Kings Amir hat trick restrict Qalandars to 125 8 in PSL

DUBAI: Fast bowler Mohammad Amir playing his first match in the Pakistan Super League performed a hat-trick to help Karachi Kings restrict Lahore Qalandars to 125 for eight in the allotted 20 overs.Winning the toss, Karachi Kings captain Shoaib Malik put the opponents into bat and opened the bowling himself to remove star West Indian batsman Chris Gayle in the first over. Gayle was caught by England’s James Vince for six with a four.Qalandar lost their second wicket on 37 when captain Azhar Ali was bowled by Shakib Al-Hasanfor 18. Later, Cameron Delport was run out on 17 when Qalandars were 54 in 9.4 overs.Then, Imad Waseem got rid off of Sohaib Maqsood, who made 22 off 27 balls, and Qalandars were 80 for four in 14 overs.In the 19th over, Amir played havoc with the ball dismissing Dwayne Bravo on the 2nd, Zohaib Khan on the 3rd and Kiwon Kooper on the 4th ball to become the first bowler in the PSL to claim a hat-trick.Sohail Tanveer got the Qalandars’ eighth wicket in the final over of the innings when he clean bowled Mohammad Rizwan, who hit 37 off 31 balls.