Qalandars won their maiden PSL title by beating the Sultans in the final last season and have won four of their last five head-to-head games.

The Kings — with nothing to lose after having already been knocked out — came into the match with 8 changes to post a challenging total of 196-7.

Umar Akmal and Mohammad Nawaz kept the flame flickering.

Pakistan skipper has fixed all the issues Kings had with him, but just with another team.

The loss has kept Zalmi’s fate hanging, with the former champions needing a win in their final league match to seal a spot in the playoffs.

Rashid puts United in spin with 4 wickets as they were bundled out for 107, missing dangerman Azam Khan who was taken for X-Rays after left-hand injury.

The PCB is yet to pay half of the dues to personnel working with the 6 Provincial Cricket Associations, whose services had been terminated.

It was the highest-ever chase in the history of the competition and Quetta’s 40 boundaries — 30 fours and 10 sixes — were the most hit in a PSL match ever.

A third win on the trot moved United level with table-toppers Lahore Qalandars, with both teams having secured spots in the playoffs.

CPO says ‘uninterrupted flow of traffic’ being ensured during matches.

The result leaves Karachi Kings on the verge of elimination; their hopes resting on Peshawar Zalmi’s clash with Lahore Qalandars on Tuesday.

“I strongly believe that the improvement in my performance is all because of Babar Azam,” says Haris.

The result pushed Gladiators further away from a chance to make it to the playoffs with just one win in seven matches.

The defending champions send out another statement after their victory over the Sultans in Multan.

In a nerve-wracking PSL-8 opener held on Feb 13, Qalandars had upstaged Sultans by just one run at the Multan Cricket Stadium.

“Because of our fearless approach, our batting collapsed against Lahore Qalandars,” says Shadab.

Qalandars consolidate their position on top of the standings with five wins in six matches.

"We will try to give our best against Gladiators. We have a good [team] combination but our main strength is bowling," says Shaheen

“We will try to come back in the tournament as there are five matches left,” Zalmi's Haris says.

Qalandars put on a team effort, first with the bat to post 200-7, then with the ball to bundle United out for just 90 runs with 37 balls to spare.

PCB, Punjab govt ‘appear’ to have reached agreement; sources say PCB would still have to bear Rs250m procurement cost of security lights.

Fakhar took care of the fireworks while Shaheen had the stumps flickering to light up the night.

PCB management committee chairman thanks Punjab caretaker CM for agreeing to share cost of "lighting routes during PSL matches in Lahore" on one-off basis.

Runs through the Sultans’ middle order to help the Kings thrash the Multan outfit by 66 runs while Tayyab Tahir smashes a brilliant half-century.

Even the needless walk towards Gate No.6 was not direct and passed through a nearby inner lane stretching further the distance to be covered.

“My focus is on Sunday’s match and I hope the fans enjoy it,” says Shaheen; Babar says it is "always cheering and challenging" for him to face the bowler.

Matches from Tuesday may be shifted to Karachi if deadlock persists; govt agrees to light up teams’ route to the stadium.