Kings vs United, 2nd Qualifying Final at Sharjah, , Mar 01 2017 - Match Result

11.50 pm That's all we have from ball-by-ball tonight. Thanks for joining us. Goodnight.

"[About the catch] I think I had my eyes closed and that helped. it was just one of those catches that stuck. Pretty lucky," Kumar Sangakkara says, "Smith was an important player, good to get him out early. Surprised I caught it. But during the break, we were in a good positoin at 15 overs, we wanted to get 150. But the way the boys came back was outstanding. Imad and Usama were excellent. This was a wicket we had to bowl straight. It was touch with a wet ball but with it skidding and keeping low, Imad was excellent and Usama too. We left Polly to do a bit too much again. We have to correct that with the bat. Draining to play do-or-die games. The boys are banding together though. Very proud of our team"

"We couldn't bat well on that pitch. One-twenty seven was gettable. No pressure of a knockout game. They just bowled well and once we lost wickets, the pressure mounted. I think we batted badly,"Misbah-ul-Haq says, "Shadab bowled really well, took crucial wickets at crucial stages and the way he caught especially, that's very special. He can bat too, he can dent oppositions. Next year is still far away. Let's see [about his playing more PSL]. You need to move on. Obviously, we'll see next year. [Are you ready to go to the West Indies?] Lets see. It's not the time to answer that question. I will make the decision soon"

Imad Wasim is the Man of the Match for his 3 for 18, including Misbah-ul-Haq and Shane Watson. "The wicket supported me, it was a bit on the slow side and I had to step up. It's been a long time. I think, I like those crunch situations and the wicket was on the low side, so I just bowled short of a length and not giving room. If you don't take wickets you can't win and in a low-scoring game you have to take wickets to win. Ready for another knockout game on Friday."

Abdullah Saleem: "Amir's two early wickets should not be forgotten. He certainly deserves a lot of credit because he got two of the in-form batsmen especially Smith."

Babar Azam gets the green cap for being the highest run-scorer in the PSL

11.35 pm This is the lowest total defended in the PSL and it's totally down to Imad Wasim (3 for 18) and Usama Mir (3 for 24) - two spinners on a night where there was no shortage of dew. They somehow made it work for them though, using the skidders and arm balls and controlling the length and line so well that the batsman could only defend or slog. And when Islamabad chose to slog, they were bowled or lbw. Islamabad were 47 for 2 - and then they were 82 all out with only two batsmen getting into double-digits. Karachi Kings will play Peshawar Zalmi for a spot in the final on Friday

Hammad Azaz: "Karachi kings somehow reminds me of an un-predictable Pakistan team" Winning out of nowhere.

Haris: "Even Islamabad United somehow reminds me of the Pakistan cricket team. " Heh, losing out of nowhere

Amir's back to take the last man

Mohammad Irfan walks out, he's the last man

Raj: "Btw is this the last we are seeing of misbah ul haq? Remember he is to take a call following the end of psl." Not by a long shot. He's leading Pakistan to West Indies later in April

Islamabad need 50 off 36 now, with only two wickets in hand. Seems we will have a new champion this PSL season

Rumman Raees took a four-four, thinking he had set up a victory. Here he is playing a hat-trick ball

Islamabad need 52 off 42

Basim: "Dew makes it harder of spinners Nawaz and Imad got other ideas"

Naseef: "Loving this match. Low scoring and full of thrill. This PSL as we all know as been thoroughly competitive. What worries me is by the end of this tournament we might have to bite our fingers as the nails are already gone!!"

Islamabad are 70 for 6, having once been 47 for 2. Imad Wasim's spell, with dew on the outfield, has been game-changing