Babar Azam’s 94 went in vain as Karachi Kings defeated Peshawar Zalmi by 23 runs in the 27th game of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) 10 on Saturday. Chasing a mammoth 238-run total, the Zalmi were restricted to 214 for five, losing the game by 23 runs. Earlier, fifties from David Warner and James Vince, followed by Khushdil Shah’s fiery unbeaten 43, powered the Kings to 237 against Zalmi. Put into bat first, the Kings scored 237/4 in their allotted 20 overs, on the back of a 162-run partnership between David Warner and James Vince. The Kings were off to a dismal start as Luke Wood castled Ben McDermott on the first delivery of the innings. Vince then joined Warner and the two took Kings to 162 runs until Ali Raza dismissed the former in the 15th over. James Vince scored 72 off 42 balls, with the help of 11 fours and a six. Irfan Khan became Wood’s second victim in the PSL 10 game after scoring just two runs. Warner’s innings came to an end in the 17th over when he was dismissed by spinner Arif Yaqoob. The Karachi Kings skipper made 86 off 50 deliveries, laced with 11 fours and two sixes. Khushdil Shah and Mohammad Nabi then stitched an unbeaten 70-run partnership. Khushdil Shah scored an unbeaten 43 off 15 deliveries, while Nabi remained unbeaten on 26 off 10 balls. Earlier, Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Asim Munir attended the Pakistan Super League (PSL) 10 and paid a rich tribute to Pakistan’s armed forces on Saturday. COAS Munir was accompanied by Director General Inter-Services Public Relations (DG ISPR) Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry and Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chief Mohsin Naqvi, among others, as the tournament officially resumed following a nine-day break. The tournament resumed with the game between Peshawar Zalmi and Karachi Kings at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium. Following the innings’ break, the spectators and players alongside COAS General Asim Munir observed a one-minute silence for the citizens and soldiers martyred in the Indian attacks last week. Singers Sahir Ali Bagga and Asrar Shah then performed a musical tribute to Pakistan’s armed forces. The Pakistan Cricket Board also announced dedicating tomorrow (May 18) to the Pakistan Army following the successful completion of Operation Bunyanum Marsos.