BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Babar Azam	c Rumman Raees b Faheem Ashraf	68	50	-	10	0	136.00

Colin Munro	c Asif Ali b Rumman Raees	4	5	-	0	0	80.00

Liam Livingstone	c Amad Butt b Shadab Khan	56	31	-	5	4	180.64

Colin Ingram	c Amad Butt b Rumman Raees	13	12	-	1	0	108.33

Ben Dunk †	run out (Shadab Khan)	12	9	-	1	0	133.33

Imad Wasim (c)	b Rumman Raees	2	3	-	0	0	66.66

Aamer Yamin	b Amad Butt	3	6	-	0	0	50.00

Iftikhar Ahmed	not out	0	1	-	0	0	0.00
Mohammad Amir	run out (†Ronchi)	6	3	-	0	1	200.00

Extras	(lb 2, w 2)	4
TOTAL	20 Ov (RR: 8.40)	168/8
Did not bat: Umer Khan, Usman Shinwari
Fall of wickets: 1-23 (Colin Munro, 2.2 ov), 2-101 (Liam Livingstone, 10.2 ov), 3-133 (Colin Ingram, 14.5 ov), 4-153 (Ben Dunk, 17.1 ov), 5-156 (Imad Wasim, 17.6 ov), 6-161 (Babar Azam, 18.5 ov), 7-162 (Aamer Yamin, 19.3 ov), 8-168 (Mohammad Amir, 19.6 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Rumman Raees	4	0	27	3	6.75	10	3	0	0	0
2.2 to C Munro, length outside off, looked like it came slower off the pitch, Munro was caught in the awkward position, plays a half-pull and is caught at short midwicket. 23/1 14.5 to CA Ingram, short of length outside off, Ingram goes for the cut but ends up hitting it down the deep point fielder's throat. 133/3 17.6 to Imad Wasim, fuller on the stumps, Imad looks to work it on the leg side, cannot put the bat on the ball and the stumps are disturbed. 156/5
Muhammad Musa	2	0	23	0	11.50	4	3	1	0	0
Samit Patel	2	0	22	0	11.00	3	1	2	0	0
Faheem Ashraf	4	0	40	1	10.00	6	6	0	1	0
18.5 to Babar Azam, length outside off, looks to pull it away but ends up slicing it towards point where Rumman takes it with fingers pointing upwards. 161/6
Shadab Khan	4	0	27	1	6.75	9	2	1	1	0
10.2 to LS Livingstone, gone! Down the track and looks to hit it over the bowler's head, but the ball turns away from the batsman and Amad takes an easy catch at backward point. 101/2
Amad Butt	4	0	27	1	6.75	9	2	1	0	0
19.3 to Aamer Yamin, a slower one, full on the off stump, Yamin looks to slog it away, misses and the hits the off stump. 162/7

Islamabad United (T: 169 runs from 20 ovs)

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Luke Ronchi †	c Ingram b Umer Khan	26	21	-	3	1	123.80

Cameron Delport	c Ingram b Imad Wasim	0	2	-	0	0	0.00

Phil Salt	c Aamer Yamin b Usman Shinwari	46	38	-	6	0	121.05

Hussain Talat	st †Dunk b Umer Khan	1	3	-	0	0	33.33

Asif Ali	c Imad Wasim b Mohammad Amir	70	38	-	5	6	184.21

Shadab Khan (c)	not out	11	8	-	0	1	137.50
Faheem Ashraf	not out	8	7	-	1	0	114.28
Extras	(lb 3, nb 1, w 3)	7
TOTAL	19.2 Ov (RR: 8.74)	169/5
Did not bat: Amad Butt, Samit Patel, Rumman Raees, Muhammad Musa
Fall of wickets: 1-1 (Cameron Delport, 0.4 ov), 2-44 (Luke Ronchi, 6.1 ov), 3-47 (Hussain Talat, 6.6 ov), 4-140 (Asif Ali, 16.1 ov), 5-152 (Phil Salt, 17.3 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Imad Wasim	3.2	0	31	1	9.30	8	3	2	0	0
0.4 to CS Delport, Colin Ingram has pulled off a screamer. Fuller around off, Delport looks to go over mid-off, mistimes it and Ingram pedals backward to take it with his outstretched left hand. 1/1
Mohammad Amir	4	0	23	1	5.75	14	3	0	2	0
16.1 to Asif Ali, and he strikes straightaway. Slower length ball, angling away, Asif Ali looks to go aerial but ends up skying it towards mid-off where Imad takes a good tumbling catch moving to his right. 140/4
Usman Shinwari	4	0	44	1	11.00	9	3	3	1	1
17.3 to PD Salt, fuller outside off, Salt goes aerial once again, this time over extra cover but ends up hitting it right down the throat of deep extra cover. Yamin completes a straightforward catch there. 152/5
Umer Khan	4	0	29	2	7.25	11	3	1	0	0
6.1 to L Ronchi, and gets Ronchi first-ball, length around off and Ronchi has hit it straight down the long-off fielder's throat. He was looking it to give himself room and hit it towards extra cover but doesn't get it right. 44/2 6.6 to Hussain Talat, and he strikes again! Beats Hussain Talat in the flight who stepped down but Umer shortened the length and bowled an arm ball. The batsman pushes at it but misses as he is way inside the line. An easy stumping for Dunk. 47/3
Aamer Yamin	3	0	20	0	6.66	6	2	0	0	0
Colin Munro	1	0	19	0	19.00	0	1	2	0	0

MATCH DETAILS

Dubai International Cricket Stadium
Toss	Islamabad United, elected to field first
Series	Pakistan Super League
Season	2018/19
Player Of The Match	Asif Ali
Hours of play (local time)	20.00 start, First Session 20.00-21.30, Interval 21.30-21.50, Second Session 21.50- 23.20
Match days	27 February 2019 - night (20-over match)
Umpires	Ahsan Raza Richard Illingworth
TV Umpire	Rashid Riaz
Match Referee	Roshan Mahanama
Points	Islamabad United 2, Karachi Kings 0

Win Probability

IU 100%

KKIU

100%50%100%

Over 20 • IU 169/5

United won by 5 wickets (with 4 balls remaining)

Match Coverage

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Onus on Bangladesh batsmen to find remedy for swing, pace, and bounce

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United Innings

PLAYER NAME	O	R	W	Econ
Imad Wasim	3.2	31	1	9.3
Mohammad Amir	4	23	1	5.75
Usman Shinwari	4	44	1	11 (1 nb)
Umer Khan	4	29	2	7.25
Aamer Yamin	3	20	0	6.66
C Munro	1	19	0	19

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