Match Details

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Last Wicket: Ahmed Daniyal c Moeen Ali b Hasan Ali 4(3) - 152/7 in 18.6 ov.

CRR: 8.35

Karachi win and they've points on the board. The remaining four teams compete against each other in tomorrow's double-header. Join us for all the action. For now, cheers and bye..

Saud Shakeel | Quetta Gladiators Captain - I think our start was rusty. They played better cricket and we were second best. But it's just the first match and we can improve. I have watched Shamyl since long, he has been so good and his batting is powerful. My wicket was a turning point, we should have taken the game deep.

David Warner | Karachi Kings Captain - I think at the beginning 170 was par, but we lost a few wickets in the middle due to poor shot selections including mine. The spinners bowled really well to get us back into the game, though (based on the Gladiators' start). I wasn't concerned, it was more about how you execute, bowl dots, keep them to singles and the odd boundary. I had Salman and Agha to bowl some off-spin and also had options with the other bowlers. The preparations were good and the boys are looking forward to a paddle game tomorrow.

Moeen Ali | Player of the Match - Two very good spinners and the wicket wasn't as good as it was at the start. You needed to hit good cricketing shots and avoid panicking. I'm pretty calm; I know when I need to go, but I just need to get a handle on the situation. It was different, he's a world-class spinner (on Usman Tariq), breaks your rhythm and I just delayed my shots (against him). There was a bit of turn and grip at the start and then I went back of the length later on. It's nice to get points on the board, it's very early but a win this early is good. Moeen Ali | Player of the Match - Two very good spinners and the wicket wasn't as good as it was at the start. You needed to hit good cricketing shots and avoid panicking. I'm pretty calm; I know when I need to go, but I just need to get a handle on the situation. It was different, he's a world-class spinner (on Usman Tariq), breaks your rhythm and I just delayed my shots (against him). There was a bit of turn and grip at the start and then I went back of the length later on. It's nice to get points on the board, it's very early but a win this early is good.

22:22 Local Time, 17:22 GMT, 22:52 IST: A good win for the Karachi Kings, but the Gladiators will wonder how things went after a start worth 79 runs in 7 overs. Shamyl Hussain's 24-ball 52 set them on their way in the chase and he received strong support from Saud Shakeel (25-ball 33) as the Gladiators threatened to cruise home with ease. The dismissal of the former saw them lose their way. Rilee Rossouw and Ben McDermott made brisk 25s, but Hasan Nawaz struggled and took all the momentum off the chase. Four wickets for the impressive Hasan Ali while the others chipped in with useful wickets. Stay tuned for the presentations..

End of Over 0: N/A runs, N/A wkts

Mir Hamza to Ben McDermott, 1 run, yorker length delivery outside off - McDermott squeezes it out to the on-side. Karachi Kings win by 14 runs

Mir Hamza to Ben McDermott, SIX, crunched, back of a length and at the right-hander - McDermott swings across the line, gets a top-edge and the ball goes flying into the stands at long leg

Mir Hamza to Alzarri Joseph, 1 run, fuller length delivery and pushed across the right-hander, catches Alzarri's toe-end on the lofted drive, the ball dropping well in front of the man in the deep

Mir Hamza to Alzarri Joseph, 2 runs, banged in short and at the right-hander - Joseph shapes to pull and gets it high on the bat, lobs wide of long-on and he's back for the second

Mir Hamza to Ben McDermott, 1 run, fuller length delivery at the stumps, McDermott swings and gets a thick inside edge, the ball rolling down to long-on

Mir Hamza to Ben McDermott, FOUR, that's a good start from McDermott - back of a length and at the stumps, McDermott waits and then swivels onto the pull, beats short fine to his left and runs away to the ropes

End of Over 0: N/A runs, N/A wkts

Hasan Ali to Ahmed Daniyal, out Caught by Moeen Ali!! A massive swipe across the line, a hige top-edge and Moeen circles around it at backward point to complete the catch. Third wicket of the over and Hasan has all but steered his side to victory. Was a slower off-cutter and Daniyal was looking to slog it onto the on-side, caught the top-edge and went a mile up in the air. Ahmed Daniyal c Moeen Ali b Hasan Ali 4(3) [4s-1],

Hasan Ali to Ahmed Daniyal, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

Hasan Ali to Ahmed Daniyal, FOUR, slugged, on a good length and at the stumps - Daniyal swipes across the line and gets it off the inner half, bisects the two men in the deep for a handy boundary

Hasan Ali on a hat-truck

Hasan Ali to Ahmed Daniyal, no run, yorker length delivery on off, Daniyal jams the bat down and squeezes it out

Hasan Ali to Tom Curran, out Bowled!! Two in two and Hasan Ali celebrates in his typical fashion. On a length and angling back into the right-hander, Curran was slightly crouched on the pull, he swung across the line and missed, the ball clattering into the top of middle-stump. Tom Curran b Hasan Ali 0(1),

Hasan Ali to Tom Curran, THATS OUT!! Bowled!!