PSL9 Match 10: Karachi Kings defeat Lahore Qalandars in a nail-biting contest

Karachi Kings defeated Lahore Qalandars by 2 wickets in a nail-biting game in the Pakistan Super League (PSL) 9 at Qaddafi Stadium, Lahore on Saturday.

KK chased down the 176-run target on the last ball of the final over to hand LQ their fourth straight loss of the season.

While chasing the target, the Kings were in dire condition at 44/4, but the sensational partnership between Kieron Pollard (58) and Shoaib Malik (39) turned the tide.

The KK’s tail-enders sealed the deal by scoring the crucial runs.

Karachi Kings won the toss and elected to field first against Lahore Qalandars in the 10th match of the ongoing PSL season.

Sahibzada Farhan’s 75-not out helped Lahore Qalandars post a total of 175 runs on the board.

After losing his opening partner Fakhar Zaman, Farhan kept rotating the strike while hitting boundaries at intervals.

He took 45 deliveries to score an unbeaten 72 while George Linde remained not out on 26 off 13 balls.

This is defending champions Lahore Qalandars’ fourth consecutive loss in the ninth edition of the PSL.

Meanwhile, Karachi Kings have played two games, out of which they won one while losing the other.

Playing XI:

Lahore Qalandars:

Sahibzada Farhan, Fakhar Zaman, Rassie van der Dussen, Sikandar Raza, Shai Hope (wk), Jahandad Khan, Ahsan Hafeez Bhatti, George Linde, Shaheen Afridi (c), Haris Rauf, Zaman Khan

Karachi Kings:

Shan Masood (c), Muhammad Akhlaq (wk), James Vince, Shoaib Malik, Kieron Pollard, Mohammad Nawaz, Irfan Khan, Daniel Sams, Hasan Ali, Tabraiz Shamsi, Mir Hamza