Karachi Kings on Sunday managed to keep pace with the sides above and also proved that they are not a one-man side as they defeated Islamabad United by 5 wickets in their Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2020 encounter at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium.
Chasing 184, Karachi were off to a nightmare start when their superstar opener Babar Azam was run out for zero without even facing a ball in the opening over.
However, instead of panicking and melting, the other opener Sharjeel Khan came good, contributing a blistering 20-ball 38 before Alex Hales (52) and Cameron Delport ‘s(38) crucial 66-run partnership swung the match in Karachi’s favour.
Earlier, a vintage Luke Ronchi rampage (unbeaten 85 off 58) and increasingly impressive Shadab Khan’s 31-ball 54 (also unbeaten) had propelled Islamabad to a total of 183-3. Their 106-run stand for the fourth wicket had helped the capital city side to a total which had seemed unlikely when they had lost their first wicket in the very first over.
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