All-round Quetta beat Karachi by six wickets
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Chasing 155 to win the match, both openers showed their class on the top of the order, and scored 105 runs for the first wicket to hand their team an easy win on the night.
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Shahzad finished the innings with the top score of 54 off 40 balls, which included four fours and three sixes, whereas Asad Shafiq scored 51 off 38 balls with the help of six fours and one six.
For Karachi, pacer Sohail Khan claimed two, whereas leg-spinner Usama Mir picked one wicket.
Earlier, after being sent in to bat first, Karachi had another dream beginning thanks to captain Kumar Sangakara and Babar Azam, who added 63 runs for the first wicket.
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However, once Sangakara departed in the eighth over, Kings lost their way due to some clueless batting, especially from the likes of Chris Gayle, and only managed to score 154 runs for the loss of six wickets in their allotted 20 overs.
Young Babar finished the innings with the top score of 36 off 37 balls, whereas West Indian all-rounder Kieron Pollard scored 31 off just 19 balls.
For Quetta, off-spinner Mahmudullah claimed three, whereas pacer Anwar Ali picked two wickets.
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Mahmudullah (Man of the match): Yea I am really happy to contribute for the team. I wasn’t expecting the ball to turn so much, and I was just trying to maintain my length. I am enjoying every bit of it here in the PSL.
Kumar Sangakara: We had a great start, but we couldn’t hit many boundaries afterwards from the over number 12 to 17. Strike rotation was not great, and we were not hitting the boundaries any way. We should’ve got 180-190 today, but it wasn’t to be. We have to win two out of two to make it to the playoffs, so we are looking forward to that.
Sarfraz Ahmed: I am thankful to the Almighty. I am glad the way bowlers bowled, especially from young Hasan Khan, who put a great show against the likes of Chris Gayle. Mahmudullah played the role we were hoping for. We never try to look at the players in the other team, all we want to do is focus on our game and I believe that is the key to our success.
QUE 158-4 (19 overs)
And that's it. Quetta win by six wickets.
Mohammad Amir to bowl his final over.
QUE 147-4 (18 overs)
Six runs and a wicket off the over.
Usama Mir to start his last over.
QUE 141-3 (17 overs)
Just five off the over.
Shoaib Malik to start his first over.
QUE 136-3 (16 overs)
Just six off the over.
Usama Mir to start his new over.
QUE 130-3 (15 overs)
Twelve off the over. Good one Quetta.
Sohail Khan to continue.
QUE 118-3 (14 overs)
Just seven off the over.
Mohammad Amir to start his new over.
QUE 111-3 (13 overs)
Six runs and three wickets off the over. Great one for Karachi.
Sohail Khan to start his second over.
QUE 105-0 (12 overs)
Just five off it.
Usman Khan to start his new over.
QUE 100-0 (11 overs)
Just six off the over.
Usama Mir to start his first over.
Eleven off the over. Another good one for Quetta.
Usman Khan to start his new over.
QUE 83-0 (9 overs)
Eight off the over.
Imad to continue.
QUE 75-0 (8 overs)
Twenty two off the over. Great one for Quetta.
Usama Mir to start his first over.
QUE 53-0 (7 overs)
Just four off the over.
Imad Wasim to start his new over.
QUE 49-0 (6 overs)
Ten off the over. Good one for Quetta.
Mohammad Amir to continue.
QUE 39-0 (5 overs)
Usman Khan to start his second over.
QUE 28-0 (4 overs)
Ten runs off the over. A good one for Quetta.
Sohail Khan to start his first over.
QUE 18-0 (3 overs)
Just six off the over.
Usman Khan to start his new over.
QUE 12-0 (2 overs)
Just six off the over.
Mohammad Amir to start his first over.
QUE 6-0 (1 over)
Just six off the over.
Imad Wasim to bowl his first over.
So it's Ahmed Shahzad and Asad Shafiq to open for Quetta, whereas as Imad Wasim to start for Karachi.
So that's it from the first innings, and we will join you for the second innings.
KHI 154-6 (20 overs)
SIX! Great finish for Karachi as Imad Wasim hits a six on the final ball of the innings.
Mir Hamza to bowl the final over of the innings.
KHI 133-5 (19 overs)
Just eight runs and two wickets off the over.
Anwar Ali to start his last over.
KHI 125-3 (18 overs)
Just seven off the over.
Tymal Mills to start his final over.
KHI 118-3 (17 overs)
Just eight off the over.
Anwar Ali to start his new over.
Twelve off the over. Good one for Karachi.
Mir Hamza to start his new over.
KHI 98-3 (15 overs)
Just four off the over.
Anwar Ali to start his new over.
KHI 94-3 (14 overs)
Just six runs and a wicket off the over.
OUT! Shoaib Malik departs after scoring nine off nine balls.
Mahmudullah to start his new over.
Just seven off the over.
Tymal Mills to start his new over.
Just four off the over and a wicket.
Mahmudullah to continue.
KHI 77-1 (11 overs)
Just two singles and six wides in the over. Brilliant stuff from the youngster.
Hasan to continue.
Just four off the over.
Mahmudullah to continue.
KHI 65-1 (9 overs)
Just two off the over. Great bowling from the youngster.
Hasan Khan to continue.
Seven runs and a wicket off the over. A great start for Mahmudullah.
Mahmudullah to start his first over.
Just six off the over.
Hasan Khan to start his first over.
KHI 50-0 (6 overs)
Just four off the over.
Tymal Mills to start his second over.
KHI 46-0 (5 overs)
Eleven off the over. Not a good start for Nawaz.
Mohammad Nawaz to start his first over.
KHI 35-0 (4 overs)
Ten off the over, another good one for Kings.
Anwar Ali to start his first over.
KHI 25-0 (3 overs)
Eleven off the over. A good one.
SIX! Sangakkara hits first maximum of the day as he lifts over mid-on.
FOUR! Babar Azam whips it through midwicket for a boundary.
Mir Hamza to continue.
KHI 14-0 (2 overs)
Ten off the over. Good one for Karachi.
FOUR! Full outside off and Sangakara leans in and punches it past mid-off for a boundary.
FOUR! Short and wide and Babar punches it between point and cover for a boundary.
So it's Tymal Mills to start his first over.
KHI 4-0 (1 over)
Just four runs off the first over.
Mir Hamza.
So it's Babar Azam and Kumar Sangakara to open for Karachi Kings, whereas it's going to be Mir Hamza to begin for Quetta.
Toss: Quetta win toss and opt to bowl first against Karachi.