KARACHI: Babar Azam‘s unbeaten knock of 90 runs helped Karachi Kings cruise to victory over the Multan Sultans, with the home team winning the match with seven wickets to spare.
The home side had been set a competitive target of 196 by the Sultans, but it seemed no match for the in-form Azam.
Azam was initially helped by Sharjeel Khan, but emerging pacer Shahnawaz Dahani removed Sharjeel in the fourth over for 27.
Babar Azam became Man of the Match
However, the wicket never really hampered the Karachi Kings as they chased down the large total, with Azam and Joe Clarke partnering up to put their side in a commanding position. The duo had a partnership of 97 runs.
They were set to guide the King’s home, but Dahani removed Clarke shortly after the latter made his half-century.
By the time the partnership had ended, Kings were in a comfortable position, and Azam guided his team home with 7 balls to spare.
Apart from Dahani, Sohail Khan was the only wicket-taker for Multan.
Earlier, the Multan Sultans were asked to bat first by the Kings, who won the toss.
Multan’s skipper Mohammad Rizwan continued his form with the bat; an early partnership with Chris Lynn and James Vince put his team in a fighting position.
After Rizwan’s fall; Vince took over the charge and partnered with Sohaib Maqsood to keep the momentum with his team.
At one point; Multan Sultans has set to give a target of more than 200 to the home team.
However, wickets fell regularly after the 10th over and kept the Sultans in check.
For Karachi Kings, Arshad Iqbal stood out among the bowlers with his two wickets. Skipper Imad Wasim, Mohammad Amir, Waqas Maqsood, and Daniel Christian picked a wicket each.
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