{"id":8953,"date":"2025-05-23T20:01:46","date_gmt":"2025-05-23T14:31:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/slsports.lk\/?p=8953"},"modified":"2025-05-23T20:01:47","modified_gmt":"2025-05-23T14:31:47","slug":"bhanuka-and-kusal-lead-lahore-to-victory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/slsports.lk\/si\/bhanuka-and-kusal-lead-lahore-to-victory\/","title":{"rendered":"Bhanuka and Kusal lead Lahore to victory"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Lahore Qalandars defeated Karachi Kings by six wickets in the second match of the final round of the Pakistan Super League (Eliminator) tournament.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Accordingly, Lahore qualified for the third match of the final round (Qualifier 2).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this match held at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore, Karachi Kings won the toss and batted first, scoring 190 runs for the loss of 8 wickets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>David Warner, the highest scorer of the innings, scored 72 runs in 52 balls while Kushdil Shah scored 27 (14) runs unbeaten.<br>Harris Rauf took 3 wickets for 35 runs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Chasing a target of 191 runs, Lahore Qalanders reached the target with 2 balls remaining in the 19th over.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Abdullah Shafiq scored 65 (35) runs in a brilliant innings. 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