DUBAI: Karachi Kings maintained early momentum and defied history with a five-wicket win over old nemesis and defending champions Peshawar Zalmi on the fourth day of the Pakistan Super League on Sunday.
Mohammad Amir and Shahid Afridi took two wickets apiece to restrict Zalmi to 131-9 before Karachi Kings achieved the modest target in 19.4 overs. Imad Wasim hit the winning six after only two were scored off the first three balls with Mohammad Rizwan falling off the third ball to raise excitement.
Dwayne Smith hit a fighting 51-ball 71 with five sixes and four boundaries to give some hope of fight for Zalmis, who have now lost two of their three games.
This becomes Karachi Kings’ second victory against Zalmis in six games since inception of PSL.
Although Khurram Manzoor (six) fell at the total of 17 but Joe Denly (29) and Babar Azam (28) steadied the chase with a 41-run second wicket stand.
Peshawar’s leg-spinner Ibtisam Sheikh then chipped in with wickets of Azam and Colin Ingram (23) but the target was so little that Ravi Bopara (16) and Mohammad Rizwan (18) had almost sealed.
Peshawar owed their total to Smith who held on end and made amends for running out Ibtisam Sheikh and skipper Darren Sammy.
Karachi paceman Mohammad Amir jolted Peshawatr with double strikes, removing Kamran Akmal (14) and Tamim iqbal (11) in his two overs’ spell but to Karachi’s bad luck Amir suffered a back spasm and could not complete his quota of four overs.
Leg-spinner Shahid Afridi removed Mohammad Hafeez (seven) and Umaid Asif (seven) before Peshawar had three run outs as the innings faltered.
Peshawar could have been bowled out for under 100 after being 79-8 but Smith played a wise knock, adding 52 for the last two wickets and 48 in the last four to give a fillip to the struggling innings.
Smith first added 31 for the ninth wicket with Wahab Riaz (eight) and then added another 21 for the last wicket as last man Mohammad Asghar was a mere spectator with no score to his credit. Smith hit two sixes in the final oevsr to bolster the total.
Karachi Kings will meet Lahore in the only match on Monday before the league shifts to Sharjah on Wednesday.
Karachi Kings (135/4) (19.4 overs)
Over 20: Mohammad Asghar (1-1-W-6)
Mohammad Rizwan 19 (16)
Ravi Bopara 16 (22)
Over 19: Umaid Asif (0-0-1-1-0-0)
Ravi Bopara 16 (22)
Mohammad Rizwan 18 (14)
Over 18: Wahab Riaz (4-1-1-1-0-1)
Ravi Bopara 15 (17)
Mohammad Rizwan 18 (13)
Over 17: Chris Jordan (2-1-2-6-0-1)
Ravi Bopara 13 (14)
Mohammad Rizwan 12 (10)
Over 16: Mohammad Asghar (1-0-1-1-0-2)
Ravi Bopara 10 (12)
Mohammad Rizwan 3 (6)
Over 15: Ibtisam Sheikh (1-0-1-W-0-0)
Ravi Bopara 7 (8)
Mohammad Rizwan
Colin Ingram 23 (14)
Over 14: Wahab Riaz (0-1-1-1-1-1-0)
Colin Ingram 22 (12)
Ravi Bopara 7 (8)
Over 13: Chris Jordan (0-W-0-0-4-1)
Colin Ingram 20 (10)
Ravi Bopara 5 (4)
Joe Denly 29 (39)
Over 12: Umaid Asif (4-1-0-1-1-1)
Joe Denly 29 (37)
Colin Ingram 20 (10)
Over 11: Ibtisam Sheikh (1-1-0-6-4-1-)
Joe Denly 28 (34)
Colin Ingram 14 (7)
Over 10: Mohammad Asghar (1-1-0-4-0-0-)
Joe Denly 27 (33)
Colin Ingram 2 (2)
Over 9: Ibtisam Sheikh (4-0-W-1-0-1)
Joe Denly 22 (28)
Colin Ingram 1 (1)
Babar Azam 28 (20)
Over 8: Wahab Riaz (1-1-1-1-0-0)
Joe Denly 21 (26)
Babar Azam 24 (17)
Over 7: Ibtisam Sheikh (0-1-0-1-1-1)
Joe Denly 20 (22)
Babar Azam 22 (15)
Over 6: Wahab Riaz (1-4-1-0-1-4)
Joe Denly 18 (19)
Babar Azam 20 (12)
Over 5: Mohammad Asghar (1-1-0-1-2-6)
Joe Denly 16 (16)
Babar Azam 11 (9)
Over 4: Chris Jordan (0-1-0-4-1-0-)
Joe Denly 14 (13)
Babar Azam 2 (6)
Over 3: Umaid Asif (0-0-1-0-0-0)
Joe Denly 9 (10)
Babar Azam 1 (3)
Over 2: Chris Jordan (0-4-1-0-1-W)
Joe Denly 8 (5)
Khurram Manzoor 6 (5)
Over 1: Umaid Asif (1-1-0-0-4-1-4-0)
Joe Denly 8 (5)
Khurram Manzoor 1 (1)
Peshawar Zalmi (131/9) (20 overs)
Over 20: Ravi Bopara (0-2-6-0-1-4-6)
Dwayne Smith 71 (51)
Mohammad Asghar 0 (2)
Over 19: Mohammad Irfan (1-1-4-W-1-1-0)
Dwayne Smith 53 (45)
Mohammad Asghar 0 (2)
Wahab Riaz 8 (6)
Over 18: Tymal Mills (1-6-0-0-2-0)
Dwayne Smith 47 (42)
Wahab Riaz 7 (5)
Over 17: Mohammad Irfan (1 -1-1-6-1-1)
Dwayne Smith 39 (37)
Wahab Riaz 6 (4)
Over 16: Tymal Mills (0-0-0-1-W-1-3)
Dwayne Smith 31 (34)
Wahab Riaz 3 (1)
Chris Jordan 1 (6)
Over 15: Shahid Afridi (0-6-1-0-0-W-0)
Dwayne Smith 30 (33)
Chris Jordan 0 (1)
Umaid Asif 7 (6)
Over 14: Ravi Bopara (1-1-4-W-1-1)
Dwayne Smith 30 (33)
Umaid Asif 1 (1)
Darren Sammy 2 (7)
Over 13: Imad Wasim (0-1-0-0-0-0)
Dwayne Smith 24 (29)
Darren Sammy 1 (6)
Over 12: Mohammad Irfan (1-1-W—1-0-1-1)
Dwayne Smith 23 (27)
Darren Sammy 1 (2)
Ibtisam Sheikh: 2 (6)
Over 11: Shahid Afridi (1-0-1-1-0-0)
Dwayne Smith 21 (24)
Ibtisam Sheikh: 1 (5)
Over 10: Mohammad Irfan (0-1-0-W-1-0)
Dwayne Smith 19 (22)
Ibtisam Sheikh: 0 (1)
Haris Sohail 1 (5)
Over 9: Shahid Afridi (6-4-0-1-0-0)
Dwayne Smith 17 (19)
Haris Sohail 1 (3)
Over 8: Imad Wasim (0-0-1-1-0-1)
Dwayne Smith 6 (15)
Haris Sohail 1 (1)
Over 7: Shahid Afridi (1-0-0-0-0-W)
Dwayne Smith 4 (10)
Mohammad Hafeez 7 (16)
Over 6: Imad Wasim (0-1-0-1-0-0-0)
Dwayne Smith 3 (9)
Mohammad Hafeez 7 (11)
Over 5: Tymal Mills (0-1-0-2-0-0)
Dwayne Smith 2 (7)
Mohammad Hafeez 6 (7)
Over 4: Mohammad Amir (W-0-4-0-0-1)
Dwayne Smith 0 (3)
Mohammad Hafeez 5 (5)
Tamim Iqbal 11 (12)
Over 3: Tymal Mills (1-0-4-0-1-4-1-0)
Dwayne Smith 0 (3)
Tamim Iqbal 11 (11)
Over 2: Mohammad Amir (0-0-1-W-0-0)
Tamim Iqbal 2 (5)
Dwayne Smith 0 (2)
Kamran Akmal 14 (5)
Over 1: Imad Wasim (0-1-0-6-4-4)
Kamran Akmal 14 (4)
Tamim Iqbal 1 (2)
Karachi Kings
Head coach: Mickey Arthur
Captain: Imad Wasim
Squad: Imad Wasim (c), Babar Azam, Joe Denly, Colin Ingram, Khurram Manzoor, Lendl Simmons, Saifullah Bangash, Eoin Morgan, Mohammad Rizwan, Mohammed Taha, Tabish Khan, Ravi Bopara, Hasan Mohsin, Shahid Afridi, David Wiese, Usama Mir, Tymal Mills, Mohammad Amir, Usman Khan Shinwari.
Peshawar Zalmi
Head Coach: Mohammad Akram
Captain: Darren Sammy
Squad: Darren Sammy (captain), Tamim Iqbal, Kamran Akmal, Andre Fletcher, Riki Wessels, Hammad Azam, Haris Sohail, Dwayne Bravo, Khushdil Shah, Umaid Asif, Saad Nasim, Mohammad Hafeez, Shakib Al Hasan, Liam Dawson, Sameen Gul, Hasan Ali, Chris Jordan, Mohammad Asghar and Wahab Riaz.
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