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Lahore Qalandars, on Saturday, saw their season plummet to a new low. The defending champions lost their fourth successive game this time to Karachi Kings. This was the second win for Shan Masood and his side.
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Kieron Pollard made a huge difference with the bat and in the field for his side. The 36-year-old took an amazing catch to leave the fans stunned. The incident happened in the 13th over of the game.
Kieron Pollard - One of the greatest fielders ever 🔥🫡pic.twitter.com/0aO0mi7Py4
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Jahandad Khan was facing Mir Hamza and hit the ball in the air and straight down the ground. The ball looked like going for a six, Kieron Pollard though had other ideas. The former West Indian skipper stuck his right hand out like a basketball player. Sensing he was going out of bounds he threw the ball in the air. Pollard then came back in and completed the catch.
Karachi Kings heaps more pressure on Lahore Qalandars
It was a memorable day for Shan Masood’s Karachi Kings and Kieron Pollard on Saturday. Defending Champions Lahore Qalandars faced yet another loss this time losing by two wickets.
Batting first Lahore scored 175 from their 20 overs. Fakhar Zaman scored just 6 runs to continue his bad form with the bat. Rassie Van Der Dussen scored 26 while Ahsan Bhatti scored 8 runs. Jahandad Khan was out for 12 runs as his innings was cut short by the amazing Pollard catch.
The top scorer for Lahore Qalandars was opener and wicketkeeper S Farhan who was not out on 72. The right-handed batter hit four boundaries and four sixes to help his side to a decent total. George Linde swung his bat around to score 26 runs off 13 balls with three fours and a six.
Karachi were in trouble early on at 44/4 as the Lahore bowlers looked to mount their comeback. Veteran batters Shoaib Malik and Kieron Pollard then combined to add 92 runs for the 5th wicket. The former West Indian skipper scored 58 runs from 33 balls with one four and 5 huge hits past the fence.
Just when it seemed like Karachi would win the game easily the opposition fought back. Haris Rauf took an amazing catch to dismiss Hasan Ali with Karachi needing 1 run. Mir Hamza took a single to win the game off the final ball to guide his team to a 2-wicket win.