PSL 9; Islamabad United beat Karachi Kings by 5 wickets

In the 24th match of HBL Pakistan Super League Season 9, Islamabad United defeated Karachi Kings by 5 wickets.

In the match played at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Karachi Kings achieved the target of 151 runs by Islamabad United for the loss of 5 wickets in 18.4 overs.

On the points table, Islamabad United moved from the fourth position to the second position with 9 points.

Shadab Khan 34 and Agha Salman stood out with 33 runs from Islamabad United. Hyder Ali scored 26, Alex Hales scored 18, Faheem Ashraf scored 12, Colin Munro and Azam Khan scored 9 and 9 runs respectively.

Mir Hamza took 3 wickets, Blessing Mozrabani and Zahid Mehmood took 1 wicket each from Karachi Kings.

Earlier, Islamabad United captain Shadab Khan had won the toss and decided to field first.

Batting first, Karachi Kings scored 150 runs for the loss of seven wickets in 20 overs. Kieron Pollard 39, James Vince 29, Tim Seifert 26 and Irfan Khan stood out with 16 runs.

Islamabad United’s Timal Mills took 3 wickets, Faheem Ashraf took 2 wickets, Haneen Shah and Imad Wasim took one wicket each.

Islamabad United: Alex Hales, Colin Munro, Salman Ali Agha, Shadab Khan (captain), Azam Khan (wicketkeeper), Hyder Ali, Imad Wasim, Faheem Ashraf, Matthew Ford, Haneen Shah, Timal Mills

Karachi Kings: Shaun Masood (captain), Tim Seifert (wicketkeeper), James Vince, Shoaib Malik, Kieron Pollard, Irfan Khan Niazi, Muhammad Nawaz, Hasan Ali, Zahid Mehmood, Mir Hamza, Blessing Mazarbani