20
17 runs
Karachi Kings 162/0
CRR: 7.71
Muhammad Irfan Khan Niazi 37 (26b)
Shoaib Malik 71 (49b)
Odean Smith 4-0-36-0
Mohammad Hasnain 4-0-29-2
19.6
1
1
Odean Smith to Irfan Khan, 1 run, , full length, on the stumps, Irfan Khan plays flick, of the frontfoot to deep square leg for 1 run
19.5
6
6
Odean Smith to Irfan Khan, Six, excellent shot!! A sight to watch!, full length, on the stumps, Irfan Khan plays ramp, of the frontfoot over the deep fine leg
19.4
1
1
Odean Smith to Shoaib Malik, 1 run, , full length, off stump, Shoaib Malik plays cut, of the frontfoot to long off for 1 run
19.3
4
4
Odean Smith to Shoaib Malik, Four, , full length, on the stumps, Shoaib Malik plays the sloge sweep, of the frontfoot to the deep mid wicket for four
19.2
4
4
Odean Smith to Shoaib Malik, Four, , full length, off stump, Irfan Khan plays the cut, of the frontfoot to the deep cover for four
19.1
1
1
Odean Smith to Irfan Khan, 1 run, , full length, on the stumps, Irfan Khan plays flick, outside edge of the frontfoot to point for 1 run
19
7 runs
Karachi Kings 145/0
CRR: 7.25
Muhammad Irfan Khan Niazi 37 (26b)
Shoaib Malik 71 (49b)
Odean Smith 4-0-36-0
Mohammad Hasnain 4-0-29-2
19.
145
145
End of over 19 (7 runs), Karachi Kings 145/5
18.6
4
4
Mohammad Hasnain to Shoaib Malik, Four, , good length, off stump, Shoaib Malik plays the cut, of the frontfoot to the long off for four
18.5
2
2
Mohammad Hasnain to Shoaib Malik, 2 runs,
18.4
1
1
Mohammad Hasnain to Irfan Khan, 1 run, , full length, off stump, Irfan Khan plays cut, of the frontfoot to mid off for 1 run
18.3
0
0
Mohammad Hasnain to Irfan Khan, no run, , full length, on the stumps, Irfan Khan plays defensive shot on the frontfoot to short mid wicket
18.2
0
0
Mohammad Hasnain to Irfan Khan, no run, dot ball!! inswinger, good length, off stump, Irfan Khan plays cut, of the frontfoot, left the ball.
18.1
0
0
Mohammad Hasnain to Irfan Khan, no run, dot ball!! inswinger, full length, off stump, Irfan Khan plays cut, of the frontfoot, missed.
18
6 runs
Need 30 from 6b
Karachi Kings 138/0
CRR: 7.26 RRR: 30
Muhammad Irfan Khan Niazi 37 (26b)
Shoaib Malik 71 (49b)
Odean Smith 4-0-36-0
Mohammad Hasnain 4-0-29-2
18.
138
138
End of over 18 (6 runs), Karachi Kings 138/5
17.6
1
1
Naseem Shah to Irfan Khan, 1 run, , full length, off stump, Irfan Khan plays cut, of the frontfoot to long off for 1 run
17.5
1
1
Naseem Shah to Shoaib Malik, 1 run, , full length, on the stumps, Shoaib Malik plays flick, of the frontfoot to deep mid wicket for 1 run
17.4
1
1
Naseem Shah to Irfan Khan, 1 run, , full length, on the stumps, Irfan Khan plays flick, of the frontfoot to deep mid wicket for 1 run
17.3
1
1
Naseem Shah to Shoaib Malik, 1 run, , full length, on the stumps, Shoaib Malik plays flick, of the frontfoot to deep mid wicket for 1 run
17.2
0
0
Naseem Shah to Shoaib Malik, no run, dot ball!!, good length, off stump, Shoaib Malik plays cut, of the frontfoot, missed.
17.1
1
1
Naseem Shah to Irfan Khan, 1 run, , full length, on the stumps, Irfan Khan plays flick, of the frontfoot to deep mid wicket for 1 run
17.1
1
1
Naseem Shah to Irfan Khan, 1 wide, inswinger, full length, leg stump, Irfan Khan plays on the frontfoot, but ball was way too far and given wide by the umpire, missed.
17
16 runs
Need 36 from 12b
Karachi Kings 132/0
CRR: 7.33 RRR: 18
Muhammad Irfan Khan Niazi 37 (26b)
Shoaib Malik 71 (49b)
Odean Smith 4-0-36-0
Mohammad Hasnain 4-0-29-2
17.
132
132
End of over 17 (16 runs), Karachi Kings 132/5
16.6
1
1
Mohammad Nawaz to Irfan Khan, 1 run, legbreak, full length, on the stumps, Irfan Khan plays flick, of the frontfoot to deep mid wicket for 1 run
16.5
1
1
Mohammad Nawaz to Shoaib Malik, 1 run, legbreak, full length, on the stumps, Shoaib Malik plays flick, of the frontfoot to deep mid wicket for 1 run
16.4
4
4
Mohammad Nawaz to Shoaib Malik, Four, legbreak, good length, leg stump, Shoaib Malik plays the along the ground ramp, of the frontfoot to the deep fine leg for four
16.3
6
6
Mohammad Nawaz to Shoaib Malik, Six, excellent shot!! A sight to watch! legbreak, full length, on the stumps, Shoaib Malik plays lofted sloge sweep, of the frontfoot over the long on
16.2
1
1
Mohammad Nawaz to Irfan Khan, 1 run, legbreak, full length, on the stumps, Irfan Khan plays flick, of the frontfoot to deep mid wicket for 1 run
16.1
3
3
Mohammad Nawaz to Shoaib Malik, 3 runs, legbreak, full length, on the stumps, Shoaib Malik plays flick, of the frontfoot to deep fine leg for 3 run
16
110 runs
Need 52 from 18b
Karachi Kings 116/0
CRR: 6.82 RRR: 17.33
Muhammad Irfan Khan Niazi 37 (26b)
Shoaib Malik 71 (49b)
Odean Smith 4-0-36-0
Mohammad Hasnain 4-0-29-2
16.
116
116
End of over 16 (11 runs), Karachi Kings 116/5
15
6 runs
Need 162 from 24b
Karachi Kings 6/0
CRR: 0.38 RRR: 40.5
Muhammad Irfan Khan Niazi 37 (26b)
Shoaib Malik 71 (49b)
Odean Smith 4-0-36-0
Mohammad Hasnain 4-0-29-2
15.6
6
6
Naseem Shah to Irfan Khan, Six, excellent shot!! A sight to watch!, full length, off stump, Irfan Khan plays cut, of the frontfoot over the deep point
Match Info
- Match
- Karachi Kings vs Quetta Gladiators
- Date
- 18 Feb, 2023
- Time
- 02:00 PM (UTC) / 07:00 PM (PKT)
- Venue
- National Stadium
- Toss
- Karachi Kings elected to bowl
- Umpires
- Ahsan Raza (Pakistan), Alex Wharf (England), Ruchira Palliyaguruge (SriLanka,TV)
- Referee
Karachi Kings (Batting) — 168/7 (20 Ovs)
| Batsmen | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|
Jason Roy lbw b I Wasim
|
0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
|
Martin Guptill c IR Khan b Aamer Yamin
|
117 | 67 | 12 | 5 | 174.63 | |
|
Abdul Bangalzai st MS Wade b I Wasim
|
0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
|
Umar Akmal b I Wasim
|
4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 100.00 | |
|
Sarfaraz Ahmed c IR Khan b Aamer Yamin
|
5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 45.45 | |
|
Iftikhar Ahmed c MI Tahir b M Amir
|
32 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 118.52 | |
|
Mohammad Nawaz c IR Khan b Aamer Yamin
|
3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 | |
|
Odean Smith Not out
|
1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 | |
| Total | 168/7 (20 Ovs) Extras: 6 ( b 1 , lb 1 , w 2 , nb 2 , p 0) | |||||
Fall of Wickets
| Wkt # | Player | Runs | Ovs |
| 1 |
Jason Roy lbw b I Wasim
|
0 | 0.2 |
| 2 |
Abdul Bangalzai st MS Wade b I Wasim
|
0 | 0.5 |
| 3 |
Umar Akmal b I Wasim
|
13 | 2.3 |
| 4 |
Sarfaraz Ahmed c IR Khan b Aamer Yamin
|
23 | 6.1 |
| 5 |
Iftikhar Ahmed c MI Tahir b M Amir
|
92 | 14.5 |
| 6 |
Mohammad Nawaz c IR Khan b Aamer Yamin
|
156 | 19.1 |
| 7 |
Martin Guptill c IR Khan b Aamer Yamin
|
168 | 19.6 |
Bowling
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | WD | NB | ECO |
| Imad Wasim | 4 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4.00 |
| Aamer Yamin | 4 | 0 | 37 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9.25 |
| Mohammad Amir | 4 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5.75 |
| Imran Tahir | 4 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.75 |
| Andrew Tye | 4 | 0 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.75 |
Quetta Gladiators (Batting) — 162/5 (19.6 Ovs)
| Batsmen | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|
Sharjeel Khan c S Ahmed b M Nawaz
|
0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
|
James Vince b N Shah
|
22 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 157.14 | |
|
Haider Ali b Q Ahmad
|
0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
|
Shoaib Malik Not out
|
71 | 49 | 8 | 1 | 144.90 | |
|
Matthew Wade b M Hasnain
|
15 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 78.95 | |
|
Imad Wasim c S Ahmed b M Hasnain
|
5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 166.67 | |
|
Irfan Khan Not out
|
37 | 26 | 1 | 3 | 142.31 | |
| Total | 162/5 (19.6 Ovs) Extras: 12 ( b 4 , lb 1 , w 7 , nb 0 , p 0) | |||||
Fall of Wickets
| Wkt # | Player | Runs | Ovs |
| 1 |
Sharjeel Khan c S Ahmed b M Nawaz
|
10 | 1.4 |
| 2 |
Haider Ali b Q Ahmad
|
25 | 2.6 |
| 3 |
James Vince b N Shah
|
35 | 4.2 |
| 4 |
Matthew Wade b M Hasnain
|
70 | 10.2 |
| 5 |
Imad Wasim c S Ahmed b M Hasnain
|
76 | 10.6 |
Bowling
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | WD | NB | ECO |
| Naseem Shah | 4 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7.25 |
| Mohammad Nawaz | 4 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8.50 |
| Qais Ahmad | 4 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7.25 |
| Mohammad Hasnain | 4 | 0 | 29 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7.25 |
| Odean Smith | 4 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 |
Karachi Kings
| 1 | Matthew Wade (wk) |
| 2 | Shoaib Malik (all) |
| 3 | Sharjeel Khan (bat) |
| 4 | Haider Ali (bat) |
| 5 | Imad Wasim (all) |
| 6 | Ben Cutting (all) |
| 7 | Qasim Akram (all) |
| 8 | Mohammad Amir (bowl) |
| 9 | Imran Tahir (bowl) |
| 10 | Andrew Tye (bowl) |
| 11 | Mir Hamza (bowl) |
| 12 | Adam Rossington (wk) |
| 13 | Muhammad Akhlaq (wk) |
| 14 | James Vince (bat) |
| 15 | Muhammad Irfan Khan Niazi (all) |
| 16 | Tayyab Tahir (bat) |
| 17 | James Fuller (all) |
| 18 | Aamer Yamin (all) |
| 19 | Tabraiz Shamsi (bowl) |
| 20 | Mohammad Umar (bowl) |
| 21 | Musa Khan (bowl) |
| 22 | Faisal Akram (bowl) |
| 23 | Akif Javed (bowl) |
Quetta Gladiators
| 1 | Jason Roy (bat) |
| 2 | Martin Guptill (bat) |
| 3 | Umar Akmal (wk) |
| 4 | Sarfaraz Ahmed (wk) |
| 5 | Mohammad Hafeez (all) |
| 6 | Iftikhar Ahmed (all) |
| 7 | Mohammad Nawaz (all) |
| 8 | Abdul Bangalzai (bat) |
| 9 | Naseem Shah (bowl) |
| 10 | Mohammad Hasnain (bowl) |
| 11 | Nuwan Thushara (bowl) |
| 12 | Wanindu Hasaranga (all) |
| 13 | Odean Smith (all) |
| 14 | Umaid Asif (bowl) |
| 15 | Naveen ul Haq (bowl) |
| 16 | Will Smeed (bat) |
| 17 | Ahsan Ali (bat) |
| 18 | Omair Yousuf (bat) |
| 19 | Mohammad Zahid (bowl) |
| 20 | Aimal Khan (bowl) |
| 21 | Dwaine Pretorius (all) |
| 22 | Will Jacks (all) |
| 23 | Qais Ahmad (bowl) |
| 24 | Saud Shakeel (bat) |
| 25 | Yasir Khan (bat) |
| 26 | Najibullah Zadran (bat) |
| 27 | Bismillah Khan (wk) |
Innings 1 Partnerships
| Jason Roy 0 (2) |
0
(0)
Ovs |
Martin Guptill 117 (67) |
| Martin Guptill 117 (67) |
0
(0)
Ovs |
Abdul Bangalzai 0 (3) |
| Abdul Bangalzai 0 (3) |
13
(0)
Ovs |
Umar Akmal 4 (4) |
| Umar Akmal 4 (4) |
10
(0)
Ovs |
Sarfaraz Ahmed 5 (11) |
| Sarfaraz Ahmed 5 (11) |
69
(0)
Ovs |
Iftikhar Ahmed 32 (27) |
| Iftikhar Ahmed 32 (27) |
64
(0)
Ovs |
Mohammad Nawaz 3 (6) |
| Mohammad Nawaz 3 (6) |
12
(0)
Ovs |
Odean Smith 1 (2) |
Innings 2 Partnerships
| Sharjeel Khan 0 (5) |
10
(0)
Ovs |
James Vince 22 (14) |
| James Vince 22 (14) |
15
(0)
Ovs |
Haider Ali 0 (4) |
| Haider Ali 0 (4) |
10
(0)
Ovs |
Shoaib Malik 71 (49) |
| Shoaib Malik 71 (49) |
35
(0)
Ovs |
Matthew Wade 15 (19) |
| Matthew Wade 15 (19) |
6
(0)
Ovs |
Imad Wasim 5 (3) |
| Imad Wasim 5 (3) |
-76
(0)
Ovs |
Irfan Khan 37 (26) |
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
- Shoaib Malik — 71 (49b) · 8×4, 1×6
- Muhammad Irfan Khan Niazi — 37 (26b) · 1×4, 3×6
- James Vince — 22 (14b) · 5×4, 0×6
Karachi Kings — Bowling
- Imad Wasim — 3/16 (4 ov, econ 4)
- Aamer Yamin — 3/37 (4 ov, econ 9.25)
- Mohammad Amir — 1/23 (4 ov, econ 5.75)
Quetta Gladiators — Batting
- Martin Guptill — 117 (67b) · 12×4, 5×6
- Iftikhar Ahmed — 32 (27b) · 3×4, 0×6
- Sarfaraz Ahmed — 5 (11b)
Quetta Gladiators — Bowling
- Mohammad Hasnain — 2/29 (4 ov, econ 7.25)
- Naseem Shah — 1/29 (4 ov, econ 7.25)
- Qais Ahmad — 1/29 (4 ov, econ 7.25)
Match analysis
Short summary from match facts and scorecard highlights.
Karachi Kings vs Quetta Gladiators Match Analysis
The PSL 2023 encounter between Karachi Kings and Quetta Gladiators took place at the National Stadium Karachi, where Quetta Gladiators emerged victorious by a narrow margin of 6 runs.
Karachi Kings won the toss and opted to bowl first, a decision that initially seemed promising. Quetta Gladiators set a competitive target, scoring 168 runs for the loss of 7 wickets, prominently led by Martin Guptill's outstanding performance of 117 runs off 67 balls, achieving a strike rate of 174.63. Iftikhar Ahmed contributed with a steady 32 runs, while Sarfaraz Ahmed struggled to make an impact with just 5 runs.
In response, Karachi Kings managed to score 162 runs for 5 wickets. The innings was anchored by Shoaib Malik, who scored 71 runs off 49 balls at a strike rate of 144.9, supported by Muhammad Irfan Khan Niazi's 37 runs. However, the Kings fell short of the target, despite a decent run chase.
The match's turning point was the effective bowling from Quetta Gladiators, particularly Mohammad Hasnain, who took 2 wickets for 29 runs, alongside solid performances from Naseem Shah and Qais Ahmad, each taking a wicket while maintaining tight bowling figures.
Martin Guptill was named the Man of the Match for his remarkable century, which ultimately laid the foundation for Quetta's narrow victory.
Match and Tournament Stats
9
Sixes
Sixes
33
Fours
Fours
12
Wickets
Wickets
498
Sixes
Sixes
1094
Fours
Fours
420
Wickets
Wickets
34
Matches
Matches
PSL 11 Points Table 2026
PSL Teams
M
W
L
T
N/R
PT
NRR
LQ
14
0.915
MS
12
0.500
IU
12
-0.708
PZ
10
-0.452
KK
6
0.756
QG
6
-1.066
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