Zalmi beat Kings by two runs in last over thriller
Cricket
Karachi Kings needed 17 runs for victory in the last over but managed to score only 14 runs
KARACHI (Dunya News) - Peshawar Zalmi beat Karachi Kings by 2 runs in the last over in the Pakistan Super League (PSL) season 9 at the National Cricket Stadium in Karachi on Monday.
Karachi Kings needed 17 runs for victory in the last over bowled by Aamer Jamal but managed to score only 14 runs.
Earlier, Peshawar Zalmi has set a target of 148 runs for Karachi Kings in a match of the Pakistan Super League season nine (PSL 9) at National Stadium Karachi on Monday.
A splendid fifty from Babar Azam and Rovman Powell’s 30 helped Zalmi built a fighting total against the hosts.
Saim Ayub made 19 runs before he was dismissed by Zahid Mahmood while Mohammad Haris scored 13 runs.
Earlier, Peshawar Zalmi won the toss and decided to bat first against Karachi Kings.
The match started at 9 pm instead of 7 pm as holy month of Ramazan has commenced.
As the playoffs line up has been finalised, the remaining matches of PSL have lost their significance. If Karachi wins tonight, the fifth placed team will have 10 points which will have no bearing on the standings.
However, a victory by Peshawar will take it up to second spot and relegate Islamabad United to third place.
In the previous encounter during the current season, Karachi had won by seven wickets. Peshawar will be looking forward to avenge their defeat tonight.
Interestingly, defending champion Lahore and Karachi have failed to qualify for playoffs.
