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Defending champions Islamabad United registered a five-wicket victory against Karachi Kings in their Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2019 fixture at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium.

Kings — being sent in to bat first — had a positive start to their innings with Babar Azam and Liam Livingstone scoring 78 runs for the second wicket. Babar top-scored with 68 off 50 with the help of 10 boundaries while Livingstone chipped in with his 56-run knock courtesy of five fours and four maximums.

After their partnership came to an end, the Kings kept losing wickets at regular interval and the side finished at 168-8 in their 20 overs.

Rumman Raees was the pick of the bowlers for Islamabad as he finished with the figures of 3-27 in his four overs.

In their chase of 169-run target set, Islamabad were 47-3 at one stage thanks to early wickets by Umer Khan. However, Phil Salt and Asif Ali put on a 97-run partnership to take the game away from the Kings.

Salt made 46 off 38 deliveries with six boundaries to his name. Asif Ali played a match-winning knock of 70 from 38 balls which included five boundaries and six maximums.

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ISLAMABAD UNITED

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Over 19.2: Islamabad United 169-5 (win by five wickets)

Islamabad United claim five-wicket win as they chase down Karachi’s 169-run target

Over 19: Islamabad United 162-5 (need 7 more runs to win)

Just four runs come off that over as Amir finishes for 1-23

Mohammad Amir to Faheem Ashraf, 1 run,

Mohammad Amir to Faheem Ashraf, no run,

Mohammad Amir to Shadab Khan, 1 leg bye

Mohammad Amir to Shadab Khan, no run

Mohammad Amir to Faheem Ashraf, 1 run

Mohammad Amir to Faheem Ashraf, wide

Mohammad Amir to Faheem Ashraf, no run

Over 18: Islamabad United 158-5 (need 11 more runs to win)

12 runs off that over leave just Islamabad United with just 11 to get in the final two overs

Usman Shinwari to Faheem Ashraf, 1 run

Usman Shinwari to Faheem Ashraf, FOUR

Usman Shinwari to Shadab Khan, 1 run

Usman Shinwari to Phil Salt, OUT
Salt goes for a well-played 46 as Shinwari claims his first wicket

Usman Shinwari to Phil Salt, FOUR

Usman Shinwari to Phil Salt, 2 runs

Over 17: Islamabad United 146-4 (need 23 more runs to win)

Islamabad United edging closer to victory by each over

Mohammad Amir to Shadab Khan, no run

Mohammad Amir to Shadab Khan, 2 runs

Mohammad Amir to Shadab Khan, wide

Mohammad Amir to Shadab Khan, no run

Mohammad Amir to Shadab Khan, 2 runs

Mohammad Amir to Phil Salt, 1 run

Mohammad Amir to Asif Ali, CAUGHT
Asif finally goes as Amir claims his first wicket

Over 16: Islamabad United 140-3 (need 29 more runs to win)

For some reason Imad Wasim gives an over to Munro, who goes for 19 as Islamabad United well and truly on top

Colin Munro to Asif Ali, 1 run

Colin Munro to Phil Salt, 1 run

Colin Munro to Asif Ali, 1 run

Colin Munro to Asif Ali, SIX

Colin Munro to Asif Ali, SIX

Colin Munro to Asif Ali, FOUR

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Over 15: Islamabad United 121-3 (need 48 more runs to win)

Karachi Kings may have let this slip here as Asif Ali puts Islamabad United ahead going into the final phase of the game

Usman Shinwari to Phil Salt, no run

Usman Shinwari to Asif Ali, 1 run

Usman Shinwari to Asif Ali, no run

Usman Shinwari to Asif Ali, FOUR – that’s his 50

Usman Shinwari to Asif Ali, SIX + no ball

Usman Shinwari to Asif Ali, no run

Usman Shinwari to Asif Ali, SIX

Over 14: Islamabad United 103-3 (need 66 more runs to win)

Asif Ali should have been run out in that over but isn’t as Aamer Yamin goes for 12

Aamer Yamin to Asif Ali, 1 run,

Aamer Yamin to Phil Salt, 1 run,

Aamer Yamin to Phil Salt, no run

Aamer Yamin to Phil Salt, 2 runs

Aamer Yamin to Phil Salt, FOUR

Aamer Yamin to Phil Salt, FOUR

Over 13: Islamabad United 91-3 (need 78 more runs to win)

Umer Khan is hit for a six off the first ball but does well in the next five balls as he finishes his four-over spell for 2-29

Umer Khan to Phil Salt, 1 run

Umer Khan to Asif Ali, 1 run

Umer Khan to Asif Ali, 2 runs

Umer Khan to Asif Ali, no run

Umer Khan to Asif Ali, no run

Umer Khan to Asif Ali, SIX

Over 12: Islamabad United 81-3 (need 78 more runs to win)

Just two runs come off that Aamer Yamin over as required run-rate jumps to 11

Aamer Yamin to Phil Salt, no run

Aamer Yamin to Phil Salt, no run

Aamer Yamin to Asif Ali, 1 run

Aamer Yamin to Asif Ali, no run

Aamer Yamin to Phil Salt, 1 run

Aamer Yamin to Phil Salt, no run

Over 11: Islamabad United 79-3 (need 90 more runs to win)

Umer bowls a rank long hop that Asif guides to the boundary to end the over on a high as 10 runs come off it

Umer Khan to Asif Ali, FOUR

Umer Khan to Asif Ali, no run

Umer Khan to Asif Ali, no run

Umer Khan to Phil Salt, 1 run

Umer Khan to Asif Ali, 1 run

Umer Khan to Asif Ali, FOUR

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Over 10: Islamabad United 69-3 (need 100 more runs to win)

Aamer Yamin is let down by Rizwan, who drops Asif Ali in that six-run over. Islamabad need exactly 100 off final 10 overs

Aamer Yamin to Asif Ali, 1 run

Aamer Yamin to Phil Salt, 1 run

Aamer Yamin to Phil Salt, 2 runs

Aamer Yamin to Asif Ali, 1 run

Aamer Yamin to Asif Ali, no run

Aamer Yamin to Phil Salt, 1 run

Over 9: Islamabad United 63-3 (need 106 more runs to win)

Another good over by Umer Khan as six runs come off it despite Asif Ali’s superb straight drive for four

Umer Khan to Asif Ali, no run

Umer Khan to Asif Ali, FOUR

Umer Khan to Asif Ali, 2 runs

Umer Khan to Asif Ali, no run

Umer Khan to Asif Ali, no run

Umer Khan to Asif Ali, no run

Over 8: Islamabad United 57-3 (need 112 more runs to win)

Shinwari is pulled for a maximum by Asif Ali as 10 runs come off that over

Usman Shinwari to Phil Salt, 2 runs

Usman Shinwari to Asif Ali, 1 run

Usman Shinwari to Asif Ali, SIX

Usman Shinwari to Asif Ali, no run

Usman Shinwari to Asif Ali, no run

Usman Shinwari to Phil Salt, 1 run

Over 7: Islamabad United 47-3 (need 122 more runs to win)

What an over by 19-year-old Umer Khan. Three runs and two wickets leave Islamabad in deep trouble

Umer Khan to Hussain Talat, STUMPED
Hussain Talat comes down the track, misses Umer Khan’s delivery and is stumped for just one

Umer Khan to Phil Salt, 1 run

Umer Khan to Hussain Talat, 1 run

Umer Khan to Hussain Talat, no run

Umer Khan to Phil Salt, 1 run

Umer Khan to Luke Ronchi, CAUGHT
Umer Khan take a bow. The young left-arm spinner dismisses Luke Ronchi off his first ball for 26

Over 6: Islamabad United 44-1 (need 125 more runs to win)

Shinwari starts strong as just five runs come off his over

Usman Shinwari to Phil Salt, 1 run

Usman Shinwari to Phil Salt, no run

Usman Shinwari to Luke Ronchi, 1 leg bye

Usman Shinwari to Luke Ronchi, wide

Usman Shinwari to Phil Salt, 1 run

Usman Shinwari to Phil Salt, no run

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Over 5: Islamabad United 39-1 (need 130 more runs to win)

Luke Ronchi ups the ante in that 16-run over to bring Islamabad up the run-rate

Imad Wasim to Ronchi, FOUR

Imad Wasim to Luke Ronchi, FOUR

Imad Wasim to Phil Salt, 1 leg bye

Imad Wasim to Phil Salt, no run

Imad Wasim to Luke Ronchi, 1 run

Imad Wasim to Luke Ronchi, SIX

Over 4: Islamabad United 23-1 (need 146 more runs to win)

Two fours in that Amir over as Salt gets lucks with the first one before connecting with a drive through the offside

Mohammad Amir to Phil Salt, no run

Mohammad Amir to Phil Salt, no run

Mohammad Amir to Phil Salt, FOUR

Mohammad Amir to Phil Salt, no run

Mohammad Amir to Phil Salt, FOUR

Mohammad Amir to Luke Ronchi, 1 run

Over 3: Islamabad United 14-1 (need 155 more runs to win)

Imad Wasim gives away just three runs as Islamabad United batsmen fail to find the middle of the bat

Imad Wasim to Luke Ronchi, 1 run,

Imad Wasim to Phil Salt, 1 run,

Imad Wasim to Phil Salt, no run,

Imad Wasim to Luke Ronchi, 1 run,

Imad Wasim to Luke Ronchi, no run

Imad Wasim to Luke Ronchi, no run

Over 2: Islamabad United 11-1 (need 158 more runs to win)

Riveting little contest between Amir and Ronchi in the second over. Four dot balls are followed by a four and a single in that five-run over

Mohammad Amir to Luke Ronchi, 1 run

Mohammad Amir to Luke Ronchi, FOUR

Mohammad Amir to Luke Ronchi, no run

Mohammad Amir to Luke Ronchi, no run

Mohammad Amir to Luke Ronchi, no run

Mohammad Amir to Luke Ronchi, no run

Over 1: Islamabad United 6-1 (need 163 more runs to win)

Salt plays a superb straight drive to end Imad Wasim’s over on a positive note for Islamabad as six runs and a wicket come off it

Imad Wasim to Phil Salt, FOUR

Imad Wasim to Luke Ronchi, 1 run

Imad Wasim to Cameron Delport, CAUGHT

Imad Wasim to Cameron Delport, no run

Imad Wasim to Luke Ronchi, 1 run

Imad Wasim to Luke Ronchi, no run

KARACHI KINGS

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Over 20: Karachi Kings 168-7

Karachi manage just 34 runs in final five overs as they lose five wickets

Amad Butt to Mohammad Amir, RUN OUT

Amad Butt to Mohammad Amir, SIX

Amad Butt to Mohammad Amir, no run

Amad Butt to Aamer Yamin, BOWLED
Aamer Yamin completely misses Amad Butt’s slower delivery with his ugly hoick and is dismissed for three off six balls

Amad Butt to Aamer Yamin, no run

Amad Butt to Iftikhar Ahmed, 1 leg bye

Over 19: Karachi Kings 161-6

Wickets seep all momentum from Karachi’s innings and just five runs and Babar’s dismissal come in the penultimate over

Faheem Ashraf to Aamer Yamin, no run

Faheem Ashraf to Babar Azam, CAUGHT
Babar Azam goes for 68 as Karachi Kings lose their way at the death

Faheem Ashraf to Aamer Yamin, 1 run

Faheem Ashraf to Aamer Yamin, 2 runs

Faheem Ashraf to Aamer Yamin, 1 wide

Faheem Ashraf to Babar Azam, 1 run

Over 18: Karachi Kings 153-5

If any bowler has impressed for Islamabad today then it’s Rumman. Three runs and two wickets in final over and he finishes at 3-27

Rumman Raees to Imad Wasim, BOWLED
Rumman Raees bowls a perfect yorker to finish off his superb four-over spell with Imad Wasim’s wicket

Rumman Raees to Imad Wasim, 2 runs

Rumman Raees to Imad Wasim, no run,

Rumman Raees to Babar Azam, 1 run

Rumman Raees to Babar Azam, no run

Rumman Raees to Dunk, RUN OUT
Ben Dunk is run out for 12 as Shadab Khan gets a direct hit

Over 17: Karachi Kings 153-3

Amad Butt goes for nine in the 17th over

Amad Butt to Ben Dunk, 1 run

Amad Butt to Babar Azam, 1 run

Amad Butt to Ben Dunk, 1 run

Amad Butt to Ben Dunk, no run

Amad Butt to Ben Dunk, FOUR

Amad Butt to Ben Dunk, 2 runs

Over 16: Karachi Kings 144-3

Babar Azam pulls Faheem for a four to spoil what was a decent over so far

Faheem Ashraf to Babar Azam, FOUR

Faheem Ashraf to Ben Dunk, 1 run

Faheem Ashraf to Babar Azam, 1 run

Faheem Ashraf to Ben Dunk, 1 run

Faheem Ashraf to Ben Dunk, 2 runs

Faheem Ashraf to Babar Azam, 1 run

Over 15: Karachi Kings 134-3

Karachi Kings will be eyeing score in excess of 180 as they look to kick on in final five overs

Rumman Raees to Babar Azam, 1 run,

Rumman Raees to Colin Ingram, CAUGHT
Ingram goes as he cuts a rising Rumman Raees delivery straight to deep point. There is to be no repeat of his heroics in the last game

Rumman Raees to Babar Azam, 1 run

Rumman Raees to Colin Ingram, 1 run

Rumman Raees to Colin Ingram, 2 runs

Rumman Raees to Colin Ingram, 2 runs

Over 14: Karachi Kings 127-2

12 runs off that over as Babar Azam hits two consecutive boundaries yet again

Faheem Ashraf to Babar Azam, 2 runs

Faheem Ashraf to Babar Azam, no run

Faheem Ashraf to Colin Ingram, 1 run

Faheem Ashraf to Babar Azam, 1 run

Faheem Ashraf to Babar Azam, FOUR

Faheem Ashraf to Babar Azam, FOUR – reaches his half-century

Over 13: Karachi Kings 115-2

Shadab bowls a superb over that only goes for four

Shadab Khan to Colin Ingram, no run

Shadab Khan to Babar Azam, 1 run

Shadab Khan to Colin Ingram, 1 run,

Shadab Khan to Colin Ingram, wide

Shadab Khan to Colin Ingram, no run

Shadab Khan to Babar Azam, 1 run

Shadab Khan to Babar Azam, no run

Over 12: Karachi Kings 111-2

Amad Butt bowls a rank full-toss after bowling five good deliveries as seven runs come off the 12th over

Amad Butt to Colin Ingram, FOUR

Amad Butt to Babar Azam, 1 run

Amad Butt to Babar Azam, no run

Amad Butt to Babar Azam, no run

Amad Butt to Colin Ingram, 1 run

Amad Butt to Babar Azam, 1 run

Over 11: Karachi Kings 104-2

Shadab dismisses Livingstone in that nine-run over as Islamabad look to stop the leaking of runs

Shadab Khan to Colin Ingram, no run

Shadab Khan to Babar Azam, 1 run

Shadab Khan to Colin Ingram, 1 run

Shadab Khan to Babar Azam, 1 run,

Shadab Khan to Liam Livingstone, CAUGHT
Livingstone tries to smash Shadab for a second consecutive six but is gone for 56 off just 31 balls

Shadab Khan to Liam Livingstone, SIX

Over 10: Karachi Kings 95-1

Amad Butt bowls a superb over but Karachi on course for a big score at the halfway mark of their innings

Amad Butt to Liam Livingstone, 1 run – that’s his 50 !!!

Amad Butt to Babar Azam, 1 run

Amad Butt to Babar Azam, no run,

Amad Butt to Liam Livingstone, 1 run

Amad Butt to Babar Azam, 1 run

Amad Butt to Liam Livingstone, 1 run,

Over 9: Karachi Kings 90-1

Karachi Kings have hit consecutive boundaries in five of the nine overs so far against Islamabad United

Shadab Khan to Liam Livingstone, 1 run

Shadab Khan to Liam Livingstone, no run

Shadab Khan to Liam Livingstone, FOUR

Shadab Khan to Liam Livingstone, FOUR

Shadab Khan to Liam Livingstone, no run

Shadab Khan to Babar Azam, 1 run

Over 8: Karachi Kings 80-1

Patel gives away just three runs of five balls before Livingstone slog sweeps him for a massive six over midwicket

Samit Patel to Liam Livingstone, SIX

Samit Patel to Liam Livingstone, no run

Samit Patel to Babar Azam, 1 run

Samit Patel to Babar Azam, no run

Samit Patel to Livingstone, 1 run

Samit Patel to Babar Azam, 1 run

Over 7: Karachi Kings 71-1

Shadab calms down proceedings a bit with a superb four-run over

Shadab Khan to Liam Livingstone, no run

Shadab Khan to Babar Azam, 1 run

Shadab Khan to Liam Livingstone, 1 run

Shadab Khan to Babar Azam, 1 run

Shadab Khan to Liam Livingstone, 1 run

Shadab Khan to Liam Livingstone, no run

Over 6: Karachi Kings 67-1

Babar Azam had hit three consecutive boundaries twice before. He does one better and hits Faheem Ashraf for three back-to-back fours

Faheem Ashraf to Babar Azam, FOUR

Faheem Ashraf to Babar Azam, FOUR

Faheem Ashraf to Babar Azam, FOUR

Faheem Ashraf to Babar Azam, no run

Faheem Ashraf to Livingstone, 1 run

Faheem Ashraf to Livingstone, no run

Over 5: Karachi Kings 54-1

Karachi ticking along nicely as top-order clicks

Muhammad Musa to Babar Azam, no run

Muhammad Musa to Babar Azam, 2 runs

Muhammad Musa to Liam Livingstone, 1 run

Muhammad Musa to Liam Livingstone, SIX

Muhammad Musa to Liam Livingstone, no run

Muhammad Musa to Liam Livingstone, FOUR

Over 4: Karachi Kings 41-1

Samit Patel goes for 13 as Livingstone dances down the track twice for a six and then a four

Samit Patel to Liam Livingstone, 1 run,

Samit Patel to Liam Livingstone, FOUR

Samit Patel to Liam Livingstone, SIX

Samit Patel to Liam Livingstone, no run

Samit Patel to Babar Azam, 1 run

Samit Patel to Liam Livingstone, 1 run

Over 3: Karachi Kings 28-1

The pacer gives away seven runs in his second over

Rumman Raees to Babar Azam, no run,

Rumman Raees to Liam Livingstone, 1 run

Rumman Raees to Liam Livingstone, no run

Rumman Raees to Liam Livingstone, FOUR

Rumman Raees to Colin Munro, CAUGHT
Rumman Raees provides the breakthrough as Colin Munro is caught out

Rumman Raees to Colin Munro, 2 runs

Over 2: Karachi Kings 21-0

Karachi Kings batsmen deal in boundaries as Mohammad Musa is hit for back-to-back fours

Muhammad Musa to Colin Munro, 1 run

Muhammad Musa to Babar Azam, 1 run

Muhammad Musa to Babar Azam, no run

Muhammad Musa to Babar Azam, FOUR

Muhammad Musa to Colin Munro, FOUR

Muhammad Musa to Colin Munro, 1 leg bye

Over 1: Karachi Kings 10-0

Babar Azam hits two boundaries as Rumman Raees goes for 10 runs in the first over

Rumman Raees to Colin Munro, 1 run

Rumman Raees to Babar Azam, 1 run

Rumman Raees to Babar Azam, no run

Rumman Raees to Babar Azam, FOUR

Rumman Raees to Babar Azam, FOUR

Rumman Raees to Babar Azam, no run

Karachi Kings: Babar Azam, Colin Munro, Iftikhar Ahmed, Colin Ingram, Liam Livingstone, Ben Dunk, Imad Wasim (captain), Aamer Yamin, Mohammad Amir, Umer Khan and Usman Shinwari.

Islamabad United: Luke Ronchi, Cameron Delport, Hussain Talat, Asif Ali, Shadab Khan (captain), Faheem Ashraf, Phil Salt, Samit Patel, Rumman Raees, Mohammad Musa and Amad Butt.

Islamabad United have won the toss and are bowling against Karachi Kings