Gayle scored 17 off 15 balls. PHOTO COURTESY: PSL
After a last-ball thriller between Quetta Gladiators and Peshawar Zalmi yesterday, we have fortifying champions Islamabad United holding on Karachi Kings in Sharjah.
The leader from today’s compare will face Peshawar Zalmi on Friday to book a place in a final of a Pakistan Super League.
Quetta, with their one-run feat final night, have already requisitioned a initial symbol in a final and Sarfraz Ahmed is carefree of lifting a prize this time around after losing to Islamabad final year.
On paper, Karachi are favourites with their dual victories in as many matches opposite Islamabad in a organisation stage. Meanwhile, Islamabad, with their clever squad, exaggerate a lot of peculiarity to take this all-important compare divided from Kumar Sangakkara’s side.
Who will win currently to face Peshawar in a final playoff? Let’s find out together.
Over 16: KK 100-3
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Over 15: KK 100-3
Hundred adult for Karachi. How many some-more can they get?
Irfan now.
Over 14: KK 92-3
FOUR! to finish a over. It was full and Ravi didn’t consider twice about attack it tough past a bowler towards prolonged off.
Watson again.
Over 13: KK 84-3
LBW! Googly kick Ravi, he wants to examination it. Replay shows it’s pad first. Ball tracker now… it’s only attack a off-stump, however a impact is outward a line. There is one immature box for Ravi and he survives!
Shadab bowls his fourth on a trot. He is one a best finds from this book of PSL.
Over 12: KK 81-3
FOUR! Ravi plays a dot and pulls a subsequent round for a boundary. Will he mount adult currently for a Kings?
Ravi Bopara joins Malik.
OUT! Sanga (17 off 19) tries to go over brief midwicket fielder and throws it in Misbah’s hands. He is, one again, unhappy with himself.
Shane Watson. Karachi need some to switch gears now. Sanga or Malik, who can take a charge?
Over 11: KK 74-2
FOUR! Malik leans brazen and times it past indicate fielder, beats low cover fielder to a boundary.
Shadab.
Over 10: KK 66-2
FOUR! Watto sends one to Sanga’s legs. He guides it to block leg.
Shane Watson now.
Over 9: KK 57-2
FOUR to start and a FOUR to finish it! Sangakkara edges one to a third male region, Malik goes for a block leg boundary.
Shadab again.
Over 8: KK 48-2
Three off Irfan’s over.
Over 7: KK 45-2
Kumar Sangakkara and Shoaib Malik will take Karachi brazen now.
LBW! Googly leaves Babar Azam (25 off 21) clueless.
Shadab Khan with his leg-spin.
Over 6: KK 42-1
BOWLED! Edged on a stumps by Gayle (17 off 15).
SIX! Gayle goes large over block leg.
Rumman Raees.
Over 5: KK 35-0
FOUR! Same area, this time Gayle moves behind and creates room to play that absolute drive.
FOUR! Slammed by covers by Gayle.
Sami.
Over 4: KK 25-0
FOUR! Slow ball, on Babar’s legs, he only glances it past Mohammad Irfan during brief excellent leg. Don’t design a chase.
Rumman Raees now.
Over 3: KK 18-0
FOUR! Add one more. Babar sets himself and cracks one more. Two singles to finish a over then.
FOUR and FOUR! After that delayed start, Babar finds a blockade thrice, on uninterrupted balls.
FOUR! Babar finds a blockade on a second round of a over. This competence be a record for a many balls taken by any group to get off a symbol in a T20.
Irfan again to Babar.
Over 2: KK 0-0
It’s a lass nonetheless again!
Starts with 5 dots. Kings meditative it’s an ODI or Test match! Wakey wakey sires.
Mohammad Sami.
Over 1: KK 0-0
Five dots to start off with.
Babar Azam and Chris Gayle have non-stop a innings for Karachi. Mohammad Irfan has a new round for Islamabad.
Toss
Misbah, for a upteenth time, has won a toss and opted to play first.
Article source: https://tribune.com.pk/story/1342968/live-islamabad-opt-bowl-first-karachi-eliminator/