Bopara, Afridi star as Kings thrash Qalandars
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After deciding to bat first, Kings managed to post 159 for the loss of seven wickets in their allotted 20 overs.
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The star of the show for the Kings was all-rounder Ravi Bopara, who scored an unbeaten 50 off 34 with the help of two fours and two sixes.
For Qalandars, pacer Sohail Khan, leg-spinner Yasir Shah and off-spinner Sunil Narine claimed two wickets each.
In reply, Qalandars once again had a solid start and at one stage were 70 for one in the seventh over, but another monumental collapse saw them lose last nine wickets for just 62 runs and were eventually bowled out for 132 in the 19th over.
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Captain Brand McCullum finished the Qalandars’ innings with the top score of 44 off 30 with the help of five fours and two sixes.
For Kings, veteran all-rounder Afrid and pacer Usman Khan Shinwari claimed three wickets each.
For his outstanding bowling performance, Afridi was named player of the match.
And that's it from us today. We will join you again on Wednesday. Till then, its goodbye from all of us.
LQ 132 (18.3 overs)
OUT! And that's it. Karachi Kings registered another thumping win.
Mills to start his new over.
LQ 132-9 (18 overs)
Six runs and a wicket off the over.
Shinwari to continue.
LQ 126-8 (17 overs)
Four runs and a wicket off the over.
Mills to start his new over.
LQ 122-7 (16 overs)
Six runs and a wicket off the over.
Muhammad Irfan to start his new over.
LQ 116-6 (15 overs)
Three runs and a wicket off the over.
Shinwari to start his new over.
LQ 113-5 (14 overs)
Seven off the over.
Imad wasim to continue.
LQ 106-5 (13 overs)
Four off the over.
Shahid Afrid to continue.
LQ 102-5 (12 overs)
Eight off the over.
Colin Ingram to start his new over.
LQ 94-5 (11 overs)
Just three runs and a wicket off the over.
Afridi to continue.
LQ 91-4 (10 overs)
Just two off the over.
Imad to continue.
LQ 89-4 (9 overs)
Nine runs and a wicket off the over.
Shahid Afridi to start his new over.
LQ 80-3 (8 overs)
Eight runs and a wicket off the over.
Imad to continue.
LQ 72-2 (7 overs)
Four runs and a wicket off the over.
Shahid Afridi to start his new over.
LQ 68-1 (6 overs)
Sixteen off the over.
Mills to start his new over.
LQ 52-1 (5 overs)
Twelve off the over.
Mohammad Irfan to start his new over.
LQ 40-1 (4 overs)
Eight off the over.
Imad Wasim to start his new over.
LQ 32-1 (3 overs)
Nine off the over.
Shinwari to continue.
LQ 23-1 (2 overs)
Fifteen off the over.
Tymal Mills to start his first over.
LQ 8-1 (1 over)
Eight runs and a wicket off the over.
Usman Khan Shinwari to start his first over.
So that's it from the first half. We will join you soon for the second half.
KK 159-7 (20 overs)
Twenty off the over.
SIX! Fantastic finish for Kings. And brilliant from Bopara.
Shaheen Shah Afridi to bowl final over.
KK 139-7 (19 overs)
Eleven off the over.
Sohail to start his new over.
KK 128-7 (18 overs)
Six off the over.
Mustafizur to start his new over.
KK 122-7 (17 overs)
Eighteen runs and two wickets off the over.
Sohail Khan to start his new over.
KK 104-5 (16 overs)
Nine off the over.
Mustafizur Rahman to statrt his new over.
KK 95-5 (15 overs)
Five off the over.
Yasir Shah to start his new over.
KK 90-5 (14 overs)
Just two off the over.
Narine to start his over.
KK 88-4 (13 overs)
Seven off the over.
Yasir Shah to start his new over.
KK 81-3 (12 overs)
Nine off the over.
Shaheen Shah Afridi to start his new over.
KK 72-3 (11 overs)
Four off the over.
Yasir Shah to start his new over.
KK 68-3 (10 overs)
Narine to start his new over.
KK 60-3 (9 overs)
Eight off the over.
Ali Salman to start his new over.
KK 52-3 (8 overs)
Five off the over.
Narine to continue.
KK 47-3 (7 overs)
Eight off the over.
Mustafizur to start his new over.
KK 39-3 (6 overs)
Three off the over.
Sunil Narine to start his new over.
KK 36-2 (5 overs)
Wicket maiden. Brilliant bowling.
Mustafizur Rahman to start his new over.
KK 36-1 (4 overs)
Eight runs and a wicket off the over.
OUT! Yasir Shah gets a big wicket. Denly departs after scoring 28.
Yasir Shah to start his first over.
KK 28-0 (3 overs)
Six off the over.
Sohail Khan to start his new over.
KK 22-0 (2 overs)
Thirteen off the over.
Shaheen Shah Afridi to start his new over.
KK 9-0 (1 over)
Nine off the over
Sohail Khan to start his first over.
TOSS: The news from the centre is Karachi Kings have won the toss and decided to bat first.