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Statistics

Best performances - Batsmen

C Munro
C Munro
88(56) 12x4 - 2x6
Control %75%
  • Productive Shot
  • cut shot
  • 21 runs
  • 4x4 - 0x6
0 11 9 11 11 7 15 24
Babar Azam
Babar Azam
81(54) 7x4 - 3x6
Control %88%
  • Productive Shot
  • flick
  • 25 runs
  • 1x4 - 1x6
8 0 7 16 7 5 4 34

Best performances - Bowlers

Waqas Maqsood
Waqas Maqsood
O4
M0
R27
W1
Eco6.75
RHB
OFFLEG
1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
Akif Javed
O4
M0
R31
W1
Eco7.75
RHB
OFFLEG
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
1W

Scorer: Binoy George | Commentator: Shashank Kishore

And that brings us to the end of our coverage tonight. It's been a superb game. Varun Shetty's bulletin will be up shortly. Do hop over to catch that. Also, don't forget to join us on Tuesday for the double-header. Until then, this is Shashank Kishore saying goodbye on behalf of Varun Shetty. Many thanks for tuning in.

Time for a chat with the winning skipper. Here's Shadab Khan: "This is a team game, when our top order fails, the lower order performs and vice-versa. When you win, you learn from your mistakes quickly. Our fielding intensity wasn't great, that's something we need to work on. Intensity is something I demand from our players, the result isn't in our hands. But we need to show that intensity."

Islamabad United's Ifthikhar Ahmed is the Player of the Match. "Captain and coach always tell me to bat till the end. That's what I was trying to do. As a professional, you've to bat at any position. Performance is key always and I'm happy to have done just that."

Sijan: "Colin Munro has been involved in 2 of prolific chases in PSL now. Second 100 partnership in 2 games now for him."

ABAE: "Don't get the 'nothing to lose' [from Imad], heard it from a bit in the last few games. There certainly is something to lose - your place in the playoffs"

ABAE: "Very similar scorecards and strike rates, small differences. Ifitikhar getting the same score as Najibullah with 3 less deliveries, Munro with a very similar output to Babar but stayed until the end. You feel that Babar's wicket lost them the extra runs they needed in the last over which ended up being pretty modest. Great game"

11.55pm What a night Islamabad United have had. Colin Munro and Ifthikhar Ahmed have orchestrated a turnaround not many saw coming at the halfway mark.

It looked like they were tired, the asking rate had touched 12 and they struggled for timing. And then suddenly, out of nowhere, both batters found their range, their timing and unleashed the beast within them.

The Kings fielded poorly, let off both batters, and paid the price for it. All this means Babar Azam's knock goes in vain.

Karachi Kings captain Imad Wasim: "If you drop catches, this will happen. We have a lot to learn, lot to improve. This is a setback. As far as our bowling goes, we don't have too many options. I had an injury to my finger, so I couldn't bowl out. We need to make a few changes, we'll have a chat about it.

"The kind of start we got, I think we were 15-20 short. We need to work on our run-scoring in the middle overs, look to target bowlers during that period. We played poorly, caught poorly. Our turnover time is very little, if we win three games, we will qualify. We have nothing to lose, we'll come back hard."

18.4
1
Mohammad Amir to Iftikhar Ahmed, 1 run, uses the width to steer this down to third man. Islamabad United have made light work of the target in the end. What a win!
18.4
1w
Mohammad Amir to Iftikhar Ahmed, 1 wide, dug in short, angling away but way over the batter's head, another wide called. Scores level
18.3
1
Mohammad Amir to Munro, 1 run, slapped on the bounce to deep point
18.3
1w
Mohammad Amir to Munro, 1 wide, slower bouncer but down leg, Munro avoids, it's a wide
18.2
4
Mohammad Amir to Munro, FOUR, slower bouncer, Munro arches back and deflects this wide of the keeper. Cleverly done
18.1
4
Mohammad Amir to Munro, FOUR, goes downtown to bisect long-on and long-off. Seemed like it was no more than a chip when he hit it but boy, the timing was incredible. Amir looking for a yorker but missed his length

United 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st28UT KhawajaC Munro
2nd13C MunroMuhammad Akhlaq
3rd150C MunroIftikhar Ahmed

Pakistan Super League

TeamMWLPTNRR
IU1082160.859
MS1055101.05
PZ1055100.586
KK105510-0.115
LQ105510-0.589
QG10284-1.786