9.3
1
1
Saeed Ajmal to Imad Wasim, 1 run,
9.2
3
3
Saeed Ajmal to Babar Azam, 3 runs,
9.1
1
1
Saeed Ajmal to Imad Wasim, 1 run,
9
9 runs
Need 0 from 60b
Karachi Kings 69/2
CRR: 6.9 RRR: 0
Babar Azam 47 (30b)
Imad Wasim 8 (9b)
Saeed Ajmal 1.4-0-10-0
Shane Watson 1-0-9-0
9.
69
69
End of over 9 (9 runs), Karachi Kings 69/4
8.6
2
2
Shane Watson to Babar Azam, 2 runs,
8.5
0
0
Shane Watson to Babar Azam, no run,
8.4
4
4
Shane Watson to Babar Azam, Four,
8.3
1
1
Shane Watson to Imad Wasim, 1 run,
8.2
2
2
Shane Watson to Imad Wasim, 2 runs,
8.1
0
0
Shane Watson to Imad Wasim, no run,
8
4 runs
Need 7 from 66b
Karachi Kings 60/2
CRR: 6.67 RRR: 0.64
Babar Azam 47 (30b)
Imad Wasim 8 (9b)
Saeed Ajmal 1.4-0-10-0
Shane Watson 1-0-9-0
8.
60
60
End of over 8 (4 runs), Karachi Kings 60/4
7.6
0
0
Saeed Ajmal to Babar Azam, no run,
7.5
1
1
Saeed Ajmal to Imad Wasim, 1 run,
7.4
1
1
Saeed Ajmal to Babar Azam, 1 run,
7.4
1
1
Saeed Ajmal to Babar Azam, 1 wide,
7.3
0
0
Saeed Ajmal to Babar Azam, no run,
7.2
0
0
Saeed Ajmal to Babar Azam, no run,
7.1
1
1
Saeed Ajmal to Imad Wasim, 1 run,
7
6 runs
Need 11 from 72b
Karachi Kings 56/2
CRR: 7 RRR: 0.92
Babar Azam 47 (30b)
Imad Wasim 8 (9b)
Saeed Ajmal 1.4-0-10-0
Shane Watson 1-0-9-0
7.
56
56
End of over 7 (6 runs), Karachi Kings 56/4
6.6
1
1
Mohammad Irfan to Imad Wasim, 1 run,
6.5
0
0
Mohammad Irfan to Imad Wasim, no run,
6.4
1
1
Mohammad Irfan to Babar Azam, 1 run,
6.3
W
W
Mohammad Irfan to Ravi Bopara, no run,
6.2
0
0
Mohammad Irfan to Ravi Bopara, no run,
6.1
4
4
Mohammad Irfan to Ravi Bopara, 4 leg bye,
6
50 runs
Need 17 from 78b
Karachi Kings 50/1
CRR: 7.14 RRR: 1.31
Babar Azam 47 (30b)
Imad Wasim 8 (9b)
Saeed Ajmal 1.4-0-10-0
Shane Watson 1-0-9-0
6.
50
50
End of over 6 (4 runs), Karachi Kings 50/3
5.6
0
0
Imran Khalid to Babar Azam, no run,
5.5
1
1
Imran Khalid to Ravi Bopara, 1 run,
5.4
0
0
Imran Khalid to Ravi Bopara, no run,
5
0 runs
Need 67 from 84b
Karachi Kings 0/1
CRR: 0 RRR: 4.79
Babar Azam 47 (30b)
Imad Wasim 8 (9b)
Saeed Ajmal 1.4-0-10-0
Shane Watson 1-0-9-0
5.3
W
W
Imran Khalid to Shoaib Malik, no run,
Match Info
- Match
- Islamabad United vs Karachi Kings
- Date
- 17 Feb, 2017
- Time
- 04:00 PM (UTC) / 09:00 PM (PKT)
- Venue
- Sharjah Cricket Stadium
- Toss
- Karachi Kings elected to bowl
- Umpires
- Shozab Raza (Pakistan, TV), Aleem Dar (Pakistan), Richard Illingworth (England)
- Referee
Islamabad United (Batting) — 90/8 (13 Ovs)
| Batsmen | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
| Dwayne Smith c K Sangakkara b U Mir | 29 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 131.81 | |
| Sam Billings lbw b I Wasim | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Brad Haddin c & b I Wasim | 6 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 60.00 | |
| Misbah ul Haq c B Azam b U Mir | 16 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 64.00 | |
| Shane Watson runout (K Sangakkara / K Pollard) | 26 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 185.71 | |
| Imran Khalid runout (Usman Shinwari / S Malik) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | |
| Asif Ali c K Sangakkara b Usman Shinwari | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 166.66 | |
| Mohammad Sami runout (K Sangakkara / K Pollard) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | |
| Shadab Khan Not out | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | |
| Total | 90/8 (13 Ovs) Extras: 6 ( b 0 , lb 2 , w 4 , nb 0 , p 0) | |||||
Fall of Wickets
| Wkt # | Player | Runs | Ovs |
| 1 | Sam Billings lbw b I Wasim | 1 | 0.2 |
| 2 | Brad Haddin c & b I Wasim | 10 | 2.6 |
| 3 | Dwayne Smith c K Sangakkara b U Mir | 49 | 8.3 |
| 4 | Misbah ul Haq c B Azam b U Mir | 59 | 10.2 |
| 5 | Shane Watson runout (K Sangakkara / K Pollard) | 83 | 12.1 |
| 6 | Imran Khalid runout (Usman Shinwari / S Malik) | 88 | 12.3 |
| 7 | Asif Ali c K Sangakkara b Usman Shinwari | 88 | 12.4 |
| 8 | Mohammad Sami runout (K Sangakkara / K Pollard) | 90 | 12.6 |
Bowling
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | WD | NB | ECO |
| Imad Wasim | 3 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5.00 |
| Mohammad Amir | 3 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9.33 |
| Usman Khan- Shinwari | 2 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.00 |
| Kashif Bhatti | 2 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.00 |
| Usama Mir | 3 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.33 |
Karachi Kings (Batting) — 75/4 (9.4 Ovs)
| Batsmen | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
| Chris Gayle c M Sami b M Irfan | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 66.66 | |
| Babar Azam Not out | 47 | 30 | 5 | 2 | 156.66 | |
| Kumar Sangakkara b M Irfan | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 66.66 | |
| Shoaib Malik c Saeed Ajmal b Imran Khalid | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 66.66 | |
| Ravi Bopara runout (S Khan) | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20.00 | |
| Imad Wasim Not out | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 88.88 | |
| Total | 75/4 (9.4 Ovs) Extras: 9 ( b 0 , lb 7 , w 1 , nb 1 , p 0) | |||||
Fall of Wickets
| Wkt # | Player | Runs | Ovs |
| 1 | Chris Gayle c M Sami b M Irfan | 2 | 0.3 |
| 2 | Kumar Sangakkara b M Irfan | 20 | 2.1 |
| 3 | Shoaib Malik c Saeed Ajmal b Imran Khalid | 49 | 5.3 |
| 4 | Ravi Bopara runout (S Khan) | 54 | 6.3 |
Bowling
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | WD | NB | ECO |
| Mohammad Irfan | 3 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.33 |
| Mohammad Sami | 1 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18.00 |
| Imran Khalid | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.00 |
| Shadab Khan | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.00 |
| Saeed Ajmal | 1.4 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.00 |
| Shane Watson | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 |
Islamabad United
| 1 | Dwayne Smith (bat) |
| 2 | Sharjeel Khan (bat) |
| 3 | Brad Haddin (wk) |
| 4 | Shane Watson (bat) |
| 5 | Sam Billings (bat) |
| 6 | Misbah ul Haq (bat) |
| 7 | Imran Khalid (bat) |
| 8 | Amad Butt (bowl) |
| 9 | Saeed Ajmal (bowl) |
| 10 | Mohammad Sami (bowl) |
| 11 | Mohammad Irfan (bowl) |
| 12 | Asif Ali (bat) |
| 13 | Rumman Raees (bowl) |
| 14 | Samuel Badree (bowl) |
| 15 | Khalid Latif (bat) |
| 16 | Hussain Talat (all) |
| 17 | Steven Finn (bowl) |
| 18 | Ben Duckett (bat) |
| 19 | Shadab Khan (all) |
| 20 | Muhammad Zohaib Khan (bat) |
| 21 | Rafatullah Mohmand (bat) |
| 22 | Nicholas Pooran (wk) |
| 23 | Jean Paul Duminy (all) |
| 24 | Luke Ronchi (wkbat) |
| 25 | Sahibzada Farhan (bat) |
| 26 | Faheem Ashraf (all) |
| 27 | Andre Russell (all) |
| 28 | Samit Patel (all) |
| 29 | Chadwick Walton (wk) |
Karachi Kings
| 1 | Shahzaib Hasan (bat) |
| 2 | Chris Gayle (bat) |
| 3 | Babar Azam (bat) |
| 4 | Kumar Sangakkara (wk) |
| 5 | Shoaib Malik (all) |
| 6 | Ravi Bopara (all) |
| 7 | Kieron Pollard (all) |
| 8 | Imad Wasim (all) |
| 9 | Mohammad Amir (bowl) |
| 10 | Sohail Khan (bowl) |
| 11 | Abrar Ahmed (bowl) |
| 12 | Mahela Jayawardene (bat) |
| 13 | Rahat Ali (bowl) |
| 14 | Saifullah Bangash (wk) |
| 15 | Hasan Mohsin (all) |
| 16 | Ryan McLaren (bowl) |
| 17 | Khurram Manzoor (bat) |
| 18 | Usama Mir (bowl) |
| 19 | Kashif Bhatti (all) |
| 20 | Usman Khan- Shinwari (bowl) |
| 21 | Joe Denly (bat) |
| 22 | Colin Ingram (bat) |
| 23 | Mohammad Rizwan (wk) |
| 24 | Shahid Afridi (all) |
| 25 | Tymal Mills (bowl) |
| 26 | Eoin Morgan (bat) |
| 27 | Mukhtar Ahmed (bat) |
| 28 | Danish Aziz (all) |
Innings 1 Partnerships
| Dwayne Smith 29 (22) | 1 (0) Ovs | Sam Billings 0 (1) |
| Sam Billings 0 (1) | 9 (0) Ovs | Brad Haddin 6 (10) |
| Brad Haddin 6 (10) | 39 (0) Ovs | Misbah ul Haq 16 (25) |
| Misbah ul Haq 16 (25) | 10 (0) Ovs | Shane Watson 26 (14) |
| Shane Watson 26 (14) | 24 (0) Ovs | Imran Khalid 1 (1) |
| Imran Khalid 1 (1) | 5 (0) Ovs | Asif Ali 5 (3) |
| Asif Ali 5 (3) | 0 (0) Ovs | Mohammad Sami 1 (1) |
| Mohammad Sami 1 (1) | 2 (0) Ovs | Shadab Khan 1 (1) |
Innings 2 Partnerships
| Chris Gayle 2 (3) | 2 (0) Ovs | Babar Azam 47 (30) |
| Babar Azam 47 (30) | 18 (0) Ovs | Kumar Sangakkara 2 (3) |
| Kumar Sangakkara 2 (3) | 29 (0) Ovs | Shoaib Malik 6 (9) |
| Shoaib Malik 6 (9) | 5 (0) Ovs | Ravi Bopara 1 (5) |
| Ravi Bopara 1 (5) | -54 (0) Ovs | Imad Wasim 8 (9) |
Innings 1 (Batting) Overs
| # | Bowler | Runs | W | B | TR | TW | ORR |
| No over-by-over data available for this innings. | |||||||
Innings 2 (Batting) Overs
| # | Bowler | Runs | W | B | TR | TW | ORR |
| No over-by-over data available for this innings. | |||||||
A full match report will appear here when it is published.
Man of the Match
The official player of the match, as recorded for this fixture. They made the decisive contribution with bat, ball, or in the field.
Top performers
Leading run-scorers and wicket-takers from each side in this match, based on the official scorecard data. Use it to see who set the tone with the bat and who kept the pressure on with the ball.
Islamabad United — Batting
- Dwayne Smith — 29 (22b) · 0×4, 3×6
- Shane Watson — 26 (14b) · 2×4, 2×6
- Misbah ul Haq — 16 (25b) · 0×4, 1×6
Islamabad United — Bowling
- Mohammad Irfan — 2/7(3 ov, econ 2.33)
- Imran Khalid — 1/10(2 ov, econ 5)
- Shane Watson — 0/9(1 ov, econ 9)
Karachi Kings — Batting
- Babar Azam — 47 (30b) · 5×4, 2×6
- Imad Wasim — 8 (9b)
- Shoaib Malik — 6 (9b)
Karachi Kings — Bowling
- Usama Mir — 2/10(3 ov, econ 3.33)
- Imad Wasim — 2/15(3 ov, econ 5)
- Usman Khan- Shinwari — 1/12(2 ov, econ 6)
Match analysis
Short summary from match facts and scorecard highlights.
Islamabad United vs Karachi Kings Match Analysis
The PSL 2017 match between Islamabad United and Karachi Kings at Sharjah Cricket Stadium was a tightly contested affair that ultimately ended with Karachi Kings winning by 8 runs via the D/L method.
Karachi Kings won the toss and opted to bowl first, which set the stage for a challenging chase. Islamabad United struggled to build momentum, finishing their innings at 90 for 8, with Dwayne Smith leading the scoring with 29 runs off 22 balls, supported by Shane Watson's quick 26 off 14 balls.
In response, Karachi Kings managed to score 75 for 4 in their reduced innings, with Babar Azam being the standout performer, scoring 47 runs off 30 balls at a strike rate of 156.67. The innings was hindered by effective bowling from Islamabad, particularly Mohammad Irfan, who took 2 wickets for just 7 runs in 3 overs.
The match was decided by the effective bowling from Karachi Kings, especially Usama Mir and Imad Wasim, who took crucial wickets and kept the run rate in check, ensuring their team secured a narrow victory.
Babar Azam's impressive performance earned him the Man of the Match award, highlighting his pivotal role in Karachi's success.
Match and Tournament Stats
8
Sixes
Sixes
9
Fours
Fours
8
Wickets
Wickets
319
Sixes
Sixes
649
Fours
Fours
317
Wickets
Wickets
27
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