full on the stumps, driven past the bowler for two.
Zalmi vs Kings, 17th Match at Rawalpindi, PSL 2023, Mar 01 2023 - Match Result
10.50 pm A very comfortable win in the end for Zalmi. A 24-run margin doesn't really tell the full story though. They were under extreme pressure in the first three overs after Amir's triple-wicket burst before Haseebullah, Rovman Powell and Tom Kohler-Cadmore responded with three half-centuries.
Karachin Kings captain Imad Wasim says in his post-match interview: "We didn't bowl well. You have to bowl yorkers here. Length ball was coming onto the bat. We have to be very decisive with what we're bowling. They bowled yorkers and it was hard to hit. It was good to see Amir back in form. It was tough to bowl spin in these conditions. Credit goes to Rovman Powell for the way he batted. Shamsi bowled well and Mujeeb bowled well. But I gave up 18 in my last over. We could have held them to under 180. 200 was a par score but not a winning score. We are still in the tournament, so you never know."
Rovman Powell is named Player of the Match for his half-century for Zalmi in the win: "It was a pretty good wicket. Credit has to be given to the two batters before me. Haseebullah and TKC gave us a good platform and then I could launch. Everything was in my zone. It was important to bat the first 5 or 10 balls properly. Once you get in, it's a small ground and you can capitalize. It was disappointing that I couldn't get the runs in my first few games but now is an opportunity to change that."
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full and wide, drives through wide long-off to the rope.
full on the stumps, miscues a flick to wide long-on and they pinch two to bring up a 28-ball 50, one that has included plenty of dots in the form of singles turned down to protect Akif.
low full toss on off, drives to long-off but turns down a single again to protect Akif.
knee high full toss on sixth stump sliced just over Wahab at short third and goes to the rope.
fullish length ball on fifth stump, goes to heave and edges this well short of the keeper for a bump ball. Appeal from the bowler but nothing from the bowler. However, the umpires are having a chat anyway to refer this to the third umpire.
full and wide, sliced away behind point to the sweeper but they turn down the single so that Imad has strike for the final over.
dropped! Low full toss at shin height on fourth stump, Imad slices this inside out behind point and the fielder leaps high to stab this with one hand but it bursts out with the chance not sticking. They take a single.
full on fifth stump, driven flat over mid-off and skids to the rope.
full on the stumps, driven to long-on for one but they turn down the single.
yorker on middle, jammed out to midwicket for one.
full on the stumps, jammed out back to the bowler.
Five boundaries in that over for Imad. Technically stays in line with the required run rate as they need 43 off two overs, or 21.50 per over. The problem is that Akif Javed will start on strike for the 19th over after that boundary to end the 18th by Imad.
full on middle, Imad clears the front leg and flicks through wide long-on finding the gap to the rope.
wide yorker sprayed nearly off the pitch outside off, left alone and wide called again.
wide yorker on fifth stump, goes to drive and toe edges this past the stumps and the keeper to the fine leg rope.
full and wide, goes to drive and out of reach, deemed inside the guideline this time by the umpire.
full and very wide, left alone and wide called.
full on middle, flicked over wide midwicket and bounces into the rope as Rovman Powell's effort to slap it back into play fails.
length on fifth stump, this time Imad backs away and goes inside out over wide mid-off to the rope again.
length ball follows Imad backing away from leg stump and heaves this through wide long-on to the rope.
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Toss | Karachi Kings, elected to field first |
Series | |
Season | 2022/23 |
Player Of The Match | |
Match days | 01 March 2023 - night (20-over match) |
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Match Referee | |
Points | Peshawar Zalmi 2, Karachi Kings 0 |
Over 20 • KK 173/8
Zalmi won by 24 runs