PSL 2022: Rashid Khan dismisses Babar with a brilliant delivery, Karachi Kings lock horns with Lahore Qalandars in the second match of the ongoing Pakistan Super League (PSL) season at the Karachi National Stadium.
The Lahore Qalandars Bowled First :-
After winning the toss, Lahore Qalandars elected to bowl first. Karachi Kings got a mandatory start in the match thanks to their openers Sharjeel Khan and Babar Azam.
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Both of them played excellent innings of 60 out of 39 (Sharjeel Khan) and 41 out of 33 (Babar Azam) before returning to the pavilion.
However, Babar Azam’s dismissal was particularly special as it was a display of fine bowling from Afghan spinner Rashid Khan.
A Completely Goofed Off The Captain :-
Bowling Babar Azam in the fourth ball of the 14th over, he tried to play a forceful sweep by completely fooling the Karachi Kings captain, but it was completely miscalculating by Babar.
Rashid Khan was effective in tricking Babar Azam and astonished the latter. The ball instead went straight towards the wickets taking the middle stump. And the fans were surprised by the delivery.
The video of the wicket was posting on the official Twitter handle of the Pakistan Super League and went viral in no time. Rashid Khan is ultimately widely regarding as the best T20 spinner of the decade for a reason.
Joe Clarke Scored 24 off 18 :-
After the departure of two Karachi Kings openers, their batting line-up was turning apart like a pack of cards. The only other player whose performance was notable is Joe Clarke scoring 24 off 18. Apart from him, each Karachi bowler scored a digit.
Karachi Kings thus managed to make a total score of 170 runs. Haris Rauf was the best bowler for Lahore Qalandars. He took 4 wickets.
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Chasing the objective, Lahore Qalandars started well. Chasing the target, Fakhar Zaman scored 106 runs in 60 balls. Mohammad Hafeez played a supporting background with 24 off 21 balls.