In the Qaddafi Cricket Stadium in Lahore, the table-topping Lahore Qalandars are defeated by Karachi Kings by 86 runs. The Qalanadars were defeated by the Kings at their own stadium. The Karachi Kings’ performance in this game is quite noteworthy. But, without Shaheen Shah Afridi, Lahore Qalandars appear to have lost their spark.
The Lahore Qalandars’ captain for this game was David Wiese. Shaheen is taking a break with the rest of the squad and watching young cricketers play. The Lahore Qalandars management group and Shaheen himself have thought this out well. The Karachi Kings chose to bat first after winning the toss. They lost 8 wickets and finished with 197 runs on the board.
Karachi Kings betas Lahore Qalandars
In the HBL PSL 8, this is the third game between Karachi Kings and Lahore Qalandars. At National Bank Stadium in Karachi, the Karachi Kings defeated the Lahore Qalandars in their opening match. The whole Karachi Kings team made crucial contributions during their batting. They got off to a strong start, but Haider Ali was dismissed in the opening over. Nevertheless, Mohammad Akhlad, who replaced James Vince in this game, had some strong strokes.
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From 36 balls and a strike rate of 141, Akhlad reached his first PSL fifty. Tayyab Tahir too made a respectable 40 runs. Imad Wasim, the captain, played the game while holding the bat. Imad had an outstanding batting effort, scoring 45 runs off just 34 balls. He has played flawlessly throughout the entire competition. Imad Wasim and Ben Cutting’s collaboration was crucial and ultimately very successful.
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Ben Cutting amazed the crowd by scoring 33 runs off just 11 balls. He also hit several impressive home homers. Ben Cutting punished great bowler Haris Rauf by hitting him with a 102-meter six. Imad Wasim and Ben Cutting’s backside hitting provided the momentum for the final thirty balls to go for 60 runs. The Karachi Kings’ bowling unit was also remarkable since they didn’t let the hitters for the Lahore Qalandars to stick for more than 20 balls.
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Lahore Qalandars’ seasoned hitters were taken out by three wickets apiece from Imad Wasim, Akif Javed, and Imran Tahir. Moreover, Mohammad Umar and James Fuller both grabbed a wicket, eliminating Sam Billings and Fakhar Zaman, respectively. Today’s Lahore Qalandars batting was quite sloppy since nobody made even the slightest attempt. It was difficult to determine who the table toppers are and who is not after this match.
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What a careless batting display by the Lahore Qalandars tonight.
Particularly Haris Rauf, the bowlers for the Lahore Qalandars were particularly pricey tonight. Despite taking two wickets, he still had 52 runs in his four overs. Yet, despite each getting two wickets, Hussain Talat and Zaman Khan both had good economic rates. In his first game for Lahore Qalandars in a very long time, Dilbar Hussain took one wicket. Because to his lack of wickets against Karachi Kings tonight, Rashid Khan also had bad luck.
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