00:30Yes, hello, hello, wherever you are.
00:49It's a day game here in the city of Kings,
00:52and the Kings will be taking on Maltan Sultans
00:55in a match that the Sultans simply must win.
01:00Chris Jordan will make his bow for Maltan Sultans today,
01:06having sat on the sidelines for a number of chastening defeats.
01:10Karachi Kings, well, they've been a model of inconsistency.
01:13Win one, lose one, win one, lose one,
01:16and so the story goes on.
01:17But for them, two points today.
01:19They could see them move up the table to join the Gladiators
01:23and Lahore Calandas on eight points,
01:26and David Warner, believe you me, will be looking to make that happen.
01:32Here's a look at the standings in HBL PSL 10.
01:36Karachi Kings sat there in fourth position.
01:39Little gap between themselves and Xiaomi in fifth.
01:42Remember, it is the top four teams that qualify,
01:44and Maltan Sultans, where they just lurch
01:46from one sporting calamity to another.
01:50Sat there at the bottom of the table on two points.
01:56The toss was won by David Warner,
01:59and unsurprisingly, in this sweltering daytime heat,
02:03he decided that Karachi Kings would bat first.
02:08So just the two changes for Karachi Kings.
02:12Irfan Khan comes in for Sean Massoud.
02:16He had a rather unfortunate outing in the last game.
02:19Ama Jamal replaces Hassan Ali,
02:21who's been up there among the leading wicket takers,
02:23but was injured during the warm-up.
02:25So Ama Jamal replaces Hassan Ali.
02:28And for Maltan Sultans, just the one change.
02:32Chris Jordan comes in,
02:35and Mohamed Hasnain sits this one out.
02:37They've been chopping and changing all over the place,
02:39Maltan Sultans, unable to find the right formula.
02:42Will this be the right one for them today?
03:02Alex Wolff gets things underway.
03:07David Willey with the new ball, of course.
03:19Slam down the ground as if on cue from Seifert.
03:23Yeah, his form just speaks exactly the way he played that shot.
03:33Oh, he repeats the dose,
03:35and that is a quite magnificent strike.
03:39It's going to be tough.
03:40It's going to be hot and sweaty out there for the bowlers.
03:44They took the slip out.
03:45Now change again after that four.
03:48Third has come back,
03:49or third has gone around to backward point,
03:51and that's about it.
03:54And that has been smashed.
03:58No chance for that one spinning.
04:00Flat over, straight mid-wicket for six.
04:07Oh, that's four.
04:08Ten from the first two balls.
04:09Bracewell immediately under pressure.
04:12Rizwan immediately under pressure.
04:13That's another four.
04:20That's another scorching boundary.
04:22Bracewell might have to think about coming
04:24over the wicket here to the left-hander
04:26just to try to cramp Warner up for a bit of room.
04:31And again, it's just that little bit of width.
04:33Warner was like greased lightning on his feet
04:36to give himself a bit more room.
04:37And this is carnage already.
04:41Looked a kind of flying sorcery into pads.
04:45That has been flying saucered out of the ground.
04:49What an over.
04:52Bracewell with the new ball.
04:54Well, that hasn't worked.
04:59Four more.
04:59They're just serving him up right now.
05:06Driven into the pitch.
05:08There is a man back there,
05:09but he won't get anywhere near it.
05:1250 comes up.
05:13Three and a half overs.
05:16And this is destructive batting at its best.
05:24I think it looked like another cutter.
05:25It's gone up in the air.
05:26He's got the breakthrough.
05:27It was Pace Off that's done the trick.
05:30Chris Jordan's not dropping those.
05:32And Ubaid, who is a very impressive young cricketer.
05:35Has definitely been Ubaid Shah.
05:37Yeah, off cut up.
05:39Toe end of the bat.
05:40Chris Jordan knew he was in with a chance.
05:43Tracked the ball nicely back.
05:46Kept his eyes on the ball.
05:47And there's a fiery young man.
05:51Tim Seifert, he goes for 22.
05:53Karachi Kings have gotten out of the blocks quickly.
05:5653 for one.
05:57Oh, that is textbook Vince.
06:05Dreamy extra cover drive from him.
06:07And the boundaries keep coming.
06:0857 for one.
06:11We might have another one.
06:13We might have another one.
06:14Kamran Ghulam takes the catch.
06:19Willi with a smile on his face.
06:21And that is the end of David Warner.
06:24Yeah, both the openers now back in the dugout.
06:26Let's have a look.
06:27No, it wasn't.
06:30The butt just turns in the hand and it just goes nowhere.
06:33Edge of that 30-yard circle.
06:34Kulam takes a good catch.
06:36Was very, very high.
06:37Got into a good position.
06:39Very still.
06:39Good start by David Warner.
06:41Karachi 57 for two.
06:48Stem the flow in the air.
06:50Oh, taken.
06:52Willi in the action.
06:53This time diving to his left.
06:56Obed Shah.
06:57He has another.
07:01Obed does it again.
07:02Excellent take.
07:03Excellent take by David.
07:05Willi in the circle to his left.
07:07Number four experiment for Karachi Kings.
07:10Well, it continues to spiral.
07:12He gets one Karachi.
07:1360 for three.
07:17Short ball and helped on its way.
07:19Niazzi with his first boundary.
07:25But Niazzi has other ideas.
07:27He's hit that a long, long way.
07:30That has gone into the stands.
07:34Yeah, in 38 degrees of heat,
07:37Irfan Khan Niazzi puts his dancing shoes on.
07:40That is quite a magnificent shot.
07:43Full and thumped away.
07:45Once you miss your length, you disappear.
07:49Wow, he packs a punch, doesn't he?
07:51Irfan Khan Niazzi.
07:52That was absolutely belted down the ground.
07:58In the slot and gone.
08:01That's one thing that Multan Sultans have done too regularly.
08:08They've put it up there and Karachi Kings have enjoyed it.
08:13And there's another one.
08:16Again, the length all wrong.
08:19And Niazzi is capitalising back-to-back sixes.
08:26Yeah, when I think of Osama Mirboni, that was an attempted wrong.
08:31But again, just too full.
08:33Just allowed Niazzi to get underneath it.
08:36Wide and cut.
08:42Too much width.
08:44That has also been another issue that we have seen today.
08:48Yeah, it's not a good ball.
08:53Gave himself some room.
08:57James Vinson with mid-off up.
09:00He just needed the ball in the right area.
09:02It's happened a lot, hasn't it?
09:06In the inning so far that the first ball of the over disappeared.
09:10Beautifully played.
09:17Use the width again on offer for Vince and the pace.
09:21Oh, that is a spectacular catch from Chris Jordan.
09:33This is such a good catch.
09:36Kamfer gets just dessert, really, for sticking to the plan.
09:40He's just run up and tried to bowl the ball as full as possible.
09:43And it goes in clean as a whistle.
09:45Kamfer absolutely delighted.
09:46His first wicket in the PSL.
09:49Karachi Kings, 138 for four.
09:51Oh, nicely done.
09:58He's placed that perfectly to beat that short cover and then to the left of long off.
10:07Oh, this is not the first time he's got that top edge.
10:10Now, this will take some catching.
10:12Osama May called for and he spilled it.
10:15And that drop catch brings in the 50 for James Swintz.
10:18That's another landmark reach in the HBL PSL for the man from England.
10:24It's 82nd score of 50 plus in T20 cricket.
10:33This time swings the bat.
10:35And he'll probably earn himself a maximum here.
10:38Khushdil Shah has had enough.
10:44Khushdil goes again, goes big.
10:46And will go all the way.
10:49Very, very important runs being added to that total here in the last couple of overs.
10:57Oh, nice.
10:58And the way he made that connections flat.
11:01And it's gone all the way to end the over.
11:03Bringing 19 of it.
11:05188 for four.
11:06Catch it as a gobble.
11:11Just go over.
11:12Can he stop?
11:13Can he stop that?
11:14No.
11:15Gets closer to that 200 now.
11:17Karachi Kings.
11:18195 now.
11:18Can they get 200?
11:23His last delivery.
11:29Oh, yes.
11:31Oh, yes they can.
11:32The sound on it.
11:34200 up.
11:35Not just 200.
11:36Make that 204 with that maximum.
11:39Khushdil Shah.
11:40What a knock.
11:4133 of 13.
11:42Karachi Kings will be happy to see that on the scoreboard.
11:46That squad, that dugout be pretty happy with the way the first 20 overs have gone.
11:52Oh, they won the toss.
11:55And they were very happy because the surface looked a good one.
11:57And they've made use of it.
11:5922 up the order.
12:00And then won a 30.
12:02Cipher 22.
12:0365 and 33.
12:05Very good to get them.
12:06204 for four.
12:08James wins.
12:09Carries bad.
12:0965.
12:10Khushdil 33 of the 13.
12:12And they strung together.
12:1466 of 33.
12:17And the bowlers did take some spanking all around the park.
12:21Curtis Kampfer the best of them.
12:22Returning figures of 27 for one.
12:25Bracewell won over with that new ball.
12:28Wickets won a piece for Kampfer and Willy.
12:30And two to the youngster in Ubaid Shah.
12:33Well, that does mean that Multan Sultan is in a must-win contest.
12:37At the other side of the break, we'll look to see if they can get 205.
12:51Mir hums up.
12:53Will he be able to execute it straight away?
12:58And a wide first delivery.
13:00Oh, this might be effective for Karachi Kings.
13:07Hang time.
13:08Keeper.
13:10Tim Seifert not missing out on that opportunity.
13:13Top scorer in the league goes for a duck.
13:16And a new ball given to Abbas Afridi.
13:18Normally doesn't operate with the new ball.
13:21But it is superb straight away.
13:26Rizwan trying to go big straight away.
13:30And that is the first time that Rizwan has gotten out in three innings.
13:36Great start for Karachi Kings.
13:38Rizwan out without scoring.
13:40Multan Sultan's three for one.
13:41Two straight.
13:49I wonder if he's got a tickle on it.
13:50No, he doesn't.
13:51Leg buys.
13:52Four runs still required.
13:54So they'll be happy that they were able to get the boundary.
13:57Get something on it.
14:01Clipped in the air.
14:03It's hanging.
14:04And just over.
14:06I reckon for one moment, Yassi.
14:09Yeah, he didn't get a hold of it.
14:12He almost at the back end just flicked his wrist.
14:17Because he thought he was in trouble with the shot.
14:20And it's gone high rather than long.
14:25Not out of the middle.
14:26This one's guys in the air as well.
14:28And a couple of bounces.
14:30So it doesn't matter.
14:31He's going hard.
14:32And it seems as if that step is getting bigger and bigger.
14:42Because Usman Khan just hits it to cover.
14:47Once again trying to force the issue.
14:49A bit of a slash.
14:51And just a simple catch.
14:52Dame's wins.
14:53Got a duck in the first game.
14:54In the previous game, Usman Khan.
14:56And this afternoon, just the one.
15:03Wow.
15:04That has come out of the middle.
15:06And been absolutely smoked over long on.
15:11The first three delivers into the pitch.
15:13Hurried the batter four pace.
15:14But once you give him touch length in his zone.
15:20Well, this is flying.
15:21And he hits it square, doesn't he?
15:26Much better over.
15:2713 runs off it.
15:2833 for two.
15:33Speaking of a short delivery.
15:35This might be another wicket.
15:36And it is.
15:39Kushtil Shah.
15:41Excellent catching.
15:43And Jamal in his first over picks up a wicket.
15:46Yeah, really good.
15:47Because David Warner was running.
15:49He was probably closer to Warner.
15:50At mid-off.
15:52Now watch.
15:53Kushtil runs in from a long off.
15:5626 of 17.
15:58Three big hits.
15:59But his afternoon is done.
16:00Multan 34 for three.
16:07That's the length you're trying to avoid.
16:11And that is wonderfully put away.
16:14By Kamran Gula.
16:15Full toss.
16:20Trying to make room.
16:22And then eventually getting a gift.
16:24Finishing off with a maximum.
16:26Kamran Gula.
16:27Brings up the 50 for Multan Sultans at the end of the powerplay.
16:30He's trying to make room and probably expose the stumps completely.
16:43And there you go.
16:44Exactly what happened.
16:46He's a clever, clever bowler.
16:48Here's Mohamed Naby.
16:49He just watched the way it arcs out of the hand.
16:51It's still in the air.
16:52Still in the air.
16:53And it ends up so close to him.
16:57It's the top of the off stump.
17:00And that is a man completely suckered by the guile of Mohamed Naby.
17:06Kamran Gula goes for 12.
17:11Oh, yes.
17:12That's straight, flat, one bounce.
17:14Boundary to end the over.
17:16They go to 68 for four after nine.
17:21Oh.
17:21Much needed boundary there.
17:27Kamran Gula finds the way, goes deep into crease and plays that square of the wicket.
17:34No further putt.
17:35Another chance in the deep straight to him.
17:38Amir Jamal with the catch.
17:40Iftikhar goes.
17:45Every time a partnership builds.
17:48Toe end of the bat.
17:49With the angle from the left.
17:52Left arm spin from Khush Dilshah.
17:55Not allowing Iftikhar to get under.
18:00Another good wicket.
18:018 of 8.
18:02Multan now 76 for five.
18:03Down the ground.
18:10Nimble feet movement and smashes it out of the ground.
18:156-2.
18:15End the 11th.
18:1680-3 for five.
18:17And riding just on the wall now.
18:25Nabi slows it up.
18:27Bracewell swings and misses.
18:29A significant drop in pace.
18:32A loopy through the edge.
18:34Just above the eyeline of Michael Bracewell.
18:36And it drops and clips the bales on the way out.
18:40Now 85 for six.
18:43Bracewell goes for two.
18:48Onto the pads.
18:50Chance, chance, all direct hit.
18:53I think this is.
18:56Will you have to walk back?
19:02Ball coming in now.
19:04Battery is short of the crease.
19:05And the wickets are clearly broken with a direct hit.
19:07Ready to make my decision please for the big screen.
19:12Multan, Sultan is crashing.
19:14David Willey goes without scoring.
19:1785 for seven.
19:23Straight down the skipper's throat.
19:25And the skipper obliges.
19:27He was pushed wide because of the left arm angle lacrosse from Khush Dil Shah.
19:35This one just 76.
19:37That's why he couldn't hit over David Willey.
19:41On a very wide, long off.
19:44The resistance from Kamran Ghulam comes to an end.
19:48He's out for 29.
19:53Gone.
19:54Came down the track.
19:57Nabi, too good.
19:58Just angles it across.
20:00Misses it.
20:01And Osama made his stump.
20:08Cleanly taken by the keeper behind the stumps.
20:10And working with the bat in the air.
20:12Ready to make my decision.
20:13Thanks.
20:13Yeah, nothing but fresh air.
20:20One of six.
20:21Multan, 90 of nine.
20:22Oh, smashes it and gets all of it.
20:28That is hammered over the top.
20:30Brings up the hundred.
20:34And a great catch there by one of the ball kids.
20:37Yeah, that should be an opportunity.
20:46And oh, almost tag team that.
20:49Mohamed Nabi puffs it out.
20:53Irfan tries to do the cleaning job.
20:58Another back of the hand slower ball.
21:00The third on the trot in the over.
21:02Right off the toe.
21:04From a bag.
21:06Nabi should have done better.
21:07Oh, and almost, almost rescued by Irfan.
21:15That's a good hit.
21:16Nice and clean.
21:17Straight to the boundary.
21:21Well, at least Jordan is enjoying this.
21:27Slower one.
21:28And it's picked up by Chris Jordan for another maximum.
21:32It's a big over this for Multan Sultan.
21:35It's 15 of it.
21:361-1-7 for nine.
21:37There's a sound.
21:41There's a sound.
21:42Surely there is.
21:43That should wrap it up.
21:45Multan Sultans are gone for 117.
21:49Another heavy defeat handed over by Karachi Kings.
21:5387 is the margin of victory.
21:55And that surely is the end of Sultans for this season.
22:00That's the last and final wicket.
22:03Feather Edge.
22:04Seifert heard it.
22:05It was the end of Multan Sultan's campaign this year.
22:09Under edge from Obeid Shah's bat.
22:12117 all out.
22:16Multan Sultans have entertained us for four seasons coming into the finals.
22:22And this season's not been theirs.
22:23The last year is really the far superior side tonight.
22:32Multan Sultans, when they came out to chase, they were never in the chase.
22:35They started losing wickets early.
22:37Up front, three in the power play.
22:38And then regular intervals kept losing them.
22:4129 being their highest from Kamran Ghulam.
22:44And they were bowled out in 16.1 overs.
22:48Once again, the new ball was key here at Gaddafi Stadium.
22:54Two for 15 for Hamza.
22:57Mohamed Nabi through the middle was indecipherable.
23:01Changes of flight and pace doing for that middle order.
23:09And Cushtiel chipped in with two for 26 to go along with his 33 for 13.
23:13A strong performance from the all-rounder.
23:17This is how it panned out.
23:19The Kings 204 for four.
23:21An improved bowling performance outside of the power play for Multan Sultans.
23:26Kept them to 204 for four.
23:27At one point, it looked like they might make 230.
23:30Vince batted all the way through for 65.
23:32Not out.
23:33Cushtiel with the fireworks at the back end with 33.
23:36Not out from 13.
23:38In response, though, the Multan Sultans were just outclassed and out of ideas, really.
23:44Kamran Ghulam, the top scorer for them, with 29 from 25.
23:47Karachi register their biggest win by runs in the PSL.
23:5487 run win for them.
23:55Two more points.
23:56Puts them on eight.
23:58And that net run rate also has been boosted.
24:03Gladiators and Calandas are above them on eight points due to that net run rate.
24:09And the Karachi Kings, their three games to come are against Calandas, Quetta and Zalmi.
24:15So they will have their future in their own hands in those last three games.
24:21Four teams qualify.
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