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Last Updated: February 29, 2024, 00:30 IST
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Opening batters Colin Munro and Alex Hales shared a century partnership as Islamabad United snapped its threematch shedding streak with a sevenwicket win over Karachi Kings within the Pakistan Super League on Wednesday.
KARACHI, Pakistan: Opening batters Colin Munro and Alex Hales shared a century partnership as Islamabad United snapped its three-match shedding streak with a seven-wicket win over Karachi Kings within the Pakistan Super League on Wednesday.
Munro made a blistering 82 off 47 balls and Hales scored 47 in anchoring Islamabad to 169-3 in 18.3 overs for its second victory.
Karachi’s top-order struggled of their first dwelling sport of the season on a sluggish wicket earlier than Kieron Pollard made an unbeaten 48 and spurred the full to 165-5. Karachi has 4 factors after two wins and two losses.
Hales missed Islamabad’s final sport due to a household dedication, however his return bolstered the two-time champion’s top-order. Munro scored his second straight half-century and dominated each tempo and spin as he shared a match-winning 108-run stand off 69 balls with Hales.
Munro, who hit eight fours and 4 sixes, didn’t permit Tabraiz Shamsi to cool down and smacked the wrist-spinner for 3 successive sixes in his first over that featured an extravagant reverse swept six.
Mohammad Nawaz (1-23) trapped Munro leg earlier than wicket because the left-hander tried to chop the left-arm spinner however missed the road of the supply and was caught on the backfoot earlier than Salman Ali Agha (25 not out) completed off the run-chase in fashion with two massive sixes off Hasan Ali.
Earlier, Tim Siefert (8) of New Zealand obtained stumped in his first sport of the season and Leus du Plooy (24) confirmed some aggression earlier than he was bowled by offspinner Agha as Islamabad tied down Karachi by way of spinner Imad Wasim (1-20) and Naseem Shah (1-29).
Pollard and Irfan Khan (27 not out) counterattacked tempo bowlers within the final 5 overs with Rumman Raees (0-45) conceding 30 off his final two overs and Hunain Shah, brother of Naseem, going for 20 off the ultimate over.
Islamabad had misplaced to Multan Sultans, Quetta Gladiators and Peshawar Zalmi after its season-opening win in opposition to Lahore Qalandars.
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