LAHORE: Karachi Kings teenage pacer Rizwanullah credited skipper David Warner for guidance after playing a pivotal role with the ball against Quetta Gladiators in the HBL Pakistan Super League (PSL) 11.
The 17-year-old bowled 3.4 overs in extreme weather conditions and took two key wickets — Saud Shakeel and Hassan Nawaz.
His bowling performance played a crucial role in limiting Quetta Gladiators from scoring 200 runs at the end of their innings.
In reply, Karachi Kings chased down the 196-run target in 18.3 overs, thanks to David Warner’s and Reeza Hendricks sublime batting.
Warner was adjudged player of the match for scoring an unbeaten 89* off 48 balls with the aid of 10 fours and four maximums.
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Speaking to the media in the post-match press conference, Rizwanullah said he is enjoying his time in Lahore.
“I am enjoying the matches in Lahore,” he told reporters.
He also lauded skipper David Warner’s impact, noting that he guides him consistently both during matches and in the nets.
“Our captain, David Warner, guides me during the matches and in the nets,” the tall pacer said.
“The kind of pitch it was, 200 runs would have been easily chased. Both batters [David Warner] and [Reeza Hendricks] won the match with brilliant innings.”
Rizwanullah thanked the coaches for giving him the oppurtunity to play at the big stage despite not having enough experience.
“I am grateful to my coaches, whose guidance has led me to this point, and after that, I am very much thankful to Karachi coaches Masroor bhai [Mohammad Masroor] because I haven’t had any other cricket except the National T20 Cup. It is very difficult to bring a player from club level to a Karachi team, which is a matter of pride,” he concluded.