14/06Result
22nd Match (N), Pakistan Super League at Abu Dhabi, Jun 14 2021
United won by 8 wkts (8b rem)
Player of the Match
Iftikhar Ahmed
Iftikhar AhmedIslamabad United
14/06Result
22nd Match (N), Pakistan Super League at Abu Dhabi, Jun 14 2021
United won by 8 wkts (8b rem)
Player of the Match
Iftikhar Ahmed
Iftikhar AhmedIslamabad United

END OF OVER:
20 | 6 Runs 1 Wkt | KK: 190/4 | RR: 9.50

  • Najibullah Zadran71 (42b)
  • Chadwick Walton1 (2b)
  • Ali Khan3-0-34-1
  • Hasan Ali4-0-31-1

9.54pm We're ready for the chase. Khawaja and Munro are out to face Amir.

Affan: "My jaw hurts by how many times Babar's shots have made it drop. "

Jassia Zafar: "Good comeback by Ali khan in this last over. Otherwise, the score could have crossed 200. I think, it still can be chased"

9.42pm Two incredible half-centuries - from Babar Azam and Najibullah Zadran, in his debut season - have set up the Karachi Kings for a potentially match-winning score. The pair added 117 for the third wicket to turn the screws on an off-colour Islamabad United bowling line-up. Can the table-toppers United extent their run? Join Varun on the other side of a short break for the chase.

Afghanistan's Najibullah Zadran: "Very happy and excited. The heat is at a different level, but batting with Babar was a superb experience. It's important for me to learn as much from him. We've got a lot of cricket coming up, so it was helpful. I played a bad shot in the previous game, Wasim Akram spoke to me and told me if I spent time, I could score quickly. That helped."

19.6
1
Ali Khan to Najibullah Zadran, 1 run, swings hard, loses his bat in the process. The ball goes off the toe-end to square leg.
19.5
2
Ali Khan to Najibullah Zadran, 2 runs, sliced over the infield, third man hared in but lost sight of it initially and was slow to pick it up, Najib will keep strike for the final ball
19.4
2
Ali Khan to Najibullah Zadran, 2 runs, wide yorker, he squeezes this to long-off, takes them on for a second and the throw at the striker's end is just a tad slow
19.3
1
Ali Khan to Walton, 1 run, lifted over the bowler's head, long-off slides and stops. There was a chance for the second but Najib wasn't keen
19.2
0
Ali Khan to Walton, no run, hit hard but straight to the bowler who stops it on his followthrough
19.1
W
Ali Khan to Perera, OUT, hit flat and hard but straight to long-off. Thisara's stay is short-lived. Something to smile about for Ali Khan in what has been a tough outing.

NLTC Perera c Iftikhar Ahmed b Ali Khan 0 (1b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00

END OF OVER:
19 | 9 Runs 1 Wkt | KK: 184/3 | RR: 9.68

  • Najibullah Zadran66 (39b)
  • Thisara Perera0 (0b)
  • Hasan Ali4-0-31-1
  • Mohammad Wasim4-0-52-1
18.6
0
Hasan Ali to Najibullah Zadran, no run, beaten as he tries to slash this over point, he's cross with himself for missing out on a genuine scoring opportunity
18.5
0
Hasan Ali to Najibullah Zadran, no run, beaten on the pull off this slower bouncer
18.4
4
Hasan Ali to Najibullah Zadran, FOUR, looks to swing this into the leg side, but the ball flies off the thick edge over short third
18.3
W
Hasan Ali to Babar Azam, OUT, sliced to the cover fielder running back. Excellent catch. Babar's bat face turned as he tried to back away to hit this back-of-the-hand slower delivery. Walks off to a standing ovation

Babar Azam c Mohammad Wasim b Hasan Ali 81 (54b 7x4 3x6) SR: 150.00

18.2
4
Hasan Ali to Babar Azam, FOUR, yorker-length on middle and leg, Babar uses the depth of the crease to somehow get under the length and then whip it wide of long-on. Incredible. This is something else. Wow, what joy
18.1
1
Hasan Ali to Najibullah Zadran, 1 run, hit hard to the man at the edge of the ring at cover, direct hit at the bowler's end would've been interesting

Hasan Ali from around the wicket

END OF OVER:
18 | 21 Runs | KK: 175/2 | RR: 9.72

  • Najibullah Zadran61 (35b)
  • Babar Azam77 (52b)
  • Mohammad Wasim4-0-52-1
  • Hasan Ali3-0-22-0

NAUMAN: "One thing that Babar doesn't get credit for is his fitness. Time and again he bats for long time and his running b/w wkts doesn't seem to be affected. I know its expected off professionals today, but Pakistanis have always been laggards in fitness."

17.6
1
Mohammad Wasim to Najibullah Zadran, 1 run, squeezes this yorker past the bowler, 21 off that over
17.5
6
Mohammad Wasim to Najibullah Zadran, SIX, slower ball and he's muscled this deep into the stands at long-on! Too full, he backed away to free swing that. Held his shape beautifully before bringing out his muscle
17.4
4
Mohammad Wasim to Najibullah Zadran, FOUR, width and he has slashed this to the point boundary. Went for a yorker, lost his length and Najib opened the face to pick the gap
17.3
2
Mohammad Wasim to Najibullah Zadran, 2 runs, chips this full toss towards long-on, raises a superb half-century even as the hundred stand comes up. Super knock
17.2
2
Mohammad Wasim to Najibullah Zadran, 2 runs, whips this down to wide long-on
17.1
6
Mohammad Wasim to Najibullah Zadran, SIX, just eludes deep midwicket! Slower length ball, Najib makes room, clears his right foot and swings clean to get six. Gave it all his might

END OF OVER:
17 | 9 Runs | KK: 154/2 | RR: 9.05

  • Najibullah Zadran40 (29b)
  • Babar Azam77 (52b)
  • Hasan Ali3-0-22-0
  • Akif Javed4-0-31-1
16.6
1
Hasan Ali to Najibullah Zadran, 1 run, pulled, one bounce to deep square
16.6
1w
Hasan Ali to Najibullah Zadran, 1 wide, slower delivery but slips it down leg, on the bounce to the keeper
16.5
1
Hasan Ali to Babar Azam, 1 run, slower and fuller, swung down to long-off who grabs this on the bounce, great work by Shadab in haring across to stop that and then fire a flat throw
16.4
4
Hasan Ali to Babar Azam, FOUR, belted, one bounce over the rope! Full and straight, he cleared the front leg and swung clean to bisect long-on and long-off
16.3
0
Hasan Ali to Babar Azam, no run, slower and fuller, Babar leaves on the assumption that it'll be called wide. Umpire deems this to just be inside the line
16.2
1
Hasan Ali to Najibullah Zadran, 1 run, slower length ball angling in, bunted into the leg side for a quick single
16.1
1
Hasan Ali to Babar Azam, 1 run, drilled to a straight'ish long-on

United 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st28UT KhawajaC Munro
2nd13C MunroMuhammad Akhlaq
3rd150C MunroIftikhar Ahmed

Pakistan Super League

TeamMWLPTNRR
IU1082160.859
MS1055101.05
PZ1055100.586
KK105510-0.115
LQ105510-0.589
QG10284-1.786