Match 24, Rawalpindi, March 07, 2024, 07:30 PM
Karachi Kings
150/7(20.0ov)
Islamabad United
151/5(18.4ov)
Islamabad United beat Karachi Kings by 5 wickets
Best Batsmen
R
B
4S
6S
SR
Best Bowler
O
R
W
Econ
Man of the Match
Faheem Ashraf
Commentry
Right then, that's it from the coverage of this game. The action in the PSL will continue on 8th March when Peshawar Zalmi will be locking horns against Quetta Gladiators. The first ball will be at 7.30 pm IST, but you can join us early for the build-up. Until then, take care and goodbye.
Faheem Ashraf wins the Player of the Match award for his all-round performance.
Karachi Kings bowlers had their task cut out, as they did not have enough runs on the board to defend. They certainly started positively by getting the early breakthroughs, but they could not keep the opposition under pressure throughout. Mir Hamza took a three-wicket haul, but was expensive as well. Blessing Muzarabani and Zahid Mahmood took a wicket each, but the rest of the pack could not provide with similar contributions.
To chase down 151 was never going to be an issue on this batting paradise. Islamabad United lost two wickets inside the Powerplay, but their batters batted very sensibly. They kept knocking the ball around and got some boundaries at regular intervals as well to keep in check with the asking rate. Alex Hales, Agha Salman and Shadab Khan all got off to good starts but could not covert it into a big score. Azam Khan fell early on just 9. Although, Haider Ali and Faheem Ashraf were enough to get them over the line with their match-winning stand of 36 runs.
WOW! GAME OVER! Islamabad United continue their domination over Karachi Kings in the PSL and they make it six wins in a row against them. A much-needed victory for them, as it helps Islamabad United to get back to winnning ways and most importantly collect two points from this outing as well.
In over# 19
1
6
4
0
Hasan Ali 31/0(3.4)
18.4
1
1 run, the pull shot comes into play. One run taken.
18.3
6
Six! Up, up and away! The batter has lofted this clean as a whistle and it has cleared the boundary.
18.2
4
Four! The pull shot comes out and it fetches the batter a boundary.
18.1
.
No run, the batter goes back and steers it, but straight to the fielder.
In over# 18
0
1
4
0
1
0
Zahid Mahmood 30/1(4)
17.6
.
No run, that is driven straight back but it is stopped.
17.5
1
1 run, the batter lofts this in the air and gets a run for the team.
17.4
4
Four! This is lofted in the air and over the fielder at covers. Bounces into the fence.
17.3
.
No run, that is punched off the back foot, but not in the gap.
17.2
1
1 run, the on drive comes out now. The batter gets a run.
17.1
.
No run. Swing and a miss! The batter swings hard at that one but does not connect.
In over# 17
2
0
2
1
0
1
Blessing Muzarabani 24/1(4)
16.6
2
2 runs, that is lofted away for a couple.
