Karachi Fighters batted first and faced a challenging start, losing 3 early wickets. Irteza Khan was the lone ranger for his team, scoring a resilient 39 off 27 balls. Despite his efforts, the rest of the batting lineup collapsed, and the Fighters managed to post a total of 109/6. Shahzad was the standout bowler for the Royal Strikers, picking up 2 wickets.
In response, Royal Strikers also lost an early wicket but were steadied by opener Abdul Hannan, who scored 27 off 19 balls. Huzaifa Mustafa contributed with 21 off 23, while Jabir Afridi’s unbeaten 33 off 21 and Hassan Jawwad’s unbeaten 15 off 16 guided the Strikers to victory. Shoaib Abbasi took 2 wickets for the Fighters, but it wasn’t enough to prevent the Royal Strikers from winning by 7 wickets.