 7 opening encounter

KARACHI: Karachi Kings’ left-arm pacer – Mohammad Amir and all-rounder Imad Wasim are set to miss the opening match of the seventh edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL), here on Thursday.

The most followed franchise of the PSL – Kings faced a major setback ahead of their opening encounter against the defending champions Multan Sultans as Amir will not be able to play; suffering a side strain injury. Whereas, Imad will not be available for today’s match as his quarantine period is yet to complete on Saturday.

Moreover, another Kings’ pacer – Jordan Thompson will also be unavailable for today’s match.

On the other hand, Sultans Johnson Charles will also miss the opening match today.

It is worth mentioning here that the Kings will be taking on the defending champions – Sultans in the opening match of the PSL 7 today at National Stadium Karachi.

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KARACHI: The owner of the most followed franchise of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) – Karachi Kings, Mr Salman Iqbal shared that Babar Azam showed great involvement in the team after becoming captain.

Speaking in ARY News’ show Sports Room, Mr. Salman praised Babar’s leading skills and the way he got involved in team’s affairs as captain.

“Babar is a very good cricketer as we all know. But his involvement as captain is something impressed me. I witnessed a positive change in him,” Kings’ owner lauded.

“He now attends every meeting, shows dedication so I think we made right decision to appoint him our captain,” he added.

When asked about Peter Moores’s appointment as the Kings’ head coach, Mr Salman remarked ‘it was another wonderful decision for the team’.

“Moores is a very experienced coach. We have a lot of hopes that the team will do really well under his coaching,” he said.

Mr Salman termed Kings’ lineup ‘a really balanced team with a lot of all-rounders’.

“I think the Kings line-up is very well balanced. We have a lot of all-rounders since I along with our management – Wasim Akram and Moores think the team need more utility players,” he concluded.

READ: Karachi Kings to hold a final practice session ahead of PSL 7

KARACHI: Former English footballers, Michael Owen is likely to attend Pakistan Super League (PSL) season 7’s opening ceremony, scheduled on January 27 here at National Stadium.

According to the details, Owen is currently in the metropolis under the banner of Global Soccer Venture (GSV) which held ground breaking ceremony of Pakistan’s first-ever Soccer City Stadium.

Sources told this correspondent that Owen is expected to witness PSL 7’s opening ceremony tomorrow.

Meanwhile, Owen talked to media on the sideline of ground breaking ceremony on Wednesday.

“I am excited to be here and being a part of this soccer city stadium project which will revamp football scenario in the country,” he said.

“The talent here is exceptional and I am really looking forward to meeting some of them soon. I hope to return here and spend time to work for football,” he added.

Owen is scheduled to visit Lyari aka ‘Mini Brazil‘ tomorrow to meet some local footballers.

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KARACHI: Traffic Police of Sindh has revealed traffic plan for Pakistan Super League (PSL) season 7, scheduled to start on January 27 here at National Stadium. 

According to the plan, except for one track of Sir Shah Suleman Road, all linked roads to the National Stadium will be opened for public traffic. The decision was taken for public convenience.

Meanwhile, Sindh Security division shared the security plan for the matches. As many as 5650 security personals will be deployed around the stadium. Spectators are advised to bring their original CNIC and vaccination certificate to enter the stadium.

Parking for spectators have been arranged at Hakeem Saeed Ground. Shuttle service will be available for their commute to the stadium.

NCOC had allowed up to 8,000 fans to watch each match live from the stands at NSK. The event will start on January 27 with a short opening ceremony followed by opening encounter between Karachi Kings and defending champions Multan Sultans.

READ: Shahid Afridi likely to miss initial matches of PSL 7

KARACHI: Peshawar Zalmi confirmed unavailability of their head coach Darren Sammy and replaced him with James Foster. 

In a recent statement, Zalmi informed that Sammy will not be available for initial matches due to personal commitments.

South Africa’s Hashim Amla has been re-appointed as the batting coach of 2017 PSL champion side. Mohammad Akram will serve as the director and bowling coach of the franchise.

PSL 7 will start on January 27 here at National Stadium. Home side Karachi Kings and defending champions Multan Sultans in the opening match.

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