Livingstone, Babar, Amir star in Karachi Kings' opening win
Shoaib Malik threatened a late jailbreak for Multan Sultans, with a 24-ball fifty, but they eventually lost by seven runs
15/02Result
2nd Match (D/N), Pakistan Super League at Dubai, Feb 15 2019
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![Karachi Kings]( "Karachi Kings")
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![Multan Sultans]( "Multan Sultans")
176/9 (20 ov)
Player of the Match
15/02Result
2nd Match (D/N), Pakistan Super League at Dubai, Feb 15 2019
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![Karachi Kings]( "Karachi Kings")
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![Multan Sultans]( "Multan Sultans")
176/9 (20 ov)
Player of the Match
Match Centre
Statistics
Best performances - Batsmen
LS Livingstone
82(43) 6x4 - 6x6
Control %80%
- Productive Shot
- on drive
- 22 runs
- 2x4 - 2x6
Babar Azam
77(59) 6x4 - 1x6
Control %84%
- Productive Shot
- flick
- 25 runs
- 2x4 - 0x6
Match Details
Toss
Karachi Kings , elected to bat first
Player Of The Match
Season
Hours of play (local time)
15.30 start, First Session 15.30-17.00, Interval 17.00-17.20, Second Session 17.20- 18.50
Match days
15 February 2019 - day/night match (20-over match)
Twenty20 debut
TV Umpires
Points
Karachi Kings 2, Multan Sultans 0
Scorecard Summary
KARACHI KINGS 183/6 (20 OVERS)
- Babar Azam77 (59)
- Liam Livingstone82 (43)
- Andre Russell1/25 (3)
- Chris Green3/32 (4)
MULTAN SULTANS 176/9 (20 OVERS)
- Shoaib Malik52 (28)
- Laurie Evans49 (39)
- Mohammad Amir4/25 (4)
- Sohail Khan2/57 (4)
Commentator: Deivarayan Muthu
END OF OVER:20 | 8 Runs 2 Wkts | MS: 176/9 (8 runs required, RR: 8.80)
- Mohammad Irfan4 (2b)
- Junaid Khan0 (0b)
- Sohail Khan4-0-57-2
- Mohammad Amir4-0-25-4
WATCH - Livingstone's epic PSL debut (Available to audience in the US only)
7.20pm That is that. Karachi Kings begin their PSL campaign with a tight win. It was set up by a record partnership between Babar Azam and England's Liam Livingstone. They ran up 157 for the first wicket - the highest for any wicket in the PSL. Karachi then suffered a collapse at the back end and ended with only 183. It didn't look enough when Malik got going, but Amir's expertise at the death got Karachi home. Hope you enjoyed our coverage as much as we did bringing it to you. Until next time, this is Deivarayan Muthu signing off. Cheers
19.6
0
Sohail Khan to Mohammad Irfan, no run, pitched up and outside off, Irfan winds up for the leg-side slog.... and misses
19.5
4
Sohail Khan to Mohammad Irfan, FOUR, on a length and outside off, flat-batted away to the left of wide long-off for four. Too little, too late for Multan Sultans
19.4
W
Sohail Khan to Mohammad Ilyas, OUT, Sohail lets out an almighty roar after hitting the stumps. This isn't a yorker, though. Really full on middle, swerves in, Ilyas swings across the line but can't touch the ball
Mohammad Ilyas b Sohail Khan 0 (1b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00
19.3
W
Sohail Khan to Green, OUT, Green holes out to long-on. Excellent catch running in from Ingram. Slower offcutter, short on middle, messes up with the pull. Spliced to Ingram in the end
CJ Green c Ingram b Sohail Khan 6 (5b 0x4 0x6) SR: 120.00
Down to 12 off 4 balls now
19.2
2
Sohail Khan to Green, 2 runs, near yorker, Green goes low and carves it away past extra-cover and scampers back for the second
Multan need 14 off five balls now
19.1
2
Sohail Khan to Green, 2 runs, very full and angling into the pads, glanced away to the right of long leg for a double
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Shoaib Malik threatened a late jailbreak for Multan Sultans, with a 24-ball fifty, but they eventually lost by seven runs
