This has been a straight fifth loss for Karachi Kings as two times PSL winner Islamabad won by a 42-run margin. Babar Azam and his side is all set to go to Lahore next week, where the defeat can make them reach on the verge of getting eliminated from the tournament. Earlier, Islamabad’s seasoned T20 top order scored 177-6 on a slow and dry track, with Paul Stirling smashing 39 off 39 balls in his final PSL game of the season and Shadab getting 34 off 19 balls. Sterling, who helped Islamabad reach the top 2 position with his score of 187 runs in just five innings is about to go to Ireland following his national duty.
“There is a great sense of requirement of confidence by the team” stated by Babar. The skipper who took three splendid catches in the match made sure that he is accountable for the performance of him and his team and will make sure the players are full fledge confident next time when they are on the pitch. There was a bit leakage of some extra runs by the team and it was not a tough score to chase, he further added.
In his first game, English spinner Chris Jordan (2-36) picked up two late wickets — both catches by Babar — to dismiss Shadab and Colin Munro (33) before Azam Khan performed a cameo of 16 off 7 balls to boost Islamabad’s score.
