PSL 2021: Islamabad United beat Karachi Kings by five wickets

Islamabad United beat Karachi Kings by five wickets in the sixth fixture of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) at Karachi's National Stadium on Wednesday.

Despite putting up a huge 197-run score on the board, Islamabad were struggling at 13-2 and the Kings were firm favourites to keep their winning streak going.

However, then came the most expensive over of PSL history, bowled by Aamer Yamin, whose seven-ball third over was bled for 29 runs by Alex Hales (46).

That over gave a massive boost to the Islamabad run-rate and set the tone for the rest of the innings. It still needed some clutch cameos from the middle order, especially Hussain Talat (42) and Iftikhar Ahmed (), to seal the win.

Earlier, Sharjeel Khan and Babar Azam’s 176-run stand for the opening wicket saw Karachi finish with 196-3. Sharjeel, in particular, was in devastating form. After being dropped by Hales, the lefty from Hyderabad made capital city bowlers pay with a 59-ball 105 laced with nine 4s and eight big ones.

Squads:

Karachi Kings: Amir Yamin, Arshad Iqbal, Babar Azam, Colin Ingram, Imad Wasim, Mohammad Amir, Sharjeel Khan, Waqas Maqsood, Mohammad Nabi, Dan Christian, Chadwick Walton, Joe Clarke, Noor Ahmad, Danish Aziz, Mohammad Ilyas, Zeeshan Malik, Qasim Akram

Islamabad United: Alex Hales, Asif Ali, Fawad Ahmed, Faheem Ashraf, Hussain Talat, Musa Khan, Shadab Khan, Zafar Gohar, Hassan Ali, Paul Stirling, Lewis Gregory, Phil Salt, Rohail Nazir, Ali Khan, Iftikhar Ahmed, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Ahmed Saifi Abdullah, Zeeshan Zameer

The ball-by-ball updates of the match are below the line.

Islamabad United beat Karachi Kings by five wickets 

Waqas Maqsood to Asif Ali: 1 run

End of 19th over: Islamabad United — 196/5

Mohammad Amir to Asif Ali: 1 run

Mohammad Amir to Asif Ali: 6 runs

Mohammad Amir to Asif Ali: 4 run

Mohammad Amir to Asif Ali: No run

Mohammad Amir to Asif Ali: 2 runs

Mohammad Amir to Asif Ali: No run

End of 18th over: Islamabad United — 183/5

Mohammad Nabi to Asif Ali: 1 run

Mohammad Nabi to Asif Ali: 6 runs

Mohammad Nabi to Hussain Talat: LBW, out

Mohammad Nabi to Hussain Talat: No run

Mohammad Nabi to Iftikhar Ahmed: 1 run

Mohammad Nabi to Iftikhar Ahmed: 6 runs

End of 17th over: Islamabad United — 169/4

Mohammad Amir to Iftikhar Ahmed: 1 run

Mohammad Amir to Iftikhar Ahmed: 6 runs

Mohammad Amir to Iftikhar Ahmed: No run

Mohammad Amir to Iftikhar Ahmed: 4 runs

Mohammad Amir to Hussain Talat: 1 run

Mohammad Amir to Hussain Talat: 2 runs

End of 16th over: Islamabad United — 155/4

Mohammad Nabi to Iftikhar Ahmed: No run

Mohammad Nabi to Hussain Talat: 1 run

Mohammad Nabi to Hussain Talat: 2 runs

Mohammad Nabi to Iftikhar Ahmed: 1 run

Mohammad Nabi to Hussain Talat: 1 run

Mohammad Nabi to Iftikhar Ahmed: 1 run

End of 15th over: Islamabad United — 149/4

Arshad Iqbal to Iftikhar Ahmed: 1 run

Arshad Iqbal to Iftikhar Ahmed: No run

Arshad Iqbal to Iftikhar Ahmed: No run

Arshad Iqbal to Iftikhar Ahmed: 6 runs

Arshad Iqbal to Hussain Talat: 1 run

Arshad Iqbal to Hussain Talat: 4 runs

End of 14th over: Islamabad United — 137/4

Mohammad Nabi to Iftikhar Ahmed: No run

Mohammad Nabi to Iftikhar Ahmed: No run

Mohammad Nabi to Iftikhar Ahmed: 2 runs

Mohammad Nabi to Iftikhar Ahmed: No run

Mohammad Nabi to Hussain Talat: 1 run

Mohammad Nabi to Iftikhar Ahmed: 1 run

End of 13th over: Islamabad United — 133/4

Imad Wasim to Iftikhar Ahmed: 1 run

Imad Wasim to Hussain Talat: 1 run

Imad Wasim to Hussain Talat: 4 runs

Imad Wasim to Iftikhar Ahmed: 1 run

Imad Wasim to Hussain Talat: 1 run

Imad Wasim to Hussain Talat: Wide

Imad Wasim to Hussain Talat: No run

End of 12th over: Islamabad United — 124/4

Mohammad Nabi to Hussain Talat: 1 run

Mohammad Nabi to Hussain Talat: No run

Mohammad Nabi to Iftikhar Ahmed: 1 run

Mohammad Nabi to Iftikhar Ahmed: No run

Mohammad Nabi to Hussain Talat: 1 run

Mohammad Nabi to Iftikhar Ahmed: 1 run

End of 11th over: Islamabad United — 120/4

Dan Christian to Hussain Talat: 2 runs

Dan Christian to Hussain Talat: 4 runs

Dan Christian to Iftikhar Ahmed: 1 run

Dan Christian to Hussain Talat: 1 run

Dan Christian to Iftikhar Ahmed: 1 run

Dan Christian to Hussain Talat: 1 run

End of 10th over: Islamabad United — 110/4

Imad Wasim to Hussain Talat: 1 run

Imad Wasim to Iftikhar Ahmed: 1 run

Imad Wasim to Hussain Talat: 1 run

Imad Wasim to Hussain Talat: 2 runs

Imad Wasim to Iftikhar Ahmed: 1 run

Imad Wasim to Iftikhar Ahmed: 4 runs

End of ninth over: Islamabad United — 100/4

Arshad Iqbal to Iftikhar Ahmed: 1 runs

Arshad Iqbal to Iftikhar Ahmed: 2 runs

Arshad Iqbal to Hussain Talat: 1 run

Arshad Iqbal to Iftikhar Ahmed: 1 run

Arshad Iqbal to Hussain Talat: 1 run

Arshad Iqbal to Iftikhar Ahmed: 1 run

End of eighth over: Islamabad United — 93/4

Imad Wasim to Iftikhar Ahmed: 1 run

Imad Wasim to Hussain Talat: 1 run

Imad Wasim to Iftikhar Ahmed: 1 run

Imad Wasim to Hussain Talat: 1 run

Imad Wasim to Hussain Talat: No run

Imad Wasim to Iftikhar Ahmed: 1 run

End of seventh over: Islamabad United — 88/4

Arshad Iqbal to Iftikhar Ahmed: 1 run

Arshad Iqbal to Hussain Talat: 1 run

Arshad Iqbal to Hussain Talat: 4 runs

Arshad Iqbal to Faheem Ashraf: Bowled out

Arshad Iqbal to Faheem Ashraf: 4 runs

Arshad Iqbal to Iftikhar Ahmed: 1 run

End of sixth over: Islamabad United — 77/3

Waqas Maqsood to Faheem Ashraf: No run

Waqas Maqsood to Faheem Ashraf: No run

Waqas Maqsood to Faheem Ashraf: 2 runs

Waqas Maqsood to Alex Hales: Caught out, c Qasim Akram

Waqas Maqsood to Faheem Ashraf: 1 run

Waqas Maqsood to Faheem Ashraf: 6 runs

End of sixth over: Islamabad United — 68/2

Mohammad Amir to Faheem Ashraf: 1 run

Mohammad Amir to Faheem Ashraf: No run

Mohammad Amir to Faheem Ashraf: Wide

Mohammad Amir to Faheem Ashraf: Wide, 2 runs

Mohammad Amir to Alex Hales: 1 run

Mohammad Amir to Alex Hales: No run

Mohammad Amir to Faheem Ashraf: Wide, 1 run

Mohammad Amir to Alex Hales: 1 run

Mohammad Amir to Alex Hales: 4 runs

End of fifth over: Islamabad United — 55/2

Waqas Maqsood to Faheem Ashraf: 6 runs

Waqas Maqsood to Faheem Ashraf: 4 runs

Waqas Maqsood to Alex Hales: 1 run

Waqas Maqsood to Faheem Ashraf: 1 run

Waqas Maqsood to Faheem Ashraf: No run

End of third over: Islamabad United — 43/2

Amir Yamin to Alex Hales: 4 runs

Amir Yamin to Alex Hales: 4 runs

Amir Yamin to Alex Hales: 2 runs

Amir Yamin to Alex Hales: No ball, 4 runs

Amir Yamin to Alex Hales: 4 runs

Amir Yamin to Alex Hales: 6 runs

Amir Yamin to Alex Hales: 4 runs

End of second over: Islamabad United — 14/2

Mohammad Amir to Faheem Ashraf: No run

Mohammad Amir to Faheem Ashraf: Wide

Mohammad Amir to Shadab Khan: LBW, out

Mohammad Amir to Alex Hales: 1 run

Mohammad Amir to Alex Hales: No run

Mohammad Amir to Alex Hales: No run

Mohammad Amir to Alex Hales: 4 runs

End of first over: Islamabad United — 8/1

Imad Wasim to Alex Hales: 1 runs

Imad Wasim to Alex Hales: 2 runs

Imad Wasim to Alex Hales: 4 runs

Imad Wasim to Alex Hales: No run

Imad Wasim to Phil Salt: Caught out, c Dan Christian

Imad Wasim to Phil Salt: Wide

Imad Wasim to Phil Salt: No run

Islamabad United begin batting

Islamabad United need 197 to beat Karachi Kings

Hussain Talat to Mohammad Nabi: No runs

Hussain Talat to Mohammad Nabi: 6 runs

Hussain Talat to Mohammad Nabi: No run

Hussain Talat to Dan Christian: 1 run

Hussain Talat to Dan Christian: Wide

Hussain Talat to Dan Christian: 4 runs

Hussain Talat to Dan Christian: 2 runs

End of 19th over: Karachi Kings — 182/0

Hassan Ali to Dan Christian: 1 run

Hassan Ali to Dan Christian: 4 runs

Hassan Ali to Mohammad Nabi: 1 run

Hassan Ali to Mohammad Nabi: No run

Hassan Ali to Sharjeel Khan: LBW, out

Hassan Ali to Babar Azam: Run out, Babar Azam

End of 18th over: Karachi Kings — 176/0

Faheem Ashraf to Babar Azam: 1 run

Faheem Ashraf to Sharjeel Khan: 1 run

Faheem Ashraf to Babar Azam: 1 run

Faheem Ashraf to Sharjeel Khan: 1 run

Faheem Ashraf to Sharjeel Khan: Wide

Faheem Ashraf to Sharjeel Khan: 2 runs 

Faheem Ashraf to Sharjeel Khan: 6 runs — brings up his century

End of 17th over: Karachi Kings — 163/0

Mohammad Wasim to Sharjeel Khan: 1 run

Mohammad Wasim to Babar Azam: 1 run

Mohammad Wasim to Sharjeel Khan: 1 run

Mohammad Wasim to Babar Azam: 1 run

Mohammad Wasim to Sharjeel Khan: 1 run

Mohammad Wasim to Babar Azam: 1 run

End of 16th over: Karachi Kings — 157/0

Hassan Ali to Sharjeel Khan: 1 run

Hassan Ali to Sharjeel Khan: 1 run

Hassan Ali to Sharjeel Khan: 4 runs

Hassan Ali to Sharjeel Khan: 6 runs

Hassan Ali to Sharjeel Khan: 4 runs

Hassan Ali to Babar Azam: 1 run

End of 15th over: Karachi Kings — 140/0

Hussain Talat to Sharjeel Khan: 4 runs

Hussain Talat to Sharjeel Khan: Wide

Hussain Talat to Sharjeel Khan: No ball, 1 run

Hussain Talat to Sharjeel Khan: No ball, 1 run

Hussain Talat to Babar Azam: No ball, 1 run

Hussain Talat to Sharjeel Khan: 1 run

Hussain Talat to Babar Azam: 1 run

Hussain Talat to Babar Azam: No run

Hussain Talat to Sharjeel Khan: 1 run

End of 14th over: Karachi Kings — 128/0

Mohammad Wasim to Sharjeel Khan: 1 run

Mohammad Wasim to Babar Azam: 1 run

Mohammad Wasim to Babar Azam: No run

Mohammad Wasim to Sharjeel Khan: No ball

Mohammad Wasim to Babar Azam: 1 run

Mohammad Wasim to Sharjeel Khan: 1 run

Mohammad Wasim to Sharjeel Khan: No run

End of 13th over: Karachi Kings — 123/0

Iftikhar Ahmed to Babar Azam: No run

Iftikhar Ahmed to Babar Azam: 6 runs

Iftikhar Ahmed to Sharjeel Khan 1 run

Iftikhar Ahmed to Babar Azam: 1 run

Iftikhar Ahmed to Sharjeel Khan 1 run

Iftikhar Ahmed to Babar Azam: 1 run

End of 12th over: Karachi Kings — 113/0

Zafar Gohar to Sharjeel Khan: 4 runs

Zafar Gohar to Sharjeel Khan: Wide

Zafar Gohar to Sharjeel Khan: 2 runs

Zafar Gohar to Sharjeel Khan: No run

Zafar Gohar to Sharjeel Khan: 6 runs

Zafar Gohar to Sharjeel Khan: 4 runs

Zafar Gohar to Babar Azam: 1 run

End of 11th over: Karachi Kings — 95/0

Lewis Gregory to Sharjeel Khan: 4 runs

Lewis Gregory to Babar Azam: 1 run

Lewis Gregory to Babar Azam: No run

Lewis Gregory to Sharjeel Khan: 1 run

Lewis Gregory to Babar Azam: 1 run

Lewis Gregory to Babar Azam: 4 runs

End of 10th over: Karachi Kings — 84/0

Zafar Gohar to Sharjeel Khan: No run

Zafar Gohar to Sharjeel Khan: Wide

Zafar Gohar to Babar Azam: 1 run

Zafar Gohar to Sharjeel Khan: 1 run

Zafar Gohar to Sharjeel Khan: No run

Zafar Gohar to Babar Azam: 1 run

Zafar Gohar to Babar Azam: No run

End of ninth over: Karachi Kings — 80/0

Shadab Khan to Sharjeel Khan: 6 runs

Shadab Khan to Sharjeel Khan: 6 runs

Shadab Khan to Sharjeel Khan: 6 runs

Shadab Khan to Sharjeel Khan: 6 runs

Shadab Khan to Sharjeel Khan: No run

Shadab Khan to Babar Azam: 1 run

End of eighth over: Karachi Kings — 55/0

Mohammad Wasim to Sharjeel Khan: 4 runs

Mohammad Wasim to Sharjeel Khan: 6 runs

Mohammad Wasim to Babar Azam: 1 run

Mohammad Wasim to Babar Azam: 2 runs

Mohammad Wasim to Sharjeel Khan: 1 run

Mohammad Wasim to Babar Azam: 1 run

End of seventh over: Karachi Kings — 40/0

Shadab Khan to Sharjeel Khan: 4 runs

Shadab Khan to Babar Azam: 1 run

Shadab Khan to Babar Azam: No run

Shadab Khan to Babar Azam: No run

Shadab Khan to Sharjeel Khan: 1 run

Shadab Khan to Babar Azam: 1 run

End of sixth over: Karachi Kings — 33/0

Faheem Ashraf to Sharjeel Khan: No run

Faheem Ashraf to Sharjeel Khan: No run

Faheem Ashraf to Sharjeel Khan: No run

Faheem Ashraf to Babar Azam: 1 run

Faheem Ashraf to Sharjeel Khan: 1 run

Faheem Ashraf to Babar Azam: 1 run

End of fifth over: Karachi Kings — 30/0

Hassan Ali to Sharjeel Khan: No run

Hassan Ali to Babar Azam: 1 run

Hassan Ali to Babar Azam: No run

Hassan Ali to Babar Azam: No run

Hassan Ali to Babar Azam: 4 runs

Hassan Ali to Babar Azam: 4 runs

End of fourth over: Karachi Kings — 21/0

Faheem Ashraf to Babar Azam: 1 run

Faheem Ashraf to Sharjeel Khan: 1 run

Faheem Ashraf to Sharjeel Khan: No run

Faheem Ashraf to Babar Azam: 1 run

Faheem Ashraf to Babar Azam: 4 runs

Faheem Ashraf to Babar Azam: No run

End of third over: Karachi Kings — 14/0

Mohammad Wasim to Sharjeel Khan: No run

Mohammad Wasim to Sharjeel Khan: No run

Mohammad Wasim to Babar Azam: 1 run

Mohammad Wasim to Babar Azam: No run

Mohammad Wasim to Babar Azam: 4 runs

Mohammad Wasim to Babar Azam: No run

End of second over: Karachi Kings — 9/0

Faheem Ashraf to Sharjeel Khan: No run

Faheem Ashraf to Sharjeel Khan: No run

Faheem Ashraf to Babar Azam: 1 run

Faheem Ashraf to Babar Azam: 4 runs

Faheem Ashraf to Babar Azam: No run

Faheem Ashraf to Babar Azam: No run

End of first over: Karachi Kings — 4/0

Hassan Ali to Sharjeel Khan: No run

Hassan Ali to Sharjeel Khan: No run

Hassan Ali to Sharjeel Khan: 4 runs

Hassan Ali to Sharjeel Khan: No run

Hassan Ali to Sharjeel Khan: No run

Hassan Ali to Sharjeel Khan: No run

Karachi Kings begin batting

Islamabad United have won the toss and decided to field first.