Shaheer Ahmed
Season 7 has seen such a great start where we witnessed some amazing performances. From the unbeaten Multan Sultans to the battle between Kings and Quetta Gladiators, it has been thrilling. Performances of Shadab Khan, Tim David, Babar Azam, and Paul Stirling have kept the fans engaged. There have been some nail-biting matches and some very easy wins as well. So we took our sweet time as well for sharing the matches updates and some action, but don’t worry! Now that we are here, we will share the roundup for the Karachi matches with you. We have brought something interesting as we share some of the memes with you.
Match by Match update
29th January – Quetta Gladiators vs Karachi Kings
Quetta won by 8 wickets with 18 bowls remaining. Ahsan Ali (57) and Will Smeed (30) were the main scorers. Â Naseem Shah took 5 wickets for 20 runs. He was awarded Player of the Match. Babar Azam (32) and Imad Wasim (26) from Karachi Kings were the only notable players to make runs.
Lahore Qalandars vs Multan Sultans
Sultans won by 5 wickets by successfully chasing the highest runs so far. Khushdil Shah smashed 4 boundaries to seal the match. Shan Masood (83) was the Player of the Match. Fakhar Zaman (76) and Kamran Ghulam (43), Shaheen Shah Afridi (3/40) were the notable players from LQs.
30th January-Peshawar Zalmi vs Islamabad United
United won by 9 wickets with 25 balls remaining. Paul Stirling (57) and Alex Hales were the prominent players for Islamabad. Paul Stirling was the Player of the Match. Rutherford (70) and Shoaib Malik from Zalmi made a mark.
Karachi Kings vs Lahore Qalandars
Qalandars won the match by 6 wickets. Fakhar Zaman (106) and Haris Rauf (3/33) were the notable players. Fakhar Zaman won the Player of the Match award for his amazing hundred leading Qalandars to the win. Sharjeel Khan (60), Babar Azam (41), and Umaid Asif (2/30) were the notable performers for the Kings.
31st January-Quetta Gladiators vs Multan Sultans
Sultans won the run by 6 runs. Shan Masood (88), Khushdil Shah (3/16), and David Willey (3/22) were the star performers for the Sultans. Shan Masood was the Player of the Match. Ben Duckett (47), Iftikhar Ahmed (30), and Muhammad Hasnain (2/27) were the notable players for the Gladiators.
1st February-Islamabad vs Multan Sultans
Sultans won by 20 runs. Tim David (71), Rossouw (67), Shan Masood (43), David Willey (3/38), and Khushdil Shah (4/35) were the star players for Sultans. Tim David also won Player of the Match. Â Shadab Khan made an amazing 91 runs, but it did not save them from defeat.
2nd February-Peshawar Zalmi vs Lahore Qalandars
Qalandars won by 29 runs.  Fakhar Zaman (66), Abdullah Shafique (41), Zaman Khan (3/32), David Wiese (2/11), and Shaheen Afridi (2/19) were the notable players for Qalandars. Zaman Khan was the Player of the Match. Haider Ali (49), Kamran Akmal (41), and Salman Irshad (2/47) tried their best but couldn’t help Zalmi win.
3rd February-Quetta Gladiators vs Islamabad United
United won by 32 runs. Colin Munro (72), Azam Khan (65), and Paul Stirling (58) were the Star Performers. Colin Munro was the Player of the Match. Ahsan Ali (50) and Muhammad Nawaz (47, 2/32) couldn’t save the Gladiators from defeat.
4th February- Karachi Kings vs Peshawar Zalmi
Zalmi won by 9 runs. Hazratullah Zazai (41), Muhammad Umar (3/22) and Shoaib malik (52 & 2 catches) played for Zalmi. Malik was the Player of the Match. Babar Azam (90) and Umaid Asif (3/36) couldn’t help Kings from the defeat.
5th February-Islamabad United vs Lahore Qalandars
Qalandars won by 8 runs. Abdullah Shafique (44), Fakhar Zaman (38), Harry Brooks (37), and Zaman Khan (1/29) Â were amazing against United. Zaman Khan was the Player of the Match. Colin Munro (60), Waqas Maqsood (4/35), and Shadab Khan (52 & 4/20) fought bravely but were unable to win.
Peshawar Zalmi vs Multan Sultans
Sultans won by 57 runs. Tim David (51), Shahnawaz Dahani (3/41), Imran Tahir (3/25) and Muhammad Rizwan (82 & 3 catches) put up an amazing show against the Zalmi.  Muhammad Rizwan was the Players of the Match. Ben Cutting (52) and Hazratullah Zazai’s(43) brilliant inning couldn’t help the Zalmi to chase such a huge total.
6th February-Karachi Kings vs Islamabad United
United won by 42 runs leaving the Kings in agony. Paul Stirling (39) and Shadab Khan’s (34 & 4/15) brilliance all around helped United put up a tough total for the Kings. Shadab Khan was the Player of the Match for his knock and 4 wickets. Muhammad Nabi (47), Sahibzada Farhan (25), and Chris Jordan (2/36) did try hard to take the team through, but fate was not with them.
7th February
The final match in Karachi will be between Quetta Gladiators and Lahore Qalandars.
Records made
Most runs
The following batters were the prominent run-scorers in the matches so far:
- Fakhar Zaman (LQ): 286
- Shan Masood (MS): 275
- Muhammad Rizwan (MS): 215
- Ahsan Ali (QG): 204
- Babar Azam (KK): 194
Overseas Power Hitters
- Paul Stirling-187
- Tim David-163
Most Wickets
Spinners dominated the wicket-taking sessions. The most wicket-takers for this season are as follows:
- Shadab Khan (IU): 14
- Imran Tahir (MS): 10
- Khushdil Shah (MS): 9
- David Willey (MS): 7
- Shaheen Shah Afridi (LQ): 7
Most catches
- Babar Azam (KK)- 3 catches in ana innings against IU (6th Feb)
- Muhammad Rizwan-3 catches in an innings against PZ (5th Feb)
Highest Partnerships
There had been great partnerships that we have seen in the PSL. Â Some of the amazing partnerships are as follows:
- Ahsan Ali & Will Smeed (QG) – 155 vs PZ
- Shan Masood & M.Rizwan (MS) – 150 vs LQ
- Paul Stirling & Hales (IU) – 112 vs PZ
- Russouw & Tim David (MS) – 110 vs IU
- Shadab Khan & Colin Munro (IU) – 100 vs LQ
Most Wins & Most Losses
Multan Sultans have won all the matches and are top on the points table with 10 points and Karachi Kings top the charts from the bottom with 0 wins and 0 points.
PSL Points table
There has been a tough competition to top the table. Following are the points for each team.
Qasim Akram was retained by Karachi Kings for PSL 7. Hopefully, he will be called as he is free now after playing the U19 WC. He has been terrific throughout and has made the record for the fastest 100 in just 63 balls by taking 5 wickets.
PSL Memes
PSL has been thrilling from the day it started. Every year there are some favorite teams and players who make the moments memorable for their fans. As the season started, memes came in to highlight the most amazing moments. We will share the best with you.
Shadab has been on fire this season with both the bat and ball. He has taken 14 wickets and 15 sixes so far. He is the most brilliant captain out there making the other teams fear him.
time to just rename this season to shadab khan super league
— Roha Nadeem (@RohaNadym) February 5, 2022
First bowler in the @thePSLt20 history to bag 3 consecutive 4-wicket hauls; with 14 wickets he is already the leading wicket-taker of the #HBLPSL7 so far!
Moreover, Shaddy has hit 15 sixes as well 🤯🤯🤯
Shadab The Superman Khan!#KKvIU #HBLPSL7 #UnitedWeWin pic.twitter.com/VY4gOamoFe
— Islamabad United (@IsbUnited) February 6, 2022
The Shiza Fiza game has been going on for some time. PSL fans have not been able to leave that too.
Karachi Kings are fighting for their survival, but guess who is the lone warrior. Our very own Babar Azam. His efforts alone do not anchor the Kings’ ship anywhere.
Multan has been going zoom zoom and zoom. No one can stop them from reaching the finals.
The Lahore matches seem fun. Let’s see who takes the lead? Multan Sultans the crowned kings or Qalandars this time? Stay updated for more of the action-packed updates at Neemopani.
