Match 30, Rawalpindi, May 19, 2025, 08:00 PM
Islamabad United
251/5(20.0ov)
Karachi Kings
172/10(18.2ov)
Islamabad United beat Karachi Kings by 79 runs
Best Batsmen
R
B
4S
6S
SR
Best Bowler
O
R
W
Econ
Man of the Match
Alex Hales
Commentry
Right then, that concludes the league stage of the 2025 Pakistan Super League. The action now shifts to Lahore for the playoffs, starting with the Qualifier on Wednesday, 21st May, where the Quetta Gladiators will take on Islamabad United. The winner advances straight to the final. Eliminator 1 follows on Thursday, 22nd May, between Karachi Kings and Lahore Qalandars, with the winner progressing to face the loser of the Qualifier in Eliminator 2. Until then, take care and goodbye!
Alex Hales is the PLAYER OF THE MATCH for his blistering knock of 88 runs from 35 balls.
Earlier, after being sent in to bat, Islamabad United got off to a flying start with a brilliant 153-run opening partnership between Sahibzada Farhan and Alex Hales. A quick cameo from Shadab Khan pushed the total to a daunting 251. Shadab then took centre stage with the ball, running through the Karachi batting lineup with crucial support from his teammates.
The Kings didn’t help their cause, with multiple lapses in the field, conceding far too many runs. Chasing 204 to retain second place, they started well through David Warner and Tim Seifert. But after Seifert’s dismissal, the momentum quickly shifted, and the innings fell apart. A brief glimmer of hope came with a 24-run over, but it was a mountain too steep to climb for the lower order.
What a win for Islamabad United! Talk about rising to the occasion, and Islamabad delivered. They have secured the 2nd spot and set up a clash with Quetta Gladiators in the Qualifier, giving them two shots at reaching the final. For the Karachi Kings, it was a night where everything that could go wrong, did. They slip to the 3rd spot and now face Lahore Qalandars in Eliminator 1, with no room for error.
In over# 19
0W
0
Salman Irshad 28/3(3.2)
OUT! There is an LBW appeal made and up goes the umpire’s finger.
18.2
W
OUT! There is an LBW appeal made and up goes the umpire’s finger.
18.1
.
No run, that is a cracking pull off the back foot, but for no run.
In over# 18
0
6
4
1
0
4
Ben Dwarshuis 30/0(3)
17.6
.
No run, the batter has just blocked that from the crease.
17.5
6
Six! Up, up and away! The batter has lofted this clean as a whistle and it has cleared the boundary.
17.4
4
Four! The batter drives this through the covers and the ball races away to the fence.
17.3
1
1 run, the batter comes forward and plays an off drive for a run.
17.2
.
No run, the batter goes back in the crease to flick but cannot find the gap.
17.1
4
Four! Nicely done. Going back in the crease, waiting for the ball to arrive and then flicking it away.
In over# 17
0
2
0
0W
1
4
Salman Irshad 28/2(3)
16.6
.
No run, the batter looks to play that but is comprehensively beaten.
16.5
2
2 runs, the batter goes deep in the crease and guides it through third man for a couple of runs.