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KARACHI: Stand-in captain Moeen Ali reflected on Karachi Kings batting and fielding performance following an eight-wicket defeat to Islamabad United.
Kings were limited to 150-6 in 20 overs after they were asked to bat first in PSL 11 clash here at the National Bank Stadium on Thursday night. Reeza Hendricks remained the top-scorer with a 51 not out from 44 balls, including four boundaries.
In reply, United chased down the target in 16 overs, largely due to half-centuries from Sameer Minhas and Devon Conway.
Minhas made 58 off 36 balls, whereas Conway scored an unbeaten 53 from 36 deliveries.
For Karachi Kings, Moeen Ali and Hasan Ali picked up one wicket each.
Speaking after the match, Moeen lamented the batting and fielding display, stating that they leaked many runs in the first six overs.
“Just haven’t seemed to bat well and even in the field. We have leaked a lot of runs in the powerplay and I think the batting today was passive and not taking the chances,” he said.
He also highlighted the batters coming down the order while stressing on tactical changes in the upcoming games.
“You got to use the length of the batting line up. Probably me, Khushi [Khushdil Shah] and even Abbas [Abbas Afridi] can come up. We can tactically see what we can do,” he added.
This was the third straight loss for Karachi Kings following their victories in the first three matches.
Karachi Kings will play Multan Sultans on Sunday, April 19, at the same venue.
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