Karachi Kings pull off incredible victory against Quetta Gladiators

KARACHI: Karachi Kings beat Quetta Gladiators by one run in the second match of the last-leg of the Pakistan Super League season 4 in Karachi on Sunday.

Even though Ahmed Shehzad (99 off 57) had singlehandedly kept Quetta in the game, but Usman Shinwari ripped apart three wickets and defended five runs in final over to snatch the victory for the Kings.

Umer Khan had grabbed some crucial early wickets.

#MatchUpdate of #KKvQG #9thMatch #NationalStadium #Karachi #KarachiKings won the battle against #QuettaGladiators by 1 Run 😍😍😍#DeDhanaDhan #KingsRoar #KarachiKingsKaZorInPSL4 #HBLPSL #Season4 #HBLPSL2019 pic.twitter.com/JZriPF8pcj

— Karachi Kings (@KarachiKingsARY) March 10, 2019

Earlier, Karachi Kings set a victory target of 191.

Babar Azam (56 off 46) and Colin Munro (30 off 26) had set the momentum for Karachi Kings, later joined by unbeaten Iftikhar Ahmed (44 off 18), Colin Ingram (24 off 10) and Ben Dunk (18 off 11).

At the end of 18 overs, Quetta Gladiators seemed easy marching towards victory with seven wickets in hand and only 24 runs away from the total, but the fate had other plans.

Karachi Kings, Quetta Gladiators, Peshawar Zalmi and Islamabad United have now qualified into the Playoffs, while Lahore Qalandars are out of the race.

Unbelievable finish to the game. What an outclass last over by Usman Shinwari, just 3 runs from the last over and 3 wickets. Karachi win by one run! #DeDhanaDhan #KingsRoar #KarachiKingsKaZorInPSL4 #HBLPSL #Season4 #HBLPSL2019 pic.twitter.com/8xs3AI11xm

— Karachi Kings (@KarachiKingsARY) March 10, 2019

AHMED SHAHZAD IS DISMISSED ON 99

Excellent catch from @CAIngram41 to remove @iamAhmadshahzad

Ball-by-ball scorecard 👉 https://t.co/oc9gCgIVgY #KKvQG #PSL2019 #KhelDeewanoKa #CricketForAll pic.twitter.com/swmu4vmtbc

— Cricingif (@_cricingif) March 10, 2019

OUT! More drama as Usman Shinwari dismisses @REALanwarali as well

Ball-by-ball scorecard 👉 https://t.co/oc9gCgIVgY #KKvQG #PSL2019 #KhelDeewanoKa #CricketForAll pic.twitter.com/mitQRI6Msh

— Cricingif (@_cricingif) March 10, 2019

BOWLED! Usman Shinwari removes @SarfarazA_54 (0) and Quetta Gladiators need 3 runs from 1 ball

Ball-by-ball scorecard 👉 https://t.co/oc9gCgIVgY #KKvQG #PSL2019 #KhelDeewanoKa #CricketForAll pic.twitter.com/1LUCYhqpeK

— Cricingif (@_cricingif) March 10, 2019

#MatchUpdate of #KKvQG #9thMatch #NationalStadium #Karachi

Congratulations to our #Kings for finishing the battle against #Gladiators in their style by only 1 Run 😍😍😍
Kyun Ke Yeh Hai Kings Ka Game🤟#KarachiKings #DeDhanaDhan #KingsRoar #KarachiKingsKaZorInPSL4 #HBLPSL4 pic.twitter.com/XanpZMamX3

— Karachi Kings (@KarachiKingsARY) March 10, 2019

#MatchUpdate of #KKvQG #9thMatch #NationalStadium #Karachi #King #UsmanShinwari is been awarded as Man Of The Match for his #DeDhanaDhan performance against #Gladiators.. 🤟#KarachiKings #KingsRoar #KarachiKingsKaZorInPSL4 #HBLPSL #Season4 #HBLPSL2019 @Usmanshinwari6 pic.twitter.com/5GfUzEf00J

— Karachi Kings (@KarachiKingsARY) March 10, 2019

So here’s the Points Table of #HBLPSL #Season4 #KarachiKings made his way for the eliminator round 😍#DeDhanaDhan #KingsRoar #KarachiKingsKaZorInPSL4 #KKvQG #9thMatch pic.twitter.com/MFpp3u9gdJ

— Karachi Kings (@KarachiKingsARY) March 10, 2019