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KARACHI: Karachi Kings’ left-arm pacer Mir Hamza has been ruled out of the remainder of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) eight due to an injury.

According to the details, Hamza fractured one of his fingers amid his side’s opening clash against Peshawar Zalmi on Tuesday which resulted in him ruling out of the ongoing marquee league.

The Kings are yet to announce Hamza’s replacement for the remainder of the league.

Taking to Twitter, Hamza’s PSL franchise Kings confirmed that the pacer fractured one of his fingers due to which he has been ruled out of the ongoing season.

“Fast bowler Mir Hamza has been ruled out of [PSL 8] due to a fractured finger,” wrote Kings.

“Our thoughts are with him, and we wish him a speedy recovery. The Karachi Kings family is with you, Mir!” Kings added.

Fast bowler Mir Hamza has been ruled out of #HBLPSL8 due to a fractured finger.

Our thoughts are with him, and we wish him a speedy recovery. The Karachi Kings family is with you, Mir!#YehHaiKarachi | #KingsSquad pic.twitter.com/3nPlpY2NN5

— Karachi Kings (@KarachiKingsARY) February 15, 2023

 

Hamza was part of the Kings’ Playing XI during their two-run defeat against Zalmi in their opening match of PSL 8 on Tuesday.

The left-arm pacer could bowl two overs in the thriller against Zalmi and picked up a wicket for 13 runs.

It is pertinent to mention that the Kings will lock horns with Islamabad United in their second PSL 8 fixture on Thursday.

MULTAN: Multan Sultan’s young pacer Ihsanullah wreaked havoc over the strong Quetta Gladiators batting lineup before Rilee Rossouw powered the home side to a dominating nine-wicket victory with an unbeaten 78-run knock.

Set to chase a mere 111, the Sultans sealed the victory in style in the 14th over as Rossouw smashed back-to-back sixes to Mohammad Nawaz and finished as the top-scorer with an unbeaten 78.

The Sultans had a shaky start to the run chase as Shan Masood fell on the first delivery on the second over after managing to score a mere three.

Following the early hiccup, Sultans’ skipper Mohammad Rizwan anchored the run chase with Rossouw as the duo put on a match-winning 108-run partnership and made sure his side claim two valuable points.

Rossouw was the core aggressor of the match-winning partnership as he scored a quickfire 78 off just 42 deliveries, laced with nine boundaries and three sixes, while Rizwan remained unbeaten on 34-ball 28.

Nuwan Thusara, who provided the Gladiators with an early breakthrough, remained the only bowler to pick up a wicket for the touring side.

Put into bat first, the Sultans’ pacers dominated a star-studded Gladiators’ batting lineup and bundled them out for a mere 110 runs in the 19th over.

The Gladiators found themselves in trouble against Sultans’ bowling attack right from the start as Sameen Gul handed the home side an early breakthrough in the second over by removing Martin Guptill (7) with just 10 runs on the scoreboard.

Hard-hitting opening batter Jason Roy then put on a brief second-wicket partnership with young Abdul Wahid Bangalzai before the latter perished after scoring a mere one.

The Gladiators then began to lose wickets at an alarming rate with Ihsanullah running through their lineup with five wickets in his first three overs, and eventually ended up with the seventh-best bowling figures of PSL’s history.

The side slipped from 33/1 to 68/8 in the span of just 52 deliveries before experienced batter Mohammad Hafeez alongside Mohammad Hasnain began the recovery.

The pair added a vital 31 runs for the ninth-wicket stand before Hasnain perished in an attempt to hit back-to-back sixes. He scored 22 off 20 deliveries with the help of two boundaries and a six.

Roy, however, remained the top-scorer for the Gladiators with 27 off 18 deliveries, while Hafeez could score 18 off 15.

Ihsanullah led the bowling attack for the Sultans with 5/12, while Abbas Afridi and Sameen bagged two wickets each.

READ: Ihsanullah registers seventh-best bowling figures of PSL

MULTAN: Young pacer Ihsanullah registered himself in the record books of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) as the right-arm pacer returned with seventh-best bowling figures in the league’s history.

In the ongoing third match of the PSL 8 between Multan Sultans and Quetta Gladiators, right-arm pacer Ihsanullah ran through the visitors’ batting lineup as he picked up five wickets for a mere 12 runs in his four-over spell.

Following his astounding performance, the 20-year-old pacer has now the seventh-best bowling figures in PSL history to his name.

The right-arm pacer dismissed Gladiators’ captain Sarfaraz Ahmed in his first over for a mere two runs before removing Jason Roy (27) and in-form Iftikhar Ahmed (0) on successive deliveries in his second over.

Ihsanullah then struck twice again as he removed Umar Akmal and Naseem Shah in his third over to bag his maiden five-wicket haul in PSL.

It is pertinent to mention that at the time this story was filed the Gladiators struggled to get to 91/8 in 17 overs.

READ: Bank Islami joins Karachi Kings as Platinum partner for PSL 8

KARACHI: Bank Islami on Wednesday joined hands with the most-followed franchise of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) Karachi Kings as their platinum partner for the ongoing eighth edition of the extravaganza.

Kings’ President Wasim Akram and captain Imad Wasim signed the MOU with Bank Islami in a ceremony at a private hotel here.

The Kings squad also attended the ceremony including overseas players Matthew Wade and James Vince, while the President and CEO of Bank Islami Syed Amir Ali was also present.

Following the MOU signing, the Kings’ match jersey will feature the logo of Bank Islami for the remainder of PSL 8.

Kings President Akram addressed the star-studded ceremony and asserted that his side will make a strong comeback despite an opening defeat against Peshawar Zalmi.

“It was a very close match against Peshawar Zalmi as our side fought till the last ball. Despite the first defeat, we will come back,” said Akram.

It is pertinent to mention that the Kings will now lock horns with Islamabad United in their second fixture of the PSL 8 on Thursday.

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MULTAN: Home side Multan Sultans have won the toss and elected to bowl first against Quetta Gladiators in the third match of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) season eight.

PLAYING XIs

Multan Sultans: Mohammad Rizwan (c), Shan Masood, Rilee Rossouw, David Miller, Kieron Pollard, Khushdil Shah, Akeal Hossein, Usama Mir, Sameen Gul, Abbas Afridi, Ihsanullah.

Quetta Gladiators: Sarfaraz Ahmed (c), Jason Roy, Abdul Wahid Bangalzai, Martin Guptill, Iftikhar Ahmed, Mohammad Hafeez, Umar Akmal, Mohammad Nawaz, Naseem Shah, Mohammad Hasnain, Nuwan Thusara.

HEAD TO HEAD

Matches-9, Multan Sultans-5, Quetta Gladiators-4

MULTAN: Quetta Gladiators squad celebrated the birthday of their young pacer Naseem Shah ahead of their first Pakistan Super League (PSL) season eight clash against Multan Sultans.

Ahead of their first fixture of this year’s PSL 8, the Gladiators threw a birthday party for their pace sensation Naseem, who turned 20 today.

Taking to Twitter, the Gladiators shared footage of all squad members participating in the pacer’s birthday celebration.

“Join us in the birthday celebration of our [star] Gladiator [Naseem Shah],” wrote Gladiators.

Join us in the birthday celebration of our 🌟 Gladiator @iNaseemShah 🥳#PurpleForce #ShaanePakistan #WeTheGladiators pic.twitter.com/xpzFCiM7FJ

— Quetta Gladiators (@TeamQuetta) February 15, 2023

 

Notably, Naseem has been part of the Gladiators since 2020 and will continue to represent the former champions in this season. The right-arm pacer represented the Gladiators in 19 matches and picked up 19 wickets including a five-wicket haul against Karachi Kings in PSL 7.

READ: Overseas stars join Quetta Gladiators ahead of first clash against Sultans

KARACHI: Karachi Kings’ skipper Imad Wasim and Shoaib Malik struck gritty half-centuries but Peshawar Zalmi managed to hold off the home side to claim a thrilling two-run victory in the second match of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) season eight.

Set to chase 200, the Kings fell a mere two runs short as they finished at 197/5 in their set of 20 overs despite a magnificent half-century from Malik and an unbeaten 80-run knock by skipper Imad.

The home side had a shaky start to the run chase as their top order collapsed to 46/4 after the batting power play.

Following the slump, Imad and Malik anchored the run chase with a gritty 131-run partnership for the fifth wicket and kept the Kings in the hunt.

Zalmi’s experienced pacer Wahab Riaz, however, dented the Kings’ pursuit in the 19th over as he dismissed Malik with a slower delivery.

Malik scored a vital 52 off just 34 deliveries with the help of four boundaries and two sixes.

Following Malik’s departure, Imad joined hands with all-rounder Ben Cutting and kept pushing for the glory but in the end, saw his heroics going in vain as young pacer Khurram Shahzad held his nerves calm in the final over and successfully defended 16 runs.

Imad top-scored for the Kings with an unbeaten 47-ball 80 that featured seven boundaries and four sixes.

James Neesham and Wahab bagged two wickets each for Zalmi while Salman Irshad could pick up one.

Put into bat first by the Kings’ captain Imad, Zalmi managed to raise a mammoth 199/5 in their quota of 20 overs at the back of brilliant half-centuries by Babar Azam and Tom Kohler-Cadmore.

Batting first, the touring side was off to a dismal start as both Mohammad Haris (10) and Saim Ayub (1) perished in the second over of the first innings with only 16 runs on the scoreboard.

Following the early hiccup, Zalmi’s skipper Babar and Kohler-Cadmore stitched an astounding 139-run partnership for the third wicket with both scoring half-centuries.

Imran Tahir then finally struck in the 16th over to hand the Kings a much-needed breakthrough as he removed Babar on 68. The right-handed batter faced 46 deliveries and smashed seven boundaries and a six.

Kohler-Cadmore then put on a brief partnership with Bhanuka Rajapaksa for the fourth wicket, who could score a mere six before falling victim to Andrew Tye.

The Zalmi were looking solid to breach the 200-run mark with Kohler-Cadmore eyeing his century but Cutting utilized his experience to bowl a magnificent last over and leaked just eight runs and also removed the set batter.

Kohler-Cadmore remained the top-scorer for the Zalmi with 92 off 50 balls, laced with seven boundaries and six sixes.

For the Kings, Mir Hamza, Cutting, Imran and Tye picked one wicket apiece.

READ: Sultans’ pacer Shahnawaz Dahani likely to be ruled out of PSL 8

KARACHI: Karachi Kings’ skipper Imad Wasim and Shoaib Malik struck gritty half-centuries but Peshawar Zalmi managed to hold off the home side to claim a thrilling two-run victory in the second match of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) season eight.

KK 197/5 (20 Overs)

Khurram to bowl the final over

KK 184/5 (19 Overs)

Wahab comes to bowl his last

KK 176/4 (18 Overs)

Salman comes back

KK 158/4 (17 Overs)

Neesham replaces Salman

KK 147/4 (16 Overs)

Khurram comes back

KK 139/4 (15 Overs)

Salman replaces Shakib

KK 128/4 (14 Overs)

Wahab replaces Neesham

KK 118/4 (13 Overs)

Shakib continues

KK 97/4 (12 Overs)

Neesham replaces Salman

KK 91/4 (11 Overs)

Shakib replaces Sufiyan

KK 83/4 (10 Overs)

Salman replaces Khurram

KK 72/4 (9 Overs)

Sufiyan Muqeem comes in

KK 58/4 (8 Overs)

Khurram replaces Neesham

KK 49/4 (7 Overs)

Salman Irshad comes to bowl

KK 46/3 (6 Overs)

Neesham continues

KK 43/2 (5 Overs)

Shakib Al Hasan comes into the attack

KK 40/2 (4 Overs)

3.1: Good length ball, on middle and leg stump, Wade comes down the wicket and tries to hit it over mid-on, mistimed it and Kohler-Cadmore took a simple catch at mid-on.

James Neesham comes to bowl his first

KK 34/1 (3 Overs)

Wahab continues

KK 23/1 (2 Overs)

Khurram Shahzad to bowl from the other end

KK 6/1 (1 Over)

0.2: Back of length, just outside off, Sharjeel goes for the cut, ended up a thick outside edge in the gloves of Haris who took it with ease.

Sharjeel Khan and Matthew Wade come out to bat for Karachi Kings. Wahab Riaz to bowl the first over.

KARACHI KINGS vs PESHAWAR ZALMI (2nd INNINGS)

Peshawar Zalmi’s Tom Kohler-Cadmore and Babar Azam struck brilliant half-centuries to power their side to a competitive 199/5 against Karachi Kings in the ongoing Pakistan Super League (PSL) season eight.

PZ 199/5 (20 Overs)

Cutting to bowl the final over

PZ 191/4 (19 Overs)

Amir comes to bowl his last

PZ 176/4 (18 Overs)

17.1: Full ball, on off stump, took the pace off, Rajapaksa goes for the big hot, hits the toe of the bat and it goes high in the air and Cutting at long-on took a well-judged catch.

Tye replaces Tahir

PZ 171/3 (17 Overs)

Amir replaces Tye

PZ 162/3 (16 Overs)

15.1: Tossed up, on off stump, Babar tried to clear the long-on fence, mistimed it and Tye took a good catch at long-on.

Tahir replaces Imad

PZ 155/2 (15 Overs)

Tye replaces Tahir

PZ 139/2 (14 Overs)

Imad comes back

PZ 123/2 (13 Overs)

Tahir continues

PZ 116/2 (12 Overs)

Cutting continues

PZ 103/2 (11 Overs)

Tahir replaces Tye

PZ 90/2 (10 Overs)

Ben Cutting comes into the attack

PZ 82/2 (9 Overs)

Tye continues

PZ 77/2 (8 Overs)

Imran Tahir comes to bowl his first

PZ 64/2 (7 Overs)

Andrew Tye comes into the attack

PZ 58/2 (6 Overs)

Amir replaces Hamza

PZ 51/2 (5 Overs)

Imad continues

PZ 28/2 (4 Overs)

Hamza continues

PZ 22/2 (3 Overs)

Imad Wasim replaces Amir

PZ 19/2 (2 Overs)

Mir Hamza to bowl from the other end

PZ 11/0 (1 Over)

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

KARACHI KINGS VS PESHAWAR ZALMI (1st INNINGS)

KARACHI: Karachi Kings have won the toss and elected to bowl first against Peshawar Zalmi in the ongoing Pakistan Super League (PSL) season eight.

PLAYING XIs

Karachi Kings: Imad Wasim (c), Sharjeel Khan, Matthew Wade, Haider Ali, Shoaib Malik, Qasim Akram, Ben Cutting, Andrew Tye, Imran Tahir, Mir Hamza, Mohammad Amir.

Peshawar Zalmi: Babar Azam (c), Mohammad Haris, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Saim Ayub, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, James Neesham, Shakib Al Hasan, Wahab Riaz, Khurram Shahzad, Sufiyan Muqeem, Salman Irshad.

HEAD TO HEAD

Matches-17, Peshawar Zalmi-12, Karachi Kings-5

MULTAN: Multan Sultans’ young pacer Shahnawaz Dahani is likely to be ruled out of the ongoing Pakistan Super League (PSL) season eight, due to an injury.

According to the details, the pacer fractured his right-hand finger after he was hit by a shot from Sikandar Raza, amid his side’s match against Lahore Qalandars on Monday.

Following the injury, Dahani is likely to be ruled out of the entirety of the PSL 8, while the Sultans may replace him with West Indian all-rounder Carlos Brathwaite.

It is pertinent to mention that the Sultans, who started their PSL 8 campaign with a defeat, will take on Quetta Gladiators on Wednesday.

Meanwhile, Karachi Kings will take on Babar Azam-led Peshawar Zalmi today.

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KARACHI: Karachi Kings have won the toss and elected to bowl first against Peshawar Zalmi in the ongoing Pakistan Super League (PSL) season eight.

PLAYING XIs

Karachi Kings: Imad Wasim (c), Sharjeel Khan, Matthew Wade, Haider Ali, Shoaib Malik, Qasim Akram, Ben Cutting, Andrew Tye, Imran Tahir, Mir Hamza, Mohammad Amir.

Peshawar Zalmi: Babar Azam (c), Mohammad Haris, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Saim Ayub, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, James Neesham, Shakib Al Hasan, Wahab Riaz, Khurram Shahzad, Sufiyan Muqeem, Salman Irshad.

HEAD TO HEAD

Matches-17, Peshawar Zalmi-12, Karachi Kings-5