Karachi Kings underlined their title-credentials as they won their HBL Pakistan Super League opener against Quetta Gladiators by 19 runs.
The Karachi-franchise failed to make the final of the first two PSL seasons, despite having an enviable array of talent to pick from. Unheralded Quetta, by contrast, were runners-up on each occasion.
Karachi signalled their intention to right the wrongs of the past, though, on the first Friday of the new campaign at Dubai International Stadium.
Colin Ingram, the South African batsman, muscled them to 149 for nine from their 20 overs, as he made 41 from 21 balls.
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Veteran Australian allrounder Shane Watson was the pick of the Quetta bowlers with three for 22.
Faced with Karachi’s impressive battery of bowlers, the target proved well beyond Quetta. Captain Imad Wasim took two for 19 from his four overs, and Tymal Mills and Mohammed Irfan Jr took two wickets apiece.
The fixture was chiefly memorable for a remarkable boundary catch by Shahid Afridi, on his debut for his new franchise.
The seasoned allrounder’s switch from Peshawar Zalmi to the Kings was the main talking point of the PSL off-season.
He took no time in impressing his new fans – although the fact it came in the field, rather than with bat or ball, might have seemed a surprise.
Fielding at long-on, Afridi caught a towering drive by Umar Amin, one-handed. As he ran across the boundary, he relayed the ball back in field, and was able to turn, regain his place in the field of play, then complete the catch.
“These days, I try to hide myself on the field but Babar [Azam] told me to field in the deep,” said Afridi, who took one for 23 from the four overs he bowled himself.
“It worked well. Fielding is an art, you have to enjoy it. If you don't, you will be found out. You have to be ready all the time.”
One in four Americans don't plan to retire
Nearly a quarter of Americans say they never plan to retire, according to a poll that suggests a disconnection between individuals' retirement plans and the realities of ageing in the workforce.
Experts say illness, injury, layoffs and caregiving responsibilities often force older workers to leave their jobs sooner than they'd like.
According to the poll from The Associated Press-NORC Centre for Public Affairs Research, 23 per cent of workers, including nearly two in 10 of those over 50, don't expect to stop working. Roughly another quarter of Americans say they will continue working beyond their 65th birthday.
According to government data, about one in five people 65 and older was working or actively looking for a job in June. The study surveyed 1,423 adults in February this year.
For many, money has a lot to do with the decision to keep working.
"The average retirement age that we see in the data has gone up a little bit, but it hasn't gone up that much," says Anqi Chen, assistant director of savings research at the Centre for Retirement Research at Boston College. "So people have to live in retirement much longer, and they may not have enough assets to support themselves in retirement."
When asked how financially comfortable they feel about retirement, 14 per cent of Americans under the age of 50 and 29 per cent over 50 say they feel extremely or very prepared, according to the poll. About another four in 10 older adults say they do feel somewhat prepared, while just about one-third feel unprepared.
"One of the things about thinking about never retiring is that you didn't save a whole lot of money," says Ronni Bennett, 78, who was pushed out of her job as a New York City-based website editor at 63.
She searched for work in the immediate aftermath of her layoff, a process she describes as akin to "banging my head against a wall." Finding Manhattan too expensive without a steady stream of income, she eventually moved to Portland, Maine. A few years later, she moved again, to Lake Oswego, Oregon. "Sometimes I fantasise that if I win the lottery, I'd go back to New York," says Ms Bennett.
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