RAWALPINDI: Azam Khan struck a magnificent 72-run knock in the run chase and powered Islamabad United to seal a close six-wicket victory over Karachi Kings in the 19th match of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) season eight.
IU 204/4 (19.2 Overs)
Yamin to bowl the final
IU 194/4 (19 Overs)
Tye continues, to bowl the 19th
IU 183/3 (18 Overs)
Amir back for his final over
IU 171/3 (17 Overs)
Tye comes back
IU 160/3 (16 Overs)
Shamsi comes to bowl his last
IU 145/3 (15 Overs)
Yamin replaces Tye
IU 131/3 (14 Overs)
Amir comes back
IU 119/3 (13 Overs)
Tye replaces Imad
IU 110/3 (12 Overs)
Shamsi comes again
IU 94/3 (11 Overs)
Imad replaces Malik
IU 81/3 (10 Overs)
Shamsi continues
IU 77/3 (9 Overs)
Malik continues
IU 72/3 (8 Overs)
7.2: Short on middle, Rassie goes to pull and the ball skids very low under the shot to clang into middle and off stump halfway up.
Tabraiz Shamsi comes into the attack
IU 67/2 (7 Overs)
Shoaib Malik comes to bowl
IU 62/2 (6 Overs)
5.6: Fullish length ball tailing in towards the middle, Hales goes for a huge heave over the leg side and misses and the ball disturbs the timber.
Yamin continues
IU 55/1 (5 Overs)
Andrew Tye into the attack
IU 44/1 (4 Overs)
Aamer Yamin comes into the attack
IU 33/1 (3 Overs)
Amir continues
IU 22/1 (2 Overs)
Imad Wasim to bowl from the other end
IU 12/1 (1 Over)
0.6: Amir bowls a slower ball wide at the seventh stump. Munro went early and skies this over Shoaib at mid-off.
Colin Munro and Alex Hales come out to open the innings for the United. Mohammad Amir to bowl the first over.
KARACHI KINGS vs ISLAMABAD UNITED (2nd INNINGS)
Karachi Kings’ skipper Imad Wasim led his side from the front with a magnificent 92-run knock and powered his side to post a mammoth 201/5 against Islamabad United in the ongoing Pakistan Super League (PSL) season eight.
KK 201/5 (20 Overs)
Rumman to bowl the final over
KK 188/5 (19 Overs)
18.1: Niazi charges down the wicket and skies this a mile high to long-on. Hasan Ali tracks across to his left and takes a catch while falling over the rope and flicks it out of his hand to Rassie coming across from long-off.
Curran to bowl the 19th
KK 177/4 (18 Overs)
Hasan continues, to bowl his last
KK 165/4 (17 Overs)
Curran replaces Rumman
KK 149/4 (16 Overs)
Hasan comes back
KK 136/4 (15 Overs)
Rumman replaces Curran
KK 119/4 (14 Overs)
Shadab comes to bowl his last
KK 112/4 (13 Overs)
Curran replaces Faheem
KK 103/4 (12 Overs)
Shadab comes again
KK 98/4 (11 Overs)
Faheem continues
KK 86/4 (10 Overs)
Shadab continues
KK 78/4 (9 Overs)
8.5: Faheem takes out the center of middle stump! Bowled on a good to fullish length darting inward and castles Shoaib beating him between bat and pad driving.
Faheem replaces Mubasir
KK 70/3 (8 Overs)
Shadab Khan comes into the attack
KK 67/3 (7 Overs)
Mubasir Khan comes to bowl after the powerplay
KK 61/3 (6 Overs)
5.1: Slower ball lands full on fourth stump, Rossington goes a touch early and flicks this high trying to clear mid-on but it hangs in the air for Rassie van der Dussen to take a simple catch.
Hasan replaces Faheem
KK 53/2 (5 Overs)
4.5: Curran bowls the length ball, which followed Tayyab, who tried to go inside out but mistimed it towards the mid-off.
Tom Curran into the attack
KK 45/1 (4 Overs)
Faheem Ashraf brought into the attack
KK 29/1 (3 Overs)
2.1: Full and tailing in toward middle stump. Sharjeel goes to drive but it comes into the body and beats the drive to knock back the middle and off stump.
Rumman continues
KK 12/0 (2 Overs)
Hasan Ali comes to bowl from the other end
KK 5/0 (1 Over)
Sharjeel Khan and Adam Rossington come out to open the innings for the Kings. Rumman Raees to bowl the first over.
KARACHI KINGS vs ISLAMABAD UNITED (1st INNINGS)
RAWALPINDI: Karachi Kings have won the toss and elected to bat first against home side Islamabad United in the 19th match of the ongoing Pakistan Super League (PSL) season eight.
PLAYING XIs
Karachi Kings: Adam Rossington, Sharjeel Khan, Tayyab Tahir, Shoaib Malik, Irfan Khan Niazi, Matthew Wade, Imad Wasim(c) , Andrew Tye, Mohammad Amir, Tabraiz Shamsi, Aamer Yamin.
Islamabad United: Colin Munro, Alex Hales, Rassie van der Dussen, Shadab Khan (c), Azam Khan, Asif Ali, Faheem Ashraf, Tom Curran, Mubasir Khan, Hassan Ali, Rumman Raees.
HEAD TO HEAD
Matches 19, Islamabad United 13, Karachi Kings 6