Babar, Amir shine as Karachi Kings beat Peshawar Zalmi by 6 wickets
Babar, Amir shine as Karachi Kings beat Peshawar Zalmi by 6 wickets
RAWALPINDI (Web desk) - Muhammad Amir and Babar Azam shine bright as Karachi Kings have defeated Peshawar Zalmi by six wickets in the 15th encounter of fifth edition of Pakistan Super League (PSL).
Batting first, Peshawar Zalmi had set 152-run target for Karachi Kings powered by veteran Shoaib Malik s 68 runs off 55 deliveries at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium.
Peshawar Zalmi s inning went downhill after Muhammad Amir departed opener Tom Banton and Haider Ali in the very first over of the game. Liam Livingstone and Lewis Gregory put up 25 runs each on the score board.
Chasing down the target set by Peshawar Zalmi, Babar Azam and Alex Hales joined forces and built 101-run partnership for 2nd wicket after losing Sharjeel Khan early. Babar Azam remained unbeaten after scoring 70 runs off 59 balls. Alex Hales fell 1 run short from scoring a half century. Yasir Shah took two wickets.
Muhammad Amir was declared Man of the Match for taking four wickets.
Toss:
Karachi Kings had won the toss and elected to bowl first.
Wahab Riaz lead the Peshawar Zalmi in today s match. Talking to Ramiz Raja after the toss, Wahab Riaz said that "Darren Sammy is just resting."
Darren Sammy had earlier posted a tweet saying, "I’ve learnt that you are important until you’ve completed your role."
I’ve learnt that you are important until you’ve completed your role. #dealingwithhumans
— Daren Sammy (@darensammy88) March 2, 2020
Teams:
Peshawar Zalmi (Playing XI): Kamran Akmal(w), Tom Banton, Haider Ali, Liam Livingstone, Shoaib Malik, Lewis Gregory, Carlos Brathwaite, Wahab Riaz(c), Hasan Ali, Yasir Shah, Rahat Ali
Karachi Kings (Playing XI): Sharjeel Khan, Babar Azam, Alex Hales, Cameron Delport, Chadwick Walton(w), Iftikhar Ahmed, Imad Wasim(c), Chris Jordan, Aamer Yamin, Mohammad Amir, Umer Khan
