SHARJAH: Peshawar Zalmi on Thursday thrashed Karachi Kings in the ninth match of the HBL Pakistan Super League at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium.
Magnificent performance from opener Imam-ul-Haq and fast bowler Hasan Ali, Zalmi registered a thumping 44-run win against Karachi Kings in the Pakistan Super League encounter at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium.
Skipper Sammy and opener Imam-ul-Haq powered Zalmi to a decent total of 153 runs after an initial stutter. While Kings were restricted to 109.
Hasan Ali shined with his four-for 15 spell. With his first-ball LBW to Livingston and a run-out of Babar Azam in the very next over, the fast bowler virtually ended resistance from the Kings' camp.
Aamir Yameen tilted the game in Karachi Kings' favour during the second over of the innings, hunting opener Kamran Akmal. Later on, Sikandar Raza with two wickets in a maiden over left Peshawar Zalmi baffled. While Imad Wasim picked Pollard's wicket on duck.
Imamul Haq's marvelous knock of 56 off 43 with five boundaries and a six gradually shifted the momentum. Liam Dawson's 43 off 33 added to Zalmi's innings. While in the last, Darren Sammy with 24 runs off 10 balls took the team to set a decent total.
Kings started their PSL campaign on a high when they defeated Multan Sultans in a close contest by seven runs. However, they lost the next game to Lahore Qalandars by 22 runs.
Karachi Kings: 109/9 in 20 overs
Hasan Ali to Aamer Yamin, OUT
Hasan Ali to Mohammad Rizwan, 1 run
Hasan Ali to Imad Wasim, OUT
Hasan Ali to Mohammad Rizwan, 1 run
At the end of over 18: 103/5
Wahab Riaz to Mohammad Rizwan, 1 run
Wahab Riaz to Imad Wasim, 1 run
Wahab Riaz to Mohammad Rizwan, 1 run
Wahab Riaz to Imad Wasim, 1 run
Wahab Riaz to Mohammad Rizwan, 1 run
Wahab Riaz to Imad Wasim, 1 run
At the end of over 17: 97/5
Umaid Asif to Imad Wasim, 1 run
Umaid Asif to Mohammad Rizwan, 1 run
Umaid Asif to Mohammad Rizwan, FOUR runs
Umaid Asif to Imad Wasim, 1 run
Umaid Asif to Mohammad Rizwan, 1 run
Umaid Asif to Imad Wasim, 1 run
At the end of over 16: 88/5
Wahab Riaz to Imad Wasim, 1 run
Wahab Riaz to Imad Wasim, 2 runs
Wahab Riaz to Imad Wasim, 2 runs
Wahab Riaz to Mohammad Rizwan, 1 run
Wahab Riaz to Imad Wasim, 1 run
Wahab Riaz to Mohammad Rizwan, 1 run
At the end of over 15: 80/5
Hasan Ali to Mohammad Rizwan, 1 run
Hasan Ali to Mohammad Rizwan, 1 run
Hasan Ali to Imad Wasim, 1 run
Hasan Ali to Mohammad Rizwan, 1 run
Hasan Ali to Mohammad Rizwan, no run
Hasan Ali to Imad Wasim, 1 run
At the end of over 14: 75/5
Pollard to Mohammad Rizwan, no run
Pollard to Imad Wasim, 1 run
Pollard to Imad Wasim, no run
Pollard to Mohammad Rizwan, 1 run
Pollard to Mohammad Rizwan, 2 runs
Pollard to Mohammad Rizwan, 2 runs
At the end of over 13: 69/5
Dawson to Mohammad Rizwan, 1 run
Dawson to Imad Wasim , 1 run
Dawson to Mohammad Rizwan, 1 run
Dawson to Mohammad Rizwan, 2 runs
Dawson to Mohammad Rizwan, no run
Dawson to Mohammad Rizwan, 4 runs
At the end of over 12: 60/5
Umaid Asif to Imad Wasim, no run
Umaid Asif to Imad Wasim, 4 runs
Umaid Asif to Imad Wasim, no run
Umaid Asif to Imad Wasim, no run
Umaid Asif to Mohammad Rizwan, 1 run
Umaid Asif to Sikandar Raza, OUT (b Umaid Asif 14)
At the end of over 11: 55/4
Dawson to Sikandar Raza, 1 run
Dawson to Sikandar Raza, no run
Dawson to Sikandar Raza, no run
Dawson to Sikandar Raza, no run
Dawson to Sikandar Raza, no run
Dawson to Imad Wasim, 1 run
At the end of over 10: 53/4
Pollard to Sikandar Raza, no run
Pollard to Imad Wasim, 1 run
Pollard to Sikandar Raza, 1 run
Pollard to Imad Wasim, 1 run
Pollard to Sikandar Raza, 1 run
Pollard to Imad Wasim, 1 run
At the end of over 9: 48/4
Dawson to Imad Wasim, 1 run
Dawson to Sikandar Raza, 1 run
Dawson to Sikandar Raza, no run
Dawson to Sikandar Raza, no run
Dawson to Sikandar Raza, no run
Dawson to Sikandar Raza, no run
At the end of over 8: 46/4
Pollard to Sikandar Raza, 1 run
Pollard to Imad Wasim, 1 run
Pollard to Imad Wasim, no run
Pollard to Sikandar Raza, 1 run
Pollard to Sikandar Raza, CA Ingram run out (Imam-ul-Haq) 21
Pollard to Ingram, 1 run
At the end of over 7: 42/3
Ibtisam Sheikh to Ingram, 1 run
Ibtisam Sheikh to Ingram, 4 runs
Ibtisam Sheikh to Ingram, 2 runs
Ibtisam Sheikh to Ingram, no run
Ibtisam Sheikh to Sikandar Raza, 1 run
Ibtisam Sheikh to Sikandar Raza, 2 runs
At the end of over 6: 32/3
Wahab Riaz to Ingram, no run
Wahab Riaz to Ingram, 4 runs
Wahab Riaz to Ingram, no run
Wahab Riaz to Ingram, no run
Wahab Riaz to Ingram, 4 runs
Wahab Riaz to Ingram, no run
At the end of over 5: 24/3
Umaid Asif to Sikandar Raza, no run
Umaid Asif to Sikandar Raza, no run
Umaid Asif to Sikandar Raza, 4 runs
Umaid Asif to Sikandar Raza, no run
Umaid Asif to Sikandar Raza, no run
Umaid Asif to Sikandar Raza, no run
At the end of over 4: 20/3
Wahab Riaz to Ingram, 4 runs
Wahab Riaz to Ingram, no run
Wahab Riaz to Sikandar Raza, 1 run
Wahab Riaz to Dunk, OUT (c †Kamran Akmal b Wahab Riaz 12)
Wahab Riaz to Ingram, 1 run
Wahab Riaz to Dunk, 1 run
At the end of over 3: 13/2
Hasan Ali to Babar Azam, OUT (run out (Hasan Ali) 1)
Hasan Ali to Babar Azam, no run
Hasan Ali to Dunk, 1 run
Hasan Ali to Dunk, 4 runs
Hasan Ali to Babar Azam, 1 run
Hasan Ali to Dunk, 1 leg bye
At the end of over 2: 6/1
Umaid Asif to Dunk, 1 run
Umaid Asif to Dunk, no run
Umaid Asif to Dunk, no run
Umaid Asif to Dunk, 4 runs
Umaid Asif to Dunk, no run
Umaid Asif to Dunk, no run
At the end of over 1: 1/1
Hasan Ali to Babar Azam, no run
Hasan Ali to Dunk, 1 run
Hasan Ali to Dunk, no run
Hasan Ali to Dunk, no run
Hasan Ali to Dunk, no run
Hasan Ali to Livingstone, OUT (lbw b Hasan Ali 0)
Karachi Kings: 0/0
Karachi KIngs need 154 runs to win
At the end of over 20: 153/8
Aamer Yamin to Sammy, 6 runs
Aamer Yamin to Sammy, 2 runs
Aamer Yamin to Sammy, 4 runs
Aamer Yamin to Sammy, OUT (Hasan Ali run out (Aamer Yamin) 2)
Aamer Yamin to Sammy, 4 runs
Aamer Yamin to Hasan Ali, 1 run
At the end of over 19: 136/7
Mohammad Amir to Hasan Ali, 1 run
Mohammad Amir to Hasan Ali, no run
Mohammad Amir to Sammy, 1 run
Mohammad Amir to Wahab Riaz, OUT(c Sikandar Raza b Mohammad Amir 0)
Mohammad Amir to Sammy, 1 leg bye
Mohammad Amir to Sammy, 2 runs
At the end of over 18: 131/6
Usman Shinwari to Wahab Riaz, no run
Usman Shinwari to Imam-ul-Haq, OUT (b Usman Shinwari 56)
Usman Shinwari to Sammy, 1 run
Usman Shinwari to Sammy, 1 wide
Usman Shinwari to Sammy, 4 runs
Usman Shinwari to Imam-ul-Haq, 1 run
Usman Shinwari to Dawson, OUT,(c & b Usman Shinwari 43)
At the end of over 17: 124/4
Mohammad Amir to Dawson, 4 runs
Mohammad Amir to Dawson, 1 wide
Mohammad Amir to Imam-ul-Haq, 4 leg bye
Mohammad Amir to Dawson, 1 run
Mohammad Amir to Dawson, 4 runs
Mohammad Amir to Dawson, no run
Mohammad Amir to Dawson, 4 runs
At the end of over 16: 106/4
Usman Shinwari to Dawson, 1 run
Usman Shinwari to Imam-ul-Haq, 1 run
Usman Shinwari to Dawson, 1 run
Usman Shinwari to Dawson, 2 runs
Usman Shinwari to Imam-ul-Haq, 1 run
Usman Shinwari to Imam-ul-Haq, 4 runs
At the end of over 15: 96/4
Aamer Yamin to Dawson, 4 runs
Aamer Yamin to Dawson, 2 runs
Aamer Yamin to Imam-ul-Haq, 1 run
Aamer Yamin to Dawson, 1 run
Aamer Yamin to Imam-ul-Haq, 1 run
Aamer Yamin to Dawson, 1 run
At the end of over 14: 86/4
Sikandar Raza to Dawson, leg bye
Sikandar Raza to Dawson, 2 runs
Sikandar Raza to Imam-ul-Haq, 1 run
Sikandar Raza to Imam-ul-Haq, 2 runs
Sikandar Raza to Dawson, 1 run
Sikandar Raza to Dawson, 6 runs
At the end of over 13: 73/4
Imad Wasim to Dawson, 1 run
Imad Wasim to Imam-ul-Haq, 1 run
Imad Wasim to Dawson, 1 run
Imad Wasim to Imam-ul-Haq, 1 run
Imad Wasim to Dawson, 1 leg bye
Imad Wasim to Imam-ul-Haq, 1 run
At the end of over 12: 67/4
Sikandar Raza to Imam-ul-Haq, 1 run
Sikandar Raza to Dawson, 1 run
Sikandar Raza to Dawson, no run
Sikandar Raza to Dawson, 4 runs
Sikandar Raza to Imam-ul-Haq, 1 run
Sikandar Raza to Dawson, 1 run
At the end of over 11: 59/4
Imad Wasim to Dawson, 1 run
Imad Wasim to Dawson, no run
Imad Wasim to Dawson, no run
Imad Wasim to Dawson, no run
Imad Wasim to Imam-ul-Haq, 1 run
Imad Wasim to Dawson, 1 run
At the end of over 10: 56/4
Sikandar Raza to Dawson, 1 run
Sikandar Raza to Imam-ul-Haq, 1 run
Sikandar Raza to Imam-ul-Haq, no run
Sikandar Raza to Dawson, 1 run
Sikandar Raza to Dawson, no run
Sikandar Raza to Dawson, no run
At the end of over 9: 53/4
Imad Wasim to Imam-ul-Haq, 2 runs
Imad Wasim to Imam-ul-Haq, 2 runs
Imad Wasim to Dawson, 1 run
Imad Wasim to Pollard, OUT ( b Imad Wasim 0)
Imad Wasim to Pollard, no run
Imad Wasim to Imam-ul-Haq, 1 run
At the end of over 8: 47/3
Sikandar Raza to Pollard, no run
Sikandar Raza to Madsen, OUT (b Sikandar Raza 0)
Sikandar Raza to Madsen, no run
Sikandar Raza to Madsen, no run
Sikandar Raza to Umar Amin, OUT (st †Mohammad Rizwan b Sikandar Raza 15)
Sikandar Raza to Umar Amin, no run
At the end of over 7: 47/1
Imad Wasim to Umar Amin, 1 run
Imad Wasim to Umar Amin, 2 runs
Imad Wasim to Imam-ul-Haq, 1 run
Imad Wasim to Imam-ul-Haq, 4 runs
Imad Wasim to Imam-ul-Haq, no run
Imad Wasim to Umar Amin, 1 run
At the end of over 6: 38/1
Usman Shinwari to Umar Amin, 1 run
Usman Shinwari to Imam-ul-Haq, 1 run
Usman Shinwari to Imam-ul-Haq, 4 runs
Usman Shinwari to Imam-ul-Haq, 1 wide
Usman Shinwari to Umar Amin, 1 run
Usman Shinwari to Umar Amin, 4 runs
Usman Shinwari to Imam-ul-Haq, 1 run
At the end of over 5: 25/1
Aamer Yamin to Imam-ul-Haq, 1 run
Aamer Yamin to Umar Amin, 1 run
Aamer Yamin to Imam-ul-Haq, 1 run
Aamer Yamin to Umar Amin, 1 run
Aamer Yamin to Umar Amin, no run
Aamer Yamin to Umar Amin, no run
At the end of over 4: 21/1
Usman Shinwari to Umar Amin, 1 run
Usman Shinwari to Umar Amin, no run
Usman Shinwari to Umar Amin, no run
Usman Shinwari to Imam-ul-Haq, 1 run
Usman Shinwari to Imam-ul-Haq, no run
Usman Shinwari to Imam-ul-Haq, 4 runs
At the end of over 3: 15/1
Mohammad Amir to Imam-ul-Haq, 1 run
Mohammad Amir to Imam-ul-Haq, no run
Mohammad Amir to Umar Amin, 1 run,
Mohammad Amir to Umar Amin, no run
Mohammad Amir to Umar Amin, 1 wide
Mohammad Amir to Imam-ul-Haq, 1 run
Mohammad Amir to Imam-ul-Haq, no run
At the end of over 2: 11/1
Aamer Yamin bowls to Imam-ul-Haq, 1 run
Aamer Yamin bowls to Imam-ul-Haq, 6 runs
Aamer Yamin bowls to Umar Amin, 1 run
Aamer Yamin bowls to to Kamran Akmal, OUT (b Aamer Yamin 0)
Aamer Yamin to Kamran Akmal, no run
Aamer Yamin bowls to Imam-ul-Haq, 1 run
At the end of over 1: 2/0
Mohammad Amir bowls to Imam-ul-Haq, 1 run
Mohammad Amir bowls to Imam-ul-Haq, no run
Mohammad Amir bowls to Imam-ul-Haq, no run
Mohammad Amir bowls to Kamran Akmal, 1 leg bye
Mohammad Amir bowls to Kamran Akmal, no run
Mohammad Amir bowls to Kamran Akmal, no run
Peshawar Zalmi: 0/0
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Karachi Kings captain Imad Wasem has won the toss and decided to bowl first against Peshawar Zalmi in the ninth T20 match of the PSL 2019 here at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium on Thursday.
Sohail Khan and Ravi Bopara have been dropped for Karachi Kings while Peshawar Zalmi are playing the same eleven which played their last match.
Teams
Peshawar Zalmi: Kamran Akmal, Imam-ul-Haq, Umar Amin, Wayne Madsen, Kieron Pollard, Liam Dawson, Darren Sammy, Wahab Riaz, Hasan Ali, Umaid Asif, Ibtisam Shaikh
Karachi Kings: Babar Azam, Liam Livingstone, Colin Ingram, Ben Dunk, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Aamer Yamin, Sikandar Raza, Imad Wasim (captain), Mohammad Amir, Umer Khan, Usman Shinwari
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Karachi Kings and Peshawar Zalmi will square off against each other in Sharjah on Thursday in the ninth match of the HBL Pakistan Super League. Both the sides have played two matches each, winning one and losing one.
Kings outlasted Multan Sultans in their opening game in Dubai on Friday by a narrow seven-run margin before going down to arch-rivals Lahore Qalandars in their second game as they failed to chase a modest 139-run target.
Today’s fixture starts 9pm PST
In contrast, Zalmi, champions of the 2017 HBL PSL, lost to Quetta Gladiators by six wickets before defeating Lahore by seven wickets to stage a comeback in the fourth edition of the league.
Karachi Kings will be weighing the option of drafting Australia’s fast bowler Aaron Summers who has the ability to bowl at 150kph on a regular basis, replacing the generous Sohail Khan who went for two for 57 in his four overs in the first match and 29 in the next, without taking a wicket.
Peshawar has a well-tuned pace attack, comprising of Hasan Ali, Wahab Riaz, Umaid Asif and Sameen Gul who can run through the best of batting line-ups with their wicket taking ability as they did against Lahore in Dubai. Hasan led the rout of Lahore for just 78 with four for 15 while Wahab fetched three for 17.
Peshawar will be sweating on the fitness of Misbah-ul-Haq who missed the last game against Lahore with a slight hamstring injury, as they would seek stability in the middle-order with dashing opener Kamran Akmal also failing in the Lahore game. For Peshawar, Umar Amin hit a brilliant 61 not out in the modest run-chase against Lahore.
Peshawar team management said Misbah’s injury is not serious and will be assessed before the match.
Karachi Kings will also hope their star openers –Liam Livingstone and Babar Azam – regained their form which saw them set a new HBL PSL record for the first wicket with a magnificent 157-run stand against Multan in their opening game. They both were unimpressive in the defeat against Lahore.
Karachi’s spearhead Mohammad Amir will also hope he gets the same wicket-taking bite after getting HBL PSL personal best of four for 25 against Multan before getting just one against Lahore.
Both Karachi and Peshawar have exciting spinners.
Karachi’s FATA born Umer Khan has impressed in the two games, taking the prized wicket of Qalandars’ AB de Villiers, while Zalmi’s leggie Ibtisam Sheikh had made his mark last year and was impressive in his only outing against Lahore, grabbing two for 14 in his four overs.
The two promising spinners will be encouraged by the Sharjah wicket as it is expected to be helpful for the spinners.