Karachi Kings qualify for PSL playoffs, knock out Lahore Qalandars

Defending champion Karachi Kings squeaked into the Pakistan Super League playoffs after beating Quetta Gladiators by 14 runs in its do-or-die final league recreation on Saturday.
Karachi completed on 10 factors alongside Lahore Qalandars, however its higher internet run-rate knocked out the 2020 finalist from the playoffs.
Quetta completed on the underside of the desk with solely two wins from 10 video games.
Danish Aziz’s whirlwind knock of 45 runs off 13 balls lifted Karachi to 176-7. The left-hander smacked 33 runs in Jack Wildermuth’s penultimate over of the innings from 4 consecutive sixes and two boundaries.
Quetta, which made 5 modifications in its final league recreation, ended up at 162-7. Captain Sarfaraz Ahmed was unbeaten on 51 off 33 balls.
Quetta debutant left-arm spinner Arish Ali Khan grabbed 4-28 as Karachi slipped to 121-5 within the seventeenth over. But Aziz’s masterful knock turned the tide in Karachi’s favor.
Wildermuth was introduced into the assault instead of quick bowler Naseem Shah, who pulled a calf muscle simply earlier than he was about to bowl the penultimate over, and limped off the sector.
Fast bowler Mohammad Ilyas (3-39) ran via the Quetta prime order and Arshad Iqbal chipped in with 2-39.
Fast bowler Mohammad Amir twice got here near his first wicket in 5 PSL video games, however first Wildermuth efficiently overturned an lbw choice via tv referral and Amir dropped a sitter off his personal bowling off the following supply to finish up with 0-21.
Later Saturday, PSL chief Islamabad United beat second-placed Multan Sultans by 4 wickets to consolidate its spot on the prime of the standings.
Mohammad Wasim took 4-31 from 4 overs as Islamabad restricted Multan to 149 from its 20 overs after captain Shadab Khan received the toss and elected to discipline first.
Shan Masood prime scored for Multan with 59 off 37 balls, with six boudaries and three sixes, however the opener misplaced companions recurrently because the Sultans innings by no means received going.
Khan led the reply for Islamabad with 35 from 27 blls and shared helpful patnerships with Muhammad Akhlaq (26) and Hussain Talat (34) to win with two balls to spare.
The two groups meet once more on Monday in a qualifying remaining, with Karachi to play Peshawar in an elimination remaining on Tuesday.