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Home  »  Cricket  »  Pakistan Super League 2025  »  Match 24 Full Commentary

Karachi Kings vs Lahore Qalandars 2025 Match 24 Full Commentary

Result · May 04 2025, Sun - 08:30 PM (IST)
LAHORE QALANDARS
160/8
KARACHI KINGS
168/6
Karachi Kings won by 4 wickets (DLS Method)
CRR:11.59
Player Of The Match
  • 14.6

    Hasan Ali to Asif Afridi. Off cutter half volley, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, missed for 1 run, shy attempt by Seifert, direct hit by Ali. That concludes Lahore Qalandars innings, and they've put a challenging score on the board for Karachi Kings to chase. A blistering start from Muhammad Naeem, who smashed 65, really set the platform. Fakhar Zaman added a valuable 51, but the Kings fought back brilliantly through Muhammad Abbas Afridi. He was the pick of the bowlers, delivering a superb spell and finishing with impressive figures of four wickets. Join us for the fascinating chase shortly!

  • 14.5

    SIX! Hasan Ali to Asif Afridi. Off cutter length ball, down leg side on the front foot Slog, well timed in the air under control over deep square leg for 6 runs.

  • 14.4

    OUT! Run Out. Hasan Ali to Rishad Hossain. Off cutter length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, mis-timed, direct hit by Seifert. Mix-up in the middle.

  • 14.3

    OUT! Caught. Hasan Ali to Shaheen Afridi. Short, down leg side on the back foot pulling, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep square leg, caught by Afridi. Skipper departs.

  • 14.2

    Hasan Ali to Shaheen Afridi. Off cutter length ball, outside off stump deep in crease Slog, missed for no runs, fielded by Seifert.

  • 14.1

    Hasan Ali to Asif Ali. Reverse Swing-In full toss, outside off stump deep in crease Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep square leg for 1 run, fielded by Baig.

  • End of Over 14
    Over 14. 20 runs. Bowler: Haris Rauf. Karachi Kings: 161/5 (rr 11.50)
  • 13.6

    OUT! Bowled. Muhammad Abbas Afridi to Fakhar Zaman. Yorker, off stump deep in crease Scoop, missed. Cleaned him up.

  • 13.5

    Muhammad Abbas Afridi to Fakhar Zaman. Full toss, middle stump deep in crease Slog, mis-timed to deep square leg for 2 runs, fielded by Baig.

  • 13.4

    Muhammad Abbas Afridi to Asif Ali. Reverse Swing-In half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to long off for 1 run, fielded by Niazi.

  • 13.3

    OUT! L.B.W. Muhammad Abbas Afridi to Sikandar Raza. Reverse Swing-In length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, hit pad. Five down for Qalandars.

  • 13.3

    Wide Muhammad Abbas Afridi to Sikandar Raza. Slower ball full toss, down leg side on the front foot Slog, Play and Miss (Leg Side) for 1 run, fielded by Seifert.

  • 13.3

    Wide Muhammad Abbas Afridi to Sikandar Raza. Reverse Swing-Out length ball, wide outside off stump on the front foot Leave, Left for 1 run, fielded by Seifert.

  • 13.2

    Muhammad Abbas Afridi to Fakhar Zaman. Full toss, down leg side moves in front Scoop, mis-timed to silly mid on for 1 run.

  • 13.1

    SIX! Muhammad Abbas Afridi to Fakhar Zaman. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot Slog, well timed in the air under control over deep backward square leg for 6 runs.

  • End of Over 13
    Over 13. 21 runs. Bowler: Shaheen Afridi. Karachi Kings: 141/5 (rr 10.85)
  • 12.6

    Aamir Jamal to Sikandar Raza. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed to deep extra cover for 2 runs, fielded by Vince.

  • 12.5

    Aamir Jamal to Fakhar Zaman. Full toss, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to long off for 1 run, fielded by Nabi.

  • 12.4

    Aamir Jamal to Fakhar Zaman. Yorker, middle stump on the front foot driving, back to bowler for no runs.

  • 12.3

    Aamir Jamal to Sikandar Raza. Reverse Swing-In full toss, off stump on the front foot driving, to backward point for 1 run, fielded by Niazi.

  • 12.2

    Aamir Jamal to Sikandar Raza. Half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed to long on for 2 runs, fielded by Shah.

  • 12.1

    Aamir Jamal to Sikandar Raza. Full toss, middle stump on the back foot working, mis-timed to mid wicket for 2 runs, fielded by Shah.

  • End of Over 12
    Over 12. 10 runs. Bowler: Haris Rauf. Karachi Kings: 120/5 (rr 10.00)
  • 11.6

    Mir Hamza to Sikandar Raza. Half volley, down leg side on the front foot flick, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Niazi.

  • 11.5

    OUT! Caught. Mir Hamza to Sam Billings. Off cutter length ball, off stump on the front foot cutting, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to mid off, caught by Jamal. Jamal takes a stunner.

  • 11.5

    Wide Mir Hamza to Sam Billings. Reverse Swing-In half volley, wide outside off stump down the track Leave, Left for 1 run, fielded by Seifert.

  • 11.4

    Mir Hamza to Fakhar Zaman. Reverse Swing-In length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, inside edge to deep backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by Shah.

  • 11.3

    FOUR! Mir Hamza to Fakhar Zaman. Reverse Swing-In full toss, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, well timed in the air under control past long on for 4 runs.

  • 11.2

    Mir Hamza to Fakhar Zaman. Yorker, off stump on the front foot working, mis-timed to deep mid wicket for 2 runs, fielded by Shah.

  • 11.1

    Mir Hamza to Sam Billings. Off cutter length ball, middle stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to long on for 1 run, fielded by Jamal.

  • End of Over 11
    Over 11. 8 runs. Bowler: Rishad Hossain. Karachi Kings: 110/4 (rr 10.00)
  • 10.6

    Muhammad Abbas Afridi to Sam Billings. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot flick, to deep square leg for 1 run, fielded by Baig.

  • 10.5

    OUT! Bowled. Muhammad Abbas Afridi to Daryl Mitchell. Reverse Swing-In length ball, outside off stump moves in front Scoop, missed. Two-in-two.

  • 10.4

    OUT! L.B.W. Muhammad Abbas Afridi to Abdullah Shafique. Slower length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, hit pad. Plumb in front.

  • 14.3

    SIX! Daryl Mitchell to Irfan Khan Niazi. Full toss, wide outside off stump deep in crease driving, well timed in the air under control over long off for 6 runs. Karachi Kings seal a thrilling victory by four wickets! David Warner and Tim Seifert provided a solid foundation before their dismissals, but the real star of the night was Irfan Khan, who delivered a stellar performance with an unbeaten 48 off just 21 balls. His explosive batting turned the game in Karachi Kings' favour. Mohammad Nabi chipped in with some hard-hitting strokes, scoring 15 runs off eight balls to keep the momentum going. On the bowling front, Lahore Qalandars struggled to find their rhythm, failing to contain the opposition's aggressive batting lineup. Daryl Mitchell and Haris Rauf took two wickets each, but their efforts weren't enough to shift the tide in Lahore's favour. A dominant finish for Karachi Kings, showing resilience and power in their chase! Irfan Khan Niazi is the Player of the Match.

  • 14.2

    Daryl Mitchell to Hasan Ali. Back of a length, outside off stump deep in crease Slog, to silly mid on for 1 run, dropped catch by Mitchell, fielded by Rauf.

  • 14.1
    ମହମ୍ମଦ ନବୀ c Asif Afridi b Daryl Mitchell 15 (8)

    OUT! Caught. Daryl Mitchell to Mohammad Nabi. Reverse Swing-Out half volley, wide outside off stump on the front foot Steer, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to short third man, caught by Afridi. Much-needed breakthrough for Qalandars.

  • End of Over 14
    Over 14. 20 runs. Bowler: Haris Rauf. Karachi Kings: 161/5 (rr 11.50)
  • 13.6

    Haris Rauf to Mohammad Nabi. Yorker, to leg on the front foot flick, inside edge to silly point for 1 run.

  • 13.5

    FOUR! Haris Rauf to Mohammad Nabi. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, inside edge past fine leg for 4 runs.

  • 13.4

    SIX! Haris Rauf to Mohammad Nabi. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, well timed in the air under control over deep mid wicket for 6 runs.

  • 13.3

    Haris Rauf to Mohammad Nabi. Reverse Swing-Out length ball, wide outside off stump backing away driving, well timed in the air under control to deep cover for 2 runs, run save by Ali.

  • 13.2

    Haris Rauf to Irfan Khan Niazi. Off cutter length ball, outside off stump backing away driving, to mid off for 1 run, shy attempt by Afridi, fielded by Billings.

  • 13.1

    SIX! Haris Rauf to Irfan Khan Niazi. Length ball, to leg backing away Slog, well timed in the air under control over deep backward square leg for 6 runs.

  • End of Over 13
    Over 13. 21 runs. Bowler: Shaheen Afridi. Karachi Kings: 141/5 (rr 10.85)
  • 12.6

    Shaheen Afridi to Irfan Khan Niazi. Reverse Swing-Out yorker, to leg deep in crease flick, to deep square leg for 1 run, fielded by Shafique.

  • 12.5

    SIX! Shaheen Afridi to Irfan Khan Niazi. Short, to leg on the back foot driving, well timed in the air under control over deep backward point for 6 runs.

  • 12.4

    SIX! Shaheen Afridi to Irfan Khan Niazi. Off cutter back of a length, wide outside off stump moves in front pulling, well timed in the air under control over deep backward square leg for 6 runs.

  • 12.3

    Shaheen Afridi to Mohammad Nabi. Back of a length, down leg side on the back foot pulling, to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Shafique.

  • 12.2

    Shaheen Afridi to Irfan Khan Niazi. Short, down leg side on the back foot pulling, in the air under control to long on for 1 run, fielded by Mitchell.

  • 12.1

    SIX! Shaheen Afridi to Irfan Khan Niazi. Reverse Swing-In half volley, outside off stump backing away driving, well timed in the air under control over long on for 6 runs.

  • End of Over 12
    Over 12. 10 runs. Bowler: Haris Rauf. Karachi Kings: 120/5 (rr 10.00)
  • 11.6

    Haris Rauf to Irfan Khan Niazi. Length ball, off stump on the front foot Slog, hit pad to short leg for 1 run.

  • 11.5

    Haris Rauf to Mohammad Nabi. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot working, to fine leg for 1 run, mis-fielded by Afridi.

  • 11.4

    Haris Rauf to Irfan Khan Niazi. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot flick, in the air under control to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Mitchell.

  • 11.3

    Haris Rauf to Mohammad Nabi. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, hit pad for 1 run, mis-fielded by Billings.

  • 11.2
    Khushdil Shah c Muhammad Naeem b Haris Rauf 9 (7)

    OUT! Caught. Haris Rauf to Khushdil Shah. Back of a length, down leg side on the back foot cutting, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep backward point, caught by Naeem. Haris Rauf gets his man

  • 11.1

    SIX! Haris Rauf to Khushdil Shah. Off cutter length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, well timed in the air under control over deep mid wicket for 6 runs.

  • End of Over 11
    Over 11. 8 runs. Bowler: Rishad Hossain. Karachi Kings: 110/4 (rr 10.00)
  • 10.6

    Rishad Hossain to Khushdil Shah. Googly length ball, outside off stump down the track Slog, to long on for 1 run, fielded by Zaman.

  • 10.5

    Rishad Hossain to Irfan Khan Niazi. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the back foot working, to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Shafique.

  • 10.4

    FOUR! Rishad Hossain to Irfan Khan Niazi. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, well timed in the air under control past deep cover for 4 runs.

  • 10.3

    Rishad Hossain to Irfan Khan Niazi. Googly length ball, outside off stump on the front foot reverse sweeping, missed for no runs, fielded by Billings.

  • 10.2

    Rishad Hossain to Khushdil Shah. Leg spinner length ball, down leg side on the front foot working, to deep square leg for 1 run, fielded by Zaman.

  • 10.1

    Rishad Hossain to Irfan Khan Niazi. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the back foot working, to deep backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by Shafique.

  • End of Over 10
    Over 10. 2 runs. Bowler: Daryl Mitchell. Karachi Kings: 102/4 (rr 10.20)
  • 9.6

    Daryl Mitchell to Irfan Khan Niazi. Reverse Swing-In half volley, outside off stump down the track driving, mis-timed to mid on for 1 run, fielded by Butt.

  • 9.5

    Daryl Mitchell to Khushdil Shah. Reverse Swing-In half volley, wide outside off stump on the front foot cutting, mis-timed to short third man for 1 run, fielded by Afridi.

  • 9.4

    Daryl Mitchell to Khushdil Shah. Reverse Swing-In length ball, wide outside off stump on the front foot cutting, missed for no runs, fielded by Billings.