In the National Bank Cricket Arena in Karachi, the fourth game of the eighth season of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) saw Islamabad United defeat Karachi Kings by a margin of four wickets.
Karachi Kings suffered their second home loss to Islamabad United thanks to Colin Munro and Azam Khan.
After deciding to bowl first, Shadab Khan’s Islamabad limited Karachi to a 174-run mark, which they then successfully chased down in 18.2 overs.
Munro put Islamabad in front of the chase after scoring 58 runs off just 28 balls, and Azam smacked a furious 44 runs off the same number of balls.
Before getting bowled out due to a mix-up involving him and Azam, Munro blasted five boundaries and five maximums.
Early victories for Karachi came from Mohammad Amir and Musa Khan.
Hassan Nawaz (7) was dismissed by left-arm bowler Amir with a short pitch after the young batter smashed him for a four.
The dangerous batter Paul Stirling was defeated by Musa, who formerly played for Islamabad, after he scored four runs.
In order to end the 59-run partnership between Colin Munro and Rassie van der Dussen, skipper Imad Wasim bowled the South African for 31 runs after the two pacers quickly took two wickets each.
Imad claimed one wicket, while Musa and Amir both claimed two for Karachi.
After Karachi Kings gave Islamabad United a 174-run target earlier, Haider Ali impressed.
After losing Sharjeel Khan, Karachi Kings were in a strong position thanks to Haider’s half-century, which he completed.
By hitting seven fours and two maximums, the batsman scored 59 runs off 45 balls. It was Faheem Ashraf who crushed him.
Shadab Khan, the captain of Islamabad, was faced by the former Peshawar Zalmi batter, who struck several boundaries against him. The all-rounder failed to take a wicket and let up 40 runs.
Wasim struck twice in one over after Haider left the field, dismissing both Matthew Wade and Imad Wasim.
Only 18 runs could be scored by the Australian batter, while captain Imad, who scored 80 runs in Karachi’s opening game against Peshawar, was returned for a golden duck. The right-arm pacer stopped the Karachi Kings’ attempt to overwhelm Islamabad with large scores.
Shoaib Malik lost to Rumman Raees despite scoring 18 runs.
After a strong start, Tom Curran sent opener Sharjeel Khan (34) back to the pavilion.
Rumman Raees, an accomplished bowler, made an early breakthrough for his team to signal the start of the game and his return to Islamabad United. On the final ball of his first over, the left-arm bowler bowled James Vince (4) with a stunning in-swinging delivery.
Wasim, Rumman Raees, and Curran each got two wickets for Islamabad United, and Ashraf also claimed a victim.