- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR12.3 You could just sense a wicket was around the corner, drops short and it skids on towards middle, he goes back and towards leg-stump, trying to heave it over Imad's head but there wasn't enough elevation and Imad got in the way, took the catch and followed with an interesting celebration, dancing and smiling. Islamabad right on top! 71/41.2 Bowls an absolute zinger! Brings it back from the channel, and clatters the off-stump, he plays down the wrong line as Naseem gets the big fish. It was an absolute jaffa; swung two deliveries away and then nipped this one back taking Warner by surprise 5/13.6 Stumps shattered, what a sight! What a fabulous start from Kings; pacers are right on money and United are finding it tough to weather the storm. Change of length, purposefully pitches it fuller and gets it to nibble, he searches for the line and gets squared up a touch, sees the bails flying all over the place. Another vital scalp, Holder continues his good form with the ball Vastly experienced and he has started his PSL with a bang 22/29.3 Drops it on a length and gets a hint of turn outside off, he advances and tries to go big downtown, ends up skewing it away to the fielder at backward point; tried to break the shackles and lost his wicket in the process; KK not able to find any fluency so far 61/316.5 Naseem is on fire tonight! Bouncer dug in and it's growing on him, Khushdil is strangled down leg and tries to pull it away, ends up feathering it to the keeper off the glove actually; umpire agrees and it's another dagger in KK's middle-order 93/615.1 Bowls a beautiful googly that spins in fractionally at middle-stump line and he gets stuck rooted deep in the crease trying to flick it away but by then the ball had already struck his pads and it looks plumb; he doesn't bother with the review. Another man down for KK; need a major rebuilding from here to put a respectable total 89/517.6 Hits the deck hard and gets fierce bounce, he prances down the track and commits to the hook, gets a top-edge and is taken by Imad at short backward square 102/7Extras11 (lb 1, w 10)TOTAL128/7 (20 Overs, RR: 6.4)Fall of wickets: 1-5 (David Warner, 1.2 ov), 2-22 (James Vince, 3.6 ov), 3-61 (Saad Baig, 9.3 ov), 4-71 (Tim Seifert, 12.3 ov), 5-89 (Irfan Khan, 15.1 ov), 6-93 (Khushdil Shah, 16.5 ov), 7-102 (Aamer Jamal, 17.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB BJ Dwarshuis 2 0 8 0 4 6 0 0 0 0 Naseem Shah 4 0 29 2 7.25 12 1 2 4 0 JO Holder 4 0 39 2 9.75 9 4 1 1 0 Imad Wasim 4 0 17 1 4.25 8 0 0 0 0 Muhammad Shahzad 1 0 9 0 9 3 2 0 0 0 Shadab Khan 4 0 17 2 4.25 10 1 0 0 0 Mohammad Nawaz(3) 1 0 8 0 8 1 0 0 1 0
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR4.1 Oh, that's a wonderful sprawling catch from the KK captain and they have got a big one; it's the man in imperious form, Sahibzada gets a bit flabbergasted by the slower one and miscues the skier, slicing the ball in the air and Warner backtracks and gobbles it up somewhere at cover and mid-off, excellent running catch. KK need to strike regularly, they have a window 34/113.3 Nabi makes a mark straightaway; introduced a bit late, right? Flighted delivery holding its line on off with no real pace and Azam was undone by the flight, wanted to smoke him out of the park over deep midwicket but he was early through the slog sweep and the off-stump is disturbed 103/34.5 Hasan Ali, you beauty, he has been in stellar form this PSL season. It reminds me of the 2017 Hasan, man that came back viciously from outside off, massive inward movement and honestly there's not much Munro could have done about it, it came back a mile and made a mess of his stumps, incredible delivery and as usual the generator celebration is out, always a pleasant sight watching a fast bowler celebrating with energy and vigor 38/216.6 Abbas slings a heat-seeking yorker and flummoxes Shadab; middle-stump askew as Abbas celebrates with vigor; rare bright spot for Kings today 128/4Extras9 (b 4, nb 1, w 4)TOTAL129/4 (17.1 Overs, RR: 7.51)Fall of wickets: 1-34 (Sahibzada Farhan, 4.1 ov), 2-38 (Colin Munro, 4.5 ov), 3-103 (Azam Khan, 13.3 ov), 4-128 (Shadab Khan, 16.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB Mir Hamza 3 0 24 0 8 7 2 1 0 0 Hasan Ali 4 0 28 2 7 14 6 0 0 0 Abbas Afridi 3 0 24 1 8 10 3 1 1 1 Khushdil Shah 3 0 20 0 6.66 9 1 1 0 0 Aamer Jamal 2 0 17 0 8.5 5 1 1 1 0 Mohammad Nabi 2.1 0 12 1 5.53 8 2 0 1 0
Match Details
Toss
Islamabad United , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Season
Hours of play (local time)
20.00 start, First Session 20.00-21.30, Interval 21.30-21.50, Second Session 21.50-23.20
Match days
20 April 2025 - night match (20-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Islamabad United 2, Karachi Kings 0
Match Notes
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 41 runs, 2 wickets)
- Karachi Kings: 50 runs in 7.4 overs (46 balls), Extras 10
- Strategic Timeout: Karachi Kings - 89/4 in 15.0 overs (Khushdil Shah 16, Irfan Khan 5)
- Karachi Kings: 100 runs in 17.3 overs (105 balls), Extras 11
- Innings Break: Karachi Kings - 128/7 in 20.0 overs (Mohammad Nabi 7, Abbas Afridi 24)
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 48 runs, 2 wickets)
- Islamabad United: 50 runs in 6.2 overs (38 balls), Extras 0
- Strategic Timeout: Islamabad United - 89/2 in 12.0 overs (Azam Khan 26, Shadab Khan 25)
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 43 balls (Azam Khan 22, Shadab Khan 25, Ex 4)
- Islamabad United: 100 runs in 13.2 overs (80 balls), Extras 6
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