The 22nd match of the Pakistan Super League 2021 played yesterday between Islamabad United and Karachi Kings at Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi. In which Islamabad United beat Karachi Kings by 8 wickets.
Islamabad United won the toss and decide to field first, Karachi Kings batted first, scored 190 runs after losing 4 wickets in stipulated 20 over. Karachi Kings started well, Sharjeel Khan and Babar Azam came to start the inning, and gave a good start, the first wicket has gone in 37 runs, Sharjeel Khan dismissed after scoring 25 runs in 17 balls, next batsman Martin Guptill came to bat, and good strike rotate with Babar Azam for a while, the second wicket fell in 63 runs, Martin Guptill dismissed just for 6 runs in 4 balls, next batsman Najibullah Zadran came to bat, handled the inning and played a brilliant century partnership of 117 runs, with Babar Azam, the third wicket fell in 180 runs, Babar Azam dismissed after playing a brilliant quick half-century inning of 81 runs with the help of 3 sixes and 7 boundries in just 54 balls, followed by Thisara Perera came to bat, and he dismissed witout scoring just in 1 ball, after that Chadwick Walton came to bat, and he remians unbeaten for 1 run, and Najibullah Zadran played a brilliant unbeaten quick half-century inning of 71 runs with the help of 4 sixes and 5 boundries in just 42 balls. In this way, Karachi Kings batted first after losing the toss, scored 190 runs lost of 4 wickets in stipulated 20 over, and set a target of 191 runs in front of Islamabad United.
Islamabad United bowlers Akif Javed, Hasan Ali, Mohammad Wasim Jr, and Ali Khan got 1-1 wicket.
Islamabad United chasing 191 runs in the second inning, they achieved the target very easily by losing just 2 wickets in 18.4 overs and won the match by 8 wickets. Islamabad United started not very well but after the second wicket Colin Munro and Iftikhar Ahmed handled the inning and played a brilliant victory inning. Usman Khawaja and Colin Munro came to start the inning, the first wicket has gone in just 28 runs, Usman Khawaja dismissed for 12 runs in 16 balls, next batsman Muhammad Akhlaq came to bat, and he good strike rotate with Colin Munro for a while, the second wicket fell in 41 runs, Muhammad Akhlaq dismissed just for 1 run in 2 balls, followed by Iftikhar Ahmed came to bat, handled the inning and played a brilliant quick victory inning with Colin Munro, Iftikhar Ahmed played a brilliant unbeaten quick half-century and victory inning of 71 runs with the help of 5 sixes and 5 boundries in just 39 balls, and Colin Munro also played a brilliant unbeaten quick half-century and victory inning of 88 runs with the help of 2 sixes and 12 boundries in just 56 balls. In this way, Islamabad United chasing 191 runs in the second inning, they achieved the target very easily by losing just 2 wickets in the 4th ball of 19 over and won the match by 8 wickets.
Karachi Kings bowlers, Waqas Maqsood, and Abbas Afridi Imran got 1-1 wicket.
Islamabad United batsman Iftikhar Ahmed selected as the best player of the match, he played a brilliant unbeaten quick half-century and victory inning of 71 runs with the help of 5 sixes and 5 boundries in just 39 balls.
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