A game of moments. Drops. Hits. Partnerships. RawalPindiZ built well. Kings chased better. Azam Khan turned chances into carnage. Warner anchored. Abbas finished. Result? Karachi Kings win by 5 wickets, with 4 balls to spare. And the lesson? In T20⦠you donāt drop chances. Because sometimes⦠they donāt just cost runs⦠they cost matches.
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David Warner (Karachi Kings Captain): "(Thoughts on the win) Yeah it is a great place to be. Tonight was a great result for us. The boys played well. The way the bowlers bowled in the middle was fantastic. We had a solid partnership with the bat. Always hard to bring that back. But then what a knock from Azam Khan in the end.
(On his bowling attack) It is great to have an artillery like that at my disposal. Such brilliant bowling attack. I have seen that around the world that how important it is. The good thing about this team is that we a lot of experience in the team. I am using their knowledge. Our bowling changes are a group decision and not just my decision.
(Thoughts on Azam Khan) Yeah Azam was fantastic. Just needed some intent to come out and show what he is made of. We always knew he can do it for us. A knock like that will hold him in good stead."
Mohammad Rizwan (RawazlPindiZ Captain): (On bowling performance and execution) āI think our bowling needs to be good. If you look at the last match, our execution wasnāt great, but in todayās match, the execution was much better. However, if you keep dropping catches, results will become difficult.
(On batting strength and partnerships) Alhamdulillah, if you look at our batting lineup, it is very strong. We have skilled overseas players, and from the top, Yasir Khan has been batting well. If he gets going, he can dominate the game. In the two matches so far, our batting has performed really well and is looking in good shape.
(On Naseem Shahās injury update) There is no confirmed update yet. Hopefully, he will be fine, and weāll see how things go.ā
Azam Khan (POTM): "(On his innings) Yeah I would say I was not really satisfied with the innings as I gave too many chances. However, happy to contribute for the team.
(On his six-hitting) I really practice a lot on my shots. Also, I had a gut feeling they'll send me at number 4. I feel that is my best number.
(On his partnership with Warner) That was a crucial partnership. We decided that we needed a boundary every over. Nowadays it is not that difficult to reach 200 targets so yeah happy to get there."