Lahore Qalandars’ emphatic win over Karachi Kings was soured only by the thumb injury suffered by captain Mohammad Hafeez, who risks missing Sunday’s Pakistan Super League clash with Peshawar Zalmi.
The 38-year-old, who scored 14 runs off 11 balls against Karachi, sustained the nasty injury in the 12th over when the Kings were batting at 71-2. The Qalandars went on to win the match but Hafeez’s doubt is a major worry for head coach Aqib Javed.
Hafeez, who retired from Test cricket in December, has not been officially ruled out of Sunday’s match against Zalmi but the noises from the Lahore camp last night were not encouraging.
The Qalandars have been the biggest under-performers in competition history and have finished bottom of the league in each of the three editions held so far.
Qalandars face Zalmi on Sunday, before a clash with Multan Sultans on Friday.
