Pakistan Super League 2024: Lahore Qalandars vs Karachi Kings Match Preview, Pakistan Super League 2024

10th T20 • Gaddafi Stadium • Lahore

Lahore Qalandars

175/6 (20)

Karachi Kings

176/8 (20)

KK won by 2 wickets

Info

Fantasy

Live

Scorecard

Stats

Playing XI

Table

Date & Time

24 Feb, 07:30 PM IST

Venue

Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore

Match

10th T20,

Pakistan Super League 2024

Points Table

Schedule

Stats

Umpires

Ahsan Raza (Pakistan), Richard Illingworth (England), Aleem Dar (Pakistan, TV)

Referee

Muhammad Javed (Pakistan)

Toss

Karachi Kings elected to bowl

Pitch Report

PitchFast & Bounce

Pace BowlingPace & Bounce

Batting ConditionHigh Scoring

Spin BowlingAverage

1st Innings

166Avg Runs

7Avg Wkts

139.74Avg SR

2nd Innings

146Avg Runs

6Avg Wkts

135.69Avg SR

Playing XILineups Out

Points Table

Head To Head (Last 10 Matches)

3- 7

Team Form (Recent 5 Matches, Latest First)

Lahore Qalandars

Karachi Kings

Players to Watch

Top Batters

Rassie van der Dussen

LQ . BAT

140 Runs

3 Matches

Sahibzada Farhan

LQ . WK

121 Runs

3 Matches

Shoaib Malik

KK . ALL

82 Runs

2 Matches

Top Bowlers

Zaman Khan

LQ . BOWL

4 Wkts

3 Matches

Mir Hamza

KK . BOWL

4 Wkts

2 Matches

Shaheen Afridi

LQ . BOWL

3 Wkts

3 Matches

Player of the Match Kieron Pollard

58(33)

Info

Lahore Qalandars

175/6 (20)

Batters

Sahibzada Farhan

160.00

Not out

Fakhar Zaman

66.67

c SM Khan b M Hamza

Rassie van der Dussen

113.04

lbw b T Shamsi

Ahsan Hafeez

100.00

c K Pollard b H Ali

Jahandad Khan

133.33

c K Pollard b M Hamza

Shai Hope

161.54

c S Malik b T Shamsi

Sikandar Raza

0.00

c T Shamsi b H Ali

George Linde

200.00

Not out

Extras

(B: 0, LB: 1, NB: 1, W: 2)

TOTAL

(20 Ov, RR: 8.75)

175/6

Did not Bat

Shaheen Afridi, Zaman Khan, Haris Rauf

Bowlers

EXT

7.75

4.00

5.30

7.25

13.00

10.50

Fall Of Wickets

SCORE

OVER

Fakhar Zaman

c SM Khan b M Hamza

1-9

2.1

Rassie van der Dussen

lbw b T Shamsi

2-45

8.1

Ahsan Hafeez

c K Pollard b H Ali

3-54

9.4

Jahandad Khan

c K Pollard b M Hamza

4-90

12.3

Shai Hope

c S Malik b T Shamsi

5-114

14.6

Sikandar Raza

c T Shamsi b H Ali

6-121

15.4

Karachi Kings

176/8 (20)

Batters

Shan Masood

(C)

111.11

runout (Sahibzada Farhan)

Muhammad Akhlaq

70.00

c SD Hope b Jahandad Khan

James Vince

200.00

b A Hafeez

Shoaib Malik

121.88

c S Afridi b H Rauf

Mohammad Nawaz

150.00

b Z Khan

Kieron Pollard

175.76

c RVD Dussen b S Afridi

Daniel Sams

116.67

b Z Khan

Irfan Khan

130.00

Not out

Hasan Ali

180.00

c H Rauf b A Hafeez

Mir Hamza *

100.00

Not out

Extras

(B: 0, LB: 6, NB: 0, W: 3)

TOTAL

(20 Ov, RR: 8.8)

176/8

Did not Bat

Tabraiz Shamsi

Bowlers

EXT

Shaheen Afridi

8.75

Zaman Khan

6.25

Ahsan Hafeez

9.50

Jahandad Khan

11.00

George Linde

12.50

Haris Rauf

5.50

Fall Of Wickets

SCORE

OVER

Shan Masood

runout (Sahibzada Farhan)

1-19

2.5

James Vince

b A Hafeez

2-27

3.4

Muhammad Akhlaq

c SD Hope b Jahandad Khan

3-27

4.1

Mohammad Nawaz

b Z Khan

4-44

5.6

Kieron Pollard

c RVD Dussen b S Afridi

5-139

15.5

Shoaib Malik

c S Afridi b H Rauf

6-143

16.4

Daniel Sams

b Z Khan

7-158

18.2

Hasan Ali

c H Rauf b A Hafeez

8-175

19.5

Match Info

Date & Time

24 Feb, 07:30 PM IST

Venue

Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore

Match

10th T20,

Pakistan Super League 2024

Points Table

Schedule

Stats

Umpires

Ahsan Raza (Pakistan), Richard Illingworth (England), Aleem Dar (Pakistan, TV)

Referee

Muhammad Javed (Pakistan)

Toss

Karachi Kings elected to bowl

Player of the Match Kieron Pollard

58(33)

Commentary

This is Dwaipayan Mukherjee, signing off with my hard working co-commentator Rajarshi Das. See you soon!

So the defending champions remain at the bottom. It is a double header tomorrow, join us then!

Masood, Karachi captain: Two things you look to do at a new franchise - gets wins and build a local core. We're heading in the right direction. You always have margins to learn. We were brilliant in first 10. Pitch got better. Maybe we conceded 10-15 too many which put us in a spot of bother against a world class attack. It was heartening to see the two experienced campaigners get together when we thought we were down and out. For us the lesson is not to lose too many wickets early.

Kieron Pollard , Man of the Match : With experience, we knew we had to consolidate (when Malik and him joined forces at 44 for 4). The spinners were operating, so we focused on getting the scoreboard going and attacking when possible. When Linde came in, it made things easier. In the 13th or 14th over, that was a young guy bowling for them and that is when we decided to go. Over the years, I have played a lot, pressure plays a role but we have been in these situations on many occasions. Glad to get the job done.

Shaheen Afridi, Lahore Qalandars: I think Karachi played very well. The fact that the match went till the last ball indicates the quality of this tournament. PSL demands these high standards. Overall, it has been a great game. Fielders and bowlers and batters did amazing. Everyone stepped up to produce a thrilling contest. The partnership betwen Pollard and Malik was game changing for us. I think that is where we lost the match. Leaving the spinner till the end was also owing to the boundary at one side. But Hasan Ali went for the big shot that came off. That was the plan, to get the big wickets before we get till the last over. Hoping for Rauf to improve soon, he is an asset for Pakistan. It was not nice to see him leave the field in the manner that he did. I will go and check now to get a concrete update. Zaman always looks to get better with each passing day. It is heartening to see his performances.

Hasan Ali, Karachi Kings: We knew they had a fast bowler short, they had to give it to a spinner. I was waiting for that, thankfully, I hit that ball, and they were under pressure after that. I was trying to charge the first ball, would have been easy for us after that, and that's what happened. Good that it was in my slot, and I got it over the boundary. (On Kieron Pollard) He's been playing awesome cricket, we know he can hit the ball really hard. He played one of his mature innings today, credit goes to him - he should be man of the match! I've been working on my fitness over the last month at NCA - we have a new trainer there, Hussain Mirza, and I've improved my diet, my routine, my discipline, and which is why I look fitter. I have been playing with Phil Simmons in 2017 for St. Lucia. I really like him, and I know he loves me a lot. When I went to play the CPL after the 2017 Champions Trophy, he admired me a lot. He's a nice personality, nice guy. There were a few basic things I needed to work on, I took break from the BPL last month to work on it.

Karachi Kings (176/8) defeat Lahore Qalandars (175/6) by 2 wickets

Kieron Pollard - 58 (33) | Shoaib Malik - 39 (32)
Zaman Khan - 2/25 | Ahsan Bhatti - 2/19

This has been nerve-wracking stuff. Not for the faint-hearted. This one went right down till the wire. What a game of cricket!

4 wickets were lost in the powerplay and Lahore Qalandars believed they had a chance of winning their first match of this season right there. It all began with a horrible misunderstanding between Shan Masood and Akhlaq, which culminated in the walking back of the skipper of Karachi Kings, who did not like it one bit. When Akhlaq was dismissed later in the 5th over, surely he would have found the farthest possible spot from his skipper in that pavilion.

Zaman Khan, Ahsan Bhatti were also in the wickets column early on in the innings which pushed back the Karachi chase. James Vince scored a couple of boundaries in the first over sent down by left arm spinner Bhatti, which also included a missed catch by Shai Hope but the Englishman was knocked over before he could inflict major damage.

At 44 for 4, things were looking rather bleak for Karachi Kings. That is when Kieron Pollard and Shoaib Malik, who have more than 25,000 runs between them in this format, decided to take matters into their own hands. It was a terrific half-century for Kieron Pollard as he took down different bowlers for towering sixes right from the beginning.

If it was George Linde who had to face his brunt at the initial phases of his knock, Jahandad faced his wrath in the 15th over that also saw the Caribbean bring up his 60th T20 half century. Shaheen Afridi broke the 95 run stand between Pollard and Malik at a phase in the 16th over which was crucial. With Pollard back in the hut, Malik also fell in the subsequent over with Afridi catching it safely in Haris Rauf's last over.

Hasan Ali, Irfan Khan ensured that they somehow manage to get the job done. This has been a truly memorable match. It will be remembered for a long time. So many twists and turns, no one could have guessed what was going to happen next. Allow yourselves a breather!

overs

179 /8 score

runs

Mir Hamza *

4 (1)

Irfan Khan

13 (10)

Ahsan Hafeez

2 /22

19.6 Ahsan Bhatti to Mir Hamza, the deftest of edges, and Karachi claim a last-ball thriller! The crowd at Gaddafi is STUNNED INTO SILENCE! The Karachi Kings camp is delirious, and Hamza is pumped! Bhatti fires this one on a length marginally outside off, Hamza looked to rock back, cut, got the most prominent of edges - the ball sneaked past the third man region and made its way to the ropes - the boundary won't count - the batters completed the winning run before that! The Kings left it very late, they take all 20 overs, but they get past the line with two wickets to spare!

DRAMA! DRAMA! DRAMA! 1 run needed from the last ball!

19.5 Ahsan Bhatti to Hasan Ali, in the air, in the air, in the air..... AND OUT!!! Drama, more drama! Haris Rauf has taken a pressure catch, but seems to have hurt himself in the process. Has he caught it at all, though? Hasan Ali had a swing at this flat, full delivery outside off, got no distance on it, Haris Rauf ran in from long off, flung himself forward and... pouched it cleanly! 1 run is still needed off the last ball!

Hasan Ali c Haris Rauf b Ahsan Bhatti 9 (5b, 0x4, 1x6)

19.4 Ahsan Bhatti to Irfan Khan Niazi, the scores are level! Bhatti fires this one in the blockhole outside off, Niazi drills it towards cover. The batters hare across for a single

19.3 Ahsan Bhatti to Irfan Khan Niazi, fires this one on a length outside off as Niazi advanced, Niazi carves this one past the circle at cover. The batters hare back for the second as sweeper cover cuts it off. 2 off 3...

19.2 Ahsan Bhatti to Hasan Ali, full, darted in on off stump, Hasan Ali slogs, but finds the fielder at deep mid wicket this time. Has to be content with a single. 4 off 4....

19.1 Ahsan Bhatti to Hasan Ali, SIX! Hasan Ali with nerves of steel! Bhatti loses his nerve - dishes this one in the slot on a length outside off. Hasan, down on one leg, slogs the living daylights out of this, and clears mid wicket! Advantage Karachi Kings!

Ahsan Bhatti [1.0-0-8-1] is back into the attack

11 runs needed from 6 balls! Which way is this one going? We have no idea. The crowd is stunned after that boundary.

overs

165 /7 score

runs

Irfan Khan *

10 (8)

Hasan Ali

2 (2)

Zaman Khan

2 /25

18.6 Zaman Khan to Irfan Khan Niazi, FOUR vital runs for the Karachi Kings! Zaman tries the yorker, ends up bowling it onto Niazi's pads as he moved away. Niazi flicked this one expertly on the volley, timing it to perfection, and beat the diving fielder at deep mid wicket to his right!

18.5 Zaman Khan to Hasan Ali, low full toss on off stump, Hasan Ali has a swing, ends up muscling this one down to long on. Just a single