Highlights, PSL 2018, Karachi Kings vs Peshawar Zalmi, Eliminator 2 at Lahore, Full cricket score: Zalmi qualify for final

KK 157/2 after 16 overs (Denly 79, Ingram 5) 

Wahab Riaz bowls the final over, and he starts off with a no-ball called for height, as Ingram cops a blow on his abdomen. Ingram though, lobs the ball down the ground for a single, bringing Denly back on strike. Denly gets a thick leading edge, which sends the ball high up in the air, with Denly getting only a double as the ball is cut off near sweeper point. Swing and a miss for Denly off the third delivery, with Riaz bowling a slower bouncer on the occasion. Denly gets a boundary off the fourth delivery, but it is of little use for Karachi. Single to Denly off the fifth ball, guiding it towards fine-leg for a single. Ingram smacks the ball down the ground for a four, but it does little good for the chasing side as Karachi end up 13 runs short of the opposition’s total with as many as eight wickets left in their kitty, and with Denly batting on 79 off 46. 

Peshawar Zalmi win by 13 runs, and meet Islamabad United in the final of PSL 2018 at the National Stadium in Karachi!

FOUR! Ingram smacks the ball down the ground for a four — the first of his innings. Unfortunately for him, it comes off the last ball when Karachi Kings need 18 to win. KK 157/2

Peshawar Zalmi win by 13 runs and are through to the final of PSL 2018!

KK 144/2 after 15 overs (Denly 72, Ingram 0) 

Hasan bowls the penultimate over. Singles collected off the first two deliveries, with Azam and Denly rotating the strike between themselves. Azam holes out to deep midwicket while trying to accelerate the innings, getting a pat on his back from Pakistan teammate Hasan Ali on his way back. Denly though, keeps Karachi in the hunt with a six and two fours off the last three deliveries of the over. 

Karachi Kings need 27 off the last 6 balls with eight wickets in hand.

OUT! The pressure did Babar Azam in, as he holes out to deep midwicket while trying to accelerate the Karachi innings! And it is Hasan Ali who collects his first wicket off his final over. KK 130/2

Azam c Dawson b Hasan 63(45)

KK 128/1 after 14 overs (Denly 57, Babar 62) 

Jordan bowls the 14th over. Azam sends the ball towards deep point for a single off the first delivery. Swing and a miss for Denly next ball, with the Englishman heaving the ball towards sweeper cover off the third, only for a single. Azam smacks the ball through extra-cover for a four off the fourth delivery. Terrific yorker by Jordan off the fifth, with Azam having little option but to block it. Single to Azam off the last ball, with seven coming off the over. 

Karachi Kings need 43 off the last 12 balls with nine wickets in hand.

KK 121/1 after 13 overs (Denly 56, Babar 56) 

Azam goes for a drive, but is cut off at extra-cover. Drives the next ball, and this time beats a diving mid-off to collect his fifth boundary. Denly swings his bat two balls later, with the ball landing just short of deep midwicket. Single to Azam off the next ball, with Denly ending the over by smacking the ball towards the extra-cover fence for a four. 11 off the over. KK need 50 off the last 18 balls.

KK 110/1 after 12 overs (Denly 51, Babar 50) 

Asif into his third over. Singles collected off the first two balls, with the 100 coming up for Karachi in the process. Azam sets off for a risky single after finding backward point, and is nearly run-out at the non-striker’s end. Four singles off the first four deliveries. Azam and Denly bring up their respective half-centuries in contrasting manners — off a single and a six respectively.

KK 99/1 after 11 overs (Denly 43, Babar 47) 

Wahab’s brought back into the attack for the 11th over, and he ends up getting hammered by both Azam and Denly. While Azam starts the over off with a wild slog that sends the ball flying over the bowler’s head for a maximum, Denly collects boundaries off the third and fourth deliveries of the over. 17 off it, with Karachi needing 72 to win off 30 balls now.

KK 82/1 after 10 overs (Denly 34, Babar 39) 

Asif into his second over, and he keeps it tight. Gives away just five runs off it, including a wide, with neither Azam nor Denly getting the space to collect a boundary. The partnership’s worth 69, but unless the pair accelerates now, it could all be over for them soon.

KK 77/1 after 9 overs (Denly 33, Babar 37) 

Jordan back into the attack in the ninth over. Azam sets off for a single off the second delivery. Denly gets a double off the third delivery, driving off a full toss on this occasion. Slices the ball off the following delivery towards third man, with the ball landing just short of Gul, as Denly goes for a single. Two runs to Azam off the fifth, guiding it towards midwicket. Azam guides the ball towards deep square-leg off the last ball, coming back for a second after a fumble by the man in the deep. Eight off the over.

KK 69/1 after 8 overs (Denly 30, Babar 32) 

Denly collects a single off the first ball of the over as Umaid Asif is introduced into the attack in the eighth over. Azam goes cheeky next ball, deliberately edging it past the keeper for a four. Lofts the ball down the ground for a double next ball, bringing up the fifty-stand with Denly. Gets a thick edge off the penultimate delivery which beats third man for a four. Azam keeps the strike with a single off the last ball. 12 runs off the over.

KK 57/1 after 7 overs (Denly 29, Babar 21) 

Wahab Riaz is introduced into the attack in the seventh over, and he concedes a boundary to Azam off the first ball that he faces, with the ball running away to third man. Denly nearly ends up getting hit-wicket off the fourth ball! Cops a blow on his abdomen, falls behind, and pulls his bat away from the stumps in the nick of time. Interesting first over from Riaz, with six coming off it.