Tag: PSL 8

RAWALPINDI: Peshawar Zalmi’s batters put on a collective effort to power their side to a massive total of 197/5 before the bowlers steered them to a 24-run victory over Karachi Kings in the 17th match of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) season eight.

KK 173/8 (20 Overs)

Arshad to bowl the final over

KK 161/8 (19 Overs)

Wahab to bowl the 19th

KK 155/8 (18 Overs)

Aamer comes to bowl his last

KK 133/8 (17 Overs)

Omarzai continues

KK 124/8 (16 Overs)

Aamer replaces Arshad

KK 116/6 (15 Overs)

Omarzai replaces Wahab

KK 112/5 (14 Overs)

Arshad replaces Mujeeb

KK 105/5 (13 Overs)

Wahab replaces Aamer

KK 96/5 (12 Overs)

Mujeeb comes again

KK 87/4 (11 Overs)

Aamer continues

KK 80/3 (10 Overs)

Mujeeb continues

KK 77/2 (9 Overs)

Aamer Jamal comes to bowl his first

KK 71/2 (8 Overs)

Mujeeb replaces Wahab

KK 66/2 (7 Overs)

Omarzai continues

KK 55/1 (6 Overs)

Wahab continues

KK 42/1 (5 Overs)

Azmatullah Omarzai into the attack

KK 38/0 (4 Overs)

Wahab Riaz comes to bowl his first

KK 30/0 (3 Overs)

Arshad continues

KK 17/0 (2 Overs)

Mujeeb ur Rehman to bowl from the other end

KK 6/0 (1 Over)

Matthew Wade and Adam Rossington come out to bat for the Kings. Arshad Iqbal to bowl the first over.

KARACHI KINGS vs PESHAWAR ZALMI (2nd INNINGS)

RAWALPINDI: Peshawar Zalmi’s Haseebullah and Rovman Powell struck magnificent half-centuries to recover their side to post a decent total of 197/5 after Karachi Kings’ Mohammad Amir ran through their top order in the 17th match of the ongoing Pakistan Super League (PSL) season eight.

PZ 197/5 (20 Overs)

Akif to bowl the final over

PZ 176/5 (19 Overs)

Amir to bowl the 19th

PZ 164/4 (18 Overs)

Yamin replaces Amir

PZ 146/4 (17 Overs)

Akif comes back into the attack

PZ 132/4 (16 Overs)

Amir comes back

PZ 124/4 (15 Overs)

Imad to bowl his last

PZ 106/4 (14 Overs)

Shamsi comes to bowl his last

PZ 103/4 (13 Overs)

Imad continues

PZ 94/4 (12 Overs)

Shamsi comes again

PZ 89/4 (11 Overs)

Imad comes back

PZ 84/4 (10 Overs)

Shamsi continues

PZ 74/3 (9 Overs)

Akif replaces Imad

PZ 63/3 (8 Overs)

Tabraiz Shamsi into the attack

PZ 55/3 (7 Overs)

Imad Wasim comes into the attack

PZ 41/3 (6 Overs)

Yamin comes again

PZ 27/3 (5 Overs)

Akif Javed comes into the attack

PZ 13/3 (4 Overs)

Yamin continues

PZ 7/3 (3 Overs)

Amir continues

PZ 2/2 (2 Overs)

Aamer Yamin to bowl from the other end

PZ 2/2 (1 Over)

Babar Azam and Mohammad Haris come out to open for the Zalmi. Mohammad Amir to bowl the first over.

KARACHI KINGS vs PESHAWAR ZALMI (1st INNINGS)

RAWALPINDI: Karachi Kings have won the toss and opted to bowl first against Peshawar Zalmi in the 17th match of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) season eight on Wednesday.

PLAYING XIs

Karachi Kings: Matthew Wade, Adam Rossington, Tayyab Tahir, Shoaib Malik, Imad Wasim(c), Irfan Khan Niazi, Ben Cutting, Aamer Yamin, Mohammad Amir, Tabraiz Shamsi, Akif Javed.

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

HEAD TO HEAD

Matches 18, Peshawar Zalmi 13, Karachi Kings 5

RAWALPINDI: Karachi Kings have won the toss and opted to bowl first against Peshawar Zalmi in the 17th match of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) season eight on Wednesday.

PLAYING XIs

Karachi Kings: Matthew Wade, Adam Rossington, Tayyab Tahir, Shoaib Malik, Imad Wasim(c), Irfan Khan Niazi, Ben Cutting, Aamer Yamin, Mohammad Amir, Tabraiz Shamsi, Akif Javed.

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

HEAD TO HEAD

Matches 18, Peshawar Zalmi 13, Karachi Kings 5

LAHORE: The rock-bottom Quetta Gladiators got a major boost ahead of the second phases of the ongoing Pakistan Super League (PSL) season eight as South African bowling all-rounder Dwaine Pretorius joined the former champions on Wednesday.

The 2019 PSL champions United, who suffered a massive blow with Jason Roy’s departure for his national duty in Bangladesh, got a much-needed confidence booster ahead of their remaining matches as Pretorius joined the squad on Wednesday afternoon.

Taking to Twitter, the Gladiators announced the arrival of Pretorius for the remaining matches of PSL 8.

“T20 specialist bowler Dwaine Pretorius has joined [Purple Force],” wrote Gladiators.

T20 specialist bowler Dwaine Pretorius has joined #PurpleForce ⚡#WeTheGladiators #HBLPSL8 pic.twitter.com/zNORACYV1p

— Quetta Gladiators (@TeamQuetta) March 1, 2023

 

The former champions are currently struggling in the ongoing extravaganza as they sit at the bottom of the points table with just two points in five matches.

Sarfaraz Ahmed-led Gladiators need a strong comeback in a bid to hype up their playoff march.

The Gladiators next face defending champions and leaders Lahore Qalandars in their sixth fixture of the PSL 8 on Thursday.

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ISLAMABAD: English opener Alex Hales, who is set to represent Islamabad United in the ongoing eighth edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL), has landed in the country for the marquee event.

The two-time PSL champions United, who suffered a crushing 110-run defeat at the hands of defending champions Lahore Qalandars on Monday, got a major confidence-booster ahead of their home matches as their enterprising opener Hales joined the squad on Wednesday afternoon.

Taking to Twitter, United shared a picture of Hales’s arrival in the country.

“Just in: [Alex Hales] arrives in Pakistan,” wrote the PSL franchise.

🚨 Just in: @AlexHales1 arrives in Pakistan!#HBLPSL8 #UnitedWeWin #HaleStorm pic.twitter.com/RJ6rUXygY7

— Islamabad United (@IsbUnited) March 1, 2023

 

It is pertinent to mention that the United are in third place with six points after five matches, two points within the leaders Qalandars.

Meanwhile, the United will start their home matches on Friday when they lock horns with 2020 champions Karachi Kings, who hold the fourth spot in the standings.

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ISLAMABAD: Karachi Kings’ captain Imad Wasim hoped to continue the momentum achieved after the sensational win in the last game and earn a spot in the playoffs of the Pakistan Super League season 8. 

Talking to the media on Tuesday ahead of the Kings’ next PSL encounter against Peshawar Zalmi in Rawalpindi tomorrow, skipper Imad claimed that his side was playing a good brand of cricket overall and it was unfortunate that the team lost a few close-margin games.

“We are still in the competition,” he said, believing that the tournament would take a sharp turn if the Kings win their remaining four matches.

Commenting on his side’s strategy for the upcoming games in the event, he said, “We will try to cover those margins of two or three runs with our fielding.”

With the action now being shifted to Rawalpindi and Lahore after the conclusion of the Karachi-Multan leg of the PSL 8 where the Kings enjoyed overwhelming support from the home crowd, the skipper urged the people of the twin cities to show in numbers to support him and the team.

“This is my home ground,” he said about the Rawalpindi Stadium, adding, “conditions in the city are favourable for the batters and we always expect high-scoring games at this ground.”

Furthermore, the all-rounder lauded the youngster Tayyab Tahir for his match-defining half-century during the Kings’ 66-run victory over Multan Sultans on Sunday, saying it was unfortunate the side could not fit him in the earlier matches.

“I was always aware of his talent and knew that he was a top performer in domestic cricket.” he maintained.

“In fact, I used to tell him that you are just around the corner and whenever you get a chance just play the way you do in domestic.”

He also praised the emerging all-rounder Qasim Akram, calling him the future of Pakistan cricket.

“I am confident that Qasim will serve Pakistan in future,” he said.

“We could not play him just because we needed a hard-hitting option in the depth, so we thought Irfan Khan Niazi was more suitable for the role,” he added.

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ISLAMABAD: English wicket-keeper batter Adam Rossington arrived in Islamabad on Tuesday and joined the Karachi Kings squad as a partial replacement for his compatriot James Vince in the ongoing Pakistan Super League season 8. 

Rossington filled the void left by Vince who headed off to join the England team for its upcoming white-ball tour of Bangladesh on Monday.

Taking to Twitter, Karachi Kings announced the arrival of the wicket-keeper batter in the capital city where the team has been staying for its Rawalpindi fixtures.

JUST-IN: English wicket-keeper batter Adam Rossington arrives in Islamabad to join the #KingsSquad 🤝#YehHaiKarachi | #HBLPSL8 pic.twitter.com/0DxSw66vN2

— Karachi Kings (@KarachiKingsARY) February 27, 2023

Star opener Vince is set to miss at least the next three fixtures of the Kings due to his national duty. He is supposed to join the PSL again following the conclusion of the England tour of Bangladesh on March 14.

The right-hander had been a mainstay of the Karachi Kings’ batting lineup in the tournament. He scored a quickfire fifty from just 20 balls in the first of the two clashes against Multan Sultans last week.

It is pertinent to mention here that the 2020 PSL champions Kings will play Babar Azam-led Peshawar Zalmi in their next encounter in Rawalpindi on March 1.

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ISLAMABAD: Karachi Kings’ squad on Monday reached here to play their last four matches before the playoffs during the Rawalpindi-Lahore leg of the ongoing Pakistan Super League (PSL) season 8.

According to the details, the Kings’ squad checked in at the Islamabad International Airport before reporting at the team hotel here on Monday evening, ahead of their clash with Babar Azam-led Peshawar Zalmi.

Following their arrival, captains of both sides will hold pre-match press conferences ahead of their anticipated clash, scheduled on Wednesday.

Taking to Twitter, the Kings shared footage of their journey from Karachi to here.

𝙃𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙤 𝙄𝙨𝙡𝙖𝙢𝙖𝙗𝙖𝙙 👋#YehHaiKarachi | #KingsSquad | #HBLPSL8 pic.twitter.com/GYbxWZxcWt

— Karachi Kings (@KarachiKingsARY) February 27, 2023

 

It is pertinent to mention that the Kings, on the winning track with their dominating 66-run victory over leaders Multan Sultans on Sunday, will be aiming to continue their momentum against Zalmi.

The 2020 PSL champions currently hold the fourth spot in the standings with four points, followed by Zalmi with as many points.

READ: PSL 8: Batters dominate as Qalandars set United to chase 201

LAHORE: Lahore Qalandars put on a dominant all-round performance to thrash Islamabad United by a massive 110-run margin to go on top of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) eight standings.

Set to chase a massive total, the United bundled out for a meagre 90 runs in the 14th over to hand defending champions a dominating 110-run victory that propelled them to the top in the PSL 8 points table.

Earlier in pursuit, United were off to a decent start as their openers Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Colin Munro raised 41 runs for the first wicket before David Wiese dismissed the latter to hand a much-needed breakthrough to the Qalandars.

Munro could score 18 off 14 deliveries with the help of one boundary and a six.

The United then succumbed to another major setback at the brink of the power play when Gurbaz fell victim to Zaman Khan in the sixth over after a brief knock of a 17-ball 23 and top-scored for his side amid their dismal show with the bat.

Gurbaz’s dismissal triggered a match-defining collapse in United’s batting lineup and the visitors, consequently, were bundled out for a paltry 90 runs in the 14th over with Tom Curran offering brief resistance with his gritty 10-run knock.

Wiese led the Qalandars’ ferocious bowling attack with 3/17 while Sikandar Raza and Rashid Khan bagged two wickets each. Haris Rauf and Zaman Khan made one scalp each.

Opting to bat first, the Qalandars’ batters carried on their form as they post their second successive 200-plus total in the ongoing extravaganza.

The home side finished at a massive 200/7 in the allotted 20 overs, thanks to significant contributions by the majority of their batting lineup.

Earlier, openers Fakhar Zaman and Tahir Baig scripted a solid start for their side as the duo raised a 58-run partnership before United skipper Shadab Khan dismissed the latter in his first over to get a much-needed breakthrough for his side.

Tahir could score 20 off 17 deliveries, laced up with two boundaries and a six.

Fakhar soon followed his opening partner in the next over as Tom Curran castled the in-form batter to bring United back in the hunt as Qalandars slipped to 62/2 in 7.2 overs. He scored 36 off 23 balls, hitting five boundaries and a six.

Following his dismissal, Abdullah Shafique put on a crucial partnership with Sam Billings and made sure that their side stay on track of amassing a big total as the pair added 71 runs in just 38 deliveries amid their stand before the former fell victim to Tom Curran.

The right-handed batter top-scored for the Qalandars with his sensational 24-ball 45, which featured four boundaries and two sixes.

The hosts then lost three quick wickets in the middle overs as Hussain Talat (6), Sam Billings (33) and David Wiese (12) fell in the space of just 11 deliveries.

The Qalandars, however, soon recovered from the brief collapse as Sikandar Raza and Rashid Khan launched a counterattack on the United bowlers with their brisk 40-run partnership which ended with the latter’s dismissal on the second-last delivery of the innings.

Rashid played a crucial cameo of 18 runs in just 12 balls with the help of two boundaries and a six, while Sikandar struck an unbeaten 10-ball 23, smashing as many boundaries.

Curran led the bowling attack for the United with 3/34, while Shadab followed with 2/34. Hasan Ali and Abrar Ahmed struck out a batter each.

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LAHORE: Home side Lahore Qalandars have won the toss and elected to bat first against Islamabad United in the 16th match of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) season eight.

PLAYING XIs

Lahore Qalandars: Fakhar Zaman, Tahir Baig, Abdullah Shafique, Sam Billings (wk), Hussain Talat, Sikandar Raza, David Wiese, Rashid Khan, Shaheen Afridi (c), Haris Rauf, Zaman Khan

Islamabad United: Colin Munro, Rehmanullah Gurbaz, RVD Dussen, Shadab Khan (c), Azam Khan (wk), Asif Ali, Faheem Ashraf, Tom Curran, Hassan Ali, Zeeshan Zameer, Abrar Ahmed

HEAD TO HEAD

Matches 14, Islamabad United 9, Lahore Qalandars 5

KARACHI: Karachi Kings are set to leave the home city on Monday to play their last four matches before the playoffs during the Rawalpindi-Lahore leg of the Pakistan Super League season 8. 

According to the details, the squad reached Jinnah International Airport in the afternoon and will fly out to Islamabad in a short while.

On Sunday, the Kings played their final home game of the season and sealed a dominant 66-run victory over Multan Sultans to make a solid comeback in the tournament.

Taking to Twitter, the Kings also shared pictures of a few players waiting for the flight.

Ready to 🛫#YehHaiKarachi | #KingsSquad | #HBLPSL8 pic.twitter.com/NL9cq0WTD9

— Karachi Kings (@KarachiKingsARY) February 27, 2023

It is pertinent to mention here that the 2020 PSL Champions Kings will play Babar Azam-led Peshawar Zalmi in their next encounter in Rawalpindi on March 1.

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