PSL 2019 Match 18: Islamabad United beat Karachi Kings by 5 wickets

DUBAI: Islamabad United  thrashed Karachi Kings by five  wickets in the 18th match of the Pakistan Super League 2019 at Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Wednesday.

United won the toss and decided to bowl, batting first Karachi Kings  set a decent target of 169 runs in 20 overs, while Islamabad achieved the task in 19.2 overs.

Islamabad  began cranking through the gears, as man of the match Aasif Ali - 70 off 38 balls - was more than enough to see off Karachi in a below-par chase of 169.

Karachi's opener Babar Azam smashed  68 runs off 50 balls with the help of 10 boundaries, while LS Livingstone added a blistering knock of 56 off 31, with five fours and four sixes.

Azam and Livingstone put together 78 runs for the second wicket partnership.

Rumman Raees took three wickets for 27 runs in his four overs, while Faheem Ashraf, Shadab Khan and Amad Butt took one wicket each for United.

Islamabad Unite: 169/5 in 19.2 overs (Target 169)

Imad Wasim to Shadab Khan, SIX runs

Imad Wasim to Faheem Ashraf, 1 run

At the end of over 19: Islamabad United: 162/5

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, 1 wide

Mohammad Amir to Faheem Ashraf, no run

At the end of over 18: Islamabad United: 158/5

Usman Shinwari to Faheem Ashraf, 1 run,

Usman Shinwari to Faheem Ashraf, FOUR runs

Usman Shinwari to Shadab Khan, 1 run

Usman Shinwari to Shadab Khan, 1 run

Usman Shinwari to Salt, OUT

Usman Shinwari to Salt, FOUR runs

Usman Shinwari to Salt, 2 runs

At the end of over 17: Islamabad United: 146/4

Mohammad Amir to Shadab Khan, no run

Mohammad Amir to Shadab Khan, 1 wide

Mohammad Amir to Shadab Khan, no run

Mohammad Amir to Shadab Khan, 2 runs

Mohammad Amir to Salt, 1 run

Mohammad Amir to Asif Ali, OUT

At the end of over 16: Islamabad United: 140/4

Munro to Asif Ali, 1 run

Munro to Salt, 1 run

Munro to Asif Ali, 1 run

Munro to Asif Ali, SIX runs

Munro to Asif Ali, SIX runs

Munro to Asif Ali, FOUR runs

At the end of over 15: Islamabad United: 121/3

Usman Shinwari to Salt, no run

Usman Shinwari to Asif Ali,  1 run

Usman Shinwari to Asif Ali,  no run

Usman Shinwari to Asif Ali, 4 runs

Usman Shinwari to Asif Ali, (no ball) 6 runs

Usman Shinwari to Asif Ali, no run

Usman Shinwari to Asif Ali, 6 runs

At the end of over 14: Islamabad United: 103/3

Aamer Yamin to Asif Ali, 1 run

Aamer Yamin to Salt, 1 run

Aamer Yamin to Salt, no run

Aamer Yamin to Salt, 2 runs

Aamer Yamin to Salt, 4 runs

Aamer Yamin to Salt, 4 runs

At the end of over 13: Islamabad United: 91/3

Umer Khan to 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, 6 runs

At the end of over 12: Islamabad United: 81/3

Aamer Yamin to Salt, no run

Aamer Yamin to Salt, no run

Aamer Yamin to Asif Ali, 1 run

Aamer Yamin to Asif Ali, no run

Aamer Yamin to Salt, 1 run

Aamer Yamin to Salt, no run

At the end of over 11: Islamabad United: 79/3

Umer Khan to Asif Ali, 4 runs

Umer Khan to Asif Ali, no run

Umer Khan to Asif Ali, no run

Umer Khan to Salt, 1 run

Umer Khan to Asif Ali, 1 run

Umer Khan to Asif Ali, 4 runs

At the end of over 10: Islamabad United: 69/3

Aamer Yamin to Asif Ali, 1 run

Aamer Yamin to Salt, 1 run

Aamer Yamin to Salt, 2 run

Aamer Yamin to Asif Ali, 1 run

Aamer Yamin to Asif Ali, no run

Aamer Yamin to Salt, 1 run

At the end of over 9: Islamabad United: 63/3

Umer Khan to Asif Ali, no run,

Umer Khan to Asif Ali, 4 runs

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

At the end of over 8: Islamabad United: 57/3

Usman Shinwari to Salt, 2 runs

Usman Shinwari to Asif Ali, 1 run

Usman Shinwari to Asif Ali, 6 runs

Usman Shinwari to Asif Ali, no run

Usman Shinwari to Asif Ali, no run

Usman Shinwari to Salt, 1 run

At the end of over 7: Islamabad United: 47/3

Umer Khan to Hussain Talat, OUT (st †Dunk b Umer Khan 1)

Umer Khan to Salt, 1 run

Umer Khan to Hussain Talat, 1 run

Umer Khan to Hussain Talat, no run

Umer Khan to Salt, 1 run

Umer Khan to Ronchi, OUT (c Ingram b Umer Khan 26)

At the end of over 6: Islamabad United: 44/1

Usman Shinwari to Ronchi, 1 run

Usman Shinwari to Salt, 1 run

Usman Shinwari to Salt, no run

Usman Shinwari to Ronchi, 1 leg bye

Usman Shinwari to Ronchi, 1 wide

Usman Shinwari to Salt, 1 run

Usman Shinwari to Salt, no run

At the end of over 5: Islamabad Unite: 39/1

Imad Wasim to Ronchi, 4 runs

Imad Wasim to Ronchi, 4 runs

Imad Wasim to Salt, 1 leg bye

Imad Wasim to Salt, no run

Imad Wasim to Ronchi,  1 run

Imad Wasim to Ronchi, 6 runs

At the end of over 4: Islamabad Unite: 23/1

Mohammad Amir to Salt, no run

Mohammad Amir to Salt, no run

Mohammad Amir to Salt, 4 runs

Mohammad Amir to Salt, no run

Mohammad Amir to Salt, 4 runs

Mohammad Amir to Ronchi, 1 run

At the end of over 3: Islamabad Unite: 14/1

Imad Wasim to Ronchi, 1 run

Imad Wasim to Salt, 1 run

Imad Wasim to Salt, no run

Imad Wasim to Ronchi, 1 run

Imad Wasim to Ronchi, no run

Imad Wasim to Ronchi, no run

At the end of over 2: Islamabad Unite: 11/1

Mohammad Amir to Ronchi, 1 run

Mohammad Amir to Ronchi, 4 runs

Mohammad Amir to Ronchi, no run

Mohammad Amir to Ronchi, no run

Mohammad Amir to Ronchi, no run

Mohammad Amir to Ronchi, no run

At the end of over 1: Islamabad Unite: 6/1

Imad Wasim to Salt, 4 runs

Imad Wasim to Ronchi, 1 run

Imad Wasim to Delport, OUT (c Ingram b Imad Wasim 0)

Imad Wasim to Delport, no run

Imad Wasim to Ronchi, 1 run

Imad Wasim to Ronchi, no run

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At the end of over 20: 168/8

Amad Butt to Mohammad Amir,  Run Out (†Ronchi) 6

Amad Butt to Mohammad Amir, 6 runs

Amad Butt to Mohammad Amir, no run

Amad Butt to Aamer Yamin, OUT ( b Amad Butt 3)

Amad Butt to Aamer Yamin, no run

Amad Butt to Iftikhar Ahmed, 1 leg bye

At the end of over 19: 161/6

Faheem Ashraf to Aamer Yamin, no run

Faheem Ashraf to Babar Azam, OUT (c Rumman Raees b Faheem Ashraf 68)

Faheem Ashraf to Aamer Yamin, 1 run

Faheem Ashraf to Aamer Yamin,2 runs

Faheem Ashraf to Aamer Yamin, no run

Faheem Ashraf to Aamer Yamin, 1 wide

Faheem Ashraf to Babar Azam, 1 run

At the end of over 18: 156/5

Rumman Raees to Imad Wasim, OUT (b Rumman Raees 2)

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, OUT (Dunk run out (Shadab Khan) 12)

At the end of over 17: 153/3

Amad Butt to Dunk, 1 run

Amad Butt to Babar Azam, 1 run

Amad Butt to Dunk, 1 run

Amad Butt to Dunk, no run

Amad Butt to Dunk, 4 runs

Amad Butt to Dunk, 2 runs

At the end of over 16: 144/3

Faheem Ashraf to Babar Azam, 4 runs

Faheem Ashraf to Dunk, 1 run

Faheem Ashraf to Babar Azam, 1 run

Faheem Ashraf to Dunk, 1 run

Faheem Ashraf to Dunk, 2 runs

Faheem Ashraf to Babar Azam, 1 run

At the end of over 15: 134/3

Rumman Raees to Babar Azam, 1 run

Rumman Raees to Ingram, OUT (c Amad Butt b Rumman Raees 13)

Rumman Raees to Babar Azam, 1 run

Rumman Raees to Ingram, 1 run

Rumman Raees to Ingram, 2 runs

Rumman Raees to Ingram, 2 runs

At the end of over 14: 127/2

Faheem Ashraf to Babar Azam, 2 runs

Faheem Ashraf to Babar Azam, no run

Faheem Ashraf to Ingram, 1 run

Faheem Ashraf to Babar Azam, 1 run

Faheem Ashraf to Babar Azam, 4 runs

Faheem Ashraf  to Babar Azam, 4 runs

At the end of over 13: 115/2

Shadab Khan to Ingram, no run

Shadab Khan to Babar Azam, 1 run

Shadab Khan to Ingram, 1 run

Shadab Khan to Ingram, 1 wide

Shadab Khan to Ingram, no run

Shadab Khan to Babar Azam, 1 run

Shadab Khan to Babar Azam, no run

At the end of over 12: 111/2

Amad Butt to Ingram, 4 runs

Amad Butt to Babar Azam, 1 run

Amad Butt to Babar Azam, no run

Amad Butt to Babar Azam, no run

Amad Butt to Ingram, 1 run

Amad Butt to Babar Azam, 1 run

At the end of over 11: 104/2

Shadab Khan to Ingram, no run

Shadab Khan to Babar Azam, 1 run

Shadab Khan to Ingram, 1 run

Shadab Khan to Babar Azam, 1 run

Shadab Khan to Livingstone, OUT (c Amad Butt b Shadab Khan 56)

Shadab Khan to Livingstone, 6 runs

At the end of over 10: 95/1

Amad Butt to Livingstone, 1 run

Amad Butt to Babar Azam, 1 run

Amad Butt to Babar Azam, no run

Amad Butt to Livingstone, 1 run

Amad Butt to Babar Azam, 1 run

Amad Butt to Livingstone, 1 run

At the end of over 9: 90/1

Shadab Khan to Livingstone, 1 run

Shadab Khan to Livingstone, no run

Shadab Khan to Livingstone, 4 runs

Shadab Khan to Livingstone, 4 runs

Shadab Khan to Livingstone, no run

Shadab Khan to Babar Azam, 1 run

At the end of over 8: 80/1

Samit Patel to Livingstone, 6 runs

Samit Patel to 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

At the end of over 7: 71/1

Shadab Khan to Livingstone, no run

Shadab Khan to Babar Azam, 1 run

Shadab Khan to Livingstone, 1 run

Shadab Khan to Babar Azam, 1 run

Shadab Khan to Livingstone, 1 run

Shadab Khan to Livingstone, no run

At the end of over 6: 67/1

Faheem Ashraf to Babar Azam, 4 runs

Faheem Ashraf to Babar Azam, 4 runs

Faheem Ashraf to Babar Azam, 4 runs

Faheem Ashraf to Babar Azam, no run

Faheem Ashraf to Livingstone, 1 run

Faheem Ashraf to Livingstone, no run

At the end of over 5: 54/1

Rumman Raees to Babar Azam, no run

Rumman Raees to Babar Azam, 2 runs

Muhammad Musa to Livingstone, 1 run

Muhammad Musa to Livingstone, 6 runs

Muhammad Musa to Livingstone, no run

Muhammad Musa to Livingstone, 4 runs

At the end of over 4: 41/1

Samit Patel to Livingstone, 1 run

Samit Patel to Livingstone, 4 runs

Samit Patel to Livingstone, 6 runs

Samit Patel to Livingstone, no run

Samit Patel to Babar Azam, 1 run

Samit Patel to Livingstone, 1 run

At the end of over 3: 28/1

Rumman Raees to Babar Azam, no run

Rumman Raees to Livingstone, 1 run

Rumman Raees to Livingstone, no run

Rumman Raees to Livingstone, 4 runs

Rumman Raees to Munro, OUT (C Munro c Asif Ali b Rumman Raees 4)

Rumman Raees to Colin Munro, 2 runs

At the end of over 2: 21/0

Muhammad Musa to Munro, 1 run

Muhammad Musa to Babar, 1 run

Muhammad Musa to Babar, no run

Muhammad Musa to Babar, 4 runs

Muhammad Musa to Babar, 4 runs

Muhammad Musa to Munro, 1 leg bye

At the end of over 1: 10/0

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, 4 runs

Rumman Raees to Babar Azam, 4 runs

Rumman Raees to Babar Azam, no run

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Islamabad United stand-in captain Shadab Khan has won the toss and elected to bowl against Karachi Kings in the 18 th T20 match of the Pakistan Super League 2019 at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on February 27.

Teams

Karachi Kings: Babar Azam, Colin Munro, Iftikhar Ahmed, Colin Ingram, Liam Livingstone, Ben Dunk, Imad Wasim (capt), Aamer Yamin, Mohammad Amir, Umer Khan, Usman Shinwari

Islamabad United: Luke Ronchi, Cameron Delport, Hussain Talat, Asif Ali, Shadab Khan (capt), Faheem Ashraf, Phil Salt, Samit Patel, Rumman Raees, Mohammad Musa, Amad Butt

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Islamabad United vs Karachi Kings: PSL 2019 Match 18 preview

The second match of the day (Wednesday), the 18th overall, in the fourth edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) will be played between Islamabad United and Karachi Kings at 9-00 pm at Dubai International Cricket Stadium on February 27.

Islamabad United will be playing their seventh T20 match while this will be the sixth for Karachi Kings. Both had earlier played each other on February 23 at Sharjah where Islamabad emerged victorious by seven wickets.

Karachi Kings have so far won two matches and lost three with four points, placed fifth on the table whereas Islamabad United placed third with six points have won hree and lost as many matches.

The highest total Karachi Kings made in the event is 188/4, against Quetta Gladiators at Sharjah on February 24, while Islamabad United’s highest total is 177/5, which they scored against Lahore Qalandars at Dubai in the inaugural match of the tournament.

Colin Ingram is the highest run-getter for Karachi Kings. The left-handed batsman has accumulated 170 runs in five matches at an average of 42.50 with one hundred. His best score is 127 not out, which he made against Quetta Gladiators at Sharjah on February 24. This is the only individual century so far in the PLS4 and also the highest by any batsman in the tournament.

For Islamabad United, the highest run-scorer is Luke Ronchi, who made 166 (ave 41.50) with two fifties. His highest score is 67 not out (vs Karachi Kings, at Sharjah, February 23).

The highest wicket-takers are pacers Faheem Ashraf and Mohammad Amir for Islamabad United and Karachi Kings, respectively. Both have captured seven wickets each in five matches at an average of 16.85 and 20.28, respectively. Amir, the left-arm fast bowler has once bagged a haul of four wickets in an innings.

Squads

Islamabad United: Mohammad Sami (captain), Luke Ronchi, Sahibzada Farhan, Asif Ali, Faheem Ashraf, Hussain Talat, Cameron Delport, Ian Bell, Philip Salt, Rizwan Hussain, Shadab Khan, Waqas Maqsood, Samit Patel, Rumman Raees, Muhammad Musa, Wayne Parnell.

Karachi Kings: Imad Wasim (captain), Liam Livingstone, babar Azam, Colin Ingram, Sikandar Raza, Ravi Bopara, Mohammad Rizwan, Sohail Khan, Colin Munro, Sohail Khan, Mohammad Amir, usman Shinwari, Umer Khan, Aamer Yamin, Ben Dunk (wk), Ali Imran, Iftikhar ahmed, Usama Mir, Awais Zia.