Shahid Afridi (3 for 19) and Usman Khan (3 for 26) put on fine bowling performances as Karachi Kings overcame Lahore Qalandars to record their third successive victory in PSL 2018. The troika of Tymal Mills, Mohammad Irfan Jnr and Imad Wasim chipped in with wickets too as Qalandars failed to make use of the start that Brendon McCullum gave them in chase. The 27-run loss was Qalandars' third on the bounce.
Despite Sunil Narine's second-ball exit, Qalandars were flying in chase through a blazing stand between McCullum and Fakhar Zaman that fetched them 69 runs in the 38 balls following the fall of the first wicket. However, once Afridi broke the stand by dismissing Zaman, there was a brief procession. Qalandars went from 70 for 1 to 91 for 5 in the space of 22 balls.
