KARACHI, March 13 -- Sharjeel Khan and Babar Azam hammered undefeated half centuries as Karachi Kings crushed Lahore Qalandars by 10 wickets, with 2.5 overs to spare, in their HBL Pakistan Super League5 (PSL) match at National Stadium here on Thursday evening. Azam scored 69 runs off 46 balls, hitting eight boundaries and a six, while Sharjeel played a knock of 74 runs off 59 balls, striking five boundaries and as many sixes and was declared player of the match. With this victory, Karachi have now moved up to the second spot on the points table and are only behind Multan Sultans.

Earlier, Lahore set a 151-run target for their opponents after Karachi won the toss and opted to field first. Skipper Sohail Akhtar and Fakhar Zaman opened the ...