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Kings vs United, 15th Match at Karachi, PSL, Feb 28 2024 - Match Result

RESULT
15th Match (N), Karachi, February 28, 2024, Pakistan Super League
(18.3/20 ov, T:166) 169/3

United won by 7 wickets (with 9 balls remaining)

Player Of The Match
82 (47)
colin-munro
Cricinfo's MVP
109.93 ptsImpact List
colin-munro
Match centre 
Comms: Rvel Zahid
Scorecard summary
Karachi Kings 165/5(20 overs)
1/20 (4)
27* (22)
1/29 (4)
Islamabad United 169/3(18.3 overs)
82 (47)
47 (35)
Cricinfo’s Most Valuable Players of the Match
PLAYERTeam
TI
Runs
I. Runs
B. Impact
Bowl
I. Wkts
Bo. Impact
IU109.9382(47)93.01109.93--0
KK59.5248(28)54.6159.52--0
IU55.4625(17)24.6220.741/171.6334.73
IU53.2547(35)51.4553.25--0
IU45.780(2)- 0.1- 1.91/201.1347.68

It was all about the Colin Munro and Alex Hales show for United tonight. That's it from us for now but we'll be back for more PSL action tomorrow. Thanks for your company. It's sayonara from me, Rvel Zahid

Islamabad United bag their second win of the season and have started the Karachi-leg with a domineering victory. Karachi Kings were no match for Islamabad United tonight. They started slowly with the bat, slipped in the middle overs and some late onslaught towards the death from Pollard and Irfan gave some respectability to their total. However, the response from Islamabad United's openers was sensational. Colin Munro has found his groove in PSL 9 and played all around the park with a scintillating 82-run knock while Alex Hales raced to 47 off 35. That opening 100-run stand broke the back of the chase as Karachi couldn't do anything about that irksome partnership and then Salman Ali Agha finished the job with a composed 25-run knock. Mir Hamza was expensive tonight and so was Hasan Ali. Tabraiz Shamsi was taken to the cleaners in his first over and only Mohammad Nawaz managed to stem the run-flow-- he bowled beautifully, returning 1/23 albeit in a losing cause

18.3
6
Hasan Ali to Salman, SIX runs

A big exclamation mark to end the match! Plonked high over deep backward square again and seals the game in emphatic style. It was a slow back of a length ball at middle, rotated his body and timed the ball pleasantly for a maximum

18.2
6
Hasan Ali to Salman, SIX runs

Oh that is hit miles up in the air and that's outta park! Good length, gets a hint of inward seam movement at middle, he clubs it over deep square

Jonny: "A Big Big Mistake from Shan by not continuing with spinners from both the end. Sometimes u dont have to utilise the full quota of your premium bowlers."

18.1
1
Hasan Ali to Shadab, 1 run

Back of a length, snaked it in at middle, trying to club it out of the park, chipped in the air towards long-on, hasn't got under it

end of over 187 runs
IU: 156/3CRR: 8.66 RRR: 5.00 • Need 10 from 12b
Agha Salman13 (15b)
Shadab Khan9 (10b)
Tabraiz Shamsi 3-0-34-1
Leus du Plooy 1-0-2-0
17.6
Shamsi to Salman, no run

Fired it quicker on a length, another legbreak, he was backing away, just nudges it to shot midwicket

17.5
1
Shamsi to Shadab, 1 run

Dangles a quicker legbreak and doesn't offer much room, driven back to the bowler

17.4
2
Shamsi to Shadab, 2 runs

Cries of catch it, Pollard moves to his right but can't settle under, was shortish and cramped him for room, he rocked back and lofted it in the air, it lands between deep midwicket and wide long-on

17.3
2
Shamsi to Shadab, 2 runs

Goes for an almighty heave and finds a fielder at deep midwicket

17.2
1
Shamsi to Salman, 1 run

Pushed through, malevolent legbreak on middle and off, made room and thwacked a cut

17.1
1
Shamsi to Shadab, 1 run

Mows it downtown in the air and it fell short of long-on, was on a length just outside off, 150 on the board

end of over 172 runs
IU: 149/3CRR: 8.76 RRR: 5.66 • Need 17 from 18b
Agha Salman12 (13b)
Shadab Khan3 (6b)
Leus du Plooy 1-0-2-0
Tabraiz Shamsi 2-0-27-1

Infernos : "Another IU collapse loading?"

16.6
du Plooy to Salman, no run

Back of a length, gets some turn, he hangs back tries to cut but is beaten

16.5
1
du Plooy to Shadab, 1 run

Pings an off-drive to long-off and picks up a single

16.4
du Plooy to Shadab, no run

Lost his shape while trying to heave it over the leg side, was zipped quicker outside off

16.3
du Plooy to Shadab, no run

Tossed up just outside off, another horizontal bat shot but finds fielder at cover

16.2
du Plooy to Shadab, no run

Length and wide of off, cross-bat shot to cover

16.1
1
du Plooy to Salman, 1 run

Round the wicket, low full-toss almost hugging the tramline on off, spanked away to sweeper cover

end of over 168 runs • 1 wicket
IU: 147/3CRR: 9.18 RRR: 4.75 • Need 19 from 24b
Agha Salman11 (11b)
Shadab Khan2 (2b)
Tabraiz Shamsi 2-0-27-1
Mohammad Nawaz 4-0-23-1
15.6
1
Shamsi to Salman, 1 run

Tossed up fuller on middle and leg, eased to backward square

15.5
1
Shamsi to Shadab, 1 run

Tight on middle, dabbed square into the gap at cover-point

15.4
1
Shamsi to Salman, 1 run

Beautiful wrong'un spinning away from off, picks it early and calmly pats it to cover

15.3
Shamsi to Salman, no run

Swings for the grandstands and misses it completely, it kept low and clattered the middle stump! It's a free-hit

15.3
2nb
Shamsi to Shadab, (no ball) 1 run

Foot is not behind the popping crease, a legbreak on off, back-foot punch to cover

Best performances - batters
Spike Graph
Wagon Zone
C Munro
82 runs (47)
8 fours4 sixes
Productive shot
cut shot
16 runs
4 fours0 six
Control
87%
KA Pollard
48 runs (28)
2 fours1 six
Productive shot
flick
14 runs
0 four0 six
Control
88%
Best performances - bowlers
Imad Wasim
O
4
M
0
R
20
W
1
ECO
5
FTYFGSGS
OFFLEG
RHB
1W
LEGOFF
LHB
Mohammad Nawaz
O
4
M
0
R
23
W
1
ECO
5.75
FTYFGSGS
OFFLEG
RHB
LEGOFF
LHB
1W
Match details
National Stadium, Karachi
TossIslamabad United, elected to field first
Series
Season2023/24
Player Of The Match
Hours of play (local time)19.00 start, First Session 19.00-20.30, Interval 20.30-20.50, Second Session 20.50-22.20
Match days28 February 2024 - night (20-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpire
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
PointsIslamabad United 2, Karachi Kings 0
Language
English
Win Probability
IU 100%
KKIU
100%50%100%KK InningsIU Innings

Over 19 • IU 169/3

United won by 7 wickets (with 9 balls remaining)
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MS1073141.150
PZ1063130.147
IU1054110.224
QG105411-0.921
KK10468-0.192
LQ10183-0.554