Peshawar Zalmi are 131-5 at the end of 15 overs in pursuit of the 201-run target set by Karachi Kings. Zalmi need 70 more runs from 29 balls to win the second match of the Pakistan Super League tournament at Karachi National Stadium.
Kings’ Babar Azam was the star of the show for the first half of the match, scoring a cool 78 runs from 56 balls, before being sent back to the pavilion. Meanwhile, Imad Wasim scored a half-century from 30 balls before being sent packing by Shoaib Malik.
Earlier, Peshawar Zalmi won the toss and decided to bowl first against Karachi Kings.
Speaking about his decision, Zalmi’s captain Darren Sammy said that their goal would be to restrict the Kings to a manageable total in the first inning.
Karachi Kings’ captain Imad Wasim said that had he won the toss he would have chosen to bowl as well.
Overseas players in the Zalmi lineup today are Sammy, Shane Dawson, Tom Banton and Liam Livingstone.Will underdogs Karachi Kings beat Peshawar Zalmi in their opening PSL 2020 match.
Teams
Karachi Kings
- Chadwick Walton
- Babar Azam
- Sharjeel Khan
- Iftikhar Ahmed
- Cameron Delport
- Mohammad Rizwan
- Imad Wasim
- Umaid Asif
- Mohammad Amir
- Chris Jordan
- Arshad Iqbal
Peshawar Zalmi
- Tom Banton
- Liam Livingstone
- Kamran Akmal
- Haider Ali
- Mohammad Mohsin
- Shoaib Malik
- Darren Sammy
- Liam Dawson
- Wahab Riaz
- Hasan Ali
- Rahat Ali
