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Sahibzada, Hales, Shadab confirm second spot for United

While United will play Qualifier 1 against Gladiators, Kings will take on Qalandars in the Eliminator

Danyal Rasool
Danyal Rasool
19-May-2025
Islamabad United 251 for 5 (Hales 88, Farhan 73, Shadab 42) beat Karachi Kings 172 (Warner 43, Abbas 34, Shadab 4-45) by 79 runs
Islamabad United produced a vintage performance to barnstorm into the top two, relegating Karachi Kings to the Eliminator in the process. Needing to beat Kings by about 49 runs to guarantee two bites at qualification for the final, they managed it with consummate ease as Sahibzada Farhan and Alex Hales combined for a 153-run opening stand in 69 balls to post 251 for 5. Kings' response was restricted to a flash in the pan for the top two before United's spinners triggered a collapse, Kings slumping from 80 for 1 to 114 for 8 as United sealed a 79-run win.
United were put in to bat, and made their intentions plain from the outset. Farhan struck three fours in the opening over, with Hales going one better with two fours and a six off Khushdil Shah in the second. The two were in competition with each other more than they were with Kings' bowlers, taking turns to flay them around the Pindi ground. The pair signed off the powerplay with 17 off Abbas Afridi to surge to 76, and if two quiet overs post powerplay gave Kings hope they were dragging the game back, the following three disabused them of that notion severely.
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Abhishek's 18-ball fifty knocks LSG out of playoffs race

Marsh and Markram's half-centuries went in vain, as SRH bagged seven LSG wickets in the last ten overs

Sunrisers Hyderabad 206 for 4 (Abhishek 59, Klaasen 47, Rathi 2-37) beat Lucknow Super Giants 205 for 7 (Marsh 65, Markram 61, Pooran 45, Malinga 2-28) by six wickets
Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) are out of the IPL 2025 playoffs race, leaving Mumbai Indians (MI) and Delhi Capitals (DC) fighting for the last remaining slot in the top four.
LSG made a storming start to their 12th match, with Mitchell Marsh and Aiden Markram putting on 115 at close to 11 runs an over. But Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH)'s bowlers hit back with clever use of the old ball and limited them to 205, a total that proved inadequate in the face of a thrilling display of six-hitting from Abhishek Sharma.
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Green stars again as Gloucestershire end three-year Bristol win drought

Ben Charlesworth sparks Kent collapse but hosts need steady hand to reach target of 162

Gloucestershire 516 (Green 128, Bracey 127, T Price 76) and 162 for 7 (Green 67*) beat Kent 424 (Stewart 182, Benjamin 93, Singh Dale 7-110) and 253 (Benjamin 58, Charlesworth 3-5) by three wickets
Cameron Green held his nerve to steer Gloucestershire to a hard-earned three-wicket victory over Kent on the final day of a thrilling Rothesay County Championship Division Two match at the Seat Unique Stadium, Bristol.
Set a modest 162 to win in a minimum 57 overs, the home side made heavy weather of the chase as they were reduced to 57 for 4 and 138 for 7, Nathan Gilchrist claiming 4 for 43 to threaten an unlikely Kent comeback. But Australia international Green performed admirably under pressure to post a crucial match-winning innings of 67 not out from 90 balls, including a six and six fours, as the hosts dug in to reach their target with 13.5 overs to spare.
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Knott keeps Hampshire on top despite Freeborn fight

Warwickshire battle back from parlous position but can't prevent hosts from marching on

Hampshire 246 for 7 (Knott 82, Adams 68, Davis 3-35) beat Warwickshire 243 for 7 (Freeborn 94*, Pavely 55) by three wickets
Charli Knott scored her third half-century in her last four Metro Bank One-Day Cup women's competition innings as Hampshire beat Warwickshire at Arundel.
Abbey Freeborn had underpinned a Warwickshire recovery from 93 for 6 to set Hampshire 244 with a patient 94 not out. But Knott followed up scores of 58 against Durham and 64 versus Somerset to crash a classy 82, with Georgia Adams picking up 68 to keep Hampshire top of the table heading into the Vitality Blast break.
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Clark, Lawes wrap up hefty win for Surrey

Ryan Patel takes key wicket of Jonny Bairstow as hosts seal victory before lunch

Surrey 512 (Foakes 86, Patterson 85, Clark 69, Hill 5-66) beat Yorkshire 255 (Bairstow 89, Lyth 55, Clark 3-31, Lawes 3-77) and 229 (Bairstow 77, Wharton 67, Clark 4-45) trail by an innings and 28 runs
Occasional seamer Ryan Patel bowled Jonny Bairstow for 77 to claim his first wicket of the season as Surrey quickly completed a crushing Rothesay County Championship victory by an innings and 28 runs after dismissing Yorkshire for 229 at the Kia Oval.
Patel, a 27-year-old batter in his 68th first-class appearance but with just 22 previous wickets to his name, was in his fourth and final over before Surrey took the second new ball when he deceived Bairstow with a nip-backer that defeated an attempted drive and removed off stump.
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