Zalmi vs Kings, 11th Match at Karachi, PSL, Apr 21 2025 - Ball by Ball Commentary

Over the wicket, tad short and outside off, swivels and says what's all the fuss about? Plays an exquisite pull off the backfoot in front of deep square and guides his team to the door of victory. Fantastic run-chase and an exhilarating game of cricket that kept us hooked till the end. In hindsight, giving this final over to Talat was a big gamble and it didn't pay off

Fraction short on middle, steps leg-side and drives it crisply to long-off

Around the wicket, short and wide, hammered away in the gap at deep backward point, Wood tumbles and can't get his hand to it; ideal start to the last over

Searching for the yorker, ends up as a low full-toss on middle, pushed to long-on, quickly intercepted and that prevents the second run; Ali has done a fabulous job. He has raised his credentials quickly in top-flight cricket

Around the wicket, fuller and angled into middle, worked to deep midwicket, rushing back for the second, throw not quite spot on and neither a clean pick-up from TKC

Over the wicket, back of a length and slanted in at fifth stump line, presses it down to mid-off and canters across to other end. Nobody is leaving the stadium, it's very tense out there

Around the wicket, length and angling in from fifth stump, forced along the floor to long-on.

Shorter in length, fifth stump line, nurdles it away to deep third and opens his account

Over the wicket, touch short and jags back at middle sharply, fails to work off the pads and it's a convincing appeal for an lbw, Tucker agrees and raises the dreaded finger. He has to take a review and he does. Nothing on the bat. Pitching in line, impact in line and just clipping the top of middle. Raza delivers the goods at such a critical juncture of the game, displays remarkable maturity for his age. This looked high though in real time

Over the wicket, shorter in length and angled into middle, clonked to midwicket and is content with a single. 15 off 12 required

Chipped in the air and swallowed by TKC at cover; rising steeply from back of a length, he larrups it in the air and the fielder runs back and pockets it well. Oh, this game keeps oscillating like a pendulum

Over the wicket, ball skimming above him as he ducks underneath the well-directed 142kph throat ball; he got floored, interesting, was quite high

Back of a length and comes back in at middle, gently caressed towards mid-off and hares to the other end, smart batting

Around the wicket, slung down full and offers width, he lashes it downtown and hits very straight, beats mid-off and there's no cutting that off. Khushdil, khush hua! He has been in stellar form this season

Over the wicket, shorter and attacks off-stump, runs it down to deep third for a run

Short back of the hand slower one rattles the middle-stump but doesn't count; it's a free hit, Khushdil troubled by the low bounce and failed to pull it away. A very eventful over to say the least

Oh no, that was a spiteful bumper and the square leg umpire thinks it's too high and it is in-fact, wide signaled. Zalmi losing the plot

Back of the hand slower one; shorter and given width, he picks it nice and early, carving it past short third and backward point for a four; crucial boundary and to make things worse, Wood overstepped! What have you done Wood? He will be gutted to bowl a no ball at this stage. It's a tight game and the error brings smile on the faces of Khushdil and Abbas

Touch short around the line off, flicked to midwicket, throw from Samad at non-striker's end, hits the bull's eye. He made his ground, was tight though

Makes him smell the leather, sprints in and gets the ball to rise sharply, Afridi ducks under the bumper