RAWALPINDI: A combined bowling and batting performance led Islamabad United to an important five-wicket victory over Karachi Kings in the 24th match of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) 9 here at Pindi Cricket Stadium on Thursday.
IU 151/5 (18.4 Overs)
Hasan bowls the penultimate over
IU 140/5 (18 Overs)
Mahmood replaces Hamza
IU 134/5 (17 Overs)
Muzarabani comes back
IU 128/5 (16 Overs)
Hamza replaces Hasan
IU 115/4 (15 Overs)
Mahmood replaces Muzarabani
IU 110/3 (14 Overs)
Hasan replaces Nawaz
IU 105/3 (13 Overs)
Muzarabani comes back
IU 97/2 (12 Overs)
Nawaz again
IU 85/2 (11 Overs)
Hasan replaces Mahmood
IU 78/2 (10 Overs)
Nawaz continues
IU 74/2 (9 Overs)
Mahmood continues
IU 65/2 (8 Overs)
More spin as Mohammad Nawaz comes to bowl his first
IU 57/2 (7 Overs)
Zahid Mahmood comes on
IU 47/2 (6 Overs)
Hasan Ali comes into the attack
IU 39/2 (5 Overs)
4.5: Mir Hamza bowls a slower one and Alex Hales goes too far across his stumps on leg and wants to play a full-blooded late cut but misses and the ball hits the timber.
Hamza bowls his third
IU 33/1 (4 Overs)
Muzarabani continues
IU 28/1 (3 Overs)
2.6: Mir Hamza bowls a length on middle, Munro just chips it in the air and gives a regulation catch to Shan Masood mid-on.
Hamza continues
IU 10/0 (2 Overs)
Blessing Muzarabani bowls from the other end
IU 4/0 (1 Over)
Colin Munro and Alex Hales come out to open for Islamabad United. Mir Hamza to bowl the first over.
KARACHI KINGS vs ISLAMABAD UNITED (2nd INNINGS)
RAWALPINDI: Kieron Pollard scored a gutsy 39 and recovered Karachi Kings to a formidable total against Islamabad United in the 24th match of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) 9 here at Pindi Cricket Stadium on Thursday.
KK 150/7 (20 Overs)
Hunain bowls the final over
KK 143/7 (19 Overs)
Mills bowls the penultimate over
KK 137/6 (18 Overs)
Hunain continues for his third
KK 124/5 (17 Overs)
Faheem bowls his last
KK 118/5 (16 Overs)
Hunain replaces Mills
KK 110/5 (15 Overs)
Faheem replaces Shadab
KK 107/5 (14 Overs)
Mills continues
KK 95/4 (13 Overs)
Shadab continues
KK 81/4 (12 Overs)
Mills comes back
KK 74/4 (11 Overs)
Shadab Khan brought himself into the attack
KK 66/4 (10 Overs)
Imad bowls his last
KK 59/4 (9 Overs)
9.2: Mills bowls a shorter delivery around off. Nawaz swivels and takes on the short ball but could not get on top of the bounce and got the splice of the bat as Munro takes a regulation catch.
Tymal Mills comes into the attack
KK 45/3 (8 Overs)
7.4: Skedaddles down the track to create his own length and sends it miles into the night-sky, Shadab Khan takes a few steps back at short cover and takes a well-judged catch.
Imad bowls his third
KK 44/2 (7 Overs)
Faheem continues
6.4: Pitched back of a length outside off, opened the face of the bat and sliced it in the air, Colin Munro charged in from deep point and took a brilliant running catch.
KK 38/1 (6 Overs)
Imad continues
KK 34/1 (5 Overs)
4.2: Shortish on off-stump, wanted to flick that across the line and instead got an edge, the ball soared towards third man, Imad judged it well while running back and hung onto it.
Faheem Ashraf into the attack
KK 33/0 (4 Overs)
Imad Wasim comes on
KK 27/0 (3 Overs)
Forde continues
KK 16/0 (2 Overs)
Hunain Shah bowls from the other end
KK 7/0 (1 Over)
Shan Masood and Tim Seifert come out to open the innings. Matthew Forde to bowl the first over.
KARACHI KINGS vs ISLAMABAD UNITED (1st INNINGS)
RAWALPINDI: Islamabad United have won the toss and elected to field against Karachi Kings in the 24th match of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) 9 here at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on Thursday.
PLAYING XIs
Karachi Kings: Shan Masood (c), James Vince, Tim Seifert, Kieron Pollard, Shoaib Malik, Mohammad Nawaz, Muhammad Irfan Khan, Mir Hamza, Zahid Mahmood, Hasan Ali, Blessing Muzarabani.
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Islamabad United: Shadab Khan (c), Alex Hales, Colin Munro, Salman Ali Agha, Azam Khan (wk), Haider Ali, Imad Wasim, Faheem Ashraf, Hunain Shah, Matthew Forde, Tymal Mills.
HEAD TO HEAD
Matches 21, Islamabad United 17, Karachi Kings 4