Pakistan Super League: Peshawar Zalmi edge out Karachi Kings in a two-run thriller

Pakistan Super Legue (PSL) witnesed another thrilling finish on Tuesday as Peshawar Zalmi edged out Karachi Kings in a last-over finish to win by two runs. Karachi's courageous chase of 199/5 posted by Peshwar was led by their new captain Imad Wasim, who made 80 off 47, but that went it vain as his effort could only take the team to 197/5.For Peshawar, Tom Kohler-Cadmore made a stroke-filled 92 off just 52 balls, while Babar Azam contributed with a knock of 68. New Zealand's James Neesham (2-26) picked up two early wickets and Karachi had slumped to 46-4 inside the first seven overs before Wasim and veteran Shoaib Malik (52) combined in a meticulous 131-run stand and raised the home team's hopes.

Peshawar were scratchy in the field in the death overs when Wahab Riaz dropped a regulation catch of Malik on 38 at wide mid-on and Neesham couldn't judge a skier of Ben Cutting before the Australian had scored.Left-arm fast bowler Riaz (2-34) made amends for his fielding lapse when he had Malik caught behind in the penultimate over and inexperienced fast bowler Khurram Shahzad (0-47) held his nerves in the final over with 16 runs to defend.Earlier, Kohler-Cadmore and Babar raised an electrifying 131-run partnership after Peshawar lost two wickets in the second over and stuttered to 16-2. Pakistan international Mir Hamza had Mohammad Haris lbw off a sharp inswinger, and Saim Ayub was run out after Babar's hard drive flicked the fingers of Hamza's hand and went onto hit the stumps at the non-striker's end.Kohler-Cadmore showed a lot of aggression against both spin and pace and smashed three consecutive sixes against left-arm spinner Wasim's (0-42) one over in the batting powerplay. Karachi's ace fast bowler Mohammad Amir (0-42)