18.4
1
1
Mohammad Amir to Iftikhar Ahmed, 1 wide, short length, outside off, Iftikhar Ahmed plays but ball was way too far and given wide by the umpire.
18.3
1
1
Mohammad Amir to Colin Munro, 1 run, back of length, outside off, Colin Munro plays punch of the backfoot to cover for 1 run.
18.3
1
1
Mohammad Amir to Colin Munro, 1 wide, good length, outside the leg stump, Colin Munro plays but ball was way too far and given wide by the umpire.
18.2
4
4
Mohammad Amir to Colin Munro, Four, short length, on the middle stump Colin Munro plays the uppercut of the backfoot to the third man
18.1
4
4
Mohammad Amir to Colin Munro, Four, full length, on the middle stump Colin Munro plays the lofted of the frontfoot to the straight
18
11 runs
Need 11 from 6b
Islamabad United 179/0
CRR: 9.42 RRR: 11
Colin Munro 88 (56b)
Iftikhar Ahmed 71 (39b)
Mohammad Amir 3.4-0-32-0
Abbas Afridi 3-0-33-1
18.
179
179
End of over 18 (11 runs), Islamabad United 179/2
17.6
1
1
Abbas Afridi to Colin Munro, 1 run, full length, outside off, Colin Munro plays drive of the frontfoot to long off for 1 run.
17.5
1
1
Abbas Afridi to Iftikhar Ahmed, 1 run, full length, outside off, Iftikhar Ahmed plays of the backfoot to point for 1 run.
17.4
6
6
Abbas Afridi to Iftikhar Ahmed, Six, excellent shot!! A sight to watch! full length outside off Iftikhar Ahmed plays lofted drive of the frontfoot over the cover
17.3
1
1
Abbas Afridi to Colin Munro, 1 run, back of length, on the middle stump, Colin Munro plays pull of the backfoot to mid wicket for 1 run.
17.3
1
1
Abbas Afridi to Colin Munro, 1 wide, full length, outside off, Colin Munro plays but ball was way too far and given wide by the umpire.
17.2
1
1
Abbas Afridi to Iftikhar Ahmed, 1 run, back of length, outside off, Iftikhar Ahmed plays of the backfoot to third man for 1 run.
17.1
0
0
Abbas Afridi to Iftikhar Ahmed, no run, dot ball!! full length, outside off, Iftikhar Ahmed plays the shot and misses it completely to make a connection b/w the bat and ball.
17
10 runs
Need 22 from 12b
Islamabad United 168/0
CRR: 9.33 RRR: 11
Colin Munro 88 (56b)
Iftikhar Ahmed 71 (39b)
Mohammad Amir 3.4-0-32-0
Abbas Afridi 3-0-33-1
17.
168
168
End of over 17 (10 runs), Islamabad United 168/2
16.6
1
1
Waqas Maqsood to Iftikhar Ahmed, 1 run, full length, outside off, Iftikhar Ahmed plays inside out of the backfoot to cover for 1 run.
16.5
2
2
Waqas Maqsood to Iftikhar Ahmed, 2 runs, full length, outside off, Iftikhar Ahmed plays lofted of the backfoot to long off for 2 run.
16.4
1
1
Waqas Maqsood to Colin Munro, 1 run, back of length, outside off, Colin Munro plays of the backfoot to cover for 1 run.
16.3
4
4
Waqas Maqsood to Colin Munro, Four, full length, on the off stump Colin Munro plays the lofted of the frontfoot to the mid wicket
16.2
1
1
Waqas Maqsood to Iftikhar Ahmed, 1 run, full length, outside off, Iftikhar Ahmed plays drive of the frontfoot to cover for 1 run.
16.1
1
1
Waqas Maqsood to Colin Munro, 1 run, back of length, on the off stump, Colin Munro plays of the backfoot to point for 1 run.
16
13 runs
Need 32 from 18b
Islamabad United 158/0
CRR: 9.29 RRR: 10.67
Colin Munro 88 (56b)
Iftikhar Ahmed 71 (39b)
Mohammad Amir 3.4-0-32-0
Abbas Afridi 3-0-33-1
16.
158
158
End of over 16 (13 runs), Islamabad United 158/2
15.6
4
4
Arshad Iqbal to Iftikhar Ahmed, Four, full length, outside off Iftikhar Ahmed plays the drive, outside edge of the frontfoot to the third man
15.5
6
6
Arshad Iqbal to Iftikhar Ahmed, Six, excellent shot!! A sight to watch! full length on the middle stump Iftikhar Ahmed plays lofted flick of the frontfoot over the square leg
15.4
2
2
Arshad Iqbal to Iftikhar Ahmed, 2 runs, full toss, on the middle stump, Iftikhar Ahmed plays lofted top edge of the backfoot to mid wicket for 2 run.
15.3
0
0
Arshad Iqbal to Iftikhar Ahmed, no run, dot ball!! back of length, outside the leg stump, Iftikhar Ahmed plays the shot and misses it completely to make a connection b/w the bat and ball.
15.2
1
1
Arshad Iqbal to Colin Munro, 1 run, full length, outside off, Colin Munro plays lofted drive of the frontfoot to cover for 1 run.
15.1
0
0
Arshad Iqbal to Colin Munro, no run, dot ball!! back of length, outside off, Colin Munro plays the shot and misses it completely to make a connection b/w the bat and ball.
15
145 runs
Need 45 from 24b
Islamabad United 145/0
CRR: 9.06 RRR: 11.25
Colin Munro 88 (56b)
Iftikhar Ahmed 71 (39b)
Mohammad Amir 3.4-0-32-0
Abbas Afridi 3-0-33-1
15.
145
145
End of over 15 (11 runs), Islamabad United 145/2
14.6
4
4
Mohammad Amir to Iftikhar Ahmed, Four, full toss, outside off Iftikhar Ahmed plays the sweep of the frontfoot to the square leg
14
0 runs
Need 190 from 30b
Islamabad United 0/0
CRR: 0 RRR: 38
Colin Munro 88 (56b)
Iftikhar Ahmed 71 (39b)
Mohammad Amir 3.4-0-32-0
Abbas Afridi 3-0-33-1
14.5
0
0
Mohammad Amir to Iftikhar Ahmed, no run, dot ball!! full length, outside off, Iftikhar Ahmed plays of the backfoot to cover.
Match Info
- Match
- Islamabad United vs Karachi Kings
- Date
- 14 Jun, 2021
- Time
- 03:00 PM (UTC) / 08:00 PM (PKT)
- Venue
- Sheikh Zayed Stadium
- Toss
- Islamabad United elected to bowl
- Umpires
- Asif Yaqoob(Pakistan), Rashid Riaz(Pakistan), Shozab Raza(Pakistan, TV)
- Referee
Islamabad United (Batting) — 190/4 (20 Ovs)
| Batsmen | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
| Sharjeel Khan c Muhammad Akhlaq b Akif Javed | 25 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 147.06 | |
| Babar Azam c M Wasim b H Ali | 81 | 54 | 7 | 3 | 150.00 | |
| Martin Guptill b M Wasim | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 150.00 | |
| Najibullah Zadran Not out | 71 | 42 | 5 | 4 | 169.05 | |
| Thisara Perera c I Ahmed b Ali Khan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Chadwick Walton Not out | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 | |
| Total | 190/4 (20 Ovs) Extras: 6 ( b 0 , lb 1 , w 5 , nb 0 , p 0) | |||||
Fall of Wickets
| Wkt # | Player | Runs | Ovs |
| 1 | Sharjeel Khan c Muhammad Akhlaq b Akif Javed | 37 | 4.3 |
| 2 | Martin Guptill b M Wasim | 63 | 6.6 |
| 3 | Babar Azam c M Wasim b H Ali | 180 | 18.3 |
| 4 | Thisara Perera c I Ahmed b Ali Khan | 184 | 19.1 |
Bowling
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | WD | NB | ECO |
| Akif Javed | 4 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7.75 |
| Hasan Ali | 4 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7.75 |
| Mohammad Wasim | 4 | 0 | 52 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13.00 |
| Ali Khan | 3 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11.33 |
| Iftikhar Ahmed | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.00 |
| Shadab Khan | 3 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.33 |
Karachi Kings (Batting) — 191/2 (18.4 Ovs)
| Batsmen | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
| Usman Khawaja c A Iqbal b MA Afridi | 12 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 75.00 | |
| Colin Munro Not out | 88 | 56 | 12 | 2 | 157.14 | |
| Muhammad Akhlaq b Waqas Maqsood | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 | |
| Iftikhar Ahmed Not out | 71 | 39 | 5 | 5 | 182.05 | |
| Total | 191/2 (18.4 Ovs) Extras: 19 ( b 0 , lb 6 , w 12 , nb 1 , p 0) | |||||
Fall of Wickets
| Wkt # | Player | Runs | Ovs |
| 1 | Usman Khawaja c A Iqbal b MA Afridi | 28 | 4.2 |
| 2 | Muhammad Akhlaq b Waqas Maqsood | 41 | 5.3 |
Bowling
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | WD | NB | ECO |
| Mohammad Amir | 3.4 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8.73 |
| Waqas Maqsood | 4 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.75 |
| Abbas Afridi | 3 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11.00 |
| Imad Wasim | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.50 |
| Arshad Iqbal | 4 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.50 |
| Thisara Perera | 2 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17.00 |
Islamabad United
| 1 | Phil Salt (wk) |
| 2 | Alex Hales (bat) |
| 3 | Iftikhar Ahmed (all) |
| 4 | Hussain Talat (all) |
| 5 | Asif Ali (bat) |
| 6 | Shadab Khan (all) |
| 7 | Faheem Ashraf (all) |
| 8 | Lewis Gregory (all) |
| 9 | Mohammad Wasim (all) |
| 10 | Hasan Ali (bowl) |
| 11 | Zafar Gohar (bowl) |
| 12 | Paul Stirling (bat) |
| 13 | Rohail Nazir (wk) |
| 14 | Ali Khan (bowl) |
| 15 | Fawad Ahmed (all) |
| 16 | Ahmed Safi Abdullah (all) |
| 17 | Akif Javed (bowl) |
| 18 | Muhammad Musa (bowl) |
| 19 | Zeeshan Zameer (bowl) |
| 20 | Colin Munro (bat) |
| 21 | Reece Topley (bowl) |
| 22 | Chris Jordan (all) |
| 23 | Usman Khawaja (bat) |
| 24 | Muhammad Akhlaq (wk) |
| 25 | Umar Amin (bat) |
| 26 | Brandon King (bat) |
Karachi Kings
| 1 | Babar Azam (bat) |
| 2 | Colin Ingram (bat) |
| 3 | Sharjeel Khan (bat) |
| 4 | Imad Wasim (all) |
| 5 | Mohammad Amir (bowl) |
| 6 | Mohammad Nabi (all) |
| 7 | Daniel Christian (all) |
| 8 | Joe Clarke (wk) |
| 9 | Aamer Yamin (all) |
| 10 | Waqas Maqsood (bowl) |
| 11 | Arshad Iqbal (bowl) |
| 12 | Mohammad Ilyas (bowl) |
| 13 | Noor Ahmad (bowl) |
| 14 | Qasim Akram (all) |
| 15 | Zeeshan Malik (bat) |
| 16 | Chadwick Walton (wk) |
| 17 | Danish Aziz (all) |
| 18 | Abbas Afridi (bowl) |
| 19 | Martin Guptill (bat) |
| 20 | Najibullah Zadran (bat) |
| 21 | Thisara Perera (all) |
| 22 | Mohammad Haris (wk) |
Innings 1 Partnerships
| Sharjeel Khan 25 (17) | 37 (0) Ovs | Babar Azam 81 (54) |
| Babar Azam 81 (54) | 26 (0) Ovs | Martin Guptill 6 (4) |
| Martin Guptill 6 (4) | 117 (0) Ovs | Najibullah Zadran 71 (42) |
| Najibullah Zadran 71 (42) | 4 (0) Ovs | Thisara Perera 0 (1) |
| Thisara Perera 0 (1) | -184 (0) Ovs | Chadwick Walton 1 (2) |
Innings 2 Partnerships
| Usman Khawaja 12 (16) | 28 (0) Ovs | Colin Munro 88 (56) |
| Colin Munro 88 (56) | 13 (0) Ovs | Muhammad Akhlaq 1 (2) |
| Muhammad Akhlaq 1 (2) | -41 (0) Ovs | Iftikhar Ahmed 71 (39) |
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
- Colin Munro — 88 (56b) · 12×4, 2×6
- Iftikhar Ahmed — 71 (39b) · 5×4, 5×6
- Usman Khawaja — 12 (16b) · 1×4, 0×6
Islamabad United — Bowling
- Akif Javed — 1/31(4 ov, econ 7.75)
- Hasan Ali — 1/31(4 ov, econ 7.75)
- Ali Khan — 1/34(3 ov, econ 11.33)
Karachi Kings — Batting
- Babar Azam — 81 (54b) · 7×4, 3×6
- Najibullah Zadran — 71 (42b) · 5×4, 4×6
- Sharjeel Khan — 25 (17b) · 1×4, 2×6
Karachi Kings — Bowling
- Waqas Maqsood — 1/27(4 ov, econ 6.75)
- Abbas Afridi — 1/33(3 ov, econ 11)
- Imad Wasim — 0/13(2 ov, econ 6.5)
Match analysis
Short summary from match facts and scorecard highlights.
Islamabad United vs Karachi Kings Match Analysis
The PSL 2021 clash between Islamabad United and Karachi Kings at Sheikh Zayed Stadium Abu Dhabi saw Islamabad United emerge victorious by 8 wickets. Islamabad won the toss and elected to bowl, which proved to be a strategic decision as they restricted Karachi to a competitive score of 190/4.
Karachi's innings was anchored by Babar Azam, who scored 81 runs off 54 balls, and Najibullah Zadran, who contributed 71 runs off 42 balls. Their performance laid a solid foundation for the innings, but the total was still within reach for Islamabad.
In response, Islamabad United showcased a dominant batting performance, led by Colin Munro's explosive 88 runs off 56 balls and Iftikhar Ahmed's rapid 71 runs off just 39 balls. Their partnerships were crucial in steering the team to a comfortable victory, finishing at 191/2.
Iftikhar Ahmed was awarded the Man of the Match for his impactful innings, which helped seal the win for Islamabad United. The match highlighted the effectiveness of Islamabad's batting lineup and their ability to chase down challenging totals.
Match and Tournament Stats
16
Sixes
Sixes
32
Fours
Fours
6
Wickets
Wickets
440
Sixes
Sixes
1012
Fours
Fours
382
Wickets
Wickets
34
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1.050
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0.586
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-0.115
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-0.589
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-1.786
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