Fresh Fit File - Kings vs Qalandars twenty sixth Fit 2023/24

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Karachi Kings 179 for 7 (Vince 42, Irfan 35, Abbas 2-23) beat Lahore Qalandars 177 for five (Shafique 55, Zaman 54, Mahmood 2-27) through 3 wickets

Shoaib Malik hit a boundary off the ultimate ball to provide Karachi Kings a three-wicket victory in a must-win recreation in opposition to two-time champion Lahore Qalandars within the Pakistan Tremendous League on Saturday.

The win stored alive the Kings’ hopes of a spot within the playoffs with 8 issues from 9 video games. Qalandars had been already eradicated, beating best Quetta Gladiators and shedding seven video games within the absence of injured spinner Rashid Khan.

With 3 runs wanted off the ultimate supply, Malik (27 no longer out) drove rapid bowler Zaman Khan’s low complete toss via level to lead his staff to a successful 179 for 7 in a stressful end.

Qalandars had posted 177 for five at the again of part centuries from Abdullah Shafique (55) and Fakhar Zaman (54) after the Kings captain Shan Masood received the toss and selected to box.

Masood’s resolution to demote himself to No. 3 after suffering as an opener in his first season because the staff’s captain paid off because the pair of James Vince (42) and Tim Seifert (36) equipped a assured get started of 59.

However Qalandars got here again strongly when rapid bowler Tayyab Abbas (2-23) were given the massive wicket of Kieron Pollard (3) and Seifert used to be run out after a big false impression with Malik.

Irfan Khan scored a brisk 35 off 16 balls with six limitations sooner than the Qalandars captain Shaheen Shah Afridi (1-37) knocked again his heart stump within the penultimate over. Zaman conceded simply 5 runs off his first 5 balls however Malik stayed calm to seal the sport for the Kings off the overall supply.

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