Five-wicket win takes defending champions on top of points table
Five-wicket win takes defending champions on top of points table
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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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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
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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
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