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Saturday November 23, 2024

Karachi Kings reach PSL 2020 final after defeating Multan Sultans

The game had moved to super over after Karachi Kings had hit 141 to tie the match

By Web Desk
November 14, 2020
Karachi King´s cricketers celebrate after winning their Pakistan Super League (PSL) Twenty20 cricket match against Multan Sultan at the National Stadium in Karachi on November 14, 2020. — AFP

Karachi Kings have qualified for their first-ever PSL final, thanks to a thrilling victory over Multan Sultans in Qualifier at the National Stadium that needed a Super Over to find the winner.

The Kings, after winning the toss and opting to bowl first, dominated pretty much from the start, restricting Multan to a lowly 141-7 and were bossing the run chase when they suddenly suffered an inexplicable meltdown in the 17th over when their captain Babar Azam got out.

From 117-3, they slumped to 135-7, requiring captain Imad Wasim to bail them out, which he did, hitting a four off the final over to force a Super Over.

In the tie-breaker, Karachi set a 14-run target, which Mohammad Amir successfully defended, thanks to some shrewd death bowling.

The Kings will play the winner of Eliminator 2 tomorrow. The Sultans, meanwhile, will get another chance to make the final tomorrow.

Live updates of the match were given below the line.


Karachi Kings win by five runs.

Mohammad Amir to Ravi Bopara one run.

Mohammad Amir to Ravi Bopara two runs.

Mohammad Amir to Rilee Rossouwone one run.

Mohammad Amir to Rilee Rossouwone no run — wide.

Mohammad Amir to Rilee Rossouwone no run — wide.

Mohammad Amir to Rilee Rossouwone run.

Mohammad Amir to Ravi Bopara one run.

 Mohammad Amir to Rilee Rossouw one run.

Mohammad Amir bowls.

Multan Sultans need 14 to win.

End of Karachi's over: 14/1

Sohail Tanvir to Sherfane Rutherfordout out — caught out.

Sohail Tanvir to Sherfane Rutherford six runs.

Sohail Tanvir to Sherfane Rutherford four runs.

Sohail Tanvir to Sharjeel Khan out — caught out.

Sohail Tanvir to Sherfane Rutherford one run.

Sohail Tanvir to Sherfane Rutherford no run — wide.

Sohail Tanvir to Sharjeel Khan one run.

Sohail Tanvir bowls.

Karachi Kings to bat.

Match moves to super over as Karachi Kings hit 141

End of 20th over — Karachi Kings: 141/7

Mohammad Ilyas to Imad Wasim four runs.

Mohammad Ilyas to Imad Wasim no run.

Mohammad Ilyas to Waqas Maqsood one run.

Mohammad Ilyas to Imad Wasim one run.

Mohammad Ilyas to Mohammad Amir out — caught out, Imad Wasim comes on strike.

Mohammad Ilyas to Mohammad Amir no run.

End of 19th over — Karachi Kings: 135/7

Sohail Tanvir to Imad Wasim four runs.

Sohail Tanvir to Mohammad Amir one run.

Sohail Tanvir to Mohammad Amir no run.

Sohail Tanvir to Imad Wasim one run.

Sohail Tanvir to Imad Wasim six runs.

Sohail Tanvir to Wayne Parnell out — run out.

End of 18th over — Karachi Kings: 123/6

Imran Tahir to Wayne Parnell one run.

Imran Tahir to Wayne Parnell no run.

Imran Tahir to Sherfane Rutherford out — caught behind.

Imran Tahir to Imad Wasim one run.

Imran Tahir to Sherfane Rutherford one run.

Imran Tahir to Imad Wasim one run.

End of 17th over — Karachi Kings: 119/5

Sohail Tanvir to Sherfane Rutherford no run.

Sohail Tanvir to Chadwick Walton out — catch out.

Sohail Tanvir to Chadwick Walton two runs.

Sohail Tanvir to Babar Azam out — caught behind.

Sohail Tanvir to Babar Azam no run.

Sohail Tanvir to Imad Wasim one run.

End of 16th over — Karachi Kings: 116/3

Mohammad Ilyas to Imad Wasim one run.

Mohammad Ilyas to Babar Azam one runs

Mohammad Ilyas to Babar Azam two runs.

Mohammad Ilyas to Imad Wasim one run.

Mohammad Ilyas to Imad Wasim no run — wide.

Mohammad Ilyas to Babar Azam one run.

Mohammad Ilyas to Babar Azam two runs.

End of 15th over — Karachi Kings: 107/3

Shahid Afridi to Babar Azam one run.

Shahid Afridi to Babar Azam no run.

Shahid Afridi to Imad Wasim one run.

Shahid Afridi to Imad Wasim two runs.

Shahid Afridi to Babar Azam one run.

Shahid Afridi to Babar Azam six runs.

End of 14th over — Karachi Kings: 96/3

Imran Tahir to Babar Azam one run.

Imran Tahir to Imad Wasim one run.

Imran Tahir to Babar Azam one run.

Imran Tahir to Imad Wasim one run.

Imran Tahir to Babar Azam one run.

Imran Tahir to Imad Wasim one run.

End of 13th over — Karachi Kings: 90/3

Shahid Afridi to Babar Azam no run.

Shahid Afridi to Iftikhar Ahmed catch out.

Shahid Afridi to Iftikhar Ahmed four runs.

Shahid Afridi to Babar Azam one runs.

Shahid Afridi to Babar Azam two runs.

Shahid Afridi to Iftikhar Ahmed one run.

End of 12th over — Karachi Kings: 82/2

Mohammad Ilyas to Iftikhar Ahmed one run.

Mohammad Ilyas to Iftikhar Ahmed no run.

Mohammad Ilyas to Iftikhar Ahmed two runs.

Mohammad Ilyas to Babar Azam one run.

Mohammad Ilyas to Babar Azam no run.

Mohammad Ilyas to Iftikhar Ahmed one run.

End of 11th over — Karachi Kings: 77/2

Shahid Afridi to Babar Azam no run.

Shahid Afridi to Iftikhar Ahmed one run.

Shahid Afridi to Babar Azam wide, one run.

Shahid Afridi to Babar Azam six runs.

Shahid Afridi to Iftikhar Ahmed one run.

Shahid Afridi to Babar Azam one run.

End of 10th over — Karachi Kings: 66/2

Khushdil Shah to Babar Azam one run.

Khushdil Shah to Iftikhar Ahmed one run.

Khushdil Shah to Babar Azam one run.

Khushdil Shah to Iftikhar Ahmed one run.

Khushdil Shah to Babar Azam one run.

Khushdil Shah to Babar Azam , Alex Hales run out.

End of ninth over — Karachi Kings: 61/1

Imran Tahir to Babar Azam one run.

Imran Tahir to Babar Azam no run.

Imran Tahir to Alex Hales one run.

Imran Tahir to Babar Azam one run.

Imran Tahir to Alex Hales one run.

Imran Tahir to Alex Hales four runs.

End of eighth over — Karachi Kings: 53/1

Khushdil Shah to Alex Hales one run.

Khushdil Shah to Babar Azam one run.

Khushdil Shah to Alex Hales one run.

Khushdil Shah to Alex Hales no run.

Khushdil Shah to Alex Hales no run.

Khushdil Shah to Alex Hales no run.

End of seventh over — Karachi Kings: 50/1

Imran Tahir to Alex Hales one run.

Imran Tahir to Babar Azam one run.

Imran Tahir to Babar Azam no run.

Imran Tahir to Alex Hales one run.

Imran Tahir to Babar Azam one run.

Imran Tahir to Babar Azam no run.

End of sixth over — Karachi Kings: 46/1

Mohammad Ilyas to Alex Hales no run.

Mohammad Ilyas to Alex Hales no run.

Mohammad Ilyas to Alex Hales four runs.

Mohammad Ilyas to Alex Hales four runs.

Mohammad Ilyas to Alex Hales no run.

Mohammad Ilyas to Babar Azam one run.

End of fifth over — Karachi Kings: 37/1

Mohammad Irfan to Alex Hales no run.

Mohammad Irfan to Alex Hales four runs.

Mohammad Irfan to Alex Hales no run.

Mohammad Irfan to Babar Azam one run.

Mohammad Irfan to Babar Azam four runs.

Mohammad Irfan to Babar Azam four runs.

End of fourth over — Karachi Kings: 24/1

Sohail Tanvir to Alex Hales no run.

Sohail Tanvir to Babar Azam one run.

Sohail Tanvir to Babar Azam no run.

Sohail Tanvir to Babar Azam no run.

Sohail Tanvir to Babar Azam four runs.

Sohail Tanvir to Sharjeel Khan catch out.

End of third over — Karachi Kings: 19/0

Mohammad Irfan to Babar Azam no run.

Mohammad Irfan to Babar Azam two runs.

Mohammad Irfan to Sharjeel Khan one run.

Mohammad Irfan to Babar Azam one run.

Mohammad Irfan to Babar Azam four runs.

Mohammad Irfan to Sharjeel Khan one run.

End of second over — Karachi Kings: 10/0

Sohail Tanvir to Babar Azam four runs.

Sohail Tanvir to Babar Azam no run.

Sohail Tanvir to Babar Azam no run.

Sohail Tanvir to Babar Azam no run.

Sohail Tanvir to Sharjeel Khan one run.

Sohail Tanvir to Babar Azam one run.

End of first over — Karachi Kings: 4/0

Adam Lyth to Sharjeel Khan no run.

Adam Lyth to Babar Azam one run.

Adam Lyth to Babar Azam two run.

Adam Lyth to Babar Azam no run.

Adam Lyth to Sharjeel Khan one run.

Adam Lyth to Sharjeel Khan no run.

Babar Azam and Sharjeel Khan open for Karachi Kings.

The chase is on as Karachi Kings begin batting

Karachi Kings need 142 to win

End of 20th over — Multan Sultans: 141/7

Wayne Parnell to Mohammad Ilyas  two runs.

Wayne Parnell to Mohammad Ilyas four run/leg bye runs.

Wayne Parnell to Sohail Tanvir no run.

Wayne Parnell to Sohail Tanvir six runs.

Wayne Parnell to Sohail Tanvir six runs.

Wayne Parnell to Sohail Tanvir no run.

End of 19th over — Multan Sultans: 122/7

Mohammad Amir to Sohail Tanvir one run.

Mohammad Amir to Mohammad Ilyas one run.

Mohammad Amir to Sohail Tanvir one run.

Mohammad Amir to Sohail Tanvir four run.

Mohammad Amir to Mohammad Ilyas one run.

Mohammad Amir to Sohail Tanvir one run.

End of 18th over — Multan Sultans: 113/7

Waqas Maqsood to Sohail Tanvir one run.

Waqas Maqsood to Mohammad Ilyas one run.

Waqas Maqsood to Mohammad Ilyas no run.

Waqas Maqsood to Ravi Bopara catch out runs.

Waqas Maqsood to Ravi Bopara six runs.

Waqas Maqsood to Sohail Tanvir one run.

End of 17th over — Multan Sultans: 104/6

Arshad Iqbal to Sohail Tanvir one run.

Arshad Iqbal to Sohail Tanvir two runs.

Arshad Iqbal to Sohail Tanvir no runs.

Arshad Iqbal to Shahid Afridi catch out.

Arshad Iqbal to Shahid Afridi six runs.

Arshad Iqbal to Shahid Afridi no run.

End of 16th over — Multan Sultans: 95/5

Waqas Maqsood to Shahid Afridi one run.

Waqas Maqsood to Ravi Bopara one run.

Waqas Maqsood to Shahid Afridi one run.

Waqas Maqsood to Shahid Afridi no run.

Waqas Maqsood to Shahid Afridi no run.

Waqas Maqsood to Ravi Bopara one run.

End of 15th over — Multan Sultans: 91/5

Arshad Iqbal to Ravi Bopara one run.

Arshad Iqbal to Shahid Afridi one run.

Arshad Iqbal to Ravi Bopara one runs.

Arshad Iqbal to Shahid Afridi one run.

Arshad Iqbal to Ravi Bopara one run.

Arshad Iqbal to Ravi Bopara no run.

End of 14th over — Multan Sultans: 86/5

Mohammad Amir to Shahid Afridi no run.

Mohammad Amir to Ravi Bopara one run.

Mohammad Amir to Shahid Afridi one run.

Mohammad Amir to Ravi Bopara one run.

Mohammad Amir to  Shahid Afridi one run.

Mohammad Amir to Ravi Bopara one run.

End of 13th over — Multan Sultans: 81/5

Arshad Iqbal to Ravi Bopara one run.

Arshad Iqbal to Ravi Bopara no run.

Arshad Iqbal to Ravi Bopara no run.

Arshad Iqbal to Khushdil Shah catch out.

Arshad Iqbal to Ravi Bopara one run.

Arshad Iqbal to Khushdil Shah one run.

End of 12th over — Multan Sultans: 78/4

Iftikhar Ahmed to Khushdil Shah one run.

Iftikhar Ahmed to Khushdil Shah no run.

Iftikhar Ahmed to Khushdil Shah no run.

Iftikhar Ahmed to Khushdil Shah six runs.

Iftikhar Ahmed to Ravi Bopara one runs.

Iftikhar Ahmed to Khushdil Shah one run.

End of 11th over — Multan Sultans: 69/4

Wayne Parnell to Ravi Bopara four runs.

Wayne Parnell to Ravi Bopara no run.

Wayne Parnell to Ravi Bopara one runs.

Wayne Parnell to Khushdil Shah one run.

Wayne Parnell to Ravi Bopara four runs.

Wayne Parnell to Ravi Bopara four runs.

End of 10th over — Multan Sultans: 55/4

Iftikhar Ahmed to Khushdil Shah no run.

Iftikhar Ahmed to Ravi Bopara one run.

Iftikhar Ahmed to to Khushdil Shah one run.

Iftikhar Ahmed to to Ravi Bopara one run.

Iftikhar Ahmed to Khushdil Shah one run.

Iftikhar Ahmed to to Ravi Bopara one run.

End of ninth over — Multan Sultans: 50/4

Wayne Parnell to Ravi Bopara one run.

Wayne Parnell to Khushdil Shah one run.

Wayne Parnell to Ravi Bopara one run.

Wayne Parnell to Ravi Bopara two runs.

Wayne Parnell to Khushdil Shah one run.

Wayne Parnell to Khushdil Shah no run.

End of eighth over — Multan Sultans: 44/4

Iftikhar Ahmed to Khushdil Shah one run.

Iftikhar Ahmed to Khushdil Shah no run.

Iftikhar Ahmed to Khushdil Shah one run.

Iftikhar Ahmed to Ravi Bopara one run.

Iftikhar Ahmed to Ravi Bopara no run.

Iftikhar Ahmed to Khushdil Shah one run.

End of seventh over — Multan Sultans: 41/4

Imad Wasim to Khushdil Shah one run.

Imad Wasim to Khushdil Shah no run.

Imad Wasim to Khushdil Shah no run.

Imad Wasim to Zeeshan Ashraf catch out.

Imad Wasim to Ravi Bopara one run.

Imad Wasim to Zeeshan Ashraf one run.

End of sixth over — Multan Sultans: 38/3

Arshad Iqbal to Zeeshan Ashraf one run.

Arshad Iqbal to Ravi Bopara one run.

Arshad Iqbal to Rilee Rossouw run out.

Arshad Iqbal to Zeeshan Ashraf one run.

Arshad Iqbal to Rilee Rossouw one run.

Arshad Iqbal to Rilee Rossouw no run.

End of fifth over — Multan Sultans: 34/2

Waqas Maqsood to Rilee Rossouw one run.

Waqas Maqsood to Zeeshan Ashraf one run.

Waqas Maqsood to Zeeshan Ashraf four runs.

Waqas Maqsood to Rilee Rossouw one run.

Waqas Maqsood to Rilee Rossouw no run.

Waqas Maqsood to Rilee Rossouw two runs.

End of fourth over — Multan Sultans: 26/2

Mohammad Amir to Rilee Rossouw no run.

Mohammad Amir to Rilee Rossouw no run.

Mohammad Amir to Zeeshan Ashraf one run.

Mohammad Amir to Zeeshan Ashraf two runs.

Mohammad Amir to Shan Masood out.

Mohammad Amir to Zeeshan Ashraf no run.

End of third over — Multan Sultans: 23/1

Waqas Maqsood to Shan Masood no run.

Waqas Maqsood to Zeeshan Ashraf one run.

Waqas Maqsood to Shan Masood three runs.

Waqas Maqsood to Adam Lyth out.

Waqas Maqsood to Adam Lyth no run.

Waqas Maqsood to Zeeshan Ashraf one run.

End of second over — Multan Sultans: 18/0

Mohammad Amir to Zeeshan Ashraf one run.

Mohammad Amir to Zeeshan Ashraf

Mohammad Amir to Adam Lyth one run.

Mohammad Amir to Adam Lyth six runs.

Mohammad Amir to Adam Lyth two runs.

Mohammad Amir to Adam Lyth no run.

Mohammad Amir to Adam Lyth no run.

End of first over — Multan Sultans: 8/0

Imad Wasim to Zeeshan Ashraf no run.

Imad Wasim to Zeeshan Ashraf no run.

Imad Wasim to Zeeshan Ashraf no run.

Imad Wasim to Zeeshan Ashraf four runs.

Imad Wasim to Zeeshan Ashraf four runs.

Imad Wasim to Zeeshan Ashraf no run.

Players pay tribute to former Islamabad United and Karachi Kings coach Dean Jones.

Karachi Kings win the toss and elect to bat.