Imad Wasim’s blistering unbeaten Karachi Kings against Islamabad United

Rawalpindi: (Staff Reporter) Imad Wasim’s blistering unbeaten 54-ball 92 powered Karachi Kings 201-5 against Islamabad United in the 19th match of the eighth edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) at Pindi Cricket Stadium.

Karachi Kings Innings:

After opting to bat, the Kings kept on losing wickets, despite bagging runs. At one stage, the Kings were four down for 78. But it was a remarkable knock by Kings’ skipper Imad Wasim, who remained unbeaten, clobbering 11 fours and two towering sixes.

According to the source, Irfan Khan (30 off 20), Adam Rossington (20 off 16) and Tayyab Tahir (19 off 8) made healthy contributions for their team. Shoaib Malik (12) and Sharjeel Khan (6) failed to show any significant resistance with the bat. Matthew Wade remained unbeaten on 6-ball 13.

As per details the united bowlers with the exception of skipper Shadab Khan went for plenty of runs. Shadab Khan conceded merely 21 runs in four overs, without bagging a wicket. Tom Curran grabbed two wickets, but conceded 43. Rumman Raees, was quiet expensive and gave away 52, bagging a wicket. Hassan Ali (1-40) and Faheem Ashraf (1-35) took a scalp each.

Toss:

Furthermore Karachi Kings opted to bat first against Islamabad United in 19th match of the eighth edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) at Pindi Cricket Stadium on Friday.

Moreover after losing the toss, united skipper Shadab Khan said he wanted to field first. The United who was playing its first home game for the session welcomed Shadab Khan and celebrated fast bowler Hassan Ali’s 200 wickets in T20s format.

Squads:

Islamabad United: Colin Munro, Alex Hales, RVD Dussen, Shadab Khan (c), Azam Khan, Asif Ali, Faheem Ashraf, Tom Curran, Mubasir Khan, Hassan Ali, Rumman Raees, Colin Munro, Alex Hales, RVD Dussen, Shadab Khan (c), Azam Khan, Asif Ali, Faheem Ashraf, Tom Curran, Mubasir Khan, Hassan Ali, and Rumman Raees.

Karachi Kings: Matthew Wade, Adam Rossington (wk), Tayyab Tahir, Sharjeel Khan, Irfan Khan Niazi, Shoaib Malik, Imad Wasim, Andrew Tye, Aamer Yamin, Mohammad Amir, Tabraiz Shamsi.