Kings vs United, 22nd Match at Abu Dhabi, PSL, Jun 14 2021 - Match Result

And that brings us to the end of our coverage tonight. It's been a superb game. Varun Shetty's bulletin will be up shortly. Do hop over to catch that. Also, don't forget to join us on Tuesday for the double-header. Until then, this is Shashank Kishore saying goodbye on behalf of Varun Shetty. Many thanks for tuning in.

Time for a chat with the winning skipper. Here's Shadab Khan: "This is a team game, when our top order fails, the lower order performs and vice-versa. When you win, you learn from your mistakes quickly. Our fielding intensity wasn't great, that's something we need to work on. Intensity is something I demand from our players, the result isn't in our hands. But we need to show that intensity."

Islamabad United's Ifthikhar Ahmed is the Player of the Match. "Captain and coach always tell me to bat till the end. That's what I was trying to do. As a professional, you've to bat at any position. Performance is key always and I'm happy to have done just that."

Sijan: "Colin Munro has been involved in 2 of prolific chases in PSL now. Second 100 partnership in 2 games now for him."

ABAE: "Don't get the 'nothing to lose' [from Imad], heard it from a bit in the last few games. There certainly is something to lose - your place in the playoffs"

ABAE: "Very similar scorecards and strike rates, small differences. Ifitikhar getting the same score as Najibullah with 3 less deliveries, Munro with a very similar output to Babar but stayed until the end. You feel that Babar's wicket lost them the extra runs they needed in the last over which ended up being pretty modest. Great game"

11.55pm What a night Islamabad United have had. Colin Munro and Ifthikhar Ahmed have orchestrated a turnaround not many saw coming at the halfway mark.

It looked like they were tired, the asking rate had touched 12 and they struggled for timing. And then suddenly, out of nowhere, both batters found their range, their timing and unleashed the beast within them.

The Kings fielded poorly, let off both batters, and paid the price for it. All this means Babar Azam's knock goes in vain.

Karachi Kings captain Imad Wasim: "If you drop catches, this will happen. We have a lot to learn, lot to improve. This is a setback. As far as our bowling goes, we don't have too many options. I had an injury to my finger, so I couldn't bowl out. We need to make a few changes, we'll have a chat about it.

"The kind of start we got, I think we were 15-20 short. We need to work on our run-scoring in the middle overs, look to target bowlers during that period. We played poorly, caught poorly. Our turnover time is very little, if we win three games, we will qualify. We have nothing to lose, we'll come back hard."

Jassia Zafar: "Islamabad United, the team who chased 137 in 10 overs with 10 wickets in hand. Then, they were 20-5 in the next match but made an amazing comeback in batting."

The game is firmly in Islamabad United's grasp. It's theirs to lose now