Islamabad United beat Karachi Kings by 5 wickets | News Hub

   PSL 6, Islamabad United beat Karachi Kings, Iftikhar, Hales, Hussain Talat's excellent batting for Islamabad, News Hub

   Karachi (News Hub update sports news) In the cricket match of the sixth season PSL 2021,

Islamabad United beat Karachi Kings by 5 wickets. In the cricket match being played at the

National Stadium, Karachi, Islamabad United did not have a good start in pursuit of the biggest

the goal of the event so far and Phil Salt was already caught in the over trying to play a shot on

the ball of Emad Wasim. Captain Shadab Khan returned without giving his share to the 13-run

total by giving a wicket to Mohammad Amir.

   Alex Hales increased the team's score to 68 runs in 5 overs but was dismissed for 46 runs.

Faheem Ashraf gave full support to Hales but after Alex Hales, he also got out quickly, he

scored 25 runs off 15 balls. Hussain Talat and Iftikhar Ahmed put the team in a good position.

Hussain scored 42 runs and got out on the ball of Muhammad Nabi, the score of United was 176.

   Asif Ali ensured the victory of the team by hitting Mohammad Amir with high and high sixes.

Iftikhar Ahmed took the winning run. Earlier, Islamabad captain Shadab Khan decided to field

after winning the toss. Karachi's Babar Azam and Sharjeel Khan started the innings and at the beginning both the batsmen played cautiously but then adopted an aggressive style and pushed

the score forward and scored half-centuries.

   This is the third partnership of more than 100 runs in PSL by Karachi Kings, Sharjeel Khan

scored a half-century in 32 balls. Babar Azam completed a half-century from the other end in the

13th over with sixes off 39 balls. Islamabad United fast bowler had bowled Sharjeel for 126 and

was playing at 70 at the time but the umpire gave up no balls.

   According to the news hub, the United bowlers gave Babar Azam two chances on no balls as a

result of which PSL's biggest contribution was 159 runs which were previously held by Multan

Sultans. Sharjeel Khan completes his second century in the league. Islamabad had to wait for the

first wicket. On a total of 176, Alex Hales dropped another catch to Babar Azam but was run out. 

Hassan Ali LBW Sharjeel Khan. Sharjeel was dismissed for 105 off 59 balls. Kings scored 196

for the loss of 3 wickets in 20 overs. Both teams did not make any changes for this cricket match.

Karachi Kings captain said that the batting of United is good while our bowling line is strong. 

   Islamabad United captain said, "We have to work harder in bowling,".

   Islamabad United Squad

   Shadab Khan (captain), Fahim Ashraf, Alex Hales, Hassan Ali, Phil Salt, Hussain Talat, Asif Ali, Iftikhar Ahmed, Lewis Gregory, Zafar Gohar and Muhammad Wasim.

   Karachi King Squad

   Emad Wasim (captain), Babar Azam, Sharjeel Khan, Colin Ingram, Joe Clark, Mohammad Amir, Mohammad Nabi, Daniel Christian, Waqas Maqsood, Amir Yameen, and Arshad Iqbal.