Islamabad United 169 for 3 (Munro 82, Hales 47) beat Karachi Kings 165 for five (Pollard 48, Wasim 1-20) by seven wickets
Munro made a blistering 82 off 47 balls and Hales scored 47 in anchoring United to 169 for 3 in 18.3 overs for his or her second victory.
Hales missed United’s final recreation due to a household dedication, however his return bolstered the two-time champions’ batting would possibly. 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, did not permit Tabraiz Shamsi to calm down and hit the wristspinner for 3 successive sixes in his first over, together with an extravagant reverse sweep that simply flew off the bat.
Mohammad Nawaz (1-23) trapped Munro lbw 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 Agha Salman (25 not out) completed off the chase in type with two massive sixes off Hasan Ali.
Earlier, Tim Siefert (8) of New Zealand acquired stumped in his first recreation of the season and Leus du Plooy (24) confirmed some aggression earlier than he was bowled by offspinner Salman as United tied down Kings by spinner Imad Wasim (1-20) and Naseem Shah (1-29).
Pollard and Irfan Khan (27 not out) counterattacked in opposition to the 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.
United had misplaced to Multan Sultans, Quetta Gladiators and Peshawar Zalmi after its season-opening win in opposition to Lahore Qalandars. They’re in fourth place on the desk with 4 factors.
