KARACHI – Karachi Kings defeated Peshawar Zalmi by six wickets in the 13th match of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2021 at the National Stadium in Karachi.
Kings’ opening batsman Sharjeel Khan went for duck and at that point skipper Babar Azam put the team on his should as he made unbeaten 77 runs off 47 balls.
Sharjeel Khan was replaced by Joe Clarke, who could score 17 runs before he was sent to pavilion by Muhammad Irfan.
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A raucous home crowd enjoyed a superb chase from their team to take the win.#HBLPSL6 | #MatchDikhao | #KKvPZ pic.twitter.com/66zdiyLVow
— PakistanSuperLeague (@thePSLt20) March 3, 2021
Clarke was replaced by Coling Ingram, who also remained failed to perform. However, Mohammad Nabi provided a much-needed partnership to Azam by scoring 67 runs to help team achieve the target of 189 runs.
Player of the match is @MohammadNabi007 🙌🏼 #MatchDikhao l #HBLPSL6 I #KKvPZ pic.twitter.com/wGsxASCrbG
— PakistanSuperLeague (@thePSLt20) March 3, 2021
Earlier, Kings won the toss and elected to field first against Zalmi.
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Peshawar Zalmi Squad
Abrar Ahmed, Amad Butt, David Miller, Haider Ali, Imam-ul-Haq, Kamran Akmal, Tom-Kohler Cadmore, Mohammad Amir Khan, Mohammad Irfan Snr, Mohammad Imran, Mohammad Imran Randhawa, Mujeeb-Ur-Rehman, Ravi Bopara, Saqib Mahmood, Sherfane Rutherford, Shoaib Malik, Umaid Asif, Wahab Riaz (captain)
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Zalmi ???? KingsPeshawar Zalmi aims to retain top position in the points table going into today’s clash against the Kings ????
Match starts at 2 PM #Zalmi #YellowStorm #ZKingdom #HBLPSL6 #ZALMIxHaier #Haier pic.twitter.com/mppetBngEs
— PeshawarZalmi (@PeshawarZalmi) March 3, 2021
Karachi Kings squad
Amir Yamin, Arshad Iqbal, Babar Azam, Colin Ingram, Imad Wasim, Mohammad Amir, Sharjeel Khan, Waqas Maqsood, Mohammad Nabi, Dan Christian, Chadwick Walton, Joe Clarke, Noor Ahmad, Danish Aziz, Mohammad Ilyas, Zeeshan Malik, Qasim Akram
Best Of Luck ???? #Kings for today’s battle against #PeshawarZalmi ????????
Which team are you supporting today?
???? ???? ????#KarachiKings #YehHaiKarachi #ChampionsKaKarachi #HBLPSL6 #KKvPZ pic.twitter.com/S0MnLqmQpb— Karachi Kings (@KarachiKingsARY) March 3, 2021
On Tuesday, Brilliant batting and bowling display of Islamabad United players helped them rout Sarfaraz Ahmed-led Quetta Gladiators by 6 wickets in the 12th match of the Pakistan Super League (PSL-6) at National Stadium Karachi.
