Karachi Kings beat Lahore Qalandars at the home ground by 86 runs in the last group-stage fixture of this year’s Pakistan Super League (PSL8) at Gaddafi Stadium.
Earlier, Kings set a target of 197 runs for Lahore Qalandars who were all out at 110.
Opener Muhammad Ikhlaq smashed 51 while Tayyab Tahir and Imad Wasim made 40 and 45, respectively, helping the team to build a fighting total against Qalandars. Ben cutting gave the last push to the score with his 31-ball 45.
The reigning champions have already qualified for Qualifier 1 and will finish first in the points table regardless of the outcome of today’s match. In their most recent game, the Shaheen Shah Afridi-led team defeated Islamabad United by a massive 119-run margin.
However, Imad Wasim’s Karachi Kings have struggled at the bottom of the table, with only two wins from nine games this season.
