Karachi Kings down as PSL Champions Islamabad United final
SHARJAH: The Karachi Kings Team upset defending Pakistan Super League champions against Islamabad by 44 runs in Sharjah on Wednesday 1st of April 2017 as the England Players refuse to travel Lahore for the final citing safety fears.
Looking into the history of match Paceman Mohammad Amir takes 3-wickets by just giving 7-runs and Spinners Imad Wasim takes 3-wickets in 18-runs and Usama Mir also takes 3-wickets in 24-runs which helps Karachi Kings to sent Islamabad crashing to 82 all out in 15.2 overs as Karachi made 126 ,which was the lowest total in Pakistan Super League history.
The Wickets dropped likes the flies for United who has to chase the target of 127-runs set by the Karachi Kings during the 22nd match of the PSL this Season 2017.
The Innings starts with a Stunning upset as Dwayne Smith was Caught Out Early by Kings Captain and Wicket keeper Kumar Sangakkara off a delivery by Mohammad Amir, who went on to bowl BJ Haddin out and got Rumman Raees caught out by Pollard.
As Sangakkara termed as a "good start". He Said about the catch that "I think i had my eyes closed and that helped. It was just those one of those catches that stuck and Pretty lucky".
He also told "I was just surprised that i caught it", he laughed while speaking to Ramiz Raja.
He said "A knock-out contest is draining. Every game is a do or die thing. The guys are starting to play like a team. I'm hoping that we can get up again against Peshawar."
The Karachi Kings Skipper also speak highly of Usama Mir for his "Outstanding" bowling attack.
Usama Mir got wickets of Shadab Khan, Asif Ali, and Muhammad Sami.
After the Match, Misbah speaking to the media said that, "It's always hard to take this sort of defeat."
He also added that,"We couldn't bat well on that Pitch. One Twenty Seven was gettable. No Pressure of a knockout game. They just Bowled well and once we lost wickets, the pressure mounted. I think we batted badly."
Karachi Kings innings
Islamabad United won the toss and elected to field first.
The Karachi Kings scored 126-runs, even as wicket fell like flies.
Ravi Bopara, Shoaib Malik, Usman Khan, Sohail Khan, Imad Wasim all these great Players taken out quick by United as succession of the innings came to a close.
Babar Azam and Malik both scored 25-runs each, which was the highest scored by Kings innings batsman.
18-year-old Shadab Khan taking Azam wickets off his first ball of a innings.
Rumman Raees takes Chris Gayle out early with just 17-runs. He also went up to get Bopara, Pollard and Wasim caught out and took Usama's Mir Catch off Muhammad Sami.
Squads
