PSL 2019: Karachi Kings beat Multan Sultans by 7 runs
PSL 2019 - Multan Sultans vs Karachi Kings
DUBAI (Dunya News) – Karachi Kings have defeated Multan Sultans by 7 runs in their first match in the fourth edition of Pakistan Super League (PSL) at Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Friday.
Karachi Kings had set 184-run target for Multan Sultans.
Spell of Mohammad Amir neutralised the Sultans charge in later part of the match. He managed to grab four wickets, including Shahid Afridi’s (14) key wicket.
Later, Sohail Khan restricted the tail-enders from making any significant progress when they needed 16 runs off 6 in the death over. The right-arm fast bowler missed his hat-trick in the crucial over.
Have a look at scorecard below:
Source: espncricinfo.com
Earlier, Karachi Kings won the toss and elected to bat first against Multan Sultans in their first match.
There have been 84 PSL matches - on only 18 occasions have the toss winners chosen to bat first. The overall bat first win percentage in the league is 36%. However, batting first is a better option in day matches in Dubai (win 42%) compared to day-night (win 33%).
For Karachi Kings, PSL debutant Livingstone and opener Babar Azam provided the perfect start for his side but a great comeback from Multan Sultans did not let Karachi Kings continue the runscoring momentum.
Liam Livingstone was declared the Man of the Match for his superb batting performance.
For his superb batting performance, Liam Livingstone is the Man of the Match.#MSvKK #HBLPSL #KhelDeewanoKa pic.twitter.com/NbdyrGt4yZ
— PakistanSuperLeague (@thePSLt20) February 15, 2019
After losing the toss, Multan Sultans captain Shoaib Malik said: "I wanted to do the same but the toss is not in your hands. Russell arrived yesterday and we have a quite a few big players and PSL is growing every year and I think it is a great sign for our cricket. Andre Russell, Tom Moores, Laurie Evans and Chris Green are our four foreign players."
Karachi Kings captain Imad Wasim said: "We are gonna bat first. We are gelling together nicely, we had a practice game and had a good couple of days here. Liam Livingstone, Sikandar Raza, Ravi Bopara and colin Ingramare the four foreign players for us."
Team lineups for the game - via Twitter/PakistanSuperLeague
Multan Sultans Squad: Shan Masood, Tom Moores(w), Laurie Evans, Shoaib Malik(c), Andre Russell, Shahid Afridi, Chris Green, Junaid Khan, Hammad Azam, Mohammad Irfan, Mohammad Ilyas
Karachi Kings Squad: Liam Livingstone, Babar Azam, Colin Ingram, Ravi Bopara, Mohammad Rizwan(w), Sikandar Raza, Imad Wasim(c), Mohammad Amir, Usman Shinwari, Sohail Khan, Umer Khan
Earlier in the opening match of the fourth edition of Pakistan Super League (PSL) in Dubai, Islamabad United beat Lahore Qalandars by 5 wickets.
Batting first, Lahore Qalandars scored 171 runs for the loss of eight wickets in the allotted 20 overs.
Islamabad United chased down the target in the last over with 5 wickets remaining.
Faheem Ashraf of Islamabad United who took two wickets and scored 23 runs was declared man of the match.
Two matches are scheduled to be played today. In the first match Karachi Kings will take on Multan Sultans at 4:30 pm (PST), while in the second match, Peshawar Zalmi will face Quetta Gladiators at 9:00 pm.
Pakistan Super League fixtures
Karachi Kings vs Multan Sultans - February 15, Dubai
Peshawar Zalmi vs Quetta Gladiators - February 15, Dubai
Islamabad United vs Multan Sultans - February 16, Dubai
Lahore Qalandars vs Karachi Kings - February 16, Dubai
Islamabad United vs Quetta Gladiators - February 17, Dubai
Peshawar Zalmi vs Lahore Qalandars - February 17, Dubai
Multan Sultans vs Quetta Gladiators - February 20, Sharjah
Peshawar Zalmi vs Karachi Kings - February 21, Sharjah
Lahore Qalandars vs Multan Sultans - February 22, Sharjah
Islamabad United vs Peshawar Zalmi - February 22, Sharjah
Quetta Gladiators vs Lahore Qalandars - February 23, Sharjah
Islamabad United vs Karachi Kings - February 23, Sharjah
Multan Sultans vs Peshawar Zalmi - February 24, Sharjah
Quetta Gladiators vs Karachi Kings - February 24, Sharjah
Islamabad United vs Multan Sultans - February 26, Dubai
Lahore Qalandars vs Quetta Gladiators - February 27, Dubai
Karachi Kings vs Islamabad United - February 27, Dubai
Multan Sultans vs Peshawar Zalmi - February 28, Dubai
Karachi Kings vs Lahore Qalandars - February 28, Dubai
Peshawar Zalmi vs Islamabad United - March 1, Dubai
Multan Sultans vs Quetta Gladiators - March 1, Dubai
Quetta Gladiators vs Peshawar Zalmi - March 4, Abu Dhabi
Karachi Kings vs Multan Sultans - March 4, Abu Dhabi
Lahore Qalandars vs Peshawar Zalmi - March 5, Abu Dhabi
Quetta Gladiators vs Islamabad United - March 5, Abu Dhabi
Karachi Kings vs Peshawar Zalmi - March 7, Karachi
Lahore Qalandars vs Islamabad United - March 9, Lahore
Karachi Kings vs Quetta Gladiators - March 10, Karachi
Lahore Qalandars vs Multan Sultans - March 10, Lahore
Pakistan Super League playoffs
Eliminator 1 (3v4) - March 12, Lahore
Qualifier (1v2) - March 13, Karachi
Eliminator 2 - March 15, Karachi
Final - March 17, Karachi
Written and Edited by: Tayyab Younas
