DUBAI: Sunil Narine spun Lahore Qalandars to beat Karachi Kings by three runs in a Super Over and stop their rivals from entering the play-offs of Pakistan Super League (PSL) season three in Dubai on Sunday.
Lahore Qalandars made 11 runs in Mohammad Amir’s Super Over but Karachi Kings could manage just eight in the over bowled by Sunil Narine as the tension finally ended late in the night.
The super hero of super over!#HBLPSL #DilSeJaanLagaDe #LQvKK@SunilPNarine74@lahoreqalandars pic.twitter.com/JkYqzqWZaA
— PakistanSuperLeague (@thePSLt20) March 11, 2018
The regulation match ended in a dramatic fashion as — Lahore needing 16 to win in the last over — youngster Sohail Akhtar smashed a boundary and a six before he was caught at long on boundary off the second last ball but as Karachi Kings players celebrated the win, umpires declared that Shinwari had overstepped.
Lahore contested that Sohail had completed a single they needed to win but umpires declared that when the catch was taken by Ravi Bopara the ball was dead and no run was allowed.
Sohail then took single to equal the scores but in an attempt for a second run Gulraiz Sadaf was run out. Sohail remained not out with eight-ball 15.
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— PakistanSuperLeague (@thePSLt20) March 11, 2018
Agha Salman notched 45-ball 50 with four boundaries and a six to set Lahore on the track but they were always behind the required run rate. When Salman was out in the 18th over, Lahore still needed 26 runs.
Karachi Kings were lifted to 163-5 by Babar Azam who made 49-ball 61 with six boundaries and a six while Lendl Simmons scored 39-ball 55 with eight boundaries and a six after Lahore put their opponents in a flat batting strip.
The top of the #HBLPSL points table has been constantly on the move in the last few days.
Can @KarachiKingsARY displace @TeamQuetta at the top by defeating @lahoreqalandars tonight?
Would it be a #DeDhanDan night…#LQvKK pic.twitter.com/AEC6HcGSEg— PakistanSuperLeague (@thePSLt20) March 11, 2018
Karachi Kings were given the platform by Babar and Simmons as they added 72 for the second wicket after Joe Denly, the highest scorer of the last match, was out for just three, with the score at 19.
Babar could have been dismissed on the first ball but Shaheen Afridi dropped an easy chance off a miscued pull off a luckless Yasir Shah. Babar took full advantage of the lapse and completed his third half century in this year’s PSL.
Karachi Kings had a lean period between 11-15th over as they managed just 25 runs and only hit a boundary after 43 balls. That hurt their good total, which showed 89-1 after 10 overs.
Babar was finally dismissed in the penultimate over, caught at the boundary off Sohail Khan who finished with 3-34.
Shahid Afridi lasted just two balls but hit a six to give crowd something to cheer.
After a day’s rest on Monday, the league shifts to Sharjah where Islamabad will take on Multan Sultans on Tuesday.
Karachi Kings: Joe Denly, Lendl Simmons, Babar Azam, Colin Ingram, Ravi Bopara, Mohammad Rizwan, Imad Wasim, Shahid Afridi, Mohammad Amir, Mohammad Irfan Jr., Usman Khan Shinwari
Lahore Qalandars: Fakhar Zaman, Anton Devcich, Brendon McCullum, Dinesh Ramdin, Gulraiz Sadaf, Agha Salman, Sohail Akhtar, Sohail Khan, Sunil Narine, Mitchell McClenaghan, Yasir Shah
It’s @KarachiKingsARY vs @lahoreqalandars on the field today at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium.
Meanwhile off the field the owners are backing each other.
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Super Over
Karachi Kings 8/1
Sunil Narine (0-1-W-0-1-6-)
Colin Ingram 0 (0)
Shahid Afridi 6 (1)
Lendl Simmons 1 (2)
BOOM BOOM hits a 6 off the last ball but it is Qalandars who have won this thriller.#HBLPSL #DilSeJaanLagaDe #LQvKK pic.twitter.com/3z5Hac4cEI
— PakistanSuperLeague (@thePSLt20) March 11, 2018
Lahore Qalandars won the match in the super over!
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Super Over!
OUT! 0.3 Sunil Narine to Colin Ingram
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.@SunilPNarine74 removes Ingram. Sensational stuff it is#HBLPSL #DilSeJaanLagaDe #LQvKK
— PakistanSuperLeague (@thePSLt20) March 11, 2018
The last ball that wasn’t!#DilSeJaanLagaDe #HBLPSL continues to amaze pic.twitter.com/4YVVj8Gpxl
— PakistanSuperLeague (@thePSLt20) March 11, 2018
Lahore Qalandars 11/2
Mohammad Amir (1W-1-1-1-1-1-4-W1)
Brendon McCullum 6 (3)
Anton Devcich 1 (2)
Fakhar Zaman 1 (1)
Super Over!
OUT! 0.6 Mohammad Amir to Brendon McCullum (Run Out)
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Fine over by Amir as he restricts Qalandars to 11.
Kings need 12 runs to win this spellbinding #HBLPSL thriller#DilSeJaanLagaDe #LQvKK pic.twitter.com/EVyGLXbTPS— PakistanSuperLeague (@thePSLt20) March 11, 2018
Super Over!
OUT! 0.1 Mohammad Amir to Fakhar Zaman (Run Out)
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And Lahore loses Fakhar Zaman on the very first ball of the super over.
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What incredible drama at Dubai!
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Lahore Qalandars 163/7 (Overs 20)
Over 20: Usman Khan (1-4-6-W-1-1-1-W)
Sohail Akhtar 15 (8)
Gulraiz 2 (2)
Mitchell McCLenaghan 4 (2)
OUT! 19.6 Usman Khan to Sohail Akhtar, Gulraiz Sadaf (Run Out)
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OUT! 19.4 Usman Khan to Sohail Akhtar, McClenaghan (Run Out)
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Over 19: Mohammad Amir (1-W-1-4-1-1-)
Sohail Akhtar 3 (3)
Mitchell McCLenaghan 4 (2)
Sohail Khan 0 (1)
SIX! 19.3 Usman Khan to Sohail Akhtar
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OUT! 18.2 Mohammad Amir to Sohail Khan
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Situation right now!#HBLPSL #DilSeJaanLagaDe #LQvKK pic.twitter.com/q5Ch9Chuc4
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Over 18: Usman Khan (0-6-1-W-2-W)
Sohail Akhtar 0 (0)
Brendon McCullam 15 (17)
OUT! 17.6 Usman Khan to Brendon McCullum
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Agha Salman 50 (45)
OUT! 17.4 Usman Khan to Agha Salman
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Sensational double act by Babar and Simmons to send back Agha Salman, is this the game for Kings?#HBLPSL #DilSeJaanLagaDe #LQvKK
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SIX! 17.2 Usman Khan to Brendon McCullum
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Over 17: Mohammad Amir (0-0-1-0-1-1-1)
Agha Salman 50 (44)
Brendon McCullam 7 (12)
50 comes up for Agha Salman! pic.twitter.com/fqHhhncB6K
— PakistanSuperLeague (@thePSLt20) March 11, 2018
A composed innings in a pressure game. Well played Agha Salman a well deserved half-century 👏#HBLPSL #DilSeJaanLagaDe #LQvKK pic.twitter.com/HvkXmfTOB6
— PakistanSuperLeague (@thePSLt20) March 11, 2018
Over 16: Irfan Jr (1-1-5-1-4-1-0)
Agha Salman 49 (43)
Brendon McCullam 5 (7)
Over 15: Imad Wasim (1-6-0-1-1-1)
Agha Salman 47 (40)
Brendon McCullam 3 (4)
SIX! 14.2 Imad Wasim to Agha Salman
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Over 14: Irfan Jr (3-0-1-1-W-0-1)
Agha Salman 39 (36)
McCullam 1 (2)
Sunil Narine 6 (7)
OUT! 13.4 Mohammad Irfan Jnr to Sunil Narine
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Over 13: Ravi Bopara (1-1-0-1-1-1-2)
Agha Salman 38 (35)
Sunil Narine 3 (3)
Over 12: Imad Wasim (0-1-0-W-1-1)
Agha Salman 34 (31)
Sunil Narine 1 (1)
Fakhar Zaman 28 (26)
OUT! 11.4 Imad Wasim to Fakhar Zaman
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The breakthrough Kings were desperately needed!
Fakhar Zaman departs after scoring 28
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Over 11: Ravi Bopara (1-1-1-1-1-1)
Fakhar Zaman 28 (23)
Agha Salman 34 (28)
Despite losing Anton Devcich early in the innings, Qalandars have kept their momentum going. Kings need another breakthrough#HBLPSL #DilSeJaanLagaDe #LQvKK pic.twitter.com/uToiyRyiEy
— PakistanSuperLeague (@thePSLt20) March 11, 2018
Over 10: Imad Wasim (0-1-1-2-1-1)
Fakhar Zaman 26 (21)
Agha Salman 31 (25)
Over 9: Shahid Afridi (0-2-1-6-4-0)
Fakhar Zaman 24 (19)
Agha Salman 27 (21)
SIX! 8.4 Shahid Afridi to Fakhar Zaman
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Over 8: Imad Wasim (1-1-1-1-4-1)
Fakhar Zaman 15 (16)
Agha Salman 24 (18)
Over 7: Shahid Afridi (0-1-0-0-1-0)
Fakhar Zaman 13 (14)
Agha Salman 17 (14)
Over 6: Irfan Jr (6-0-1-4-0-0)
Fakhar Zaman 11 (10)
Agha Salman 16 (12)
SIX! 5.1 Mohammad Irfan Jnr to Fakhar Zaman
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Over 5: Usman Khan (2-1-2-1-0-0)
Fakhar Zaman 4 (7)
Agha Salman 12 (9)
Over 4: Mohammad Irfan (W-0-4-0-4-1)
Fakhar Zaman 2 (5)
Agha Salman 9 (2)
Anto Devcich 24 (14)
OUT! 3.1 Mohammad Irfan Jnr to Anton Devcich
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Over 3: Mohammad Amir (0-1-1-4-4-1)
Anto Devcich 24 (13)
Fakhar Zaman 2 (5)
Over 2: Usman Khan (0-0-4-4-1-0)
Anto Devcich 14 (8)
Fakhar Zaman 1 (4)
Over 1: Mohammad Amir (0-1-4-0-1-0)
Anto Devcich 3 (5)
Fakhar Zaman 1 (3)
Karachi Kings 163/5 (Overs 20)
Over 20: Shaheen Afridi (1-6-W-1-5-1-1)
Ravi Bopara 13 (11)
Imad Wasim 1 (2)
Shahid Afridi 6 (2)
Karachi Kings have scored 163. Will Lahore Qalandars chase it down?
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OUT! 19.3 Shaheen Afridi to Shahid Afridi
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SIX! 19.2 Shaheen Afridi to Shahid Afridi
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Over 19: Sohail Khan (1-4-4-0-1-W)
Ravi Bopara 12 (9)
Babar Azam 61 (49)
OUT! 18.6 Sohail Khan to Babar Azam
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Over 18: Shaheen Afridi (1-0-0-0-1-1-1)
Babar Azam 61 (47)
Ravi Bopara 3 (5)
Over 17: Sohail Khan (1-W-6-1-1-2)
Babar Azam 59 (45)
Ravi Bopara 1 (1)
Colin Ingram 12 (13)
SIX! 16.3 Sohail Khan to Babar Azam
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Babar Azam is making full use of the chance given to him by Shaheen Shah posts his 3rd successive 50 for Kings#HBLPSL #DilSeJaanLagaDe #LQvKK pic.twitter.com/1xfuefS3H4
— PakistanSuperLeague (@thePSLt20) March 11, 2018
OUT! 16.2 Sohail Khan to Colin Ingram
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Over 16: Shaheen Afridi (0-4-1-4-4-1)
Babar Azam 49 (41)
Colin Ingram 12 (12)
Over 15: Sunil Narine (1-0-0-1-1-1)
Babar Azam 40 (38)
Colin Ingram 7 (9)
Over 14: Mitchell McClenaghan (1-1-1-1-0-1)
Babar Azam 38 (36)
Colin Ingram 5 (5)
Over 13: Yasir Shah (1-1-0-1-1-1)
Babar Azam 35 (32)
Colin Ingram 3 (3)
100 comes up for Karachi Kings!
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Over 12: Sohail Khan (1-1-W-1-2-1)
Babar Azam 32 (28)
Colin Ingram 1 (1)
Lendl Simmons 55 (39)
OUT! 11.3 Sohail Khan to Lendl Simmons
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Over 11: Sunil Narine (0-1-1-0-1-1)
Lendl Simmons 54 (37)
Babar Azam 28 (25)
Over 10: Mitchell McClenaghan (1-1-0-1-0-0)
Lendl Simmons 52 (35)
Babar Azam 26 (21)
Over 9: Sunil Narine (0-1-1-1-1-0)
Lendl Simmons 51 (32)
Babar Azam 24 (18)
50 comes up for Lendl Simmons!
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Lendl Simmons brings up his half century on just 30 balls. It has been a #DeDhanaDhan innings by Kings opener so far.#LQvKK pic.twitter.com/VwJRjD68PE
— PakistanSuperLeague (@thePSLt20) March 11, 2018
Over 8: Shaheen Afridi (1-1-1-4-1-4)
Lendl Simmons 49 (28)
Babar Azam 22 (16)
Over 7: Yasir Shah (4-1-1-4-6-4)
Lendl Simmons 43 (25)
Babar Azam 16 (13)
SIX! 6.5 Yasir Shah to Lendl Simmons
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#HBLPSL trophy hand over to official trophy custodians.#DilSeJaanLagaDe pic.twitter.com/SAsodfYSpN
— PakistanSuperLeague (@thePSLt20) March 11, 2018
50 comes up for Karachi Kings!
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Over 6: Mitchell McClenaghan (1-1-0-4-0-4)
Lendl Simmons 28 (20)
Babar Azam 15 (12)
Over 5: Sunil Narine (0-4-0-2-4-0)
Lendl Simmons 27 (19)
Babar Azam 6 (7)
Over 4: Mitchell McClenaghan (0-1-0-1-0-4)
Lendl Simmons 21 (15)
Babar Azam 2 (5)
Over 3: Yasir Shah (W-0-0-1-0-0)
Lendl Simmons 16 (9)
Babar Azam 1 (5)
Joe Denly 3(4)
OUT! 2.1 Yasir Shah to Joe Denly
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Over 2: Sohail Khan (1-2-1-1-1-1)
Joe Denly 3(3)
Lendl Simmons 16 (9)
Over 1: Anton Devcich (0-0-4-0-4-4)
Joe Denly 0(0)
Lendl Simmons 12 (6)