18.4
4
4
Sohail Khan to Babar Azam, Four, full length, outside off Babar Azam plays the along the ground drive of the frontfoot to the Cover
18.3
6
6
Sohail Khan to Babar Azam, Six, excellent shot!! A sight to watch! full toss outside off Babar Azam plays lofted pull of the backfoot over the long off
18.2
1
1
Sohail Khan to Mohammad Nabi, 1 run, full length, on the off stump, Mohammad Nabi plays along the ground inside the edge of the frontfoot to the keeper for 1 run.
18.1
1
1
Sohail Khan to Babar Azam, 1 run, full toss, on the middle stump, Babar Azam plays along the ground of the frontfoot to the mid wicket for 1 run.
18
6 runs
Need 13 from 6b
Karachi Kings 182/1
CRR: 9.58 RRR: 13
Babar Azam 90 (60b)
Mohammad Nabi 13 (8b)
Sohail Khan 3.5-0-48-1
Carlos Brathwaite 4-0-32-0
18.
182
182
End of over 18 (6 runs), Karachi Kings 182/3
17.6
1
1
Carlos Brathwaite to Babar Azam, 1 run, full length, on the off stump, Babar Azam plays along the ground drive of the frontfoot to the mid off for 1 run.
17.5
0
0
Carlos Brathwaite to Babar Azam, no run, dot ball!! yorker, outside off, Babar Azam plays the shot and misses it completely to make a connection b/w the bat and ball.
17.4
1
1
Carlos Brathwaite to Mohammad Nabi, 1 run, full length, outside off, Mohammad Nabi plays along the ground ramp of the frontfoot to the point for 1 run.
17.3
1
1
Carlos Brathwaite to Babar Azam, 1 leg bye, Carlos Brathwaite bowled slower ball good length, on the middle stump, batsman goes for missed it 1 run, Umpire signals it leg bye.
17.2
1
1
Carlos Brathwaite to Mohammad Nabi, 1 run, full length, on the middle stump, Mohammad Nabi plays along the ground of the frontfoot to the mid wicket for 1 run.
17.2
1
1
Carlos Brathwaite to Mohammad Nabi, 1 wide, yorker, on the off stump, Mohammad Nabi plays on the frontfoot, but ball was way too far and given wide by the umpire.
17.1
1
1
Carlos Brathwaite to Babar Azam, 1 run, back of length, on the off stump, Babar Azam plays along the ground cut of the backfoot to the point for 1 run.
17
9 runs
Need 19 from 12b
Karachi Kings 176/1
CRR: 9.78 RRR: 9.5
Babar Azam 90 (60b)
Mohammad Nabi 13 (8b)
Sohail Khan 3.5-0-48-1
Carlos Brathwaite 4-0-32-0
17.
176
176
End of over 17 (9 runs), Karachi Kings 176/3
16.6
1
1
Usman Qadir to Babar Azam, 1 run, slider good length, on the off stump, Babar Azam plays along the ground of the backfoot to the mid off for 1 run.
16.5
1
1
Usman Qadir to Mohammad Nabi, 1 run, full length, on the off stump, Mohammad Nabi plays along the ground outside the edge of the frontfoot to the mid on for 1 run.
16.4
4
4
Usman Qadir to Mohammad Nabi, Four, googly, on the off stump Mohammad Nabi plays the along the ground outside the edge of the frontfoot to the third man
16.3
1
1
Usman Qadir to Babar Azam, 1 run, legbreak, outside off, Babar Azam plays along the ground outside the edge of the frontfoot to the point for 1 run.
16.2
1
1
Usman Qadir to Mohammad Nabi, 1 run, googly, on the off stump, Mohammad Nabi plays along the ground of the backfoot to the square leg for 1 run.
16.1
1
1
Usman Qadir to Babar Azam, 1 run, good length, on the middle stump, Babar Azam plays along the ground pull of the backfoot to the mid wicket for 1 run.
16
7 runs
Need 28 from 18b
Karachi Kings 167/1
CRR: 9.82 RRR: 9.33
Babar Azam 90 (60b)
Mohammad Nabi 13 (8b)
Sohail Khan 3.5-0-48-1
Carlos Brathwaite 4-0-32-0
16.
167
167
End of over 16 (7 runs), Karachi Kings 167/3
15.6
4
4
Sohail Khan to Mohammad Nabi, Four, short length, outside the leg stump Mohammad Nabi plays the along the ground outside the edge of the backfoot to the fine leg
15.5
0
0
Sohail Khan to Mohammad Nabi, no run, inswinger good length, on the off stump, Mohammad Nabi plays defensive shot on the frontfoot to the Cover
15.4
1
1
Sohail Khan to Babar Azam, 1 run, full length, on the middle stump, Babar Azam plays along the ground of the frontfoot to the long on for 1 run.
15.3
W
W
Sohail Khan to Colin Ingram, no run, Caught out!! back of length, on the middle stump, Colin Ingram plays a lofted outside the edge of the backfoot to the mid wicket where Shahnawaz Dhani completes catch. Gone.
15.2
1
1
Sohail Khan to Babar Azam, 1 run, good length, on the off stump, Babar Azam plays along the ground outside the edge of the backfoot to the point for 1 run.
15.1
1
1
Sohail Khan to Colin Ingram, 1 run, short length, outside off, Colin Ingram plays along the ground pull of the backfoot to the mid wicket for 1 run.
15
159 runs
Need 35 from 24b
Karachi Kings 160/0
CRR: 10 RRR: 8.75
Babar Azam 90 (60b)
Mohammad Nabi 13 (8b)
Sohail Khan 3.5-0-48-1
Carlos Brathwaite 4-0-32-0
15.
160
160
End of over 15 (11 runs), Karachi Kings 160/2
14.6
1
1
Shahnawaz Dhani to Colin Ingram, 1 leg bye, Shahnawaz Dhani bowled yorker, outside the leg stump, batsman goes for missed it 1 run, Umpire signals it leg bye.
14.5
1
1
Shahnawaz Dhani to Babar Azam, 1 run, back of length, on the middle stump, Babar Azam plays along the ground pull of the backfoot to the square leg for 1 run.
14
1 runs
Need 194 from 30b
Karachi Kings 1/0
CRR: 0.07 RRR: 38.8
Babar Azam 90 (60b)
Mohammad Nabi 13 (8b)
Sohail Khan 3.5-0-48-1
Carlos Brathwaite 4-0-32-0
14.4
1
1
Shahnawaz Dhani to Colin Ingram, 1 run, back of length, outside off, Colin Ingram plays cut of the backfoot to the third man for 1 run.
Match Info
- Match
- Karachi Kings vs Multan Sultans
- Date
- 27 Feb, 2021
- Time
- 09:00 AM (UTC) / 02:00 PM (PKT)
- Venue
- National Stadium
- Toss
- Karachi Kings elected to bowl
- Umpires
- Rashid Riaz (Pakistan), Richard Illingworth (Pakistan), Ahsan Raza (Pakistan, TV)
- Referee
Karachi Kings (Batting) — 195/6 (20 Ovs)
| Batsmen | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
| Mohammad Rizwan c M Nabi b A Iqbal | 43 | 32 | 5 | 0 | 134.38 | |
| Chris Lynn c B Azam b I Wasim | 32 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 228.57 | |
| James Vince c CA Ingram b A Iqbal | 45 | 29 | 5 | 1 | 155.17 | |
| Sohaib Maqsood Not out | 34 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 125.93 | |
| Rilee Rossouw b DT Christian | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 175.00 | |
| Khushdil Shah b Waqas Maqsood | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 85.71 | |
| Shahid Afridi c M Nabi b M Amir | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 60.00 | |
| Carlos Brathwaite Not out | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | |
| Total | 195/6 (20 Ovs) Extras: 22 ( b 4 , lb 9 , w 8 , nb 1 , p 0) | |||||
Fall of Wickets
| Wkt # | Player | Runs | Ovs |
| 1 | Chris Lynn c B Azam b I Wasim | 53 | 4.2 |
| 2 | Mohammad Rizwan c M Nabi b A Iqbal | 123 | 11.2 |
| 3 | James Vince c CA Ingram b A Iqbal | 133 | 13.4 |
| 4 | Rilee Rossouw b DT Christian | 148 | 14.6 |
| 5 | Khushdil Shah b Waqas Maqsood | 173 | 17.1 |
| 6 | Shahid Afridi c M Nabi b M Amir | 182 | 18.4 |
Bowling
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | WD | NB | ECO |
| Imad Wasim | 4 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.50 |
| Mohammad Amir | 4 | 1 | 34 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 8.50 |
| Waqas Maqsood | 4 | 0 | 47 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11.75 |
| Daniel Christian | 3 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.33 |
| Arshad Iqbal | 4 | 0 | 36 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9.00 |
| Mohammad Nabi | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.00 |
Multan Sultans (Batting) — 198/3 (18.5 Ovs)
| Batsmen | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
| Sharjeel Khan c M Rizwan b S Malik | 27 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 192.86 | |
| Babar Azam Not out | 90 | 60 | 13 | 1 | 150.00 | |
| Joe Clarke c CA Lynn b S Malik | 54 | 26 | 3 | 4 | 207.69 | |
| Colin Ingram c S Malik b S Khan | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 120.00 | |
| Mohammad Nabi Not out | 13 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 162.50 | |
| Total | 198/3 (18.5 Ovs) Extras: 8 ( b 0 , lb 4 , w 4 , nb 0 , p 0) | |||||
Fall of Wickets
| Wkt # | Player | Runs | Ovs |
| 1 | Sharjeel Khan c M Rizwan b S Malik | 56 | 4.5 |
| 2 | Joe Clarke c CA Lynn b S Malik | 153 | 14.2 |
| 3 | Colin Ingram c S Malik b S Khan | 162 | 15.3 |
Bowling
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | WD | NB | ECO |
| Sohail Khan | 3.5 | 0 | 48 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 12.52 |
| Shahnawaz Malik | 3 | 0 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9.33 |
| Carlos Brathwaite | 4 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8.00 |
| Usman Qadir | 3 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.67 |
| Shahid Afridi | 3 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.67 |
| Khushdil Shah | 2 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.00 |
Karachi Kings
| 1 | Babar Azam (bat) |
| 2 | Colin Ingram (bat) |
| 3 | Sharjeel Khan (bat) |
| 4 | Imad Wasim (all) |
| 5 | Mohammad Amir (bowl) |
| 6 | Mohammad Nabi (all) |
| 7 | Daniel Christian (all) |
| 8 | Joe Clarke (wk) |
| 9 | Aamer Yamin (all) |
| 10 | Waqas Maqsood (bowl) |
| 11 | Arshad Iqbal (bowl) |
| 12 | Mohammad Ilyas (bowl) |
| 13 | Noor Ahmad (bowl) |
| 14 | Qasim Akram (all) |
| 15 | Zeeshan Malik (bat) |
| 16 | Chadwick Walton (wk) |
| 17 | Danish Aziz (all) |
| 18 | Abbas Afridi (bowl) |
| 19 | Martin Guptill (bat) |
| 20 | Najibullah Zadran (bat) |
| 21 | Thisara Perera (all) |
| 22 | Mohammad Haris (wk) |
Multan Sultans
| 1 | Mohammad Rizwan (wk) |
| 2 | Chris Lynn (bat) |
| 3 | James Vince (bat) |
| 4 | Khushdil Shah (all) |
| 5 | Sohaib Maqsood (bat) |
| 6 | Rilee Rossouw (bat) |
| 7 | Carlos Brathwaite (all) |
| 8 | Shahid Afridi (all) |
| 9 | Sohail Tanvir (bowl) |
| 10 | Sohaibullah (bowl) |
| 11 | Shan Masood (bat) |
| 12 | Adam Lyth (bat) |
| 13 | Imran Tahir (bowl) |
| 14 | Sohail Khan (bowl) |
| 15 | Usman Qadir (bowl) |
| 16 | Imran Khan (bowl) |
| 17 | Shahnawaz Malik (bat) |
| 18 | Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk) |
| 19 | Shimron Hetmyer (bat) |
| 20 | Hammad Azam (bat) |
| 21 | Johnson Charles (wk) |
| 22 | Asif Afridi (all) |
| 23 | Blessing Muzarabani (bowl) |
| 24 | Muhammad Waseem (bat) |
Innings 1 Partnerships
| Mohammad Rizwan 43 (32) | 53 (0) Ovs | Chris Lynn 32 (14) |
| Chris Lynn 32 (14) | 70 (0) Ovs | James Vince 45 (29) |
| James Vince 45 (29) | 10 (0) Ovs | Sohaib Maqsood 34 (27) |
| Sohaib Maqsood 34 (27) | 15 (0) Ovs | Rilee Rossouw 7 (4) |
| Rilee Rossouw 7 (4) | 25 (0) Ovs | Khushdil Shah 6 (7) |
| Khushdil Shah 6 (7) | 9 (0) Ovs | Shahid Afridi 3 (5) |
| Shahid Afridi 3 (5) | -182 (0) Ovs | Carlos Brathwaite 3 (3) |
Innings 2 Partnerships
| Sharjeel Khan 27 (14) | 56 (0) Ovs | Babar Azam 90 (60) |
| Babar Azam 90 (60) | 97 (0) Ovs | Joe Clarke 54 (26) |
| Joe Clarke 54 (26) | 9 (0) Ovs | Colin Ingram 6 (5) |
| Colin Ingram 6 (5) | -162 (0) Ovs | Mohammad Nabi 13 (8) |
Innings 1 (Batting) Overs
| # | Bowler | Runs | W | B | TR | TW | ORR |
| No over-by-over data available for this innings. | |||||||
Innings 2 (Batting) Overs
| # | Bowler | Runs | W | B | TR | TW | ORR |
| No over-by-over data available for this innings. | |||||||
A full match report will appear here when it is published.
Man of the Match
The official player of the match, as recorded for this fixture. They made the decisive contribution with bat, ball, or in the field.
Top performers
Leading run-scorers and wicket-takers from each side in this match, based on the official scorecard data. Use it to see who set the tone with the bat and who kept the pressure on with the ball.
Karachi Kings — Batting
- Babar Azam — 90 (60b) · 13×4, 1×6
- Joe Clarke — 54 (26b) · 3×4, 4×6
- Sharjeel Khan — 27 (14b) · 4×4, 1×6
Karachi Kings — Bowling
- Arshad Iqbal — 2/36(4 ov, econ 9)
- Imad Wasim — 1/22(4 ov, econ 5.5)
- Daniel Christian — 1/28(3 ov, econ 9.33)
Multan Sultans — Batting
- James Vince — 45 (29b) · 5×4, 1×6
- Mohammad Rizwan — 43 (32b) · 5×4, 0×6
- Sohaib Maqsood — 34 (27b) · 2×4, 1×6
Multan Sultans — Bowling
- Shahnawaz Malik — 2/28(3 ov, econ 9.33)
- Sohail Khan — 1/48(3.5 ov, econ 13.71)
- Usman Qadir — 0/26(3 ov, econ 8.67)
Match analysis
Short summary from match facts and scorecard highlights.
Karachi Kings vs Multan Sultans Match Analysis
The match between Karachi Kings and Multan Sultans at the National Stadium Karachi showcased a thrilling contest in the PSL 2021. Karachi Kings won the toss and elected to bowl first, a decision that proved to be strategic as they chased down the target comfortably.
Multan Sultans set a competitive score of 195/6, with notable contributions from James Vince (45 off 29 balls), Mohammad Rizwan (43 off 32 balls), and Sohaib Maqsood (34 off 27 balls). Their innings featured solid partnerships but lacked a substantial finish to push the score beyond 200.
In response, Karachi Kings displayed an impressive batting performance, led by Babar Azam, who scored a brilliant 90 runs off 60 balls, complemented by Joe Clarke's explosive 54 off just 26 balls. The Kings reached 198/3, securing victory by 7 wickets with 5 balls to spare.
Babar Azam's outstanding innings earned him the Man of the Match award, highlighting his pivotal role in guiding the Kings to a successful chase. The bowling efforts from Arshad Iqbal (2-36) and Imad Wasim (1-22) also played a crucial part in restricting Multan's scoring, ensuring Karachi's chase was manageable.
Match and Tournament Stats
10
Sixes
Sixes
41
Fours
Fours
9
Wickets
Wickets
440
Sixes
Sixes
1012
Fours
Fours
382
Wickets
Wickets
34
Matches
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