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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

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

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: 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: Pakistan Super League’s (PSL) most followed franchise – Karachi Kings will hold a final practice session, at National Stadium today.

The former champions – Kings will hit the training track at the stadium. The session is due to begin at 7:30 PM.

Recently, the Kings also held numerous practice sessions including a practice match against Islamabad United yesterday, which resulted in a tie.

The Kings will start their PSL 7 campaign against the defending champions Multan Sultans, in the opening match of the marquee event, tomorrow at National Stadium.

READ: Shahid Afridi doubtful for the opening PSL 7 matches

KARACHI: Pakistan’s former captain and star all-rounder – Shahid Afridi, who is set to represent Quetta Gladiators in the upcoming seventh edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) is doubtful for the first few matches of the mega event.

As per the details, Shahid suffered a back injury during the last night’s training session. Following this, the 46-years-old also did not participate in the Gladiators’ scheduled training session.

The explosive batter is also seeking advice from the doctors and may return home if not being able to recover in time.

It is worth mentioning here that Shahid will be playing his last PSL this year, as the star all-rounder announced ahead of the marquee event.

It is worth mentioning here that PSL 7 is set to commence tomorrow with the defending Multan Sultans taking on the 2020 champions – Karachi Kings at the National Stadium Karachi.

READ: Preparations race up for PSL 7 opening ceremony at NSK