RAWALPINDI: Prolific batsman Babar Azam along with Alex Hales guided Karachi Kings to their second consecutive victory, and third overall, in the fifth edition of the Pakistan Super League here at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on Monday night.
Hitting the winning boundary, Babar remained not out on 70 which he made from 59 balls with ten fours.
Chasing 152, Karachi Kings completed their six-wicket victory with 11 balls remaining.
They have now earned six points from their five matches whereas the Zalmi have five points from their six matches.
Earlier, allrounder Shoaib Malik's fighting knock of 68 helped Peshawar Zalmi post 151 for eight after being put into bat by the Kings.
Karachi Kings captain Imad Wasim won the toss and opted to field first.
Wahab Riaz is captaining Zalmi as Darren Sammy chose to rest today. The team made three changes, while the Kings made one.
Sharjeel Khan, Babar Azam, AD Hales, CS Delport, CAK Walton (wk), Iftikhar Ahmed, Imad Wasim (captain), CJ Jordan, Umer Khan, Aamer Yamin, Mohammad Amir
Kamran Akmal (wk), T Banton, Haider Ali, LS Livingstone, Shoaib Malik, L Gregory, CR Brathwaite, Wahab Riaz (captain), Hasan Ali, Yasir Shah, Rahat Ali
Peshawar Zalmi are playing their sixth match while today's match will be the fifth for Karachi Kings.
Both teams are playing against each other for the second time as they already faced earlier on February 21 at Karachi in which the Kings emerged victorious by 10 runs.