Staff Report

Dubai – Last ball win kept Karachi Kings alive in the second edition of Pakistan Super League (PSL) at Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Saturday.

Karachi Kings won must-win match against the Lahore Qalandars on the very last ball when it required four runs in the 18th game of the PSL.

Kieron Pollard, who turned the tables on Qalandars in last over and snatched victory confidently from the hands of competitor team by hitting six off the last ball.

Chasing the target of 156 runs, King’s Babar Azam (49), KC Sangakkara (20) and DPMD Jayawardene (10) returned to pavilion, while KA Pollard scored 45 runs off 20 balls and remained not out.

For Qalandars, BB McCullum scored 31 runs off 28 balls, Fakhar Zaman 19 off 15 balls, Umar Akmal 20 off 22 balls, while Mohammad Rizwan made 32 runs and remained not out.

Meanwhile, Kings’ Usama Mir picked up 2 wickets by giving 38 runs in four overs and Shoaib Malik also got two wickets against 21 runs in 4 overs.

It’s a do or die match for Kings, who sit at the bottom of the table with just 4 points and need to win both of their remaining two matches to make it to the playoffs. Chris Gayle has been replaced by Mahela Jayawardene.