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Karachi Kings vs Islamabad United - PSL 2021

Completed 24 Feb at 02:00 PM (UTC) / 07:00 PM (PKT) • Karachi
Karachi Kings vs Islamabad United •  • Pakistan Super League 2021
  • Karachi KingsKK
  • 196 / 3 ( 20 Ovs )
  • Islamabad UnitedIU
  • 197 / 5 ( 19.1 Ovs )
    • Islamabad United won by 5 wickets
    CRR / RRR10.28
    Target197
    Recent Balls
    • 116402016w
    Toss: Islamabad United elected to bowl
    Status: Islamabad United won by 5 wickets
    Result: Islamabad United won by 5 wickets
    19.1
    1
    Waqas Maqsood to Asif Ali, 1 run, full toss, Asif Ali plays outside the edge to the gully for 1 run.
    OVER
    19
    13 runs
    Islamabad United 196/1
    CRR: 9.8
    Iftikhar Ahmed 49 (37b)
    Asif Ali 21 (9b)
    Waqas Maqsood 2.1-0-22-1
    Mohammad Amir 4-0-44-1
    19.
    196
    End of over 19 (13 runs), Islamabad United 196/5
    18.6
    1
    Mohammad Amir to Asif Ali, 1 run, slower ball short length, on the off stump, Asif Ali plays uppercut to the third man for 1 run.
    18.5
    6
    Mohammad Amir to Asif Ali, Six, excellent shot!! A sight to watch! full toss on the middle stump Asif Ali plays lofted pull mid wicket
    18.4
    4
    Mohammad Amir to Asif Ali, Four, full toss, on the off stump Asif Ali plays the lofted drive Cover
    18.3
    0
    Mohammad Amir to Asif Ali, no run, dot ball!! full length, on the off stump, Asif Ali plays the shot and misses it completely to make a connection b/w the bat and ball.
    18.2
    2
    Mohammad Amir to Asif Ali, 2 runs, full toss, on the off stump, Asif Ali plays cut to the point for 2 run.
    18.1
    0
    Mohammad Amir to Asif Ali, no run, dot ball!! full length, on the off stump, Asif Ali plays the shot and misses it completely to make a connection b/w the bat and ball.
    OVER
    18
    14 runs
    Need 13 from 6b
    Islamabad United 183/1
    CRR: 9.63 RRR: 13
    Iftikhar Ahmed 49 (37b)
    Asif Ali 21 (9b)
    Waqas Maqsood 2.1-0-22-1
    Mohammad Amir 4-0-44-1
    18.
    183
    End of over 18 (14 runs), Islamabad United 183/5
    17.6
    1
    Mohammad Nabi to Asif Ali, 1 run, off break good length, on the middle stump, Asif Ali plays drive to the mid wicket for 1 run.
    17.5
    6
    Mohammad Nabi to Asif Ali, Six, excellent shot!! A sight to watch! off break full length on the middle stump Asif Ali plays lofted pull mid wicket
    17.4
    W
    Mohammad Nabi to Hussain Talat, no run, OUT LBW!! Mohammad Nabi bowled off break good length, on the middle stump, batsman plays but mistimes it and ball bangs into the the pad and Mohammad Nabi goes for appeal for LBW and he is given out by the umpire, batsmen has to go.
    17.3
    0
    Mohammad Nabi to Hussain Talat, no run, dot ball!! off break good length, on the off stump, Hussain Talat plays the shot and misses it completely to make a connection b/w the bat and ball.
    17.2
    1
    Mohammad Nabi to Iftikhar Ahmed, 1 run, off break good length, outside the leg stump, Iftikhar Ahmed plays flick to the fine leg for 1 run.
    17.1
    6
    Mohammad Nabi to Iftikhar Ahmed, Six, excellent shot!! A sight to watch! off break full length on the middle stump Iftikhar Ahmed plays lofted sweep of the frontfoot over the mid wicket
    OVER
    17
    14 runs
    Need 27 from 12b
    Islamabad United 169/0
    CRR: 9.39 RRR: 13.5
    Iftikhar Ahmed 49 (37b)
    Asif Ali 21 (9b)
    Waqas Maqsood 2.1-0-22-1
    Mohammad Amir 4-0-44-1
    17.
    169
    End of over 17 (14 runs), Islamabad United 169/4
    16.6
    1
    Mohammad Amir to Iftikhar Ahmed, 1 bye, Mohammad Amir bowled full length, on the off stump, batsman plays missed it 1 run, umpire signals it bye.
    16.5
    6
    Mohammad Amir to Iftikhar Ahmed, Six, excellent shot!! A sight to watch! full length on the middle stump Iftikhar Ahmed plays lofted pull long on
    16.4
    0
    Mohammad Amir to Iftikhar Ahmed, no run, dot ball!! back of length, on the off stump, Iftikhar Ahmed plays drive to back to bowler.
    16.3
    4
    Mohammad Amir to Iftikhar Ahmed, Four, slower ball back of length, on the middle stump Iftikhar Ahmed plays the lofted pull long on
    16.2
    1
    Mohammad Amir to Hussain Talat, 1 run, back of length, on the middle stump, Hussain Talat plays inside the edge to the fine leg for 1 run.
    16.1
    2
    Mohammad Amir to Hussain Talat, 2 runs, back of length, on the off stump, Hussain Talat plays cut to the third man for 2 run. Misfielding has cost them runs.
    OVER
    16
    6 runs
    Need 41 from 18b
    Islamabad United 155/0
    CRR: 9.12 RRR: 13.67
    Iftikhar Ahmed 49 (37b)
    Asif Ali 21 (9b)
    Waqas Maqsood 2.1-0-22-1
    Mohammad Amir 4-0-44-1
    16.
    155
    End of over 16 (6 runs), Islamabad United 155/4
    15.6
    0
    Mohammad Nabi to Iftikhar Ahmed, no run, dot ball!! off break back of length, on the middle stump, Iftikhar Ahmed plays the shot and misses it completely to make a connection b/w the bat and ball.
    15.5
    1
    Mohammad Nabi to Hussain Talat, 1 run, off break full length, on the middle stump, Hussain Talat plays drive to the point for 1 run.
    15.4
    2
    Mohammad Nabi to Hussain Talat, 2 runs, full length, on the middle stump, Hussain Talat plays drive to the long on for 2 run.
    15.3
    1
    Mohammad Nabi to Iftikhar Ahmed, 1 run, off break back of length, on the off stump, Iftikhar Ahmed plays cut to the third man for 1 run.
    15.2
    1
    Mohammad Nabi to Hussain Talat, 1 run, off break full length, on the middle stump, Hussain Talat plays sweep to the square leg for 1 run.
    15.1
    1
    Mohammad Nabi to Iftikhar Ahmed, 1 run, off break full length, on the middle stump, Iftikhar Ahmed plays drive to the mid on for 1 run.
    OVER
    15
    148 runs
    Need 47 from 24b
    Islamabad United 149/0
    CRR: 9.31 RRR: 11.75
    Iftikhar Ahmed 49 (37b)
    Asif Ali 21 (9b)
    Waqas Maqsood 2.1-0-22-1
    Mohammad Amir 4-0-44-1
    15.
    149
    End of over 15 (12 runs), Islamabad United 149/4
    OVER
    14
    1 runs
    Need 195 from 30b
    Islamabad United 1/0
    CRR: 0.07 RRR: 39
    Iftikhar Ahmed 49 (37b)
    Asif Ali 21 (9b)
    Waqas Maqsood 2.1-0-22-1
    Mohammad Amir 4-0-44-1
    14.6
    1
    Arshad Iqbal to Iftikhar Ahmed, 1 run, full toss, on the off stump, Iftikhar Ahmed plays cut to the point for 1 run.

    Match Info

    Match
    Karachi Kings vs Islamabad United
    Date
    24 Feb, 2021
    Time
    02:00 PM (UTC) / 07:00 PM (PKT)
    Venue
    National Stadium
    Toss
    Islamabad United elected to bowl
    Umpires
    Ahsan Raza (Pakistan), Rashid Riaz (Pakistan), Shozab Raza (Pakistan, TV)
    Referee

    Karachi Kings (Batting) — 196/3 (20 Ovs)

    BatsmenRB4s6sSR
    Sharjeel Khan
    lbw b H Ali
    		1055998177.97
    Babar Azam
    runout (H Ali / A Hales)
    		625461114.81
    Daniel Christian
    Not out
    		12520240.00
    Mohammad Nabi
    c ZG Gohar b Hussain Talat
    		7501140.00
    Total196/3 (20 Ovs)      Extras: 10      ( b 0 , lb 2 , w 5 , nb 3 , p 0)

    Fall of Wickets

    Wkt #PlayerRunsOvs
    1Babar Azam
    runout (H Ali / A Hales)
    		17618.1
    2Sharjeel Khan
    lbw b H Ali
    		17618.2
    3Mohammad Nabi
    c ZG Gohar b Hussain Talat
    		19619.6

    Bowling

    BowlerOMRWWDNBECO
    Hasan Ali40361009.00
    Faheem Ashraf40280107.00
    Mohammad Wasim40300017.50
    Shadab Khan203200016.00
    Zafar Gohar202202011.00
    Lewis Gregory101100011.00
    Iftikhar Ahmed101000010.00
    Hussain Talat202512212.50

    Islamabad United (Batting) — 197/5 (19.1 Ovs)

    BatsmenRB4s6sSR
    Phil Salt
    c DT Christian b I Wasim
    		02000.00
    Alex Hales
    c (sub Qasim Akram) b Waqas Maqsood
    		462181219.05
    Shadab Khan
    lbw b M Amir
    		01000.00
    Faheem Ashraf
    b A Iqbal
    		251522166.67
    Iftikhar Ahmed
    Not out
    		493723132.43
    Hussain Talat
    lbw b M Nabi
    		423140135.48
    Asif Ali
    Not out
    		21912233.33
    Total197/5 (19.1 Ovs)      Extras: 14      ( b 1 , lb 3 , w 9 , nb 1 , p 0)

    Fall of Wickets

    Wkt #PlayerRunsOvs
    1Phil Salt
    c DT Christian b I Wasim
    		00.2
    2Shadab Khan
    lbw b M Amir
    		131.5
    3Alex Hales
    c (sub Qasim Akram) b Waqas Maqsood
    		755.3
    4Faheem Ashraf
    b A Iqbal
    		826.3
    5Hussain Talat
    lbw b M Nabi
    		17617.4

    Bowling

    BowlerOMRWWDNBECO
    Imad Wasim40321208.00
    Mohammad Amir404414011.00
    Aamer Yamin102900129.00
    Waqas Maqsood2.102210010.15
    Arshad Iqbal303010010.00
    Daniel Christian101000010.00
    Mohammad Nabi40261006.50

    Karachi Kings

    1Babar Azam (bat)
    2Colin Ingram (bat)
    3Sharjeel Khan (bat)
    4Imad Wasim (all)
    5Mohammad Amir (bowl)
    6Mohammad Nabi (all)
    7Daniel Christian (all)
    8Joe Clarke (wk)
    9Aamer Yamin (all)
    10Waqas Maqsood (bowl)
    11Arshad Iqbal (bowl)
    12Mohammad Ilyas (bowl)
    13Noor Ahmad (bowl)
    14Qasim Akram (all)
    15Zeeshan Malik (bat)
    16Chadwick Walton (wk)
    17Danish Aziz (all)
    18Abbas Afridi (bowl)
    19Martin Guptill (bat)
    20Najibullah Zadran (bat)
    21Thisara Perera (all)
    22Mohammad Haris (wk)

    Islamabad United

    1Phil Salt (wk)
    2Alex Hales (bat)
    3Iftikhar Ahmed (all)
    4Hussain Talat (all)
    5Asif Ali (bat)
    6Shadab Khan (all)
    7Faheem Ashraf (all)
    8Lewis Gregory (all)
    9Mohammad Wasim (all)
    10Hasan Ali (bowl)
    11Zafar Gohar (bowl)
    12Paul Stirling (bat)
    13Rohail Nazir (wk)
    14Ali Khan (bowl)
    15Fawad Ahmed (all)
    16Ahmed Safi Abdullah (all)
    17Akif Javed (bowl)
    18Muhammad Musa (bowl)
    19Zeeshan Zameer (bowl)
    20Colin Munro (bat)
    21Reece Topley (bowl)
    22Chris Jordan (all)
    23Usman Khawaja (bat)
    24Muhammad Akhlaq (wk)
    25Umar Amin (bat)
    26Brandon King (bat)

    Innings 1 Partnerships

    Sharjeel Khan
    105 (59)    		176 (0)
    Ovs    		Babar Azam
    62 (54)
    Babar Azam
    62 (54)    		0 (0)
    Ovs    		Daniel Christian
    12 (5)
    Daniel Christian
    12 (5)    		20 (0)
    Ovs    		Mohammad Nabi
    7 (5)

    Innings 2 Partnerships

    Phil Salt
    0 (2)    		0 (0)
    Ovs    		Alex Hales
    46 (21)
    Alex Hales
    46 (21)    		13 (0)
    Ovs    		Shadab Khan
    0 (1)
    Shadab Khan
    0 (1)    		62 (0)
    Ovs    		Faheem Ashraf
    25 (15)
    Faheem Ashraf
    25 (15)    		7 (0)
    Ovs    		Iftikhar Ahmed
    49 (37)
    Iftikhar Ahmed
    49 (37)    		94 (0)
    Ovs    		Hussain Talat
    42 (31)
    Hussain Talat
    42 (31)    		-176 (0)
    Ovs    		Asif Ali
    21 (9)

    Innings 1 (Batting) Overs

    #BowlerRunsWBTRTWORR
    No over-by-over data available for this innings.

    Innings 2 (Batting) Overs

    #BowlerRunsWBTRTWORR
    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.

    Alex Hales

    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.

    Karachi Kings — Batting

    1. Sharjeel Khan — 105 (59b) · 9×4, 8×6
    2. Babar Azam — 62 (54b) · 6×4, 1×6
    3. Daniel Christian — 12 (5b) · 2×4, 0×6

    Karachi Kings — Bowling

    1. Waqas Maqsood — 1/22(2.1 ov, econ 10.48)
    2. Mohammad Nabi — 1/26(4 ov, econ 6.5)
    3. Arshad Iqbal — 1/30(3 ov, econ 10)

    Islamabad United — Batting

    1. Iftikhar Ahmed — 49 (37b) · 2×4, 3×6
    2. Alex Hales — 46 (21b) · 8×4, 1×6
    3. Hussain Talat — 42 (31b) · 4×4, 0×6

    Islamabad United — Bowling

    1. Hussain Talat — 1/25(2 ov, econ 12.5)
    2. Hasan Ali — 1/36(4 ov, econ 9)
    3. Iftikhar Ahmed — 0/10(1 ov, econ 10)

    Match analysis

    Short summary from match facts and scorecard highlights.

    Match Analysis: Karachi Kings vs Islamabad United

    The PSL 2021 clash between Karachi Kings and Islamabad United at the National Stadium in Karachi was a thrilling encounter, culminating in a victory for Islamabad United by 5 wickets. Winning the toss, Islamabad United opted to bowl first, a decision that set the stage for a high-scoring affair.

    Karachi Kings posted an impressive total of 196 runs for the loss of 3 wickets, driven by a remarkable century from Sharjeel Khan, who scored 105 runs off 59 balls with a strike rate of 177.97. Babar Azam also contributed significantly with 62 runs from 54 balls. Daniel Christian added quick runs, scoring 12 off just 5 balls.

    In response, Islamabad United chased down the target, finishing with 197 runs for 5 wickets in 19.2 overs. Key contributions came from Iftikhar Ahmed (49 runs off 37 balls), Alex Hales (46 runs off 21 balls), and Hussain Talat (42 runs off 31 balls). Hales’ explosive innings, with a strike rate of 219.05, was particularly crucial in maintaining the momentum for Islamabad.

    The match's standout performer was Alex Hales, who was named Man of the Match for his impactful batting display. Despite some resistance from Karachi's bowlers, notably Waqas Maqsood and Mohammad Nabi, who each took a wicket, the Kings could not contain the Islamabad batting lineup, leading to their defeat.

    Overall, the match was a showcase of aggressive batting and strategic bowling, with Islamabad United emerging victorious through a well-executed chase.

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    Match and Tournament Stats

    18
    Sixes
    34
    Fours
    7
    Wickets
    440
    Sixes
    1012
    Fours
    382
    Wickets
    34
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    PSL 11 Points Table 2026

    PSL TeamsMWLTN/RPTNRR
    IU
    108200
    16
    0.859
    MS
    105500
    10
    1.050
    PZ
    105500
    10
    0.586
    KK
    105500
    10
    -0.115
    LQ
    105500
    10
    -0.589
    QG
    102800
    4
    -1.786

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