SHARJAH: Skipper of Islamabad United Misbah-ul-Haq and middle order batsman Asif Ali helped the team to grab third win in the ongoing sizzling tournament Pakistan Super League (PSL) at Sharjah Cricket Stadium, UAE, TheNewsTribe.com reported.
Batting first Karachi Kings set the target of 129 runs for Islamabad United in the limited 20-over game. In reply Islamabad United chased the target in the 19th over with the lost of five wickets.
After this win, Islamabad United became third team to qualify for play off round of PSL after Peshawar Zalmi and Quetta Gladiators.
Misbah-ul-Haq won the toss and elected to bowl first. United’s bowler put the batsmen of Karachi Kings on back foot and restricted the Karachi Kings t0 128 runs.
Imran Khan, who declared man of the match, took two wicket and gave just 19 runs in four overs. Islamabad United played the match without Shane Watson as he left for Australia due to injury.
Islamabad United chased the target in the 19th over. Misbah scored 38 runs and remain top scorer for his team. While, Asif Ali played the knock of 31 runs on a crucial time and finished the macth with monster six .
Match Summary:
| Karachi Kings innings (20 overs maximum) | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
JM Vince | c Misbah-ul-Haq b Imran Khalid | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 40.00 |
|
Shahzaib Hasan | c †Haddin b Mohammad Sami | 27 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 142.10 |
|
Imad Wasim | lbw b Imran Khalid | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
RS Bopara | c Asif Ali b Azhar Mahmood | 45 | 50 | 4 | 0 | 90.00 |
|
Mushfiqur Rahim† | b Russell | 33 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 122.22 |
| Shoaib Malik* | not out | 7 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 63.63 | |
| Shakib Al Hasan | not out | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 116.66 | |
| Extras | (b 4, lb 2, w 1) | 7 | |||||
| Total | (5 wickets; 20 overs) | 128 | (6.40 runs per over) | ||||
Did not batMohammad Amir, Usama Mir, Sohail Khan, Mir Hamza
Fall of wickets 1-3 (Vince, 1.2 ov), 2-3 (Imad Wasim, 1.4 ov), 3-47 (Shahzaib Hasan, 8.4 ov), 4-107 (Mushfiqur Rahim, 16.5 ov),5-111 (Bopara, 17.4 ov)
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S Badree | 4 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 7.50 | ||
|
Imran Khalid | 4 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 4.75 | |
| Rumman Raees | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 7.00 | ||
|
Mohammad Sami | 2.4 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 4.50 | |
|
AD Russell | 3.2 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 7.50 | |
|
Azhar Mahmood | 4 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 5.50 | (1w) |
| Islamabad United innings (target: 129 runs from 20 overs) | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Sharjeel Khan | c Shahzaib Hasan b Sohail Khan | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
|
AD Russell | hit wicket b Mohammad Amir | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 127.27 |
|
BJ Haddin† | c Shakib Al Hasan b Sohail Khan | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 66.66 |
|
Khalid Latif | st †Mushfiqur Rahim b Usama Mir | 33 | 35 | 1 | 3 | 94.28 |
|
Misbah-ul-Haq* | c Vince b Bopara | 38 | 38 | 5 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Asif Ali | not out | 31 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 182.35 | |
| Azhar Mahmood | not out | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 66.66 | |
| Extras | (lb 5, w 3) | 8 | |||||
| Total | (5 wickets; 18.5 overs) | 131 | (6.95 runs per over) | ||||
Did not batS Badree, Imran Khalid, Mohammad Sami, Rumman Raees
Fall of wickets 1-9 (Sharjeel Khan, 1.2 ov), 2-19 (Russell, 2.6 ov), 3-19 (Haddin, 3.2 ov), 4-82 (Khalid Latif, 13.4 ov), 5-105 (Misbah-ul-Haq, 17.2 ov)
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Mohammad Amir | 4 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 5.25 | |
|
Sohail Khan | 4 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 5.75 | (1w) |
| Mir Hamza | 1.5 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 12.54 | ||
|
Usama Mir | 4 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 5.75 | |
| Shakib Al Hasan | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 7.00 | ||
|
RS Bopara | 3 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 7.33 | (2w) |
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