High-flying Islamabad United defeated struggling Karachi Kings by 42 runs in the 14th match of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) season seven on Sunday, handing them their fifth straight loss of the tournament.
Batting first, Islamabad set a 178-run target for Karachi Kings on the back of notable contributions from the top-order.
Openers Paul Sterling and Alex Hales gave them a 66-run stand. Paul scored 39, Hales 30, and Munro 33, while Shadab scored a quick-fire 34 runs, and in the end, Azam Khan played a small-cameo of 16 runs off just seven balls.
Karachi had a disastrous start to their chase, as they lost the first six wickets for 66 runs inside the 12th over. Sahibzada Farhan (25 off 18), and Mohammad Nabi (47* off 28) pushed for recovery but, they could only manage to get them to 135/9.
Points Table Update
With this win, Islamabad United have obtained two valuable points, taking their total to six. They are perched just below table-toppers Multan Sultans who have 10 points from five consecutive wins.
Lahore Qalandars, Multan Sultans register victories
Lahore Qalandars are placed third with six points, Peshawar Zalmi fourth with four points, while Quetta Gladiators are in fifth place with two points.
Home team Karachi Kings are reeling at the bottom of the table with five losses on the trot.
Next Fixtures
There is only one match scheduled for Monday; between Quetta Gladiators and Lahore Qalandars. The match, to be played at Karachi's National Stadium, will start at 7:30 pm.
Past PSL Winners
PSL 2016 – Islamabad United
PSL 2017 – Peshawar Zalmi
PSL 2018 – Islamabad United
PSL 2019 – Quetta Gladiators
PSL 2020 – Karachi Kings
PSL 2021 – Multan Sultans
Other Important Updates
Jason Roy has joined the Quetta Gladiators squad after completing his quarantine period. He will be available for selection for Quetta's match against Lahore on Monday.
Paul Stirling will leave the Islamabad United squad for national duty on Monday. He will be replaced by England all-rounder Liam Dawson for the rest of the tournament.