Player of the Match
Player of the Match

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Best performances - Batsmen

Muhammad Waseem
Muhammad Waseem
38(37) 3x4 - 1x6
Control %71%
  • Productive Shot
  • on drive
  • 6 runs
  • 1x4 - 0x6
10 1 2 5 3 2 6 9
Abdullah Shafique
Abdullah Shafique
33(24) 4x4 - 1x6
Control %84%
  • Productive Shot
  • pull
  • 9 runs
  • 2x4 - 0x6
0 0 1 0 9 0 5 18

Best performances - Bowlers

Shaheen Shah Afridi
Shaheen Shah Afridi
O4
M0
R18
W4
Eco4.5
RHB
OFFLEG
2W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
1W
1W
A Zampa
A Zampa
O4
M1
R11
W2
Eco2.75
RHB
OFFLEG
1W
1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF

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Warner, the winning captain: "We did it the hard way. Afridi's four wickets were excellent for LQ. But we won - now we have 2 in 2. As a batter, you try to take it deep, but it ended up being 14 off the last over. Glad we did it in the end. [Bowling] It was in the last game as swell, our spinners bowled well in tandem. Our bowling partnerships are really coming together. [Playing on used pitches] As batters you can take a few balls to get used to the conditions. Beating Lahore is becoming a trend, but we would rather beat them in the final. Still long way to go in the tournament.

Shaheen, the losing captain: "It was a good game. We wanted to fight till the final ball and the team tried. In both teams' batting, it was the same. I feel our batting was fine, otherwise KK would've chased this in 15 overs. I don't know about this [ball tampering], and we'll discuss. Five runs penalty...but we can't say anything. We will see. [Karachi-Lahore rivalry] No mental block. My team has fought till the last ball, that's what I need from my team."

Adam Zampa is the Player of the Match for his 2-11: "It was a pretty used wicket. Low-ish, slow-ish, bit of spin, so used my strength and try to hit the stumps and slide the ball a bit. Suited me. Summing up the conditions... I've played here plenty of times. Years of experience, mate, I know what I'm doing when I go out there. As I said, there's not a lot of mystery in my bowling anymore but still lots of nuance."

Some theories floating around on who may have changed the condition of the ball, but we'll refrain from taking names till we are sure of the exact circumstances.

That was a dramatic finish to the game, with the ball-change and the five-run penalty. Abbas Afridi, who came into the XI for this game, plays a crucial role with the bat, hitting four and six to end the game. But there were some superlative performers tonight: Zampa, Shaheen, Abdullah Shafique, Hamza, and many others. Karachi extend their H2H against Lahore to 15-8 now.

19.3
6
Haris Rauf to Abbas Afridi, SIX, Game, Set, Match: Karachi Kings win by four wickets! He absolutely smokes it over the leg side. Abbas ends it with a six, finishing unbeaten with 10 in 2 balls, and taking Karachi Kings home.
19.2
4
Haris Rauf to Abbas Afridi, FOUR, low full toss on off and that has absolutely been clobbered down the ground, going just past Haris who is on the floor and has somehow managed to evade the ball. That was hit with great power.Four needed off four balls
19.2
1w
Haris Rauf to Abbas Afridi, 1 wide, bouncer around a fourth-stump line. Too high, so wide given

owais: "what does it mean "changing the condition of the ball?"" -- wear and tear on the ball beyond what is ordinarily expected. It's a grey area but the umpire determines it... I'm sure we will hear more about this later, if KK win especially

19.1
W
Haris Rauf to Khushdil Shah, OUT, oh that is a miraculous catch! Length ball on middle, pulled high over the leg side, and Raza at cow corner takes the catch with his feet just inches away from the boundary line

Khushdil Shah c Sikandar Raza b Haris Rauf 13 (29m 14b 1x4 0x6) SR: 92.85

14 needed off the final over and Rauf will bowl. Looks like the ball is being changed, which does not please Shaheen

Five run penalty for changing the condition of the ball: that makes the number nine runs off six balls

That's massive. Absolutely massive. And the batter side has also got the ability to choose the ball that will be used.

END OF OVER:
19 | 14 Runs | KK: 120/5 (9 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 6.31, RRR: 9.00)

  • Khushdil Shah13 (13b)
  • Azam Khan14 (12b)
  • Mustafizur Rahman3.5-0-20-1
  • Haris Rauf3-0-34-0
18.6
1
Mustafizur Rahman to Khushdil Shah, 1 run, slower ball, full and wide outside off. SLapped to cover and they take off for a risky single. The throw hits Azam as he tries to complete the run
18.5
1
Mustafizur Rahman to Azam Khan, 1 run, comes over the stumps and bowls a length ball outside leg with Azam also backing away. He pulls to the deep but there's protection on the leg side

Kings 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st10DA WarnerMuhammad Waseem
2nd0Salman AghaMuhammad Waseem
3rd29Muhammad WaseemSaad Baig
4th43MM AliMuhammad Waseem
5th6MM AliAzam Khan
6th32Khushdil ShahAzam Khan
7th11Azam KhanAbbas Afridi