Islamabad United v Karachi Kings Match 15 Highlights
Karachi Kings 2024 Players will play their second match against Islamabad United on 28 February 2024. This was the first match for the United against the Kings in the HBL PSL 9.
Islamabad United have to win this match. If not, it could hurt their chances of being in the top-4 spot in the points table. However, Karachi is in a pretty good spot considering their previous exploits in the previous seasons of HBL PSL.
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Match Details
| National Stadium Karachi | |
| Date | 28 February 2024 |
| Time | 7:00 PM |
| Match | Karachi Kings v Islamabad United |
| Umpires | Chris Gaffaney |
| Rashid Riaz | |
| TV Umpire | Abdul Muqeet |
| Reserve Umpire | Imran Javed |
| Match Referee | Ali Naqvi |
Playing 11
| Karachi Kings | Islamabad United |
|---|---|
| Shan Masood Opening Batter | Alex Hales Opening Batter |
| Tim Seifert Wicketkeeper Batter | Colin Munro Opening Batter |
| Leus du Plooy Middle-Order Batter | Agha Salman Allrounder |
| Shoaib Malik Allrounder | Shadab Khan Allrounder |
| Kieron Pollard Batting Allrounder | Azam Khan Wicketkeeper Batter |
| Mohammad Nawaz Allrounder | Jordan Cox Wicketkeeper Batter |
| Irfan Khan Middle-Order Batter | Imad Wasim Allrounder |
| Hasan Ali Bowler | Faheem Ashraf Bowling Allrounder |
| Mir Hamza Bowler | Naseem Shah Bowler |
| Tabraiz Shamsi Bowler | Hunain Shah Bowler |
| Mohammad Amir Khan Bowler | Rumman Raees Bowler |
Toss
Islamabad United won the toss and chose to field first
First Innings
| Karachi Kings 165-5 (20 overs) | |
| BATTING | BOWLING |
| Kieron Pollard 48 (28) | Imad Wasim 1-20 |
| Irfan Khan 27 (22) | Naseem Shah 1-29 |
| Shan Masood 27 (30) | Agha Salman 1-17 |
| TARGET | 166 runs |
- Islamabad United will be happy with the way they have contained the Karachi Kings batters in this innings.
- Shan Masood was in a sticky situation as the wicket started falling left and right. There was no other batter apart from du Plooy that had any serious partnership with him.
- All the big guns like Malik and Siefert weren’t able to do much for the Karachi Kings in this inning.
- If not for Pollard’s onslaught in the middle, Karachi would have been in a disappointing situation.
- Other than Pollard, Irfan Khan scored 27 runs at the tail-end, rendering Karachi Kings past 160 runs.
- Among the bowlers, the former Karachi Kings player, Imad Wasim was the highlight. He contained the batsmen
- It was a combined effort from Islamabad United bowlers. A job well done.
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2nd Innings
| Islamabad United 169-3 (18.3 overs) | |
| BATTING | BOWLING |
| Colin Munro 82 (47) | Mohammad Nawaz 1-23 |
| Alex Hales 47 (35) | Tabraiz Shamsi 1-34 |
| Agha Salman 25 (17) | Hasan Ali 1-42 |
| RESULT | Islamabad United won by 7 wickets |
- After being assigned a 166-run objective, Munro and Hales got them off to a flying start, and they never looked back.
- The century was reached just after the tenth over, while the first wicket, Hales, went only in the twelfth.
- They were already well ahead of the game when Munro maintained his attack on his route to a 47-ball 82.
- He was ultimately caught in front by Nawaz, and although the new players coming in failed to score at the same speed, they had so little to complete that they finished with 7 wickets and 9 balls remaining.
- This wasn’t an easy target to defend on a pitch like Karachi. The Karachi Kings bowlers have their batsmen to blame on.
Man of the match
Colin Munro has won the man of the match for his explosive innings against the Karachi Kings bowlers. This was not an easy task. However, he pushed the team past the victory line.
