PSL 2023: Colin Munro Powers Islamabad United To Victory Over Karachi Kings

With a quick half-century, Colin Munro helped Islamabad United defeat Karachi Kings by four wickets. Chasing 174, Shadab Khan's team got off to a terrible start, labouring to 21 for 2 in just five overs while losing Hassan Nawaz (4) and Paul Stirling (7) for single-figure scores. Nevertheless, the introduction of Munro altered the course of the match. The New Zealander shared successful partnerships with Rassie van der Dussen (31 off 25) and Azam Khan (44 off 28) before getting dismissed for 58 (28) in the 15th over, leaving Islamabad United at 136 for 4 with 5.2 overs left. Thankfully, Azam kept up his momentum and scored 15 runs off the following seven balls he faced, while Tom Curran (12 off 7) and Faheem Ashraf (12 off 7) also contributed (10 not out off 3) came out firing as Islamabad United crossed the finish line with 10 balls remaining.The wicket-takers for the Karachi Kings were Imad Wasim (1 for 19), Mohammad Amir (2 for 30), and Muhammad Musa (2 for 48). Prior to James Vince's early exit, Haider Ali (59 off 45) and Sharjeel Khan (34 off 26) served as the Kings' pillars during the first half of their innings. Together, they shared a 77-run stand for the second wicket. Sharjeel was dismissed by Curran in the eleventh over, and although their innings was frequently interrupted by wickets, explosive partnerships between Haider and Matthew Wade (35 runs off of 26 balls for the third wicket) and Shoaib Malik and Irfan Khan (26 runs off of 15 balls for the sixth wicket) made sure they reached the 170-mark. Ashraf (1 for 25) and Rumman Raees (2 for 26) were the two bowlers to watch, while Curran and Each of Mohammad Wasim's two wickets were taken.