Karachi Kings defeated Lahore Qalandars by 86 runs during the last league stage match of the ongoing Pakistan Super League (PSL) season eight at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore on Sunday.
Chasing a target of 197 runs, Lahore were restricted to 110 in 18.5 overs.
Lahore were mostly on the backfoot during the run-chase as they kept on losing wickets at regular intervals.
Hussain Talat was the highest scorer for Lahore with run-a-ball 25.
Imad Wasim, Akif Javed, Mohammad Umar and Imran Tahir bagged two wickets each for the winning side.
Rashid Khan went off the field after a bouncer hit him on his helmet. Medical panel is monitoring his situation, according to a brief update shared by the Qalandars.
Earlier, opting to bat first, Karachi posted 196-7 in their allotted 20 overs.
Opener Mohammad Akhlaq top-scored with 51 runs in 36 balls with the help of five fours and two sixes.
Tayyab Tahir notched up 40 runs, meanwhile skipper Imad Wasim added 45 runs.
Zaman Khan, Haris Rauf and Hussain Talat claimed two wickets each for Lahore.
Since Lahore had already qualified for the playoffs, captain Shaheen Afridi was rested for today's match. In the pacer's absence, David Wiese led the defending champions.
Karachi were playing for pride since they were knocked out of the race of the playoffs earlier in the tournament.
In the first match of the day, Peshawar Zalmi defeated Islamabad United by 13 runs in Rawalpindi to ensure that both teams will lock horns in the Eliminator 1 of the event.
The result also confirmed that defending champions Lahore Qalandars will face Multan Sultans in the Qualifier of the tournament.
Qualifier, the winner of which will qualify directly for the final, will be played on March 15, meanwhile the Eliminator 1 will be held on March 16.
The loser of the Qualifier and winner of Eliminator 1 will clash in the Eliminator 2 on March 17 for a spot in the final.
Lineups:
Lahore Qalandars: Abdullah Shafique, Fakhar Zaman, Kamran Ghulam, Sam Billings (wk), Hussain Talat, David Wiese (c), Shane Dadswell, Rashid Khan, Haris Rauf, Dilbar Hussain, Zaman Khan
Karachi Kings: Haider Ali, Muhammad Akhlaq (wk), Tayyab Tahir, Qasim Akram, Imad Wasim (c), Ben Cutting, Irfan Khan, James Fuller, Imran Tahir, Mohammad Umar, Akif Javed