END OF OVER:
20 | 2 Runs 2 Wkts | LQ: 127/9 (23 runs required, RR: 6.35)

  • Haris Rauf1 (1b)
  • Zaman Khan1 (1b)
  • Chris Jordan4-0-23-2
  • Mir Hamza4-0-27-4

Today's games started brilliantly with Multan turning Lahore into a fireworks exhibition centre. The entertainment fizzled out in the chase. The second game provided a lot of twists and turns. It ends with a maiden win for Karachi for the season. We thank you for tagging along and hope you enjoyed the coverage of both games here on ESPNCricinfo. We'll be back for Lahore Vs Islamabad. You can follow it here. For now, I'm Ekanth, signing off on behalf of our scorer, Ranjith. Good night.

Mir Hamza, Player of the Match for 4-0-27-4: I did get extra bounce which helped. The team's intent was to win for the fans of Karachi. While Wiese was playing, the focus was on length, even the discussion on field placement took a backseat as he was in form and classy enough to hit over extra cover. The Length balls were coming on and he was likely to get hold of them. So I went for slower ones and yorkers instead.

Shaheen Afridi, Lahore Captain: Credit to Karachi for playing good cricket. 150 was a gettable wicket but the team playing better won, and the pitch slowing down was not the reason for the loss. Losing wickets early was. Rashid has been good, so has Zaman who is a prospect for the Pakistani team. We will try to get into the top 2 and hopefully enjoy getting the journey along the way.

Babar Azam, Karachi Captain: Congratulations to the team and the people who have kept supporting us. The wicket was good at the start of the game. We expected 170-180 but were 15-20 short. So, the plan was to get Fakhar and take it from there When some overs went for runs, the bowlers did bowl to plan. I tried to rotate the bowlers to not allow batters to get used to the action. At the death in T20s, yorkers are important. The execution was good from Hamza and Jordan and that led to the win.

Haris khan: "Hamza just bowled some great Yorkers. I had not seen such consistent Yorkers for very long time in any format/tournament." They are high risk but Karachi was going for anything and everything if it helped them come close.

Clarke.: "Finally some low scoring match" And a good one at it.

Zahid: "Finally Biryani win over Pulano, Nehari win over Paya, Chai win over Lussi. Congratulations KK"

Shayan Ahmad: "Relief for us Karachi fans finally getting a win. If you think about it this could've and should've been our 3rd straight win after fumbling the last 2 from the grasp of victory " At least some of the mixed feelings and relief remains among the overwhelming pathos.

Chris Jordan 4-0-23-2: That was a tough catch (to dismiss Fakhar) but I have practiced it. I ran back and was able to take it in the end. A bit of reverse but we have managed the ball and got through in the end. I played with Hamza at Sussex and he can bowl anywhere in the innings. The future of the Pakistani bowling is bright. I'm happy for him. Two big cities, the rivalry was big. The score was not big but we did well in the powerplay and that was the discussion

11:32 pm Karachi 's pathos has finally found some solace as they beat Lahore in an almost attritional fashion. The score was slightly under par but the impetus Gregory gave in the first innings was fruitful. Getting Fakhar early was significant, so were the regular wickets in the first ten. Lahore's lower order threatened to steal another but Karachi managed to pull it back to register its first win this season.

19.6
1
Jordan to Haris Rauf, 1 run, Yorker on off and it's driven to long off. But the Breaking News is that Karachi has won a game this season. Not all underdog comeback stories end with a bang. As this one's proven, there can be accumulated relief that slipped through the hands on previous occasions that gently put an arm over the winners' shoulder
19.5
1
Jordan to Zaman Khan, 1 run, Full yorker on the stumps, dug out to long on
19.4
W
Jordan to Rashid Khan, OUT, Yorker outside off takes the inside edge and splashes the middle stump out the ground. Looked like Imad came in and was tugging at Rashid in jest after the last ball. Whatever happened, Rashid was not happy as he left. Maybe it was frustration at himself for not finishing it off

Rashid Khan b Jordan 0 (14m 4b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00

19.3
0
Jordan to Rashid Khan, no run, Practically, It's all over! A good length pacy ball outside off and Rashid swings and misses
19.2
0
Jordan to Rashid Khan, no run, A replica of the last ball. Keeper takes it safely this time
19.1
W
Jordan to Rashid Khan, OUT, Yorker between Rashid's legs beats the flick. It goes off the keeper's hamds to short third man. Shaheen took off and was at the other end

Shaheen Shah Afridi run out 0 (8m 3b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00

25 needed off the last over to be bowled by Jordan. Karachi should win it from here 10 out of 10 times but that's the kind of games they have lost this season so who knows what will happen?!

END OF OVER:
19 | 6 Runs 2 Wkts | LQ: 125/7 (25 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 6.57, RRR: 25.00)

  • Shaheen Shah Afridi0 (3b)
  • Rashid Khan0 (0b)
  • Mir Hamza4-0-27-4
  • Usman Shinwari4-0-22-0

Khurram: "this is what the great Wasim Akram was screaming the other night. YORKERS boys !!"

Saad: "Did it just hit the stumps and the zingers didn't light up?!" Yes

18.6
0
Mir Hamza to Shaheen Shah Afridi, no run, Full on the stumps. edges a swing to square leg and they reject the single
18.5
0
Mir Hamza to Shaheen Shah Afridi, no run, What happened there? It was full and came in to the stump. The swinging bat was beaten and the ball clicked the bottom left of off stump and Danny Morrison. It's hard not to

Farooq: "What is speed of Shinwari in today's match?" He's going at a decent click

18.4
0
Mir Hamza to Shaheen Shah Afridi, no run, Yorker outside off, Shaheen swings but the ball goes below the bat

Shaheen will be on strike

Saad: "We talk about improvements in batters, bet it Rizwan or Shan. Mir Hamza has built one strong case bowlers man"

Is that the final nail in the coffin or will Rashid end his stay this tournament on his terms?

18.3
W
Mir Hamza to Wiese, OUT, LBW given and reviewed immediately It was a yorker on the toes that missed the flick. Looks like it hit the front shoe and then the one on the back. The impact may have been outside leg. What will ultraedge and ball tracking say? It was close to the bat but there is no contact. The impact is just in line and Wiese's cameo is done for tonight!

D Wiese lbw b Mir Hamza 31 (45m 23b 2x4 1x6) SR: 134.78

18.2
6
Mir Hamza to Wiese, SIX, Wide full toss and Wiese swings it over deep extra cover. He swapped his bat between overs and the new one starts with a bang

Rashid comes in, a decent replacement for the situation but it's Wiese on strike

18.1
W
Mir Hamza to Brook, OUT, Caught by square leg! It was a cutter on a back of a good length, Brook sat down and tried to sweep it over the infield but got a top edge that was travelling inside out through square. The fielder ran back and collected an excellent catch

HC Brook c Gregory b Mir Hamza 26 (43m 21b 1x4 1x6) SR: 123.80

31 needed off 12 and Hamza comes over the wicket

END OF OVER:
18 | 12 Runs | LQ: 119/5 (31 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 6.61, RRR: 15.50)

  • David Wiese25 (21b)
  • Harry Brook26 (20b)
  • Usman Shinwari4-0-22-0
  • Mir Hamza3-0-21-2

Wiese came back for the extra run and Brook will face the first ball next over. The error margins will fluctuate as this goes down to the wire. Brace yourselves

17.6
2
Usman Shinwari to Wiese, 2 runs, Yorker outside off, dug to long off and they run two
17.6
1w
Usman Shinwari to Wiese, 1 wide, Full and wide across the swinging bat. It was a bit too wide though

Zia Abbasi: "Shinwari is such an uncanny character. He can leak out 20 runs in an over but simultaneously has the knack of bowling a thrifty over too. "

17.5
1lb
Usman Shinwari to Brook, 1 leg bye, Makes room and sits for the slog sweep but the bowler follows him and hits the pad flush. It squirts to square leg and they sneak one
17.4
4
Usman Shinwari to Brook, FOUR, Slow ball on back of a good length, it came a bit low because of the length and he slapped it over the bowler and beat long off by a distance to bring up fifty partnership
17.3
1
Usman Shinwari to Wiese, 1 run, Full toss outside off, goes across and swings aimed at mid wicket. Goes to mid on on the circle after taking the edge

Saad: "Shinwari, KK and No ball, ring any bells? Super over !!"

17.2
1
Usman Shinwari to Brook, 1 run, Full outside off, driven to long off
17.1
1
Usman Shinwari to Wiese, 1 run, Waits for the extremely slow ball into the pitch outside off, cuts to point who takes the ballooning ball. They run one
17.1
1nb
Usman Shinwari to Wiese, 1 no ball, Block hole yorker, dug out to the bowler. But it is a front foot no ball and they don't take the run

END OF OVER:
17 | 12 Runs | LQ: 107/5 (43 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 6.29, RRR: 14.33)

  • David Wiese21 (17b)
  • Harry Brook21 (17b)
  • Mir Hamza3-0-21-2
  • Chris Jordan3-0-21-1

Azhar Zahid : "David Weise is a beast. If he gets to bat till the end, Lahore surely will win it tonight."

16.6
1
Mir Hamza to Wiese, 1 run, Full outside off, driven to long on. He tried to go hard but will retain the strike

Saad: "How can pitch turn from batting to bowling pitch in span of just 4 hours? " That's a good topic for discussion although it may not have deteriorated. The off-pace balls and ones into the pitch stick in. Not sure of the reasons. It's certainly a curiosity

16.5
1
Mir Hamza to Brook, 1 run, Slow one into the wicket on off, swept off the backfoot to mid wicket
16.4
1
Mir Hamza to Wiese, 1 run, Full outside off, carved inside out over cover point off the toe edge but it lands safely and they run one

Qalandars 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st4Fakhar ZamanAbdullah Shafique
2nd6Kamran GhulamAbdullah Shafique
3rd42Mohammad HafeezKamran Ghulam
4th11Mohammad HafeezPD Salt
5th1Mohammad HafeezHC Brook
6th55D WieseHC Brook
7th6D WieseRashid Khan
8th0Rashid KhanShaheen Shah Afridi
9th0Rashid KhanHaris Rauf
10th2Haris RaufZaman Khan

Pakistan Super League

TeamMWLPTNRR
MS1091181.253
LQ1064120.765
PZ106412-0.34
IU10468-0.069
QG10468-0.708
KK10192-0.891