PSLT20: Zalmi wins by 3 runs in a close fight with Kings

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PSLT20: Zalmi wins by 3 runs in a close fight with Kings

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SHARJAH (Web Desk) - Peshawar Zalmi defeated Karachi Kings in the 10th match of Pakistan Super League (PSL) T20. Peshawar Zalmi won the toss and opted to bat first.

According to the details, Peshawar Zalmi and Karachi Kings played the 10th match of PSL T20 in the Sharjah Cricket Stadium. Peshawar Zalmi are led by Shahid Afridi and Karachi Kings by Shoaib Malik. Zalmi has won the toss and opted to bat first.

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Karachi Kings Innings

Overs 20: Swing and a miss. Darren Sammy succeeds in making Zalmi clinch this victory. Zalmi wins by 3 runs. 

Overs 19.5: Swing and a miss, Usama Mir run out as he tries to pinch a bye. Kamran Akmal makes no mistake to hit the wicket. Now 4 runs needed of 1 ball. 179/9. 

Overs 19.3: He is out!! Sammy takes Bopara. Bopara had hit him 8 runs off first two balls of the over. A huge six on the first ball. A double on the second ball. Bopara tried to clear fence but was caught at fine-leg.178/8.  

Overs 19: Excellent bowling by Wahab Riaz. Stuns Tanveer with a yorker. Clean bowled. Tanveer could not score on three consecutive balls of Wahab s over. It was the six on the last ball that saved the over for Kings. Now it is all upto Bopara. Kings at 170/7. 

Overs 18: Bopara thrashes Shaun Tait for 26 runs in the previous over. Kings at 161/6. 

Overs 14.3: And Karachi Kings have lost another one. Vince has been shown the way back to the pavilion as he failed to keep the yorker by Shaun Tait out of the stumps. Middle stump was knocked over and Vince departs after scoring 44 runs off 28 balls. Kings are now 109 for the loss of 6 w

Overs 8.5: Afridi to Shakib, beaten by the spin, Shakib get caught. Kings at 48/5. 

Overs 7.5: Shoaib Malik out! Kings in deep trouble. Kings at 46/4.

Overs  5.4: Imad Wasim run out. He was strolling on the crease irresponsibly. Kings at 28/3.

Overs 5.1: Direct hit!! out. Nauman Anwar runs out. Kings at 27/2. 

Overs 4.1: Bowled him!! Wahab clean bowled Simmons. Kings at 26/1.

Overs 3: Karachi Kings off to a steady start. Kings at 20/0.

Peshawar Zalmi Innings

 Overs 20: Sammy and Afridi takes Zalmi to 182/4. 

Overs 17.2: Afridi goes for a skier but instead caught at fine leg. Third umpire declares No ball. Free hit for Zalmi.  Zalmi at 150/3.

Overs 16.3: Amir strikes, takes Kamran Akmal. Zalmi at 143/3. 

Overs 15: It is raining sixes in Sharjah, Kamran Akmal takes the place of Hafeez in hitting sixes. Zalmi at 126/2.

Overs 12.4: Bopara takes it again. Tamim gone. Zalmi at 108/2.

Overs 10.3: LBW, OUT!!! Bopara takes the much needed breakthrough. Hafeez gone. Zalmi at 93/1.

Overs 9: Kings fail to take any wicket. Hafeez and Tamim taking Zalmi towards a huge total. Zalmi at 78/0. 

Overs 6: Zalmi on fire!! Hafeez and Tamim continue their stroke play. Kings need to change strategy. Zalmi at 48/0.

Overs 3: Hafeez has started to thrash Kings  bowling with his master stroke play. Zalmi at 25/0.

Teams participating in PSL

PESHAWAR ZALMI Head coach – Mohammad Akram

• Shahid Afridi (Pakistan, Platinum)
• Wahab Riaz (Pakistan, Platinum)
• Darren Sammy (West Indies, Platinum)
• Kamran Akmal (Pakistan, Diamond)
• Mohammad Hafeez (Pakistan, Diamond)
• Chris Jordan (England, Diamond)
• Tamim Iqbal (Bangladesh, Gold)
• Junaid Khan (Pakistan, Gold)
• James Allenby (Australia, Gold)
• Aamir Yamin (Pakistan, Silver)
• Dawid Malan (England, Silver)
• Imran Khan Jr. (Pakistan, Silver)
• Shahid Yousuf (Pakistan, Silver)
• Abdur Rehman (Pakistan, Silver)
• Musaddiq Ahmed Ali (Pakistan, Emerging)
• Hasan Ali (Pakistan, Emerging)
• Mohammad Asghar (Pakistan, Supplementary)
• Brad Hodge (Australia, Supplementary)
• Israrullah (Pakistan, Supplementary)
• Taj Wali (Pakistan, Supplementary)

KARACHI KINGS Head coach – Mickey Arthur

• Shoaib Malik (Pakistan, Platinum)
• Shakib Al Hasan (Bangladesh, Platinum)
• Sohail Tanvir (Pakistan, Platinum)
• Immad Wasim (Pakistan, Diamond)
• Ravi Bopara (England, Diamond)
• Lendl Simmons (West Indies, Diamond)
• Mohammad Amir (Pakistan, Gold)
• Bilawal Bhatti (Pakistan, Gold)
• James Vince (England, Gold)
• Iftikhar Ahmed (Pakistan, Silver)
• Nauman Anwar (Pakistan, Silver)
• Mushfiqur Rahim (Bangladesh, Silver)
• Usama Mir (Pakistan, Silver)
• Sohail Khan (Pakistan, Silver)
• Mir Hamza (Pakistan, Emerging)
• Saifullah Bangash (Pakistan, Emerging)
• Tillakaratne Dilshan (Sri Lanka, Supplementary)
• Shahzaib Hasan (Pakistan, Supplementary)
• Fawad Alam (Pakistan, Supplementary)