PSL 2019 Match 28: Karachi Kings thrash Quetta Gladiators by 1 run

Karachi Kings win by 1 runWatch live on Geo SuperKarachi Kings thrash Quetta Gladiators  by 1 run, courtesy of Usman Shinwari who changed the game for the home team by taking three wickets in the last over, thereby taking his team to the next round of Pakistan Super League (PSL) fourth season.While Quetta Gladiators  had an outstanding innings with Ahmed Shehzad getting on the edge of his century before getting bowled out, just one run away, they couldn't keep up the pace of the Kings who performed well under pressure of qualifying for the playoffs. Despite being given ample pressure by Quetta Gladiators who fielded remarkably, Karachi Kings managed to get a good score of 190 in the first innings. Even with the five wickets that were knocked down, the total reached a substantial figure but not quite as incredible as the one set by Islamabad United in last night’s match of 239 runs against Lahore Qalanders. Babar Azam and Colin Ingram delivered a fair performance for the Kings before being sent back to the hut. It was Iftikhar Ahmed who took charge in the final overs, scoring doubles, boundaries and sixers to reach the final tally of 190 with the loss of five wickets. Karachi's win today is making things even moer difficult for Lahore Qalanders who's chances of going to the next round are getting slimmer. End of live coverageEnd of Quetta Gladiators  innings: 189/7Usman Shinwari to   Sohail Tanvir,   1 runUsman Shinwari to Sarfaraz Ahmed,    OUTUsman Shinwari to Mohammad Nawaz,  1 runUsman Shinwari to Anwar Ali,    OUTUsman Shinwari to Ahmed Shehzad,  OUT, 1 run away from 100Usman Shinwari to Anwar Ali,  1 runEnd of over 19: Quetta Gladiators: 186/4 (Target: 191)Aamer Yamin to Ahmed Shehzad,  FOURAamer Yamin to Ahmed Shehzad,   1 wideAamer Yamin to Anwar Ali,  1 run Aamer Yamin to Anwar Ali, 1 wideAamer Yamin to  Anwar Ali, 1 wideAamer Yamin to Ahmed Shehzad, 1 run, Dwayne is run OUTAamer Yamin to Ahmed Shehzad,   SIXAamer Yamin to Ahmed Shehzad, 1 wideAamer Yamin to Dwayne Bravo, 1 runEnd of over 18: Quetta Gladiators: 168/3 (Target: 191)Sohail Khan to Dwayne Bravo,  1 runSohail Khan to Dwayne Bravo,   no runSohail Khan to Dwayne Bravo, no runSohail Khan to Dwayne Bravo,  no runSohail Khan to Dwayne Bravo,  no runSohail Khan to Dwayne Bravo,  FOURSohail Khan to Dwayne Bravo, 1 wideEnd of over 17: Quetta Gladiators: 162/3 (Target: 191)Usman Shinwari to Ahmed Shehzad,  SIXUsman Shinwari to Dwayne Bravo,  1 runUsman Shinwari to Ahmed Shehzad, 1 runUsman Shinwari to Ahmed Shehzad, SIXUsman Shinwari to Ahmed Shehzad, SIXUsman Shinwari to Ahmed Shehzad,  1 wideUsman Shinwari to Dwayne Bravo, 1 runEnd of over 16: Quetta Gladiators: 140/3 (Target: 191)Sohail Khan to Dwayne Bravo,  1 runSohail Khan to Dwayne Bravo, no runSohail Khan to Dwayne Bravo, no runSohail Khan to Ahmed Shehzad, 1 runSohail Khan to Dwayne Bravo,   1 runSohail Khan to  Dwayne Bravo, 1 wideSohail Khan to Ahmed Shehzad, 1 runEnd of over 15: Quetta Gladiators: 135/3 (Target: 191)Umer Khan to Dwayne Bravo, no runUmer Khan to Dwayne Bravo, no runUmer Khan to Ahmed Shehzad,  1 run Umer Khan to Ahmed Shehzad,   no runUmer Khan to Ahmed Shehzad,  FOURUmer Khan to Umar Akmal,  OUT, Yamin takes the catchUmer Khan to Umar Akmal,   1 wideEnd of over 14: Quetta Gladiators: 129/2 (Target: 191)Aamer Yamin to Umar Akmal,   1 runAamer Yamin to Ahmed Shehzad, 1 runAamer Yamin to Ahmed Shehzad,  2 runsAamer Yamin to Umar Akmal,   1  run, catch droppedAamer Yamin to Umar Akmal, SIXAamer Yamin to Ahmed Shehzad, 1 runEnd of over 13: Quetta Gladiators: 117/2 (Target: 191)Usman Shinwari to Ahmed Shehzad,   1 runUsman Shinwari to Umar Akmal,    1 runUsman Shinwari to Ahmed Shehzad,   1 runUsman Shinwari to Ahmed Shehzad,  no runUsman Shinwari to Umar Akmal, 1 runUsman Shinwari to Ahmed Shehzad,  1 run End of over 12: Quetta Gladiators: 112/2 (Target: 191)Sohail Khan to Ahmed Shehzad, 1 runSohail Khan to Ahmed Shehzad, SIXSohail Khan to Umar Akmal, 1 runSohail Khan to Umar Akmal, no runSohail Khan to Umar Akmal,  SIXSohail Khan to Ahmed Shehzad,  1 runEnd of over 11: Quetta Gladiators: 97/2 (Target: 191)Umer Khan to Ahmed Shehzad,  1 runUmer Khan to Umar Akmal,   1 runUmer Khan to Umar Akmal,  no runUmer Khan to Umar Akmal, no runUmer Khan to Umar Akmal, SIXUmer Khan to Umar Akmal, no runEnd of over 10: Quetta Gladiators: 89/2 (Target: 191)Imad Wasim to Ahmed Shehzad, no runImad Wasim to Umar Akmal, 1 runImad Wasim to Ahmed Shehzad, 1 runImad Wasim to Umar Akmal, 1 runImad Wasim to Umar Akmal, no runImad Wasim to Umar Akmal, no runEnd of over 9: Quetta Gladiators: 86/2 (Target: 191)Umer Khan to Umar Akmal,  1 runUmer Khan to   Umar Akmal,  no runUmer Khan to Rilee Rossouw,  OUTUmer Khan to Rilee Rossouw, SIXUmer Khan to Ahmed Shehzad, 1 runUmer Khan to Ahmed Shehzad, 1 wideUmer Khan to Ahmed Shehzad, no runEnd of over 8: Quetta Gladiators: 75/1 (Target: 191)Imad Wasim to Ahmed Shehzad,  1 runImad Wasim to Rilee Rossouw, 1 run Imad Wasim to Ahmed Shehzad, 1 runImad Wasim to Rilee Rossouw, 1 runImad Wasim to Ahmed Shehzad,  1 runImad Wasim to Rilee Rossouw, 1 runEnd of over 7: Quetta Gladiators: 69/1 (Target: 191)Umer Khan to Rilee Rossouw, 1 runUmer Khan to Rilee Rossouw, no runUmer Khan to Rilee Rossouw, no runUmer Khan to Shane Watson, OUT, Ali Imran takes the catchUmer Khan to Ahmed Shehzad, 1 runUmer Khan to Shane Watson, 1 runEnd of over 6: Quetta Gladiators: 66/0 (Target: 191)Aamer Yamin to Shane Watson, 1 runAamer Yamin to Shane Watson,  FOURAamer Yamin to Shane Watson,  SIXAamer Yamin to Ahmed Shehzad,  1 runAamer Yamin to Ahmed Shehzad, 2 runsAamer Yamin to Ahmed Shehzad, FOUREnd of over 5: Quetta Gladiators: 48/0 (Target: 191)Imad Wasim to Shane Watson,   no runImad Wasim to Ahmed Shehzad, 1 runImad Wasim to Ahmed Shehzad, FOURImad Wasim to Shane Watson, 1 runImad Wasim to Shane Watson, 4 leg byesImad Wasim to Ahmed Shehzad,  1 runEnd of over 4: Quetta Gladiators: 37/0 (Target: 191)Sohail Khan to Ahmed Shehzad,  1 runSohail Khan to Ahmed Shehzad,  no runSohail Khan to Ahmed Shehzad, FOURSohail Khan to Ahmed Shehzad, SIXSohail Khan to Shane Watson,  1 runSohail Khan to Ahmed Shehzad, 1 runEnd of over 3: Quetta Gladiators: 24/0 (Target: 191)Aamer Yamin to Shane Watson,  2 runsAamer Yamin to Ahmed Shehzad,  1 runAamer Yamin to Ahmed Shehzad,  no runAamer Yamin to Ahmed Shehzad,  1 wideAamer Yamin to Ahmed Shehzad,  1 wideAamer Yamin to Shane Watson,   1 runAamer Yamin to Ahmed Shehzad,   1 runAamer Yamin to Shane Watson,  1 runEnd of over 2: Quetta Gladiators: 16/0 (Target: 191)Usman Shinwari to Shane Watson,   1 runUsman Shinwari to Ahmed Shehzad, 1 runUsman Shinwari to Ahmed Shehzad, no runUsman Shinwari to Ahmed Shehzad, FOURUsman Shinwari to Ahmed Shehzad, FOURUsman Shinwari to Ahmed Shehzad, FOUREnd of over 1: Quetta Gladiators: 2/0  (Target: 191)Imad Wasim to Ahmed Shehzad, 1 runImad Wasim to Ahmed Shehzad,  no runImad Wasim to Ahmed Shehzad, no runImad Wasim to Ahmed Shehzad, no runImad Wasim to Shane Watson,  1 runImad Wasim to  Shane Watson, no runEnd of innings for Karachi Kings: 190/5Mohammad Hasnain to Imad Wasim, 2 runsMohammad Hasnain to Imad Wasim, 2 runsMohammad Hasnain to Iftikhar Ahmed, 1 runMohammad Hasnain to Iftikhar Ahmed, FOURMohammad Hasnain to Iftikhar Ahmed, FOURMohammad Hasnain to Iftikhar Ahmed, 2 runsEnd of over 19: Karachi Kings: 175/5Sohail Tanvir to Iftikhar Ahmed,  1 runSohail Tanvir to Iftikhar Ahmed,  SIXSohail Tanvir to Iftikhar Ahmed, FOURSohail Tanvir to Iftikhar Ahmed, 2 runsSohail Tanvir to Iftikhar Ahmed,   SIXSohail Tanvir to Ben Dunk, OUTEnd of over 18: Karachi Kings: 156/4Dwayne Bravo to Ben Dunk, 1 runDwayne Bravo to Iftikhar Ahmed, 1 runDwayne Bravo to Ben Dunk, 1  runDwayne Bravo to Iftikhar Ahmed, 1 runDwayne Bravo to Iftikhar Ahmed,  FOURDwayne Bravo to Ben Dunk,  1 runEnd of over 17: Karachi Kings: 147/4Sohail Tanvir to Ben Dunk,  1 runSohail Tanvir to Iftikhar Ahmed, 1 runSohail Tanvir to Ben Dunk, 1 runSohail Tanvir to Ben Dunk, FOURSohail Tanvir to Ben Dunk, FOURSohail Tanvir to Iftikhar Ahmed, 1 runEnd of over 16: Karachi Kings: 133/4Dwayne Bravo to Iftikhar Ahmed,  1 run, not outDwayne Bravo to Iftikhar Ahmed, no run Dwayne Bravo to Ben Dunk, 1 runDwayne Bravo to  Iftikhar Ahmed, 1 runDwayne Bravo to  Iftikhar Ahmed,  FOURDwayne Bravo to Ben Dunk, 1 runEnd of over 15: Karachi Kings: 125/4Mohammad Hasnain to Babar Azam,   OUTMohammad Hasnain to Babar Azam, 2 runsMohammad Hasnain to Babar Azam,  FOURMohammad Hasnain to  Ben Dunk, 1 runMohammad Hasnain to Colin Ingram, OUTMohammad Hasnain to Babar Azam, 1 run End of over 14: Karachi Kings: 117/2Fawad Ahmed to Colin Ingram, FOURFawad Ahmed to Babar Azam, 1 runFawad Ahmed to Colin Ingram, 1 runFawad Ahmed to Colin Ingram, no runFawad Ahmed to Colin Ingram,  SIXFawad Ahmed to Babar Azam, 1 runEnd of over 13: Karachi Kings: 104/2Mohammad Hasnain to Babar Azam, 1 runMohammad Hasnain to Babar Azam,  FOURMohammad Hasnain to Babar Azam,  no runMohammad Hasnain to Colin Ingram,  1 runMohammad Hasnain to Colin Ingram, no runMohammad Hasnain to Babar Azam,  1 runEnd of over 12: Karachi Kings: 97/2Mohammad Nawaz to Babar Azam,  SIXMohammad Nawaz to Babar Azam, SIXMohammad Nawaz to Babar Azam, no runMohammad Nawaz to Colin Ingram, 1 runMohammad Nawaz to Liam Livingstone, OUT, Umar Akmal takes the catchMohammad Nawaz to Liam Livingstone, no runEnd of over 11: Karachi Kings: 84/1Fawad Ahmed to Liam Livignstone,  1 runFawad Ahmed to Liam Livignstone, 2 runsFawad Ahmed to Babar Azam, 1 runFawad Ahmed to Babar Azam, SIXFawad Ahmed to Liam Livignstone, 1 runFawad Ahmed to Babar Azam, 1 runEnd of over 10: Karachi Kings: 72/1Mohammad Nawaz to Babar Azam, 1 runMohammad Nawaz to Babar Azam, no runMohammad Nawaz to Liam Livingstone, 1 runMohammad Nawaz to Liam Livingstone,  no runMohammad Nawaz to Babar Azam,  1 runMohammad Nawaz to Babar Azam,  no runEnd of over 9: Karachi Kings: 69/1Fawad Ahmed to Colin Munro, OUTFawad Ahmed to Babar Azam, 1 runFawad Ahmed to Colin Munro, 1 runFawad Ahmed to Babar Azam, 1 runFawad Ahmed to Babar Azam,  no runFawad Ahmed to Colin Munro, 1 runEnd of over 8: Karachi Kings: 65/0Mohammad Nawaz to Colin Munro,  1 runMohammad Nawaz to Babar Azam,  1 runMohammad Nawaz to Colin Munro, 1 runMohammad Nawaz to Colin Munro, SIXMohammad Nawaz to Babar Azam,  1 runMohammad Nawaz to Colin Munro, 1 runEnd of over 7: Karachi Kings: 54/0Fawad Ahmed to Babar Azam,  no run Fawad Ahmed to Colin Munro, 1 runFawad Ahmed to Colin Munro, no runFawad Ahmed to Babar Azam,  1 runFawad Ahmed to Colin Munro,  1 runFawad Ahmed to Colin Munro, no runEnd of over 6: Karachi Kings: 51/0Dwayne Bravo to Colin Munro,  1 runDwayne Bravo to Colin Munro,  FOURDwayne Bravo to Colin Munro,  no runDwayne Bravo to Babar Azam, 1 runDwayne Bravo to Babar Azam, FOURDwayne Bravo to Colin Munro, 1 runEnd of over 5: Karachi Kings: 40/0Muhammad Hasnain to Colin Munro,  1 runMohammad Hasnain to Colin Munro,  1 wideMohammad Hasnain to Colin Munro,  no runMohammad Hasnain to Babar Azam,  1 runMohammad Hasnain to Babar Azam, no runMohammad Hasnain to Babar Azam, FOURMohammad Hasnain to Babar Azam, 1 wideMohammad Hasnain to Babar Azam, no runMohammad Hasnain to Babar Azam,  1 wideEnd of over 4: Karachi Kings: 31/0Dwayne Bravo to Colin Munro, 1 runDwayne Bravo to Babar Azam, 1 runDwayne Bravo to Babar Azam, 1 run, not outDwayne Bravo to Colin Munro, 1 runDwayne Bravo to Babar Azam,  1 runDwayne Bravo to Colin Munro, 1 runEnd of over 3: Karachi Kings: 25/0Sohail Tanvir to Babar Azam,  no runSohail Tanvir to Babar Azam, FOURSohail Tanvir to Babar Azam, 2 runsSohail Tanvir to Babar Azam, FOURSohail Tanvir to Babar Azam, no runSohail Tanvir to Babar Azam, 1 wideSohail Tanvir to Babar Azam, FOUREnd of over 2: Karachi Kings: 10/0Mohammad Nawaz to Colin Munro, SIXMohammad Nawaz to Colin Munro,   no runMohammad Nawaz to Babar Azam, 1 runMohammad Nawaz to Colin Munro,  1 runMohammad Nawaz to Colin Munro,  no runMohammad Nawaz to Colin Munro, no runEnd of over 1: Karachi Kings: 2/0Sohail Tanvir to Babar Azam,   no runSohail Tanvir to Colin Munro,  1 runSohail Tanvir to Babar Azam, 1 runSohail Tanvir to Babar Azam,  no runSohail Tanvir to Babar Azam, no runSohail Tanvir to  Babar Azam, no runQuetta Gladiators won the toss and choose to bowl against Karachi Kings in the 28th match of Pakistan Super League's (PSL) in Karachi's National Stadium on Sunday.Karachi Kings seek a much needed win against table-toppers Quetta Gladiators on Sunday to boost their chances of reaching the play-off stages of the HBL PSL.Match starts at 07:00pmThe Imad Wasim led Karachi outfit is aiming to play the 17 March final on their home ground and before their home fans -- a chance they spurned last year after going down in the eliminator to Islamabad United, who went on to win their second title. Read more: Karachi Kings vs Quetta Gladiators Match previewKarachi can go on to finish as one of the top two teams, if they also beat Peshawar Zalmi (Monday) and overhaul their net run-rate. Latest points tableKarachi would be hoping that their star import Colin Munro, regarded as one of the most destructive hitters in Twenty20 cricket regains his touch in the big game.Highest wicket-takersMunro has so far contributed just 33 runs at 6.60 with a highest of 15. Besides Munro, world's top batsman in T20Is Babar Azam also needs to return to his best.Babar scored two fifties earlier in the ongoing season but has managed just 11 and 19 in the last two matches. Karachi has historically struggled against both Quetta and Peshawar -- their opponents in the next two matches -- having lost five games in seven with just two wins against Sarfraz Ahmed's Gladiators.They however turned the tables against Quetta in this year's event on the back of a brilliant 127 not out by Colin Ingram during their successful chase of a stiff 187-run target in Sharjah. Karachi have eight points from eight games and are currently placed fourth in the table. Quetta are perched at the top with 14 points in nine games and are assured of a two top finish. Quetta are also boosted by the presence of former Australian all-rounder Shane Watson who agreed to tour Karachi after turning down the tour in the last two years.He currently leads the run scoring chart of the event with 332 including three fifties and a phenomenal strike rate of 141.27. Quetta's coach Moin Khan admitted.Watson's arrival is a big boost. "Naturally the top players have an importance and that gives us an additional boost," said Moin, a member of Pakistan's World Cup winning team in 1992. "Naturally it's good for the team and for every individual it's a great opportunity and sense of security that Shane Watson is also there.But at the same time it’s a team game and it doesn't depend on individuals." Besides Watson, Rilee Rossouw (235 in nine games), Umar Akmal (228) and opener Ahmed Shehzad (153) are also in good nick. Quetta's bowling, led by the ever-green Sohail Tanvir is one of the best. Tanvir is second on the table with 14 wickets, four short of leader Peshawar's Hasan Ali. Spinners Mohammad Nawaz (ten) and Fawad Ahmed (nine) give the attack more variety. Quetta's rookie fast bowler Mohammad Hasnain will have his tail up on Sunday after he was selected in the Pakistan team for the five one-day internationals against Australia.That inclusion could add to the venom he has already shown with his 150kph thunderbolts. Karachi's batting is led by England's Liam Livingstone who has 280 runs with three 50s and at a strike rate of 134.61. Ingram has so far scored 226 at a strike rate of 154.79. Ingram, vice-captain of Kings, hoped this year could be team's chance to play the last stages before the home fans. "It was disappointing to lose and not being able to qualify for the second qualifier last year," said Ingram. "Coming into the back end of the tournament it would be great to repeat that same innings I played (against Quetta) ," said Ingram of his hundred. "It's a beautiful venue and its inspiring." Karachi will also hope that their pace attack of Mohammad Amir, Usman Shinwari, Sohail Khan and Aaron Summers get them wickets. Shinwari returned to his best in the last match, claiming four wickets. Monday will see Lahore meeting Multan Sultans while Karachi will face Peshawar.The first qualifier (one vs two) will be played on Wednesday followed by the eliminator (3 vs 4) on Thursday.The second qualifier (loser of first qualifier vs winner of eliminator) will be played on Friday. The final will be played on Sunday.

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